Another week begins, and the European Download Update details are available to show what's on the way to the eShop in the coming days. There's a promising Virtual Console release, a whole lot of DLC for recent retail releases and more besides, so let's get to it.
Wii U VIrtual Console
Excitebike 64 (Nintendo, €9.99 / £8.99) - Here's a turn up for the books in Europe, with the 3D sequel to the iconic NES game finally coming to the Virtual Console; it never arrived on the Wii store, perhaps due to licensing issues with brands in the game. Whatever the reasons, this includes 20 tracks to take on and the ability to race friends or create your own courses. We'll rev up and get a review to you soon.
Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts
FreezeME (RNC, €6.99 / £6.29 until 29th December, normally 13.99 / £12.59)
Word Logic by POWGI (Lightwood Games, €7.19 / £6.39 until 15th December, normally €8.99 / £7.99)
Wicked Monsters Blast! HD Plus (Corecell, €1.99 / £1.79 until 5th January, normally €7.99 / £7.19)
Citadale (Nitrolic Games, €3.00 / £2.69 until 5th January, normally €5.00 / £4.49)
Rorrim (Nitrolic Games, €3.00 / £2.69 until 5th January, normally €5.00 / £4.49)
Mortar Melon (Nitrolic Games, €3.00 / £2.69 until 5th January, normally €5.00 / £4.49)
Plenty of Fishies (Nitrolic Games, €3.00 / £2.69 until 5th January, normally €5.00 / £4.49)
Tetraminos (Sanuk Games, €3.99 / £3.59 until 22nd December, normally €4.99 / £4.49)
Brick Breaker (Sanuk Games, €3.99 / £3.59 until 22nd December, normally €4.99 / £4.49)
BLOK DROP X TWISTED FUSION (RCMADIAX, €2.00 / £1.80 until 5th January, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
COLOR BOMBS (RCMADIAX, €0.99 / £0.92 until 5th January, normally €1.49 / £1.39)
JACKPOT 777 (RCMADIAX, 0.99 / £0.93 until 5th January, normally €1.49 / £1.39)
PANDA LOVE (RCMADIAX, 0.99 / £0.93 until 5th January, normally €1.49 / £1.39)
PENTAPUZZLE (RCMADIAX, €3.00 / £2.74 until 5th January, normally €4.49 / £4.09)
PIXEL SLIME U (RCMADIAX, €2.00 / £1.80 until 5th January, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
SHOOTY SPACE (RCMADIAX, €2.00 / £1.80 until 5th January, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
SPLASHY DUCK (RCMADIAX, €0.99 / £0.93 until 5th January, normally €1.49 / £1.39)
SUPER ROBO MOUSE (RCMADIAX, €3.00 / £2.70 until 5th January, normally €4.49 / £4.09)
TAP TAP ARCADE (RCMADIAX, €1.33 / £1.19 until 5th January, normally €1.99 / £1.79)
TAP TAP ARCADE 2 (RCMADIAX, €2.00 / £1.80 until 5th January, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
TITANS TOWER (RCMADIAX, €0.99 / £0.93 until 5th January, normally €1.49 / £1.39)
TOUCH SELECTIONS (RCMADIAX, €2.00 / £1.80 until 5th January, normally €2.99 / £2.69)
Pinball Breakout (nuGAME, €5.00 / £4.00 until 5th January, normally €7.00 / £6.00)
STEEL RIVALS (nuGAME, €5.00 / £4.00 until 5th January, normally €6.99 / £5.99)
New Nintendo 3DS eShop
GALAXY BLASTER (RCMADIAX, €1.49 / £1.39) - In this one you blast away at oncoming alien hordes from the bottom of the screen, trying to avoid too many misses or allowing the aliens to reach your base.
3DS eShop
Crollors Game Pack (Nvriezen, €1.49 / £1.39) - This is a collection of four games: Space Shooter, Color Switch, Dotch It and Zig Zag Ball. These collections are often hit or miss, though the budget price may be tempting for some; it should be noted that the 3D effect is only supported on New 3DS models with this release.
