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Nintendo Downloads - November 2011

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Brazil

Living in the shadow of Amaz
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Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software


Nintendo 3DS | Virtual Console


Wii | WiiWare


Wii | Virtual Console

  • No new releases to date.

Nintendo DSi | DSiWare


Nintendo DS | Demos and Extras (Available through the Wii's Nintendo Channel)

  • Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Okamiden (Capcom | Demo Version)
  • Sonic Colors (Sega | Demo Version)
  • Ivy the Kiwi? (XSEED Games | Demo Version)
  • Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Dragon Ball: Origins 2 (Namco Bandai | Demo Version)
  • Picross 3D (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking - Pots de Creme (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking - Roasted Red Potatoes (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Rooms: The Main Building (Hudson | Demo Version)
  • Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom | Demo Version)
  • Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Fossil Fighters - Cleaning (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Personal Trainer: Math (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Crosswords DS (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Brain Age (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Brain Age 2 (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Flash Focus (Nintendo | Demo Version)

  • Fossil Fighters - Neutral Gift Fossil (Nintendo)
  • Fossil Fighters - Water Gift Fossil (Nintendo)
  • Fossil Fighters - Fire Gift Fossil (Nintendo)
  • Fossil Fighters - Earth Gift Fossil (Nintendo)

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Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software


Nintendo 3DS | Virtual Console


Wii | WiiWare

  • Big Town Shoot Out (PDP | 500 Points) Latest release!
  • Jam City Rollergirls (Frozen Codebase | 500 Points)

  • 3D Pixel Racing (Microforum | Demo Version)

Wii | Virtual Console

  • No new releases to date.

Nintendo DSi | DSiWare

  • Escape Trick: The Secret of Rock City Prison (Intense | 500 Points | €5.00 | £4.50) Latest release!
  • Just Sing! Christmas Vol. 3 (dtp young entertainment | 200 Points | €2.00 | £1.80) Latest release!
  • Bugs'N'Balls (EnjoyUp Games | 200 Points | €2.00 | £1.80)
  • The Aquarium of Luck (MSL | 500 Points | €5.00 | £4.50)
  • Rytmik Retrobits (Cinemax | 500 Points | €8.00 | £7.20)
  • Furry Legends (Gamelion | 500 Points | €5.00 | £4.50)

Nintendo DS | Demos and Extras (Available through the Wii's Nintendo Channel)

  • Mario vs Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Ghost Trick - Phantom Detective (Capcom | Demo Version)
  • Art Academy (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • 1000 Cooking Recipes from Elle à Table (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Rooms: The Main Building (Hudson | Demo Version)
  • Picross 3D (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Nintendo Presents: Crossword Collection (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Nintendo Presents: Style Boutique (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Rhythm Paradise (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • 100 Classic Book Collection (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Big Brain Academy (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • 42 All-Time Classics - Checkers (Nintendo | DemoVersion)
  • Mario Kart DS (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Picross DS (Nintendo | Demo Version)
  • Professor Kageyama's Maths Training (Nintendo | Demo Version)

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Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software


Nintendo 3DS | Virtual Console


Wii | WiiWare

  • No new releases to date.

Wii | Virtual Console

  • Metal Max Returns (Enterbrain | Super Famicom | 800 Points) Latest release!
  • Strider (Sega | Mega Drive | 600 Points) Latest release!
  • World Heroes 2 (D4 Enterprise | Neo Geo | 900 Points) Latest release!
  • Super Street Fighter II * (Sega / Capcom | Mega Drive | 600 Points)
  • Bomberman Hero (Hudson | Nintendo 64 | 1000 Points)
  • Sengoku Denshō (D4 Enterprise | Neo Geo | 900 Points)

* The listed release is online-enabled.

Nintendo DSi | DSiWare

  • Cave Story (Asterizm | 1000 Points | ¥1000) Latest release!

Nintendo DS | Demos and Extras (Available through the Wii's Nintendo Channel)

  • No information available.

