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TAKE A TICKET TO THE CARNIVAL AS MARIO AND DONKEY KONG: MINIS ON THE MOVE IS RELEASED EXCLUSIVELY ON NINTENDO eSHOP FOR NINTENDO 3DS THIS WEEK

7th May 2013Check out this week’s newest downloadable offerings on Nintendo platforms:

Title

Platform

Available on

Price Point

 

Mario and Donkey   Kong™: Minis on the Move

(Nintendo)

Nintendo   3DS
(Download Software)

Nintendo eShop from 10/5/13

AUD$13.00 (NZD$17.00)

 

Game Description: After yet   another huge success with the theme park in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land   Mayhem!, the Mario Toy Company decides to host a Mini Toy Carnival this year.   This time, however, Donkey Kong has joined with Pauline to run a game arcade   inside the carnival. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move is a charming   single-player puzzle game set in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong universe. Several   Mario-universe characters appear in this game and of course you will meet   Mario and Donkey Kong represented as mechanical clockwork toys. This game   features a simple-to-use Create & Share mode which allows you to create   your own content that you can share with your friends. Can you help Mario and   his friends in this great puzzle game?

 

Reel Fishing® 3D   Paradise Mini

(NATSUME)

Nintendo   3DS
(Download Software)

Nintendo eShop from 10/5/13

AUD$5.20 (NZD$6.80)

 

Game Description: Reel Fishing® 3D Paradise Mini offers a   fun and challenging experience for novice fishers and master anglers alike.   Put your skills to the test as you must complete over 20 missions in a   variety of different fishing locals. Each fish looks and moves so much like   the real thing, it’s the closest you can get to real-life fishing without   putting on your waders! Choose from a variety of lures to attract and hook   the game’s numerous wily fish. Do you have what it takes to become the next   great Fishing Master!

 

Wrecking Crew
(Nintendo)

Nintendo   3DS
(Virtual Console)

Nintendo eShop from 10/5/13

AUD$5.20   (NZD$6.80)  

Game Description: In NES classic   Wrecking Crew, Mario and Luigi swap their plumber’s caps for hard hats as   they take on the role of demolition engineers! One or two players must   demolish every obstacle in each enemy-infested level, while working out the most   destructive route through the networks of ladders and scaffolds. Wrecking   Crew also includes a mode for designing your own levels. This Virtual Console   version also features the ability to save your creations, which was not   possible in the NES original.

 

The Beet Party:   UnderWaterMelon
(Redrover)

Nintendo   3DS
(Download Video)

Nintendo eShop from 10/5/13

AUD$1.30 (NZD$1.70)

 

Video Description: The Beet Party is a series of 3D   short videos available for download on Nintendo eShop. The two-minute   interstitials target four to six year olds and follow the adventures of the   five coolest beets around as they explore, experiment, celebrate and   communicate with beat-boxing sounds when something new arrives in their   fridge. In UnderWaterMelon, a giant   watermelon is placed in the fridge which causes some major space issues with   the Beets.

 

Color Commando
(CIRCLE Ent.)

Nintendo   3DS
(DSiWare)

Nintendo eShop from 10/5/13

AUD$2.60 (NZD$3.40)

Game Description: Color Commando is a new and very cool   puzzle platform game. In this game you get to hunt for
treasure! However, many evil color monsters are blocking your path! Pick up   color blobs and try to outsmart the monsters! In each level, color monsters   will block your path and try to grab you! So what can you do against this?   Collect paint blobs that are spread out over the level. You can use a paint   blob to paint a big paint-spot on the world. If a monster of the same colour   comes into contact with the paint-spot, the monster will dissolve into the   spot. When this happens the monster cannot harm the player! The game starts   out easy enough, but before you know it you are surrounded by many different   types of color monsters in all different colours! There are five worlds, each   with four normal levels and one star level. You can unlock the star level by   getting all the treasure in the other four levels!

 

Solomon’s Key

(TECMO KOEI GAMES)

Wii U
(Virtual Console – NES)

Nintendo eShop from 10/5/13

AUD$6.50 (NZD$8.50)

 

Game Description: To save his world from demons, Dana the Wizard goes   on a dangerous quest to find Solomon’s Key and seal the monsters away. An   audacious mix of action game and puzzler, Solomon’s Key was one of the   toughest challenges on the NES, but also one of its most endearing   adventures. Combine logic and reflexes to unravel the mysteries of each room.   Bright minds are needed to unlock its secrets, and only a few have been   deemed worthy of seeing all the different endings. Will you be clever enough?

 

This is the US version of the game.

 

Xevious™

(NAMCO BANDAI Games)

Wii U
(Virtual Console – NES)

Nintendo eShop from 10/5/13

AUD$6.50 (NZD$8.50)

 

Game Description: Take   control of your Solvalou fighter and strike deep behind enemy lines to   destroy the Xevious forces! Use missiles against airborne enemies and bombs   against ground-based targets, and watch out for the colossal floating   fortress. Xevious is considered one of the forefathers of the   vertical-scrolling shooter genre. Featuring unique enemies, a variety of   environments and many hidden gameplay features, it’s an all-time classic that   still gets the pulse racing!

 

This is the US version of the   game.

 

Permanent Price Reductions

 

Title

Platform

Available

Price

 

Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2
(TECMO KOEI GAMES)

Wii U
(Download Software)

Nintendo eShop from 10/5/13

AUD$79.95 to AUD$69.95 (AU only)

 


Special offers

Title

Platform

Price

Available

Chasing Aurora

(Broken Rules)

 

Wii U
(Download Software)

Nintendo eShop from 10/5/13
until 16/5/13

AUD$15.60 to AUD$7.80
(NZD$20.40 to NZD$10.20)