3DS DLC
7th Dragon III Code: VFD Quest: Code: Student! (Deep SIlver, free until 15th December, then €1.99 / £1.49)
7th Dragon III Code: VFD Quest: Code: Otaku! (Deep SIlver, free until 15th December, then €1.99 / £1.49)
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - Tokyo's Past Set (Deep Silver, free)
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - Ranking Program 2 (Deep Silver, free)
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - A Godslayer Needs Macca (Deep Silver, €2.99 / £1.99)
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - A Godslayer Needs Demons (Deep Silver, €1.99 / £1.49)
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - Chiro Mask (Deep Silver, €0.99 / £0.79)
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - A Godslayer Needs Apps (Deep Silver, €0.99 / £0.79)
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - Avatar's Hat (Deep Silver, €0.99 / £0.79)
New 3DS eShop Temporary Discount
BRICK RACE (RCMADIAX, €0.99 / £0.93 until 5th January, normally €1.49 / £1.39)
3DS eShop Temporary Discounts
AeternoBlade (Corecell, €2.99 / £2.70 until 5th January, normally €14.99 / £13.50)
Word Logic by POWGI (Lightwood Games, €7.19 / £6.39 until 15th December, normally €8.99 / £7.99)
Rytmik Ultimate (Cinemax, €9.99 / £8.99 until 31st December, normally €17.99 / £15.99)
The Keep (Cinemax, €5.99 / £4.99 until 31st December, normally €9.99 / £8.99)
Sweet Memories Blackjack (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.99 until 29th December, normally €3.99 / £3.99)
Brunch Panic (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.99 until 29th December, normally €3.99 / £3.99)
WAKEDAS (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.49 / £1.49 until 29th December, normally €2.99 / £2.99)
Petit Novel Series - Harvest December (CIRCLE Entertainment, €7.99 / £7.89 until 29th December, normally €11.99 / £11.89)
Puzzle Labyrinth (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.99 / £2.56 until 29th December, normally €5.00 / £4.29)
Parascientific Escape Cruise in the Distant Seas (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.19 until 29th December, normally €4.99 / £3.99)
Conveni Dream (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.59 until 29th December, normally €5.00 / £4.50)
3DS HOME Themes
Mickey & Friends Holiday Season (Disney, €2.49 / £2.29)
Disney Tsum Tsum (Disney, €2.49 / £2.29)
That's everything for this week's Nintendo Download Update in Europe. Let us know what you plan to download in the poll and comments below.
Comments 52
Another week of disappointment. "Nothing for me this week"
Nothing, nothing!!!
Nothing?! Excitebike 64 never came out on the Wii VC. That's a big release.
So yeah, that.
What a great week. You've done it again Nintendo. Full of surprises
I'll grab the free DLC for SMT
Is switch here yet?
I'll take the free DLC for 7th Dragon III. It's great that all of it's DLC is free for the first week of release!
Woo, Excite Bike 64! Genuinely excited about it as I've not played it for so long.
Wii U sales keep getting worse...
You little ripper 😁 Excitebike 64
Now those are some horrible discounts for bad games.
Just horrible. Dont get it, where is TG16 games??
Has 7th Dragon III come out in stores yet? I thought my copy would arrive along with SMT4:A, but it is still listed as pre-release, GAME have it as TBC 2017, and Amazon apparently have it.
Awful...
I'm gonna get Excitebike 64. How are the quality of the N64 games on the Wii U VC?
Oh boy, more RCMDIAX games...
I wish there was a way in the eshop to ignore/block an entire publisher. Wading through those games in every sale is starting to feel like a chore.
You can just stop these for Europe. We shouldn't expect anything good until January and February (at least for the 3DS).
If the controls are faithful to the original, ExciteBike64 is a bit like Waverace64, in that the controls are hard to get to grips with at first but then it clicks. Love this game, get it if you want a challenge. Still to this day I often replay this, Waverace64 and 1080.