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Nintendo 3DS

  • 2.1.0-4 System Software - July 26, 2011

Wii

  • 4.3 System Software - September 7, 2010

Nintendo DSi

  • 1.4.3 System Software - June 30, 2011

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Game News


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Thanks to Cosmonaut X for starting the Nintendo Downloads threads tradition!
 
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EvilMario

Will QA for food.
Speaking of Bomberman Hero, I notice the Wikipedia entry has Bomberman 64 as 'released' on Virtual Console. I checked all regions, and didn't see it on the Wiki list for games. Did it somehow release when I wasn't looking?
 
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sonikokaruto

Banned
Brazil said:
They never said it was coming in the beginning of the month.

But, yeah.
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Oh, i asked because a lot of people said "on the November 4th update" some time ago. I still think the updates were on Tuesday, so that could be a good day, probably the 29th.
 
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Brazil

Living in the shadow of Amaz
EvilMario said:
Speaking of Bomberman Hero, I notice the Wikipedia entry has Bomberman 64 as 'released' on Virtual Console. I checked all regions, and didn't see it on the Wiki list for games. Did it somehow release when I wasn't looking?
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Yes.

Edit: Europe too.
 
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@MUWANdo

Banned
Nintendo Australia said the update's scheduled for November 22.

Also, there's a bunch of first-party eShop stuff that's either received a release window or a firm release date, like 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure.
 
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beje

Banned
@MUWANdo said:
Nintendo Australia said the update's scheduled for November 22.

Also, there's a bunch of first-party eShop stuff that's either received a release window or a firm release date, like 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure.
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I think the confussion came because some Nintendo Europe branch said November 4th, but it has been denied everywhere else.
 
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Javier

Member
beje said:
I think the confussion came because some Nintendo Europe branch said November 4th, but it has been denied everywhere else.
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NoE later corrected themselves and said that's when they're revealing the details of the update.
 
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rpmurphy

Member
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Brazil

Living in the shadow of Amaz
EvilMario said:
Why.. these are not Bomberman 64. ;_;
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Roto13 said:
Damn you for getting my hopes up. :p He's talking about Bomberman 64, not Bomberman Hero.
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Oh boy, I'm sorry, haha. I guess I didn't pay much attention to your post.

Maybe Konami will start milking the franchise...
 
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watershed

Banned
Really cool video of the Zelda orchestra performing the Zelda Main theme Medley on Nintendo video today. Sounds great.
 
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OnPoint

Member
So I picked up Anima: Ark of Sinners last night. And you know what? It's not that bad.

Granted, it's incredibly mediocre, but it's wholly playable and even enjoyable so long as you accept that it's a bare-bones action-platformer. Truth is, that video review we were subjected to last thread ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_IHlLgPOA4 ) is wrong on a few aspects.

Him jumping into a pit because the character doesn't jump right? Not an issue in the full game for me. He also complains about the combat system being sluggish, which it is, but it's nothing you can't account for with liberal use of the dive maneuver.

The biggest problem for me is how similar the levels all look, sound and play. It feels like the kind of game that will stretch too little too thin to be enjoyed in full over the course of the entire adventure. The lack of wrinkles being added to combat and absence of new general abilities (double jump, etc) is a little boring because the formula is so basic by itself.

I'd project I'll give it a C when I write my full review, based on this experience so far. It's not great, but it's not bad either, just a little uninspired.
 
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nincompoop

Banned
NINTENDO DOWNLOAD HIGHLIGHTS NEW DIGITAL CONTENT FOR NINTENDO SYSTEMS - NOV. 3, 2011

Nov. 3, 2011

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

Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare™
1950s Lawn Mower Kids™ – Help Tom, Nancy and Tim mow lawns among UFOs, people, dogs, ducks, cats and birds. Avoid mowing down flower beds or crashing into tables and angry animals. (For Nintendo 3DS™ / Nintendo DSi™)

Nintendo eShop
Balloon Kid™ – Save your brother from peril by floating through eight different stages as you follow his trail of balloons. Test your piloting skills to avoid enemies, or let go of your balloons to face enemies on the ground. (For Nintendo 3DS)

