November 6, 2014 – Ladies and gentlemen, the games we've been waiting for have finally showed up on the 3DS eShop: Nintendogs + cats. Yes. Finally. There's also a lot of other great software available for download this week, so be sure to check out your favorite digital storefront at noon eastern for all of this week's updates.

Wii U

Retail Games

Planes Fire & Rescue – Little Orbit, $39.99 (available November 11)

eShop Games

Flapp & Zegeta – Denysoft, $4.99

Pier Solar and the Great Architects – WaterMelon, $14.99

SDK Paint – HullBreach Studios, $2.99

Shuttle Rush – Takusan Works, $7.99

Sportsball – Too DX, $9.99

The Swapper – Curve Digital, $19.99

Virtual Console

Super Mario Advance (Game Boy Advance) – Nintendo, $7.99

Price Drops

Flowerworks HD: Follie's Adventure – $2 on November 7

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – now $29.95

Sonic Lost World – now $29.95

3DS

Retail Games

Planes Fire & Rescue – Little Orbit, $29.99 (available November 11)

nintendogs + cats: French Bulldog & New Friends – Nintendo

nintendogs + cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends – Nintendo

nintendogs + cats: Toy Poodle & New Friends – Nintendo

eShop Games

Kemonomix+ – Rocket Studio, $4.99

Safari Quest – Maximum Games, $4.99 (available November 11)

Virtual Console

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (Game Boy Color) – Nintendo, $4.99

Demos

Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal

Sales & Price Drops

Siesta Fiesta – $3.99 through November 13 (RRP $5.99)

Sonic Lost World – now $29.95

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I was beginning to wonder if Nintendo would ever put the Nintendogs games on the eShop!

Posted by

GameDadGrant

on: 11/06/14, 16:34

@GameDadGrant

Now they just need to re-ad Nintendo Land to the Wii U eShop. And where's America's Donkey Kong Country and Land games? I WANT IT ALL! AND I WANT IT NOW!!!

Posted by

ludist210

on: 11/06/14, 16:41

@ludist210

Yes. YES. GIVE ME ALL THE DONKEY I CAN HANDLE.

wait, is that right? ...yes. yes it is.

Also, what? Nintendo Land was on the eShop at one point? I thought Nintendo "forced" that one to be retail only?

Posted by

GameDadGrant

on: 11/06/14, 16:48

@GameDadGrant
I got it digital, so I know at one point it was there near launch.

For anyone interested, The Swapper is a really great game. Got it on Steam and it's a lot of fun. It's a puzzle game, looks sort of like Metroid, but it's got a real interesting twist on everything that comes together at the end (or doesn't depending on how you see it).

Posted by

missypissy

on: 11/06/14, 16:56

Lufia is releasing this month for the Game Boy Virtual Console. BUY IT ALL SO WE CAN GET LUFIA II!

Posted by

VofEscaflowne

on: 11/06/14, 17:00

Pier Solar... I hear so many good things. Worth the buy? Anyone know?

And how is Pokémon Puzzle Challenge?

Posted by

DrFinkelstein

on: 11/06/14, 17:15

Wow this is a great week!

The Swapper I already have on Steam but haven't even started there... will probably end up buying on Wii U.

Sportsball is supposedly a pretty awesome multiplayer game too. May have to pick it up for our next party.

Pier Solar has promise although I hear it didn't turn out as good as it could have.

@VofEscaflowne Is that Lufia any good? I had the GBA game and it kind of sucked.

Posted by

Zero

on: 11/06/14, 17:29

Lol, this trailer...



Skip to 2:25 for actual gameplay

Posted by

anon_mastermind

on: 11/06/14, 17:30

Ooh, Pokemon Puzzle Challenge. I never knew this game existed but I'm in the need for a new puzzle game for 3ds.

Posted by

gojira

on: 11/06/14, 18:16

gojira said:

Ooh, Pokemon Puzzle Challenge. I never knew this game existed but I'm in the need for a new puzzle game for 3ds.

It's Panel de Pon (Tetris Attack) for GBC. I really enjoyed its big sibling, Pokemon Puzzle League on the N64. I might get this simply to have it on the go.

Posted by

TriforceBun

on: 11/06/14, 18:20

I'm getting Pier Solar. Although, I might wait a month or two to see if it goes on sale.

I'm intrigued by Swapper. I'll be looking a the reviews.

Any point in getting Super Mario Advance if I already have a couple different versions of Super Mario Bros. 2?

Posted by

chrisguy

on: 11/06/14, 18:29

@chrisguy
It's a little different, throwing large enemies at you and such, and there is a lot of annoying voice chatter.

It's certainly a YMMV type of game.

Posted by

ploot

on: 11/06/14, 18:45

@chrisguy
This version is easier. Like, a lot easier. Which is a good thing IMO.

Posted by

anon_mastermind

on: 11/06/14, 18:48

@chrisguy, @ploot

Yeah, it's kind of different for being different's sake.

I'd keep the volume on low (or off) while you play, but otherwise it's a fun spin-off of Super Mario Bros. 2. Whether or not that would be worth your $8 is up to you. Sorry if that's not much help, but as mentioned above, it really is a YMMV type of game.

Posted by

GameDadGrant

on: 11/06/14, 18:49

SMA was the game that gave Toad his modern (IMO, horrible) voice. Scratch city!

Posted by

TriforceBun

on: 11/06/14, 18:51

Man the eShop has been pretty great so far IMHO.

I can't even get or play all the games I want. I've been eying Pier Solar for a long time now. Played a bit of it on bro's PS4 and it was pretty enjoyable!

Swapper I got on PC but didn't get very far into. Also enjoyed what I played of that. I suppose there's no need for me to get it when I already have it on PC... :(

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 11/06/14, 19:32

@TriforceBun
I wouldn't go so far as to say it's horrible (it's kinds worn on me), but I did prefer his MK64 voice.

And technically the cartoon was the first to show Toad's voice IIRC, and it was scratchy.

So I'm guessing Nintendo envisioned that from early on.

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 11/06/14, 19:34

@TriforceBun

He hasn't had the same voice since Mario Kart 64?

Posted by

GameDadGrant

on: 11/06/14, 19:35

@GameDadGrant
Unfortunately not.

I like both though.

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 11/06/14, 19:36

Finally got Shovel Knight! Happy day!

Then I made the mistake of trying the 3DS demo for Sonic Boom, which almost turned the day back to normal again. Holy crap that game seems slow and clunky, and that first level just drags on and on. Gonna have to wash that down with some more Shovel Knight or Stealth Inc 2.

Posted by

r_hjort

on: 11/06/14, 19:37