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Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content (May 15)

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– In a press release sent to Gaming Cypher this morning, Nintendo listed the download highlights for this week as well as new digital content for various systems.

Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content (May 15)
In Mega Man Battle Network 3 White & Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue, Lan and Mega Man are ready to prove they’re the strongest in the next tournament! (Photo: Business Wire)
  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    • 3D Thunder Blade – Blast through the skies in this re-mastered classic from SEGA. Control your helicopter and destroy enemies while navigating skylines, treacherous caves and enemy bases. Click here to view a trailer for the game.
    • Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains – Join Eren, Mikasa and the Scout Regiment as they defend the Walls in Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains, exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. If you can’t do it alone, recruit your friends and go Titan hunting through the online co-op mode. As the footsteps of the Titans grow closer, will you hide in fear or become humanity’s last hope? Click here to view a trailer for the game.
  • Nintendo eShop on Wii U
    • NihilumbraNihilumbra is a puzzle platformer that tells the story of Born, a being from the Void that wants to find the meaning of its own existence. Each color you find in the game will allow you to paint the landscape with your hands, altering its properties. Purchase Nihilumbra for the introductory price of $7.99 until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 28. Click here to view a trailer for the game.

      Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content (May 15)
      Nihilumbra is a puzzle platformer that tells the story of Born, a being from the Void that wants to find the meaning of its own existence. (Photo: Business Wire)
    • Ultratron – Experience the fun game play of this old-school arcade favorite, updated for the 21st century, with unique upgrades, player-responsive difficulty and a subtle tactics system. Purchase Ultratron for the introductory price of $8.49 until 8:59 a.m. PT on May 26. Click here to view a trailer for the game.
  • Virtual Console on Wii U
    • Mega Man Battle Network 3 White & Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue – Lan and Mega Man are ready to prove they’re the strongest in the next tournament! But there seems to be a more sinister plan behind the event. Game content is the same for Mega Man Battle Network 3 White and Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue, but NetNavi chips and other items may differ.
    • New Super Mario Bros. – This Nintendo DS game introduced the now-classic New Super Mario Bros. series! Princess Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser Jr. … again! Run, jump and stomp your way across eight worlds as you smash through your foes and save the day. And then take a break from the adventure to play mini-games in four fun-filled categories.

      Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content (May 15)
      Nintendo DS classic New Super Mario Bros. is now available in the Virtual Console on Wii U. (Photo: Business Wire)

Nintendo eShop Sales:

Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

  • New themes this week include:
    • Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains (free with digital game purchase)
    • Pushmo: Mallo & Friends
    • SEGA 3D Classics Fantasy Zone
    • SEGA 3D Classics Space Harrier

Price reduction:

Also new this week:

Source: Press Release

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