WiiWare™
Gnomz – Welcome to the world of Gnomz, an exciting new arcade fighter for the WiiWare service. Battle in 25 action-packed arenas and discover magical power-ups, flying elephants, rainbows and glowing reindeer. (For Wii™)

Also new this week:
• "The Legend of Zelda Main Theme Medley" (Nintendo Video™)
• House M.D. - Episode 4: Crashed (Nintendo eShop/Nintendo DSiWare)

To view this week's Nintendo Download in its full graphical version, please visit: http://www.news2know.net/nintendo/download3mwKD92i.php.

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS system, to the Nintendo DSi Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and to the Wii Shop Channel for the Wii console at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Thursdays.

The Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service and features games, applications and videos in both 2D and 3D. Users can add money to their virtual wallets using a credit card or by purchasing a Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card.

The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and uses Wii Points™, which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The Nintendo DSi Shop offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi Points™, which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Wii Points Card™ and Nintendo DSi Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one card must be redeemed in either the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop, respectively. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii, http://www.nintendo.com/3ds or http://www.nintendo.com/ds/systems/dsi.
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Balloon Kid is pretty good from what I remember, it's more of a traditional sidescroller rather than a single screen arcade-style game. LOL @ the rest of the releases. When's Monster World IV coming out?
 
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sfog

Member
The Horizon Riders demo has been removed from the US Wii shop. I suspect the FAST Racing League one will be gone as well in a week.
 
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andymcc

Banned
nincompoop said:
Balloon Kid is pretty good from what I remember, it's more of a traditional sidescroller rather than a single screen arcade-style game.
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the famicom one (the hello kitty rebranded one lol) had really choppy scrolling and really terrible, boring level design. is this pretty much the same? because the mechanics are squandered if so.
 
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sfog

Member
Although it wasn't listed in the PR for some reason, the US also got Cut the Rope on DSiWare today, for 500 points.
 
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BooJoh

Member
So we got the black and white Balloon Kid instead of the color remake Japan got? I was really hoping it would be an easy localization and they'd throw us a bone there.

To anyone who's played it, how is it? I've heard it compared to Balloon Trip, but I can't get very far in that.


Also waiting for more 3DSWare. I'm happy just knowing we're getting Mighty Switch Force, but I'm losing hope for Picross-e, which I want oh-so-badly.
 
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Oni Link 666

Member
Balloon Kid is kind of like Balloon Fight, but much better. It's much easier, has way better controls, better graphics, ect. In Balloon Kid you start off with 2 balloons and float along towards the left with A while the screen scrolls left much like in Balloon Fight. In BK though, you can press B and let go of your balloons and run around and jump with A making it a sort of platformer. You can then blow up more balloons by tapping down on the d-pad. Certain spots in the game will require you to let go of your balloons to get through and blow up more balloons to float over an upcoming stretch of water or something.
 
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Roto13

Member
EvilMario said:
Oracle games for Skyward Sword launch would be lovely, but I doubt it'll happen, right? ;_;
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I don't think they'll want to release the only remaining Game Boy Zeldas yet.
 
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thomaser

Member
BooJoh said:
So we got the black and white Balloon Kid instead of the color remake Japan got? I was really hoping it would be an easy localization and they'd throw us a bone there.

To anyone who's played it, how is it? I've heard it compared to Balloon Trip, but I can't get very far in that.
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It's a very fun little platformer. It's similar to Balloon Trip in that the screen scrolls automatically from right to left, but it's much easier. If you lose your balloons, you can run and jump as in a normal platformer, but you won't get far that way. You have to blow up more balloons, which you can do by pushing down repeatedly. There are four worlds as far as I remember, with bosses at the end. The stages are fairly varied and clever, but it won't take long to get to the end. I have the original release on GB, and came to the last boss many times. Never managed to beat him, though.
 
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d+pad

Member
BooJoh said:
So we got the black and white Balloon Kid instead of the color remake Japan got? I was really hoping it would be an easy localization and they'd throw us a bone there.

