Weekly Nintendo eShop Downloads – December 3, 2015 (Europe)

Xenoblade Chronicles X. DS Kirby games on Wii U VC, Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Bros., Pokémon Picross.

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Wii U eShop

Wii U titles

Human Resource Machine (Tomorrow Corporation)
€9.99/£8.99

Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming… for your job. Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game for nerds. In each level, your boss gives you a job. Automate it by programming your little office worker. If you succeed, you’ll be promoted up to the next level for another year of work in the vast office building. Congratulations! Don’t worry if you’ve never programmed before – programming is just puzzle solving. If you strip away all the 1’s and 0’s and scary squiggly brackets, programming is simple, logical, beautiful, and something that anyone can understand and have fun with! Are you already an expert? There will be extra challenges for you. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno. Have fun! Management is watching.

Xenoblade Chronicles X (Nintendo, available December 4)
€59.99/£49.99 (€49.99/£40.99 if you downloaded Xenoblade Chronicles. Offer ends December 18)

Explore a massive open world RPG and fight for humanity’s survival in Xenoblade Chronicles X on Wii U! In this role-playing game for Wii U, players take control of one of the last surviving humans and discover an enormous alien world through an epic story. Players battle against threatening enemies of all shapes and sizes using a variety of special skills, track down resources and look for other survivors. It’s also possible to play online with other players.

Special Introductory Offer until 18/12/2015: €10.00 off for users who downloaded Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) before on the same Wii U.

Xenoblade Chronicles X (Disc version): Basic High-Speed Data Loading Pack / Impact: High (Nintendo) – Free
This data pack is a free download designed to speed up load times by installing a part of the game onto the Wii U or a USB storage device. The Basic Data Pack installs frequently used data, such as terrain. It speeds up load times in the city and in the field. For the greatest impact on your experience, download this pack.

These data packs are designed for the disc-based version of Xenoblade Chronicles X and will not improve load times on the downloadable version of the game.

Xenoblade Chronicles X (Disc version): Enemy High-Speed Data Loading Pack / Impact: Medium (Nintendo) – Free
This data pack is a free download designed to speed up load times by installing a part of the game onto the Wii U or a USB storage device. The Enemy Data Pack installs frequently used data in the field, such as enemy data. It speeds up load times in the field, especially in conjunction with the Basic Data Pack. Recommended for players who like to explore and fight enemies.

These data packs are designed for the disc-based version of Xenoblade Chronicles X and will not improve load times on the downloadable version of the game.

Xenoblade Chronicles X (Disc version): Player High-Speed Data Loading Pack / Impact: Medium (Nintendo) – Free
This data pack is a free download designed to speed up load times by installing a part of the game onto the Wii U or a USB storage device. The Player Data Pack installs the data for character graphics and equipment. It speeds up load times in the city and when you change equipment, especially in conjunction with the Basic Data Pack. Recommended for players who like to complete lots of missions.

These data packs are designed for the disc-based version of Xenoblade Chronicles X and will not improve load times on the downloadable version of the game.

Xenoblade Chronicles X (Disc version): Skell High-Speed Data Loading Pack / Impact: Medium (Nintendo) – Free
This data pack is a free download designed to speed up load times by installing a part of the game onto the Wii U or a USB storage device. The Skell Data Pack installs the data for skell graphics. It speeds up load times when loading skell data, especially in conjunction with the Basic Data Pack. It also speeds up load times in the city and field. Recommended for players who own and like to customize Skells.

These data packs are designed for the disc-based version of Xenoblade Chronicles X and will not improve load times on the downloadable version of the game.

Wii U Virtual Console

Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo, DS VC)
€9.99/£8.99 (€4.99/£4.49 if you downloaded Kirby: Power Paintbrush. Offer ends December 10)

Upon exploring a mysterious island, Kirby gets divided into 10 copies of himself by the evil leader of the Skull Gang. Kirby must gather all of his clones and defeat the gang to reverse the curse. Kirby Mass Attack is played with the stylus and touch screen of your Wii U GamePad. Find the copies of Kirby and guide up to 10 of them at the same time by tapping on the screen. The more clones of Kirby you control, the stronger you are; some obstacles can only be passed by having the right amount!

Special introductory offer until 10/12/2015: 50% off for users who downloaded Kirby: Power Paintbrush on the same Wii U.

