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Nintendo Download: November 17-23, 2016
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November 17, 2016, 17:14
 
November 17, 2016 – Pokémon Sun & Moon drops on the 3DS tomorrow, so pre-load it today! Excitebike 64 and Wario Land: Shake It hit the Wii U. Be sure to see all of the other new games, sales, and deals today at noon eastern on your favorite eShop.

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

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS

Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon – Embark on a new adventure and catch, battle and trade new Pokémon on the tropical islands of the Alola Region. Discover Z-Moves and unleash these intense attacks in battle. Call upon Pokémon with Poké Ride to discover new areas across the region and take on the Island Challenge Trials to become the Pokémon Champion! Who are you going to choose as your partner Pokémon: Rowlet, Litten or Popplio? The Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games will be available on Nov. 18. Until then, don’t forget you can download the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version and meet the Pokémon that can be found in the full versions of the games. Ash-Greninja, the Pokémon that appears alongside Ash in the animated TV series Pokémon the Series: XYZ, will also appear as a member of your team and can be transferred to the full version of Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon once purchased when the games launch Nov. 18.

Swapdoodle – The Swapdoodle game is an easy way to write messages, draw 3D pictures and share them with your Nintendo 3DS friends. Swapping doodles is a snap thanks to stamps based on the icons of played games and your Mii character. You can also purchase in-game add-on packs that have doodle lessons of Nintendo characters!

Wii Retail on Wii U

Wario Land: Shake It – Wario returns to form, with all the jumping, power-dashing and butt-stomping we’ve come to expect. With the Wii Remote controller turned sideways, veterans and newcomers alike can run, jump and smash their way through hectic side-scrolling stages. By shaking the Wii Remote, you can shake down your enemies, free coins from treasure bags and even cause in-game earthquakes. Purchase and download this vibrant Wii console platformer on the Wii U console today!​

Virtual Console on Wii U

Excitebike 64 – Grind your way through the extreme sport of motocross and attempt more than a dozen outrageous tricks, such as heel clickers, cliffhangers and bar hops. Select from six different riders – each with her or his own unique style – and race across 20 stadium tracks and outdoor courses. You can also create your very own courses or race against up to four friends (additional controllers required for multiplayer mode; sold separately).

Nintendo eShop sales:

Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS

Great deals this week include Totem Topple (Wii U), Goosebumps: The Game (Nintendo 3DS) and Disney Frozen: Olaf’s Quest (Nintendo 3DS), plus several more. Check out the full list of deals on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U available this week at http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.

Activities:

My Nintendo Holiday Sweepstakes
– This holiday season, My Nintendo members have a chance to win big! Members can enter the My Nintendo Holiday Sweepstakes now through 2 p.m. PT on Nov. 21 simply by choosing the five gifts that top their wish lists this year. Not a member yet? Sign up for free and then enter the sweepstakes. Head to http://happyholidays.nintendo.com/sweepstakes/ to learn more and enter.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the US (incl. DC), 13 years or older. Promotion begins 2:00 PM PT on 11/14/16 and ends 2:00 PM PT on 11/21/16. To enter, vote for your top 5 Nintendo products as stated in Official Rules. Eight winners will each receive one prize package (ARV US $242.96–292.96). For Official Rules, visit www.nintendo.com/corp/My-Nintendo-Holiday-Sweepstakes-2016/. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc.

Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

New themes this week include:

Pokémon Sun & Pokémon Moon
– Tropical – Available Nov. 18

Pokémon Solgaleo/Lunala – Available Nov. 18

Also new this week:

Touch Battle Tank – Tag Combat
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

Exile’s End (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) – Available Nov. 22

Ohayou! Beginner’s Japanese (Nintendo eShop on Wii U

Swap Fire (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)


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11/17/16, 17:14
 
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How's Excitebike 64? I know little to nothing about that game. Never really cared for the original Excitebike but Excite Truck and Excitebots were great.

