Full steam ahead

Nintendo Download favourite Nicalis is happy with the eShop so far, with president Tyrone Rodriguez telling Destructoid he feels the eShop is a great stride forward for the company.

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Mamma mia

Over 25 years on from release, people are still playing Super Mario Bros. on NES. Andrew Gardikis has probably played it more than most, as he's just set a new world record for fastest completion of the NES classic.

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Inside out

Xenoblade Chronicles is just two months from finally reaching North America, and Nintendo wants you to choose the art displayed on the reverse of the game's cover.

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To celebrate the triumphant relaunch of Push Square last week, our team got together in Nottingham's swanky Broadway Cinema lounge to play lots of games and share a few well-earned beers.

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Getting nearer

Europe's just 18 days away from The Last Story, and Nintendo wants to get you geared up with a new website and Iwata Asks interview.

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New trailer inside

Short and to the point (because typing out the title wears out our fingers) — Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 is due out in North America on 28th February, and we have a fresh trailer to share.

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Snake sits in second

Square Enix's latest RPG epic has shot to the top of the UK all-formats charts.

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Needs a herb

After a stellar performance landing at number six in the UK charts in its first week, Resident Evil Revelations drops to number 19 in its second week on sale.

Capcom's survival horror shooter sits a few places below Mario Kart 7 in 17th and Super Mario 3D Land at 16, the highest-placed 3DS-exclusive game on the chart.

Revelations is out this week in North America so it'll be interesting to see how it fares on the other side of the pond.

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Demos, burgers and VC returns

This week Europe's got one of the best-looking download slates in a long time — though no, there's no VVVVVV or Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword — with strong titles left, right and centre. Let's get to it.

Wii Virtual Console

The King of Fighters '97 (Neo Geo, D4 Enterprise, 900pts) — The legendary fighting series returns to Virtual Console. The first Neo Geo game to hit the service in over a year, this three-on-three scrapper is well-regarded in the fighting game community; we'll bring you our verdict very soon.

3DS Virtual Console

Kirby's Block Ball (Game Boy, Nintendo, £2.70/€3) — Kirby stars in a Breakout-like game, with paddles on all four sides and Kirby's special abilities all changing things up. We'll have an in-depth review for you soon.

WiiWare

BurgerTime World Tour (Monkeypaw Games, 1000pts) — After launching on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network last year, WiiWare users get a chance to build burgers in this revisiting of the classic concept. 3DS owners can already try out BurgerTime Deluxe of course, but we'll see if this WiiWare version is just as tasty in our upcoming review. Until then, check out our Monkeypaw Games interview and BurgerTime World Tour preview.

3DS Demo

CRUSH3D (SEGA, free) — Try out a little bit of SEGA's mind-bending puzzler, then read our CRUSH3D review and see if the full game's for you.

DSiWare

Crazy Cheebo: Puzzle Party (Cypronia, 200pts) — A match-three game with a particularly unique-looking lead character, our Crazy Cheebo: Puzzle Party review tells you all you need to know.

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In your dreams

We mean it: this week sees a demo of SEGA puzzler CRUSH3D hit the 3DS eShop in Europe.

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