Nintendo News: Nintendo Download, Oct. 6, 2016: Paper Mario Makes its “Splashy” Debut on Wii U

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

• Nintendo eShop on Wii U
  • Paper
    Mario: Color Splash – A mystery’s afoot on Prism
    Island and only Mario can solve it by restoring the land’s
    vanishing colors with his new Paint Hammer. Puzzling battles
    await, but never fear – there’s always a clever way to deal out
    the powerful Battle Cards up his sleeve. These fresh layers of
    strategy make this one of the most action-packed Paper Mario
    adventures ever! Paper Mario: Color Splash will be
    available on Oct. 7.
  • Mario
    vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis – It’s opening
    day of the new Super Mini Mario World theme park, and Donkey Kong
    has kidnapped the guest of honor Pauline. In this Nintendo DS
    action puzzler, it’s up to you and an army of freshly assembled
    Mini Mario toys to rescue her. Guide your Mini Marios through more
    than 80 perilous stages while looking out for mini-minions.
  • Mega
    Man X2 – Fresh from defeating Sigma and his Mavericks,
    Mega Man X tracks down the remaining rogue Reploids to an
    abandoned factory where they are continuing their rebellion. While
    Mega Man X is kept busy by eight new Mavericks, a new threat plots
    to resurrect a secret weapon that is all too familiar. Download
    this Super NES classic starting today!

  Nintendo eShop sales:

  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
    • Word Search by POWGI (Nintendo
      3DS and Wii
      U) is on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 13.
    • Hot
      Rod Racer is 40 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to
      $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 1.
    • Infinity
      Runner is more than 40 percent off (reduced from $6.99
      to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 3.
    • The
      Letter is 75 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to 49
      cents) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 1.
    • Chompy
      Chomp Chomp Party is 50 percent off (reduced from
      $11.99 to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Nov. 3.
    • Joe’s
      Diner is 25 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $5.99)
      until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 21.
    • Christmas
      Adventure of Rocket Penguin is 20 percent off (reduced
      from $1.99 to $1.59) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 20.
    • B3
      Game Expo for Bees is 20 percent off (reduced from
      $4.99 to $3.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 19.
    • Aqua
      Moto Racing 3D is 25 percent off (reduced from $7.99
      to $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 13.
    • Funfair
      Party Games is 25 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to
      $5.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 21.
    • Me
      & My Furry Patients 3D , My
      Life on a Farm 3D and more games from TREVA
      Entertainment are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 20.
    • Castle
      Conqueror Defender, Glory
      of Generals The Pacific and more games from CIRCLE
      Ent. are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 27.

    Also new this week:

    • Act
      it Out! A Game of Charades (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) –
      Available Oct. 10
    • Hurry
      Up! Bird Hunter (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
    • Ninja
      Pizza Girl (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
    • PSIBO
      (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
    • SKORB
      (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
    • Disney
      2-Pack (Frozen-Big Hero 6 Combo) (Nintendo eShop
      Nintendo 3DS) – Available Oct. 11
    • Epic
      Word Search Holiday Special (Nintendo eShop Nintendo 3DS)
    • Pixel
      Hunter (Nintendo eShop Nintendo 3DS)
    • Psycho
      Pigs (Nintendo eShop Nintendo 3DS)

    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 and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, the Nintendo DSi^™
    Shop for the Nintendo DSi system 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^™,
    which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop.

    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,
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    site.

    Contacts

    Golin
    Eddie Garcia, 213-335-5536
    egarcia@golin.com
    or
    Rich
    George, 415-318-4342
    rgeorge@golin.com