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Nintendo Download Highlights 04-17-2014
April 17, in the year of
our Lord 2014 -- This week’s Nintendo Download includes
the following featured content:
Virtual Console on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Bros. 3 – April is a month to remember with classic
games launching each week! This NES classic, one of the most
well-known and beloved video games of all time, is now available
as a Virtual Console title on both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
systems. Follow Mario and Luigi as they leave the Mushroom
Kingdom to travel to the seven distinct worlds that neighbor it.
Help the famous brothers fly above the action using the Super
Leaf, swim faster by donning the Frog Suit or defeat enemies
using the Hammer Bros. Suit. Are you ready to experience gaming
bliss? Click here to check out the trailer for Super Mario Bros.
3.
Virtual Console on Wii U
Golden Sun –Forces of darkness are pursuing the lost art of
Alchemy. As they draw ever closer to their foul purpose, mankind
hangs in the balance. You and your companions are the last hope.
In the Golden Sun game, use noble weapons, magical Psynergy and
elemental creatures known as Djinn to get the upper hand in
dangerous battles. Combining Djinn in different ways will allow
you to create powerful spells and attacks against deadly foes.
Can you prevent the oncoming darkness? Click here to check out
the trailer for Golden Sun.
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity –Whether you’re a veteran of the Super
NES version or a racing rookie, you’ll need some practice laps
to master this Game Boy Advance classic. Master 20 different
tracks across four difficulty levels to prove you’ve got what it
takes to rank among the galaxy’s most elite racers. Put the
pedal to the metal and get busy boosting, bumping and jumping
your way to intergalactic glory. Click here to check out the
trailer for F-Zero: Maximum Velocity.
Nintendo eShop on Wii U
LEGO The Hobbit – In LEGO The Hobbit, follow the Hobbit Bilbo
Baggins as he is recruited by the Wizard Gandalf to aid Thorin
Oakenshield and his Company of Dwarves. The Wii U game will be
available on April 22.
Also new this week:
Flowerworks HD: Follie’s Adventure (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
My First Songs (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
Bit Boy!! ARCADE (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
Smash Cat Heroes (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
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REDMOND, Wash.--(April 17, in the year of our Lord
2014)-- When Mario Golf: World Tour launches for the
Nintendo 3DS system on May 2, it will feature robust regional
and worldwide online tournaments hosted by Nintendo, as well as
custom tournaments that can be created by players. All players
who own the game and have a wireless broadband Internet
connection can enter the Nintendo-hosted tournaments by simply
checking their SpotPass notifications for upcoming and available
tournaments, playing in the event and uploading their scores
before the event deadline. Players can even monitor their
progress by checking the leaderboards to see where they stand.
Tournaments can be accessed in Mario Golf mode or using one of
the entry machines in the new Castle Club. There will be a
variety of different tournaments, ranging from larger
competitions to smaller-scale events like longest-drive
challenges, coin-gathering challenges or even speed golf.
Nintendo is also collaborating with Callaway Golf (a global golf
gear manufacturer) to host its own series of special in-game
tournaments that will begin on May 22. The tournaments will be
activated using the SpotPass feature, and all players who
participate will receive in-game digital Callaway Golf items
such as golf clubs and golf balls, which will enhance the
players’ stats when used by their Mii characters. Winners of all
in-game tournaments – including the Callaway tournaments – are
determined by the highest submitted score, and winners will
receive in-game coins that can be used to acquire more gear in
Toad’s Shop in Castle Club.
In addition to tournaments, the Mario Golf: World Tour game
rounds out its suite of online multiplayer features by letting
players create public or private communities. Want to play a
multiplayer match with only Birdo as a playable character? Want
to limit the number of Ice Flower item shots players can use?
Want to slow down the wind on golf courses like DK Jungle,
Bowser’s Castle and Sky Island? By creating communities and
private tournaments, players can customize every aspect of the
multiplayer experience to form a vast amount of fun new
challenges.
Players eager to tee off in Mario Golf: World Tour will get a
chance to try the game before launch when a downloadable demo is
released in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS on April 24.
Mario Golf: World Tour will launch in stores and in the Nintendo
eShop on Nintendo 3DS on May 2 at a suggested retail price of
$29.99.