Kirby: Power Paintbrush (Nintendo, DS VC)
€9.99/£8.99 (€4.99/£4.49 if you downloaded Kirby Mass Attack. Offer ends December 10)

Kirby has been transformed into a ball by the evil witch Drawcia! Fortunately, your stylus has been infused with magic paint. By drawing colourful rainbows, you can guide Kirby through the seven stages of this critically acclaimed game that inspired 2015’s Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush on Wii U. Draw lines and ramps to collect power-ups, draw loops to help him speed up, and double-tap on Kirby to help him fight enemies and collect their abilities. Collect medals to unlock secret features!

Special introductory offer until 10/12/2015: 50% off for users who downloaded Kirby Mass Attack on the same Wii U.

Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure (CAPCOM)
€14.99/£13.49 (Offer ends December 18, regular price €19.99/£17.99)

Enter a world of puzzles and piracy in Wii adventure Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure. Crafted exclusively for Wii by Capcom, this point-and-click puzzle-solving adventure will have you racking your brains as you guide budding pirate Zack and his sidekick Wiki the monkey through eye-popping levels in search of untold riches. As an apprentice pirate, Zack spends his days searching for a long lost treasure that is said to be buried on a mysterious island. One day, he stumbles across a talking skull that turns out to be part of the remains of legendary pirate Barbaros. The ghost of Barbaros promises to lead Zack to the island he seeks if the young pirate will lift the curse he has been placed under and bring him back to life by collecting treasure from chests scattered throughout seven dangerous locations.

Special offers

EDGE (Two Tribes Publishing) – €0.79/£0.71 (Ends December 17, normally €1.99/£1.79.)
RUSH (Two Tribes Publishing) – €0.79/£0.71 (Ends December 17, normally €1.99/£1.79.)
Swords & Soldiers (Two Tribes Publishing) – €1.19/£0.99 (Ends December 17, normally €2.99/£2.69.)
Toki Tori (Two Tribes Publishing) – €0.79/£0.69 (Ends December 17, normally €1.99/£1.79.)
Toki Tori 2 + (Two Tribes Publishing) – €2.99/£2.49 (Ends December 17, normally €14.99/£12.99.)
Wicked Monsters Blast! HD PLUS (Corecell) – €2.99/£2.69 (Ends December 31, normally €7.99/£7.19.)

Nintendo 3DS eShop

3DS titles

Mia and Me – A Centopic friendship (Rainbow, theme available December 4) – €1.99/£1.79
No matter if it’s little elves or unicorns… friendship is always magic in Centopia!

The Winx at Alfea – A fairylicious school (Rainbow, theme available December 4) – €1.99/£1.79
The Winx love Alfea, especially when they can spend their time together in Stella’s room!

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. (Nintendo, available December 4) – €39.99/£34.99
Two Marios are better than one in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros., a comical RPG mash-up for Nintendo 3DS family systems! When two unique universes collide, Paper Mario jumps off the page and joins a super team of Mario Bros. Together, Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario must save the Mushroom Kingdom from the only thing more threatening than one Bowser: two Bowsers!

Pokemon Picross (The Pokemon Company) – Free
Turn puzzles into portraits with Pokémon Picross! Solve over 300 number puzzles to complete pictures of your favourite Pokémon. When you complete a puzzle, you’ll add that Pokémon to your collection! Collected Pokémon can help you solve puzzles using a variety of skills. There are 12 skills in all and their effects vary. Have fun collecting a lot of Pokémon and solving puzzles with their help!

Pokemon Picross: 200 Picrites (The Pokemon Company) – €1.49/£1.39 (€0.99/£0.89 the first time)

Pokemon Picross: 1000 Picrites (The Pokemon Company) – €6.99/£6.29

Pokemon Picross: 2000 Picrites (The Pokemon Company) – €12.99/£11.69

Pokemon Picross: 4000 Picrites (The Pokemon Company) – €24.99/£22.49

Special offers

3D MahJongg (Joindots) – €3.99/£3.59 (Ends December 17, normally €4.99/£4.49.)
AeternoBlade (CORECELL) – €4.99/£4.50 (Ends December 31, normally €14.99/£13.50.)
Darts Up 3D (EnjoyUp Games) – €0.99/£0.89 (Ends December 31, normally €2.99/£2.69.)
Football Up Online (EnjoyUp Games) – €1.99/£1.79 (Ends December 31, normally €3.99/£3.59.)
Gardenscapes (Joindots) – €5.99/£4.49 (Ends December 17, normally €7.99/£5.99.)
Pazuru (Joindots) – €4.49/£2.99 (Ends December 17, normally €5.99/£3.99.)

Source: GoNintendo.