Image: Nintendo One month before the 3DS and Wii U eShops close for new purchases March 27, each day we’ll highlight a specific eShop game for one of those consoles and briefly explain why we think it deserves your love and attention — before it’s too late. The opportunity to add them to your library ...
Image: Nintendo Life Every day we are getting closer to shutting down the 3DS and Wii U eShop services. Many companies are issuing reminders to grab their games on these platforms before they shut down, and now Capcom has joined in with a PSA regarding the Monster Hunter games. At the company official Monster Hunter ...
Who made it? Little known indie outfit Game Freak. Apparently, they make some monster games too. What is the premise? By combining horse racing with ‘speed’ solitaire, you breed and breed horses that take part in the races. On the bottom screen you clear the cards as fast as possible, work your way through the ...
Who made it? M2, a Japanese developer (not Apple’s chip), known for its work on re-releases and ports, was responsible for the entire 3D Classics line. The publisher is, of course, Sega. What is the premise? Um, hello? It’s Sonic! Sonic is back in his second major appearance against the dastardly Dr. Robotnik. This time, ...
Who made it? Published by Nintendo itself, the game was made by developer Vanpool, who has a history in music and computer software. He previously worked on the music for several Nintendo games and designed the mini-games in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Most importantly, Vanpool is the developer of Freshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland. Today, ...
Who made it? Nintendo was behind this, which made the NA digital release even more surprising. What is the premise? You tap and press buttons to the beat of a series of funky songs — it’s a rhythm game, what did you expect? Tsunku once again takes charge of the composition here and the songs ...
Who made it? Shin’en Multimedia. This developer has been around since the Game Boy Color days, but really started making waves with Nanostray on the Nintendo DS, followed by Nano Assault on the 3DS. Its performance on Switch has been impressive so far, releasing the exceptional launch title Fast RMX, the excellent physics puzzler Art ...
Image: Atlus The 3DS eShop is set to shut down this month, and in response, publisher and developer Atlus (known for series like Persona and Shin Megami Tensei) planned to hold one “final” sale on the platform in Japan. Instead of going live today, the company announced yesterday that it will no longer be happening. ...
Who made it? Level-5 — that’s right, the creators of Professor Layton, Ni no Kuni, and Yo-Kai Watch — with the help of Nex Entertainment, which helped on games like Bayonetta, Children of Mana, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, and Shin Megami Tensei: Nine. But the main designer is none other than Yasumi Matsuno, the director ...
Smell this. Last year in April, a New 3DS 16-bit tactical RPG game known as Fragrant Story was released. It’s one of the few physical handheld releases in recent years, and it’s likely to be one of the last. With the closure of the 3DS eShop on the horizon, developer William Kage is now using ...
