Monster, monster
Teyon's Chronicles of Vampires series reaches its horrific conclusion this week in Chronicles of Vampires: The Awakening, heading to DSiWare on Thursday.
DLC packs revealed
Much-anticipated title Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown finally makes it to the PlayStation Store in North America on 5th June, priced $14.99. Europe gets it the very next day for £9.99.
Release date revealed
EnjoyUp Games' next DSiWare game, 99Seconds, will hit North America on 31st May for 200 Nintendo Points.
Among other price drops
The long-awaited Pikmin 2 on Wii reaches North America on 10th June for $19.99.
So cheer up
Last week we learnt that Nintendo Japan is discontinuing the Aqua Blue 3DS, and we anxiously wondered what it might mean for us in the West. We've heard back from Nintendo Europe now and it's good news.
Kirby and birds
Two games and a demo for 3DS owners this week, while Wii owners get a free slice of gaming too.
Grab it
European 3DS owners can give Rayman's next adventure a fair shake when the eShop updates with a Rayman Origins demo this week.
Mario makes a clean sweep
Nintendo UK has just revealed all-time sales charts for Wii's Virtual Console, and it contains a sum total of zero surprises. On NES, legendary platformer Super Mario Bros. 3 sits atop the chart, just above Super Mario Bros. and, strangely, Pac-Man. SNES players favour Super Mario World over all others, with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in second. Donkey Kong Country sits pretty in third. In the Nintendo 64 charts, top of the bill is — surprise, surprise — Super Mario 64. Second is Mario Kart 64, perhaps surprising considering Super Mario Kart only reached 8th in the SNES charts, though MK64 was released in 2007 while its SNES predecessor landed in April 2010. Third place in the UK N64 charts went to Paper Mario, rounding out plumbing podium domination on N64. The UK Virtual Console charts — compiled from purchases made by Club Nintendo members — are worth a read if you want to see Mario, Sonic and friends reigning supreme.
Go ahead, make his day
Nicalis won't publish La-Mulana on WiiWare in the West, but that doesn't mean the game is entirely, 100% stone cold dead.
Cobalt from the blue
Nintendo of Japan will soon end production of the Aqua Blue 3DS console.
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