That and Wario Land: Shake It makes this a solid enough week.

Posted by 
 on: 11/17/16, 17:31
Swapdoodle?

Sounds pretty much exactly like SwapNote....

Posted by 
 on: 11/17/16, 17:35
@nate38
I absolutely loved Excitebike 64. The controls take a bit of time to get used to but it was nice re-angling your bike to keep momentum and/or redirect your path. The soccer mode is also fun and is kind of a dumbed down version of Rocket League. I haven't played EB64 in a loooooong time so hopefully it has held up.

@GameDadGrant

It rises from the ashes! I want kriswright to start sending us news messages again!!!

Posted by 
 on: 11/17/16, 17:45
@nate38 It was really good at the time, tough to say how it would be now.

Posted by 
 on: 11/17/16, 18:11
@Abdooooo

Bring back SwapNote News!

Posted by 
 on: 11/17/16, 18:14
@nate38I've never played it, but I've heard nothing but good things about Excitebike 64.

Posted by 
 on: 11/17/16, 18:42
GameDadGrant said:
Swapdoodle?

Sounds pretty much exactly like SwapNote....

Rejoice, one and all, for the glorious return of SwapNote Nikki <3


Free to download, with "add-on content available to purchase"

Posted by 
 on: 11/17/16, 18:53
Wow sounds like a surprisingly solid week.

The series never interested me personally, but I understand Excitebike 64 was very well received.

Wario Land Shake It was quite nice but I never ended up finishing it.

Ah so Pokemon is releasing. I haven't bought or olayed a Pokemon game since Red and was willing to take the plunge this time but maybe I'll wait to see if Switch gets a main game.

Posted by 
 on: 11/17/16, 20:09
Ooo, I might have to check out Wario Land! Not anytime soon, but good to know it's there.

Posted by 
 on: 11/17/16, 21:01
ExciteBike 64 was pretty awesome, but I'm not sure how well it would hold up to new players. The control and physics are obviously not as tight as modern games, but the gameplay is still solid and it has good, varied track design. The few minigames like soccer are also fun if you have the opportunity. It really was a complete package in its day. I would say it has more similarities to Excite Truck than it does the original ExciteBike, especially the outdoor tracks. It still has the terrible music for example...

Am I to assume that it still does not emulate the Controller Pak in any way? If so, it'd mean you could save only one created track, which would be a bit of a bummer. I'm also curious if it will still contain the NES ExciteBike...

Posted by 
 on: 11/17/16, 21:50
ExciteBike 64 is very good, but it's a bit tricky to recommend since I think racers have come a fair way since then.

Wario Land Shake It I can recommend to anyone though. I thought that was great.

@nate38
Nikki's back! Yay! <3

Posted by 
 on: 11/17/16, 22:09
Has anyone ever tried using the pro controller with Wario Land? Is it possible to map the waggle to a button? It's been so long since I played I can't remember...

Posted by 
 on: 11/18/16, 00:43
@deathly_hallows

Wario Land Shake It! is Wiimote only.

Posted by 
 on: 11/18/16, 02:15
I'll get Pokémon Sun eventually. I need to get a new New 3DS first, though since my "a" button is busted.

Posted by 
 on: 11/18/16, 14:55
@GameDadGrant
Shame, would be great to play with the more-comfortable-to-hold pro controller but I guess without a gyro that's a no go, I guess you could technically shake the WUG since it does have a gyro but something that heavy might cos some injuries.

Posted by 
 on: 11/18/16, 15:15
@deathly_hallows Only with homebrew.

Posted by 
 on: 11/18/16, 20:27
Hmm, I wonder if they spruced up the high-res mode of Excitebike 64 to run at a steadier framerate? Has anyone picked up the VC release?

I was pretty fond of that game. Aside from some iffy cornering, it was really fun! I kind of wish that every track was in a continuous line, like the 3D versions of the original Excitebike track.

Posted by 
 on: 11/20/16, 16:23
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