July 30, 2015 – Happy birthday Kirby! Enjoy three Virtual Console games from everyone's favorite pink puffball, Xeodrifter on Wii U, and more! Check out all of this weeks updates at noon eastern today on your favorite digital storefront.

Nintendo of America said:

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

Nintendo eShop on Wii U

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition – Fly through the award-winning world of BADLAND and discover an astonishing number of imaginative traps, puzzles and obstacles on the way. BADLAND is a side-scrolling action adventure with innovative physics-based game play and stunning atmospheric graphics and audio. Purchase and download now to enjoy beautiful HD visuals, more than 15 hours of single-player levels and up to four-player local multiplayer awesomeness with co-op and death matches!

Xeodrifter – Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers in this exciting journey of mystery and adventure. People who buy the Wii U version of Xeodrifter will also be able to download the game for Nintendo 3DS for free – and vice versa!

New Splatoon Update – On Aug. 5, a free software update for the Splatoon game on the Wii U console brings new content to the game, including two new matchmaking modes, new weapon types, an increase to the game’s level caps and more than 40 pieces of new gear. Following this update, more content will continually roll out through the rest of the summer and fall, including the Rainmaker Ranked Battle mode, additional maps and new weapons. For more information visit http://splatoon.nintendo.com.

Just Dance 2016 – Demo Version – Play the free Just Dance 2016 demo today in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U! No additional Wii Remote controllers are required – you can download the free Just Dance Controller app to your iOS or Android device to turn your smartphone into a controller.

Virtual Console on Wii U

Celebrate Kirby’s Aug. 1 Birthday Today with Three Classic Games – Kirby first appeared in North America in August 1992 in the Kirby’s Dream Land game for the Game Boy system. To celebrate this special occasion, we are releasing three classic Kirby games in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U today – Kirby Squeak Squad (Nintendo DS), Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo 64) and Kirby’s Return to Dream Land (Wii). Learn more by visiting http://kirby.nintendo.com.

Nintendo eShop Sales:

Nintendo eShop on Wii U

Elliot Quest is 15 percent off (reduced from $12.99 to $10.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on August 13

High Strangeness is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 3 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 9.

99Moves, Abyss, and Rock Zombie from EnjoyUp are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 27.

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS

Castle Conqueror Defender, Demon King Box, and Quell Memento from Circle Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 20.

Toys vs. Monsters is 50 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 23.

Activities:

Miiverse has an entire new look and new features! – With a new Screen Shot Album and Play Journal features, there is a lot to explore! Get ready to have more fun than ever sharing tips, drawings and comments on Miiverse. Check out https://miiverse.nintendo.net/special/redesign_announcement for all the fun details.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “Sink or Swim” Tournament – See how your squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with your friends and around the world. The new “Sink or Swim” tournament runs July 31 through Aug. 9. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications about future tournaments. Good luck, agents!

Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

New themes this week include:

Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 : Classic Theme

Price reduction:

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham has been reduced to $19.99 (from $29.99).

Also new this week:

Endless Golf (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)

Best of Board Games – Mahjong (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

Best of Board Games – Solitaire (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

Flick Golf 3D (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

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TriforceBun said:

By the way, as I've said every week for the past several, where is Advance Wars 2!?

In my GBA collection.

Posted by

GameDadGrant

on: 08/01/15, 01:06

Advance Wars 2 is probably the same place Metroid Zero Mission is. On the bottom of their priority list apparently.

Posted by

PogueSquadron

on: 08/01/15, 01:16

I want Sonic Advance!

Posted by

nate38

on: 08/01/15, 02:23

@Jargon
Ooo, you had access to the rare blue Kirby? Except for the odd occasion, I pretty much capped out at 3P.

By the way, the shuriken mini-game always made for an amazing opening act.

Posted by

Anand

on: 08/01/15, 03:51

Edited:

08/01/15, 04:05

@Anand

Yes, I've mentioned our love for Ninja Dojo before

Posted by

Jargon

on: 08/01/15, 03:57