To anyone who's played it, how is it? I've heard it compared to Balloon Trip, but I can't get very far in that.
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Yeah, I'm disappointed that we got the original version rather than the colorized update that Japan got, but I guess it's not much of a surprise.

Regardless, the game is a pretty fun and unique platformer, in my opinion. It's definitely on the easy side, but that's not to say it's a Kirby game. It's also kind of short. Still, it's a game I come back to pretty often.
 
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donny2112

Member
EvilMario said:
Oracle games for Skyward Sword launch would be lovely, but I doubt it'll happen, right? ;_;
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I'd buy them again. Playing through them both back-to-back with linked quests both ways in download form would be great. :)
 
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Ninjagorilla

Member
BooJoh said:
So we got the black and white Balloon Kid instead of the color remake Japan got? I was really hoping it would be an easy localization and they'd throw us a bone there.

To anyone who's played it, how is it? I've heard it compared to Balloon Trip, but I can't get very far in that.


Also waiting for more 3DSWare. I'm happy just knowing we're getting Mighty Switch Force, but I'm losing hope for Picross-e, which I want oh-so-badly.
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Oh man, I was hoping for the color version too.
Only played the black & white version - How is it? One of Nintendo's most underappreciated gem, methinks. I love that game. Fun level design, lovely characters (that I sure wish they would return too, we need more heroines!), lovely music and actually the graphics are kinda nice too. It's difficult as hell, but it's just so damn fun. Highly recommended.

And I just rememberd that it scrolls from right to left, never seen a platformer that does that.
 
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watershed

Banned
The short clip of Ace Combat during the Nintendo Show 3D looked really good! Its a shame the game releases two days after mario. Also there's a Skyward Sword trailer added to the Zelda 25th Ann. section on the eshop. Kinda odd watching a trailer for a wii game on the 3ds eshop but cross platform promotion is good I guess.
 
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jgkspsx

Member
I agree that Ace Combat looked beautiful.

Balloon Kid, though! Maybe they read my survey responses after all.
 
VideoMan

VideoMan

30% Failure Rate
Cut the Rope released today in North America despite not being mentioned at all in the press release or NOA's website. Good job Nintendo.
 
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DDayton

(more a nerd than a geek)
VideoMan said:
Cut the Rope released today in North America despite not being mentioned at all in the press release or NOA's website. Good job Nintendo.
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Whaa?

Drat. I knew I needed to log into the store today.. time to update the spreadsheet.

(Grumble)

Edit: Added to speadsheet. DSiWare. Weird how it was missed.
 
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TheUnknownForce

Member
From looking at its appearance on the Nintendo Channel, I think they planned Cut the Rope to be released last week. Something must have come up at the last second to delay it. While it was not announced, it has been hinted at a release soon. Odd to not put it in PR, but *shrug*

Cut the Rope for DSiWare has five boxes, totaling 125 levels. Not bad.
 
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Effect

Member
artwalknoon said:
The short clip of Ace Combat during the Nintendo Show 3D looked really good! Its a shame the game releases two days after mario. Also there's a Skyward Sword trailer added to the Zelda 25th Ann. section on the eshop. Kinda odd watching a trailer for a wii game on the 3ds eshop but cross platform promotion is good I guess.
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The Ace Combat clip did look good. I want to play this but I have to decide between it and Nano Assault at the moment since they both release on the same day. Can't afford to get both at the same time. NA is also cheaper. Even then I'm still trying to see if I can get Mario and one of them at the same time or if they both can wait.
 
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@MUWANdo

Banned
IceDoesntHelp said:
Id like to know. Is there an update planned with the release of Skyward Sword?
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If you mean a firmware update, no-one knows and no-one will know until it's out. Nintendo never, ever advertises that stuff.
 
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mclem

Member
GameE said:
There are like 8 weeks left in the year. When do you think we will get the GBA games?
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My hunch says Christmas.

Although that said, I hope it's not because I'm likely to be at my parents' and on crappy metred satellite internet at that point.
 
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