A busy end of month for everything except the 3DS Virtual Console.
January came in quiet, but it’s going out with a bang. There’s a couple of big retail games on the 3DS with Final Fantasy Explorers, Square’s love letter/hunting action title (see Neal’s review) as well as Lego’s Marvel Avengers for both Wii U and 3DS.
The eShop has an interesting release on the small end with Shadow Puppeteer. The award-winning co-op platformer has you and your shadow trying to navigate and rescue other shadows. On the Virtual Console, a certain wise individual’s prediction comes true as Final Fantasy Tactics Advance comes to the Wii U VC marking SquareEnix’s debut on the service in the West. Are you team #MarcheWasRight or #MarcheIsADick ? Let us know in the Talkback.
Europe is packed this week with Explorers, Mahvel and a whole bunch of eShop titles including POWGI’s Word Puzzles, which has amiibo support for some bizarre reason. Also, they’re technically the first non-Japanese region to get a SquareEnix VC game as they’re picking up Tactics Advance as well. The Avengers also offer something not seen on the Wii U in a while: an actual, honest-to-Arceus season pass from WB. Now, will this one complete or will we have another Batman: Arkham Origins situation?
North America
Week 48 without a Virtual Console release for 3DS.
Wii U Retail
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers (US$49.99/C$59.99: since Tuesday)
3DS Retail
Final Fantasy Explorers ($39.99/$44.99, since Tuesday)
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers ($29.99/$34.99, since Tuesday)
Wii U eShop
Shadow Puppeteer ($14.99/$19.99)
Joe's Diner ($7.99/$9.99)
Level 22 ($6.99/$9.99)
MINI-GAMES MADNESS VOLUME: #1 - HELLO WORLD! ($4.99: not available in Canada)
3DS eShop
Hello Kitty's Magic Apron ($19.99/$28.00)
RV-7 My Drone ($1.99)
Wii U Virtual Console
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA) ($7.99)
DSiWare
Crazy Train ($1.99/200 DSi Points)
Demos and Trials
Sales and Price Drops
The third week of the Nintendo Winter Warmup Sale is this week: the theme is “adventuring”.
Wii U
- Affordable Space Adventures ($13.99/$17.50, regular $19.99/$25.00)
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch ($9.99/$10.79, regular $14.99/$16.36)
- Child of Light ($10.49, regular $14.99)
- Elliot Quest ($8.99/$9.99, regular $12.99/$13.99)
- Earthbound ($6.99, regular $9.99)
- Breath of Fire ($5.59, regular $7.99)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap ($5.59, regular $7.99)
- Castlevania ($3.49, regular $4.99)
3DS
- Fantasy Life ($27.99/$31.49, regular $39.99/$44.99)
- Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward ($14.99/$21.49, regular $24.99)
- Shantae and the Pirate's Curse ($13.99/$15.67, regular $19.99/$22.39)
- Xeodrifter ($6.99, regular $9.99, crossbuy)
- Attack of the Friday Monsters ($5.99, regular $7.99)
- Metroid (NES) ($3.49, regular $4.99)
- Castlevania (NES) ($3.49, regular $4.99)
Art of Balance TOUCH! is $5.20 (from $6.99) until February 18.
The Magic Hammer is $2.99 (from $4.99) until February 25.
TNT Racers - Nitro Machines Edition is $4.99 (from $7.99) until February 11.
Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is $14.99 (from $29.99) until February 22.
EnjoyUp titles are on sale until February 25.
Europe
Wii U Retail
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers (€49.99/£39.99: season pass €9.99/£7.99)
3DS Retail
Final Fantasy Explorers (€39.99/£29.99)
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers (€39.99/£29.99)
Wii U eShop
Shadow Puppeteer (€14.99/£13.49)
Word Puzzles by POWGI (€8.99/£7.99)
PictoParty (€7.99/£7.00)
Level 22 (€6.99/£6.29)
3DS eShop
Word Puzzles by POWGI (€8.99/£7.99)
Epic Word Search Collection (€7.99)
Family Fishing (€5.48/£3.98)
Runny Egg (€1.99/£1.79)
Wii U Virtual Console
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA) (€6.99/£6.29)
Wii U Applications
Sense by play.me (free: existing subscription required)
3DS Themes
NIS America: The Legend of Legacy – The Seven Adventurers and Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 – Café (€0.99/£0.89 ea)
Demos and Trials
Sales and Price Drops
Affordable Space Adventures is €13.20/£11.80 (regular €18.99 /£16.99) through 4 February.
Little Orbit titles (Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations, Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends, Barbie and her Sisters Puppy Rescue, and Monster High New Ghoul in School) are €19.99/£15.99 (regular €29.99/£24.99 ea) through 27 February.
Art of Balance TOUCH is €5.20/£4.70 (regular €6.99/£6.29) through 18 February.
Tabeltop Gallery has been permanently reduced to €2.99/£2.69.