Weekly Nintendo Download: October 9th (North America)

Namco’s iconic character Pac-Man fires a slew of missiles toward the cyborg-looking opponent in “Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2.” (Photo Credit by Dual Shockers)

Back for another ghostly adventure

Today happens to fall on a Thursday, so you know what that means — more Nintendo eShop updates for the console and handheld.

This week brings the return of Bandai Namco’s hungry yellow mascot in “PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures 2.” Also, Konami’s classic “metroid-vania” title makes another appearance for Virtual Console in “Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.”

In case if you missed last week’s updates, the details can be read here.

Nevertheless, here’s what’s available for the Wii U and 3DS this week:

Wii U eShop:

• Art of Balance: (Shin’en Multimedia, $8.99)
• Turtle Tale: (Saturnine Games, $2.99)

Wii U Retail:

• PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures 2: (Bandai Namco, available on Oct. 14)

Wii U Virtual Console:

• Castlevania: Circle of the Moon: (Konami)

Wii U (Temporary) Discounts:

• Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition: (Drinkbox Studios, originally $14.99 — now $9.75 until Oct. 16)
• Gravity Badgers: (Wales Interactive, originally $4.99 — now $2.49 until Oct. 29)

Wii U eShop Demo:

• Bayonetta 2: (Platinum Games)

3DS eShop:

• Ninja Battle Heroes: (Tom Create, $2.99)
• Riding Star 3D: (TREVA Entertainment GmbH, $19.99)

3DS Retail:

• PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures 2: (Bandai Namco, available on Oct. 14)
• Petz Beach: (Ubisoft, $29.99)
• Petz Countryside: (Ubisoft, $29.99)
• Poptropica: Forgotten Islands: (Ubisoft, $29.99)

3DS eShop (Temporary) Discounts:

• Sword & Soldiers 3D: (CIRCLE Entertainment, originally $7.99 — now $5.59 until Oct. 23)
• Darts Up 3D and Soccer Up 3D: (EnjoyUp Games, 70% off until Oct. 30)
• Color Zen, Angry Bunnies, and many more: (Cypronia, on sale until Nov. 25)
• Skater Cat, Governor of Poker, and many more: (Teyon, on sale until Oct. 30)

What games will you be downloading this week on eShop? Let me know in the comments below.

Brandon Tanis

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