eShop Release List (Updated Every Thursday)

This week's eShop update gifts gamers a free and updated version of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords.

Nintendo also adds Game Boy classic Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins on the 3DS Virtual Console.

Four Swords is a multiplayer-focused flavour of Zelda for up to four players.
This new Anniversary Edition adds single-player support and two extra areas.

3DS and DSi users get the download free to mark the legendary series' 25th anniversary. It will be available until 20th February next year.

For Super Mario Land 2, Nintendo's asking £3.50/€4. The plumber's excellent second Game Boy outing introduced evil alter ego Wario.

Elsewhere on WiiWare, Pop developer Nnooo launches retro-themed puzzler escapeVektor: Chapter 1 for 500 Points (about £3.50).

Nintendo's shop updates go live this Thursday.

Games that come to the Nintendo eShop: Freaky Forms ™: Your Creations Alive!: Encourages your imagination free rein. Create your own "Formes" from scratch and begin an exploration of a planet full of wonderful surprises. During your quest you will gain access to dozens of new body parts for your creations, and you get even the ability to change the world around you. Share your favorite Formes with others through street Pass ™ and QR codes. Available from November 10, 2011 for € 6, -.

3D Classics Kirby's Adventure ™: one of the best games for the NES returns as part of the 3D Classics series. You see Dreamland for the first time come to life in stunning 3D graphics. Available from November 17, 2011 for € 6, -.

Pullblox ™: a unique blend of puzzle and platform elements, which blocks you need to move one step towards your goal form. There are over 250 levels to your brain and skill to the test set. You can also design your own puzzles and share with other players. Available from December 2011 for € 6, -.

Nintendo ™ Mailbox: exchange messages with friends and pass through street Spot Pass. You can even create your own 3D photo "s and voice recordings along with their messages. Freely available from December 2011.

Dillon's Western Rolling ™: role of a cowboy armadillo on your enemies. Strategy and action come together in a Wild West adventure like you never seen before. Comes in the first quarter of 2012 available.

ScaldyMc wrote: »

What do you think about Pyramids? Worth buying?

Mr E wrote: »

The Americans are getting Balloon Kid tonight. Hopefully that makes it over here soon, I really loved that game.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Halloween is over, but there’s still plenty of time to bring inanimate objects to life. A creative new portable game from Nintendo lets players colorize their worlds in their own personal palettes and bring to life bizarre and bubbly creatures of every conceivable crazy incarnation. Freakyforms™: Your Creations, Alive!, a downloadable game for the Nintendo 3DS™ system, gives you that chance and even lets you swap your creatures with other creators.

Using the stylus on the touch screen, players build their own custom creatures, called “formees.” No drawing skills are needed, so players of all ages can give it a try. Young players can make their creatures from simple geometric shapes, while players with more artistic abilities can challenge themselves to create more intricate and detailed creatures. Then they can customize the color and the look, and add eyes and a mouth. Players can even add wings to make their creatures fly or giant bouncy legs to make them hop along. The creative combinations are endless.

Once the formee is assembled, it comes to life and is able to explore its environment. As players use their characters to investigate their world, their formees munch on food and lay eggs that can be broken open to collect coins for buying items or parts. Players can even open a treasure box and unlock the ability to redesign elements in the game world. Don’t like puffy, white clouds? Make them purple with pink polka-dots or black and spiky.

The more pictures that a player makes, the larger the game world grows and the more areas there are to explore. Players will also accumulate more shapes and formee parts to make even more interesting characters. For example, wings, wheels and engines can be unlocked, along with fun accessories like hats and ties.

Formees can explore beyond the world that players create. People who activate the StreetPass™ feature can also wirelessly swap characters with other players. Additionally, players can make a QR code of their creatures and trade or collect them with others.

Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! launches in the Nintendo eShop on Nov. 10 and will sell for $6.99 in the United States. For more information about the game, visit http://freakyforms.nintendo.com.

cloud493 wrote: »

Metroid fusion is my favorite Metroid game, apart from maybe prime 2, you'll love it.

Zen Pinball 3D [Zen Studios] - 1st December 2011 (EU)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHfNjUxIdxc
http://3dsware.nintendolife.com/news/2011/11/zen_pinball_3d_is_pinging_to_europe_next_week

Pushmo/Pillbox [Nintendo] - December 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59zxsjihxNA

Block Factory [Enjoy Gaming]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7WcRECmaDw

Mutant Mudds [Renegade Kid] - Q1 2012
Full preview on Nintendolife December 1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EgFvaGm-lY
http://3dsware.nintendolife.com/news/2011/11/new_mutant_mudds_trailer_released

Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword - January 2011
lets players travel to ancient Japan and guide a young warrior as he battles waves of enemy soldiers to save a princess. He must identify the enemy's attack move, dodge it by a hair and counter-attack with his own mystical Sakura Sword to win the battle. The game launches in January.

