It’s Thursday, Koopalings! And as download fans well know, that means another batch of downloadable goodies has been released across the Nintendo's various systems. Today also marks the beginning of the company's “8-bit Summer” for the 3DS eShop, during which Nintendo will release two Virtual Console games a week from now through the end of the month. Hooray for retro goodness!

The Legend of Zelda

NES Open Tournament Golf

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Family Tennis 3D

Akari by Nikoli

Topoloco

3, 2, 1... WordsUp!

Let's Create! Pottery

2020 SUPER BASEBALL

So take a look at this week’s offerings below, then be sure to check back at the end of the month for our thoughts on the best the eShop has to offer 3DS (Virtual Console): $4.99: Nintendo: Reunite the Triforce and send Ganon packing with this smash-hit adventure, originally released on the NES console in 1987. Ganon, the King of Evil, has broken free of the Dark World and has captured Hyrule’s beloved Princess Zelda. But before she was caught, Zelda managed to shatter the Triforce of Wisdom and scatter its eight pieces throughout Hyrule. Begin your adventure by finding a small wooden sword in a dark cave. As you grow in stature, experience and strength, so do your weapons. Help Link collect the captured pieces of the Triforce, rescue the princess and thwart Ganon’s evil plans.3DS (Virtual Console): $4.99: Nintendo: We all know Mario™ is a hero, but did you know he’s also a world-class golfer? This classic NES game from 1991 lets you challenge another player in Stroke, Match and Tournament modes. Play on three fantasy courses in the United States, the UK and Japan, and try to win a million dollars. Make sure you keep an eye on the wind and the distance to the hole before selecting your club, or else you’ll be racking up some high scores –which is exactly what you don’t want to do in this game.: 3DS: $6.99: Arc System Works: There are six different courts, and eight playable characters. With the addition of Easy Mode, absolutely anyone can play with the press of a button and look great while doing it. Start with the Tournament to unlock everything in the gallery, then try the minigames: Roulette Rally, Human Backboard, and Survivor.3DS:$4.99: Hamster Corporation: Akari is a puzzle in which you set lights based on the hint numbers in order to light up the entirety of the white space. There’s both a Stage Clear mode and a Random mode. In Stage Clear mode, you progress by clearing puzzles one by one, and in "Random" mode puzzles are generated at random.DSi, 3DS: $4.99 (3DS), 500 Points (DSi): Abstraction Games: Meet professor Topoloco. He's absolutely crazy about topography and he is glad to have you in his world topography class! For each of the 5 continents he covers you can practice your skills in a series of mini-games like locating cities and countries, dragging flags, and more! You can practice as much as you want in order to prepare for a final exam which you can take whenever you think you're ready.: $1.99 (3DS), 200 Points (DSi): EnjoyUp Games: Build the maximum number of words with the same combination of letters. Do it before time runs out or you will lose! Practice your mental agility and your knowledge of the language in 3, 2, 1... WordsUp!Wii: 500 Wii Points: Infinite Dreams Inc.: Become a true artist and create "one of a kind" pottery items and share them with your friends! Throw the clay on the wheel, release all your artistic talents and take benefit of dozens of materials available in order to create your own design!Wii (Virtual Console): 900 Wii Points: D4 Enterprise: Originally released in 1991, this is not your typical baseball game. In the near future, there are two leagues with a total of 12 teams for players to choose from. Pick your team and go for the championship. The games are held at the exclusive Cyber Egg Stadium, where the home run zone is alarmingly small and the fair zone is unusually wide. You may be a bit perplexed at first, but once you get used to it and begin devising a strategy, you might even start enjoying all the curveballs being thrown at you.

That wraps it up for this week’s full releases. In other download news, a Heroes of Ruin demo is now available for free on the 3DS eShop. Finally, Nintendo’s 3DSWare title Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword has been selected as the Game of the Weekend, and will be available for the discounted price of $4.99 from now until Sunday, July 8 at 9:00PM (PST). In case you missed our full Sakura Samurai review - it’s pretty awesome, so take this chance to check it out if you haven’t already.Until next time, Koopalings - game on!

Audrey Drake is an Associate Editor at IGN and a proud member of the IGN Nintendo team. She is also a lifelong gamer, a frequent banisher of evil and a wielder of various legendary blades. You can follow her wild adventures on her IGN blog and Twitter . Game on!