Not a bad week at all in such a quiet period.
ExciteBike is really tempting and so are some of the discounts, maybe I'll tip, but I still have a ton of recent purchases to deal with >.>;
Lucky Europe! You get that big of a RCMADIAX sell and NA gets nothing...
I'll get Excite Bike 64 for sure,I've never played it before and just had a glance at some reviews.Seems like it I missed out on great game back in the day.Time to rectify that.
I wonder if this will have the same problem F-Zero had or if they've fixed it before release?
Oh look, free DLC, free until Dec 15th. Amazon scheduled my delivery of the game for Dec 16th. Lucky me.
I have the original Excitebike 64 but didn't really like it. Wondering if I should give it another try.
Isn't this list missing this Wii U download: ?
2016.12.08 Bridge Constructor Playground (Joindots / ClockStone / Headup Games) 9,99€
Wakedas any good ?
When is darksiders out?
Bring those Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse DLC to NA please Atlus.
RCMADIAX should be paying people to play their uninspired, cookie-cutter, financially motivated guff.
Why wait until now to release Excitebike 64? They released it while the N64 was basically dead and they've done the same now the Wii U is dead. Excitebike 64 deserves better!
What with the discounted Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Bros. during Black Friday, Pokémon Moon and Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, I'm pretty much fine with new games for this Christmas.
That is, unless Mega Man Legacy Collection gets a surprise discount for the Holidays.
Excitebike 64 heh? Never before released in Europe. Might try someday!
NFMTW.
Yay, nothing interesting! I can waste more money on Badge Arcade instead.
Was Aeternoblade decent? I remember debating that before.
Maybe Excitebike 64 but for now, nothing as I'm waiting for Smash 64 (and Gradius III if possible) for Wii VC completion.
I just voted for 'nothing'.
But is Excitebike 64 really that good? I never played in on N64.
I just looked up the IGN review (9.7) and watched a few videos on youtube. It does look good! So maybe I should get it...
Wow. Didn't realize RCMADIAX had "made" that much cool stuff.
@Henmii It got a physical release on N64 in Europe as I own a copy. It's never been on the VC before now though even in the US.
AeternoBlade for £3. Now I've got to buy it!
Behold,Excite bike,aka one of the few Wii-U virtual console that games we here in the US got before Japan and Europe.Kinda sad tbh,I really hope Nintendo considers bringing Mario Kart 64,Mario party 2,star fox 64 this month.
I got Excitebike for the N64 and couldn't get into it, shame as I still love Waverace.
Don't really need new games as I'm only 20 hours into Pokemon Moon.
YES! I've been waiting for Excitebike 64 since wii vc!!! ;-D
@Aneira No profanity, thanks.
@Piersen you deserve better.
Awesome for Excitebike 64. Now get round to a Online HD rerelease of the Wiiware game Nintendo!
Of course Excitebike 64 is good.
It's in the same league as other N64 top racers, such as Mario Kart 64, F-Zero X, Wave Race 64, 1080° Snowboarding, Diddy Kong Racing, F1 Grand Prix I & II, Ridge Racer 64, Beetle Adventure Racing, etc.
Oh man, N64 had lots of excellent AAA racers.
It has 20 tracks, a level editor, the original NES game, a remake of the NES game, uphill and downhill climb, a crazy soccer mode, etc. etc. It's really a fantastic package filled to the brim with content.
YES! Another N64 VC release! Wish Nintendo would put more out.
Maybe Excitebike 64 for me this week.
Excitebike 64 is a good game really underrated for the N64, my only gripe is perhaps the controls aren't the tightest but it's a lot of fun when you get the hang of it.
SMT DLC, yay!
I'd recommend Brunch Panic to anyone who hasn't tried it, it's so addictive. There's a free demo on the eshop too
@TromaDogg,
Okay, I am wrong then.
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