ThruSpace 3DS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njk7YvYwQVM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRG3UCkgeiE
Already available in Japan. Sequel to Wiiware version.

Mighty Switch Force [Wayforward] -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGlj2VjcoZI
http://3dsware.nintendolife.com/news/2011/10/first_impressions_mighty_switch_force

AiRace: SPE3D [QubicGames] - Late 2012
Flight game. Online multiplayer. Sequel to DSiware titles AiRace + AiRace Tunnel
http://3dsware.nintendolife.com/news/2011/10/airace_spe3d_racing_to_3ds_with_online_multiplayer

VVVVVV
Port of http://thelettervsixtim.es/
http://3dsware.nintendolife.com/news/2011/10/nicalis_announces_vvvvvv_for_3ds_eshop

Nightsky [Nicalis]
"the game will not feature the 3D effect and will be basically the same game as was released on PC." WiiWare version still not released.
http://3dsware.nintendolife.com/news/2011/08/nightsky_coming_to_3ds_eshop

Colors! 3D
Art application, homebrew roots in the indy title Colors! available on the DS and other platforms.
http://3dsware.nintendolife.com/news/2011/10/interview_collecting_smiles_colors_3d

Fun Fun Minigolf TOUCH! [Shinen]
Rated by the ESRB: http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=167061Port of the Wiiware version, review of that one here: http://wiiware.nintendolife.com/reviews/2008/12/fun_fun_minigolf

Jett Rocket related game [Shinen]

Dillon's Rolling Western/Jiro The Armadillo [Nintendo] - Q1 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwCKTEfJjvc

Picross e [Nintendo]
Developed by Jupiter, creator of Picross DS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j5MEdI0_l0

Swapnote [Nintendo] - December 2011
Messaging application. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHEx1oyHmrI

Flipnote Memo [Nintendo]
Follow on to Flipnote Studio.

Samurai: Sword Destiny [UFO Interactive]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw0lnSWEca4

Dot Eater: New Picdun [Gamebridge]
Follow up to the DSiWare title "GO Series: Picdun". Already out in Japan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt5z3ZagKSc
http://3dsware.nintendolife.com/news/2011/09/beat_more_picture_dungeons_in_dot_eater_new_picdun

3DS Download Software
Zen Pinball 3D (Zen Studios, €5/£4.50) — The first pinball game on 3DS, this offers online leaderboards and friend challenges to keep you pinging back to the tables. You can read our Zen Pinball 3D preview to see what we made of an early preview version, and check back for our review soon.

3DS Virtual Console
Lock 'n Chase (Game Boy, G-Mode, €3/£2.70) — A decent little maze game that saw release in Japan last month, we'll have a full review in the near future.

DSiWare

Castle Conqueror — Revolution (CIRCLE Entertainment, 500pts) — A good extension of the Castle Conqueror series that introduces some new features but doesn't quite put them all together as satisfyingly as other entries in the series. Still, our Castle Conqueror — Revolution review awards it a healthy 7/10 score.

21: Blackjack (Digital Leisure, 200pts) — Released in Europe over a year after its North American appearance, this is an OK representation of the card game with a few welcome options keeping things interesting. Check through our 21: Blackjack review for more.

WiiWare
Gnomz (QubicGames, 500pts) — At half the price of its North American counterpart, Qubic's gnome-stomping fighter becomes a bit of a better deal, but you should still read our Gnomz review before taking the plunge.

Nintendo Video
Circus 3D — Videos of the circus — in 3D! Nothing more needs to be said.

3DS eShop
Eurosport application (free) — This new video application is part of a new partnership between Nintendo and Eurosport. Featuring clips from the WATTS series it's set to get new content every week well into next year.
DSiWare
Elite Forces: Unit 77 (Abylight, 800pts) — A downloadable revamp of a DS retail title, we'll see if this turns-based strategy has all the right moves in our upcoming review.
Cake Ninja (Cypronia, 500pts) — It's Fruit Ninja but with cakes. We'll sink our teeth into this and bring you a review soon.
Escape Trick: Ninja Castle (INTENSE Co., 500pts) — Another escape-the-room game from INTENSE, sadly this isn't quite one to get you racing towards a purchase, as our Escape Trick: Ninja Castle review explains.
WiiWare
Paint Splash (KnapNok Games, 500pts) — Create artistic masterpieces in this budget art game that's actually surprisingly good: our Paint Splash review explains why.