Nintendo News: Nintendo Download, Oct. 20, 2016: All Aboard the Spirit Tracks!
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
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Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
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Pirate Pop Plus – Join Pete Jr. on his quest to
defeat the nefarious Bubble Pirate, an evil villain who has
trapped the innocent townsfolk in bubbles. Dodge and pop bubbles
with your anchor while collecting power-ups and managing Bubble
Pirate’s constant gravity-switching mischief. You can even buy the New
Nintendo 3DS version of Pirate Pop Plus and
receive a free digital version for the Wii
U console (and vice versa). The same Nintendo Network ID must
be linked to your Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems as well as your
Nintendo eShop account prior to purchase in order to be eligible
for the offer. Click here to
view the 8-bit-tastic trailer.
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SteamWorld
Heist – From the makers of SteamWorld Dig, SteamWorld
Heist is a space adventure with turn-based tactical shootouts
in which you aim in real time and perform awesome bullet-bouncing
trick shots. For a limited time, you can buy SteamWorld Heist from
Nintendo eShop on Wii U at an introductory price of $14.99. Buy or
own the Nintendo 3DS version of SteamWorld
Heist, the Nintendo 3DS version of SteamWorld
Dig or the Wii U version of SteamWorld
Dig and receive a 10 percent discount off the Wii U
version of SteamWorld Heist. The same Nintendo Network ID
must be linked to your Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems as well as
your Nintendo eShop account prior to purchase in order to be
eligible for the offer. This offer lasts from 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 20
until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov 3. Click here to
view the trailer.
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The
Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks – Spirit Tracks have
long protected the kingdom from evil. But when they start
disappearing mysteriously, Link and Zelda must travel together to
restore them and keep the dark forces at bay. In this Nintendo DS
adventure, fight enemies and explore the world as you travel by
train and take control of a hulking suit of armor.
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BREATH
OF FIRE – Join Ryu as he embarks on an adventure of a
lifetime. He will need to rely on his companions if he is to
rediscover the lost powers of the Light Dragons and save his
sister, Sara, from the evil clutches of the Dark Dragons. Dive
into this epic Super NES RPG and prove that the Warrior of the
Dragon is not just a myth!
Nintendo eShop sales:
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Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
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Great deals this week include Shadow
Puppeteer (Wii U) and Witch
& Hero 2 (Nintendo 3DS) plus several more! Check out
the fill list of deals on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U available this
week at: http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.
Also new this week:
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Fairune2
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS) -
Retro
Road Rumble (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) -
Super
Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) -
Mr.
Pumpkin Adventure (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) -
Shooting
Range by Thornbury Software (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) –
Available Oct. 21
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 games weekly to Nintendo eShop on the Wii U
console, the Nintendo 3DS family of systems and the Wii™ Shop
Channel for the Wii console.Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of
content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users
can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or
purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code
from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop
on either Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used
in either Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single Nintendo
Network account.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™.
Click here
for details about the recent Nintendo DSi Shop service change.Remember that Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS
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/wiiu
or http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.Note to editors: Nintendo press materials are available at http://press.nintendo.com,
a password-protected site. To obtain a login, please register on the
site.Contacts
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Great deals this week include Shadow
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Pirate Pop Plus – Join Pete Jr. on his quest to