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Nintendo Download for September 12-18, 2013.
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Lewis B
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September 12, 2013, 16:49:34
 
September 12, 2013 - There's at least 101 reasons to get excited about this week's Nintendo Download! The Wonderful 101 debuts on Sunday, and Link's second NES adventure hits the Virtual Console today. Tecmo Bowl hits the 3DS Virtual Console, and a demo the latest installment in the Etrian Odyssey series drops today. DSiWare gets a few new titles, and some Wii U and 3DS eShop games go on sale this week! Be sure to check out all of this week's updates on your favorite digital storefront today at noon EDT.

Wii U eShop

Retail Games

  • The Wonderful 101 - Nintendo, $59.99 (available September 15)

    Virtual Console

  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) - Nintendo, $4.99

    3DS eShop

    Virtual Console

  • Tecmo Bowl (NES) - Tecmo Koei, $4.99

    Demos

  • Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl - Atlus

    DSiWare

  • Letter Challenge - EnjoyUp Games, $2.99
  • Tales to Enjoy! Little Red Riding Hood - EnjoyUp Games, $1.99
  • Tales to Enjoy! Puss in Boots - EnjoyUp Games, $1.99

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    Posted: 09/12/13, 16:49:34  - Edited by 
    Lewis B
    		  on: 09/12/13, 16:50:14    
     
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    Come on other Zelda games, hit the Wii U VC soon.


    Posted by 
    missypissy
    		  on: 09/12/13, 17:00:52
    Toki Tori 2 has also been upgraded to Toki Tori 2+ (expanded soundtrack, additional puzzles, new landmarks and themes). It's discounted at $8.99 until next week. It's a great game.


    Posted by 
    Guillaume
    		  on: 09/12/13, 17:03:55  - Edited by 
    Guillaume
    		  on: 09/12/13, 17:04:10
    @Guillaume
    Sweet! I loved Toki Tori on WiiWare, so I guess I'll have to support this now that it's so cheap!


    Posted by 
    r_hjort
    		  on: 09/12/13, 17:08:08
    @Guillaume
    Thanks, I might check it out at that price.


    Posted by 
    anon_mastermind
    		  on: 09/12/13, 17:11:54
    @r_hjort

    Shameless plug for my review...

    The game is probably a lot less obtuse now with these changes. Which most people will probably appreciate.


    Posted by 
    Guillaume
    		  on: 09/12/13, 17:13:35
    Tecmo Bowl! It's time for some footbaaaaaaaallll!!!!


    Posted by 
    GameDadGrant
    		  on: 09/12/13, 17:41:15
    @GameDadGrant
    I just wish it was Tecmo Super Bowl(although the use of Super Bowl is probably why it'll never happen) with the multiple seasons mode instead of the first game with only a handful of teams yet again.


    Posted by 
    DeputyVanHalen
    		  on: 09/12/13, 17:55:53
    I downloaded Zelda II today, and... I realize this is oddly specific, but does Nintendo put some kind of smoothing filter on VC (or NES specifically) games? I was playing it and the bricks in the areas where you meet the wise men looked different from how I remembered, and after comparing them online they look less detailed or something.



    Posted by 
    rebonack
    		  on: 09/13/13, 03:56:15  - Edited by 
    rebonack
    		  on: 09/13/13, 03:56:29
    @Guillaume

    The update is also free for those who already own it. In case anyone was like me and thought this might be DLC or a whole other purchase.


    Posted by 
    missypissy
    		  on: 09/13/13, 04:48:50
    @rebonack
    Why is one so much damn darker?


    Posted by 
    carlosrox
    		  on: 09/13/13, 04:52:50
    @rebonack Wow, those bricks look significantly different. I don't think that can be explained simply by having a certain filter on them. I do know that Zelda II in general is edited in newer releases to remove the flashing lights when Link dies, but I don't know about any changes to the actual in-game artwork.


    Posted by 
    X-pert74
    		  on: 09/13/13, 04:55:37
    I think the VC games also tend to look different because they're not being displayed in 480p, but at 1080p or 720p, so there is some scaling going on. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

    Yeah, those bricks just look like completely different sprites. Interesting.


    Posted by 
    PogueSquadron
    		  on: 09/13/13, 07:47:50
    @carlosrox Not sure why it looks so dark, it looks fine on my TV / GamePad. Maybe something to do with the way Miiverse does screenshots, I dunno.

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks they look significantly different, although I'm probably the only one who noticed without a side-by-side comparison... (Also not a fan of the aspect ratio stretching)


    Posted by 
    rebonack
    		  on: 09/13/13, 15:00:26
    I think VC games on the Wii tend to look darker in general. I seem to recall that Super Mario Bros. on VC looks significantly darker than the NES game.


    Posted by 
    GameDadGrant
    		  on: 09/13/13, 15:45:10
    Hey Capcom still waiting on those Mega Man GB games buddy kthx


    Posted by 
    nate38
    		  on: 09/13/13, 16:46:57
    @nate38

    I'd like to see 5, 6, X2, and X3 on the Wii U myself as well as the GB games.


    Posted by 
    ludist210
    		  on: 09/13/13, 17:02:36
    @nate38

    Agreed! They can skip Mega Man II if they want though, just so we can get to the good stuff starting with the third game. And then move right along with the awesomeness of Mega Man IV and Mega Man V. Those games were amazing, and honestly better than their NES counterparts, IMHO.

    Wouldn't mind playing through the Mega Man Xtreme games, too. Though...those weren't quite as good as the "original" Gameboy Mega Man games.


    Posted by 
    GameDadGrant
    		  on: 09/13/13, 21:19:23



    Posted by 
    r_hjort
    		  on: 09/13/13, 21:30:08
    @rebonack Wow, yeah, it does look different. The 3DS version still looks like the NES game, so must be something to do with the Wii/U VC.

    @GameDadGrant This is likely done to help reduce the risk of burn-in on LCD and plasma TVs, as such large, solid-colour images like NES games have a little more of a chance of causing that problem.


    Posted by 
    Mop it up
    		  on: 09/14/13, 01:12:01
    @GameDadGrant I can't compare them to the original Mega Man games on Game Boy, but Xtreme and Xtreme 2 I hope get rereleased as well. The first Xtreme is not all that amazing (the vast majority of it is a downscaled half-port of X and X2), but Xtreme 2 is a pretty awesome game in its own right.


    Posted by 
    X-pert74
    		  on: 09/14/13, 01:16:42
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