If you like classic 2D platformers, you should probably just stop reading this and go get Shovel Knight on Wii U or 3DS. If you decide to stick around, there's still some other cool stuff on the eShops this week, too. Wii Sports Club reaches its dramatic conclusion on Wii U with the addition of Baseball and Boxing, both of which are online and make use of the GamePad. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, the NES classic, is hitting both Virtual Consoles, meaning you can see Alucard's debut on Wii U and 3DS. A slew of other downloadable titles are also launching, including the multiplayer-focused Monkey Pirates, a pair of My Farm games, and BrickBlast U.

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The result of a successful Kickstarter more than a year ago, Shovel Knight is finally here, bringing shovel justice and old-school-styled action platforming back to the forefront. Check out our review for all the details. The Wii U version makes use of Miiverse and even has a free update coming that will add more modes, including a multiplayer Battle Mode.Buy both of these remade Wii Sports games together when they are available later tonight. Both Baseball and Boxing feature online and new control options. Pitching in Baseball is done with the GamePad, and two Wii Remotes can be used in Boxing instead of just a Wii Remote and a Nunchuk. If you are curious, you can take advantage of a free 48-hour trial starting this weekend.From Henchmen Studio, Monkey Pirates is an off-beat local multiplayer-focused game where you, well, control a bunch of Monkey Pirates in a variety of multiplayer modes involving fighting and collecting. It even features a neat GamePad multiplayer mode where the GamePad player sort-of plays a Dungeon Master-like role.BrickBlast U! features 14 levels of pong-inspired action that is backed by a thumping electronic soundtrack. It's developed by Isaiah White and published by Nexis Games, in case you were curious.You start off with just a little penguin that you have to feed and take care of, and then you develop resources and get more animals in your burgeoning farm.You start off with just a little compsognathus that you have to feed and take care of, and then you develop resources and get more dinosaurs in your burgeoning farm.The result of a successful Kickstarter more than a year ago, Shovel Knight is finally here, bringing shovel justice and old-school-styled action platforming back to the forefront. Check out our review for all the details. The 3DS version makes use of StreetPass and even has a free update coming that will add more modes, including a Challenge Mode.This game from Moving Player is a touch screen-focused strategy game where you use different characters with upgradeable weapons and abilities to protect the Cocoro Islands from evil.It seems tough to hide the Titanic, but there it is just chilling in the ocean. Uncover the hidden mysteries of the fallen ship by finding hundreds of items and completing 14 different mini-games.Don't you just love playing video poker when no real money is involved?Avoid all the enemies on the scrolling screen while collecting coins like you're on some kind joyride involve jetpacks. Or rather, in this case, flying through the air on some jet-powered board.Do you like toys? Do you like the game Trials? That's basically what Toy Stunt Bike is: Trials with toys. It's got 60 levels and involves all sorts of physics-based mayhem. Check out the demo if you're curious.The 1990 NES classic is back on Virtual Console. Control Trevor Belmont and crack that whip in addition to transforming into Alucard, Grant and Syfa. Following a non-linear level structure, Castlevania III is very challenging and features some amazing music. Remember, you can upgrade it for $1 if you got the game on Wii Virtual Console.The 1990 NES classic is back on Virtual Console. Control Trevor Belmont and crack that whip in addition to transforming into Alucard, Grant and Syfa. Following a non-linear level structure, Castlevania III is very challenging and features some amazing music.A whole bunch of Wii U and 3DS games are up to 75% off until July 7, including the 3DS dynamite launch game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars and The cool Wii U launch game ZombiU.Code of Princess and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked are discounted until July 7.The Trials-inspired Urban Trial Freestyle is 60% off until July 10.Darksiders II and some other Nordic Games (read: old THQ games) on the Wii U are discounted until July 8.Do you want to build a snowman? Maybe try this 3DS game, which is discounted to $19.99 until July 31.DSiWare still exists with these three new games that you dress up a doll using three different themes. Go antique with the Antique Collection, get royal with the Princess Collection, or Lolita with the Lolita Collection.The long-awaited fourth chaper of the Anonymous Notes series is here, more than three years since the series debutted on DSiWare a month after the 3DS launched. It's an action RPG, but the other chapters were not too well received.I don't really know where to begin with this game. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around it. You're trying to be a samurai, I think, but you have the power of the God of the Stars, which lets you connect dots. Somehow, this all cohesively fits together. Maybe you connect the dots with a sword?

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