Digital Download Thursdays
One of the most fun tactical strategy games released for the Game Boy Advance is now available via the Wii U eShop: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. It has beautiful graphics and an engaging story that will keep RPG fans busy for many hours.
Also new this week is Final Fantasy Explorers for 3DS. This all-new game combines aspects of Monster Hunter with the world of Final Fantasy – allowing for up to 4 players to join together in co-op play.
Shadow Puppeteer for Wii U looks interesting as well. Play solo or co-op in this uniquely styled adventure game.
The full list of this week’s downloads is below:
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
- Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
- FINAL FANTASY EXPLORERS – Master more than 20 jobs, each offering unique ways to defeat or even recruit the realm’s mightiest monsters. Players will have the ability to call upon the powers of eidolons like Ifrit and Bahamut, as well as transform into legendary characters from the FINAL FANTASY series via the Trance ability. Click here to watch a trailer for the game.
- Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
- LEGO® Marvel’s Avengers– The best-selling LEGO Marvel video game franchise returns with a new action-packed superhero adventure on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS systems. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers features characters and storylines from the critically acclaimed Marvel films, additional classic Avengers characters featured in Marvel Comics, open-world game play and the introduction of dynamic new Team-Up Moves. Click here to watch a trailer for the game.
- Nintendo eShop on Wii U
- Shadow Puppeteer – Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful, world of darkness and light in Shadow Puppeteer, an award-winning local co-op adventure. Work together as a boy and his shadow, manipulating light to solve puzzles that bring you closer to finding the evil shadow puppeteer. Click here to watch a trailer for the game.
- Virtual Console on Wii U
- FINAL FANTASY Tactics Advance – When Marche and his friends open an ancient magical tome, their small town is transformed into a fantasy-filled kingdom known as Ivalice. In this Game Boy Advance RPG classic, guide Marche and his clan against countless foes, and discover the wonders of Ivalice. Build up your party, master abilities and summons, and learn tactical combat to win in battle.
Nintendo eShop sales:
- Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
- It’s the last week of the Winter Warm-up Sale! Check out this week’s deals and save up to 30 percent off select games. The sale ends Feb. 4 at 8:59 a.m. PT.
- 99Moves, Darts Up 3D and more games from Enjoy Up are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.
- Nintendo eShop on Wii U
- TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 11.
- Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
- Art of Balance TOUCH! is 25 percent off (reduced from $6.99 to $5.20) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 18.
- Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 22.
- The Magic Hammer is 40 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Feb. 25.
Also new this week:
- Hello Kitty’s Magic Apron (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
- RV-7 My Drone (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
- The Magic Hammer – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
- Joe’s Diner (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
- Level 22 (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
- MINI-GAMES MADNESS VOLUME: #1 – HELLO WORLD! (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
- Crazy Train (DSiWare on Nintendo DSi)
In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, the Nintendo DSi™ Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and the Wii™ Shop Channel for the Wii console.

Craig has been covering the video game industry since 1995. His work has been published across a wide spectrum of media sites. He’s currently the Editor-In-Chief of Nintendo Times and contributes to Gaming Age.