Last week, I wrote a Top 5 post about a crop of Nintendo eShop games that I was interested in purchasing. This post was published on a Thursday, and as luck would have it, here I am, almost exactly one week to the day, and I am already writing a second post with more games to take into consideration. These are just as awesome as the first batch of games, and the best part is that they are all currently available, with no pending release date to wait for.
5) Puzzle Box Setup - (Nintendo 3DS)
I watched the trailer for this, and at first glance, I was quite intrigued. The weirdest part of the demonstration video was probably the fact that the player turned the system upside down in order to play the game, but honestly, there have been Wario Ware mini-games that have required the same console orientation, so with that in mind, the weirdness wore off. My other impression was a touch of curiosity because the concept reminded me of pixel art.
There isn't a Nintendo handheld in the world today (except probably the original Game & Watch) that would be complete without some variation of Tetris. This version, published by Ubisoft, shows lots of promise, and hopefully will be a lot better than its original Nintendo DS predecessor. At a cost of only $15-20, depending on sale prices, it's an investment that doesn't require too much risk on the consumer's part.
Whilst initially looking at this option, one might think "Why would you include this option on a list such as this?" Well, given that the full Nintendo 3DS game costs almost as much as the Wii U version (which I'll add to this list next), ninety-nine cents does not seem like that much of an investment, especially considering most players would be more likely to play the Wii U version. Sure, there's no local multiplayer between Nintendo 3DS handhelds, but at a price of ninety-nine cents, I wasn't expecting too much of UI overhaul, anyway.
For most people, this would probably take the coveted top spot for a list such as this, however, considering that this game requires a lot of extra controllers that a user doesn't necessarily have laying around, it takes the number two spot on my list. Besides, when you see number one, and my reasoning for it, you'll understand.
While it may seem odd for me to add a Wii game to a list of games to purchase for the Wii U, there is some logical thinking to this. A few months ago, Nintendo started adding Wii games to the Nintendo eShop lineup as downloads for the Wii U. This was one of them, as well as was the sequel to Super Mario Galaxy (which almost made this list). Initially, when Club Nintendo introduced a bunch of games to their reward lineup (before the program's discontinuation, which I mentioned in my Facebook note regarding the rewards program), they re-introduced a smaller version where you fight against your trainer, Doc Louis. I redeemed this version with some of my Club Nintendo points, and at first, it was awesome. However, I realized that there were no other opponents and decided that the full Wii version would be worth investing in, especially after reading reviews that said the downloadable version on the eShop was equal to its disc-based counterpart.
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