Which would you rather have - a dance party, or a Corpse Party?
It's hard to believe we're less than six months away from the Wii U's successor launching, and yet we're getting a prominent Wii game this week in the form of Just Dance 2017. But that's off-topic, since you'll probably want to pick up the Wii U version for its access to, among other things, the music subscription service. And if my dancing wasn't scary enough, this pre-Halloween update also includes the original Corpse Party game (ported from the PC by way of the PSP). Now, the question is this: Is saving $20/$25 worth giving up the dolls and other feelies from the game's retail edition?
The eShop exclusives are in a lighter week, with a couple of 3DS drawing apps and Ectoplaza, a multiplayer party game with a spooooooky theme leading the charge. Also, a game from which I have been spared from due to a lack of a Canadian release in Demonic Karma Summoner whose Nintendo web store description is three sentences of pain. The sole Virtual Console release of the week is Lost in Shadow, which was one of the last titles released under the Hudson Soft label in North America before Konami acquired them.
Europe has a roughly similar week, though Just Dance and Corpse Party are joined by Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure. Vote Falcom for drill puns after you check out my review. The DLC is pretty heavy this week, as Minecraft sees new maps and skins, while Runbow got Zach Miller's attention again with OH HAY LOOK SHANTAE.
North America
Wii U Retail
Just Dance 2017 ($49.99, Tuesday, access to Just Dance Unlimited for three months included, additional purchase options available)
3DS Retail
Corpse Party (US$29.99/C$34.99, Tuesday)
Wii U eShop
Ectoplaza ($7.99/$9.99)
Solitaire ($4.99/$5.99)
Demonic Karma Summoner ($3.00/not available)
3DS eShop
Butterfly: Inchworm Animation II ($5.00/$7.00)
Pixel Maker ($2.99/$3.99)
BOX UP ($1.49/$1.99)
Wii U Virtual Console
Lost in Shadow (Wii) ($19.99/$28.19)
DLC
Runbow: Shantae (Free)
Minecraft: Battle Map 4, Campfire Skin Pack, Halloween Battle Map, Spooky Bundle, Builder's Pack
3DS Themes
Mario's Halloween ($1.99/$2.89)
Sales and Price Drops
Highlights: Dementium Remastered is 50% off until November 10.
Europe
Wii U Retail
Just Dance 2017 (€49.99/£39.99: includes 3 months Just Dance Unlimited access, further access for between €3.99/£3.29 and €29.99/£25.00)
Wii U eShop
Mr Pumpkin Adventure (€3.99/£3.99)
Solitaire (€4.99/£4.49)
3DS eShop
Corpse Party (€29.99/£24.99)
Frozen/Big Hero 6 Pack (€29.99/£19.99)
Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure (€14.99/£14.99)
Fairune 2 (€6.99/£6.89)
Box Up (€1.49/£1.39)
DLC
Runbow: Shantae (Free)
Minecraft: Battle Map 4, Campfire Skin Pack, Halloween Battle Map, Spooky Bundle, Builder's Pack
3DS Themes
Pokémon: A Sinister Organization - Team Galactic / Rocket (€1.99/£1.79 ea)
Mario's Halloween (€1.99/£1.79)
Sonic: 25th Anniversary (free), Classic Style, Boom Style, Sonic Style (€1.99/£1.79 ea, bundle available)
Aardman Animation: Shaun the Sheep, Timmy (€1.99/£1.79 ea)
Raimbow: Magic Hallowinx (€1.99/£1.79)
Sanrio: Hello Kitty Halloween (€1.99/£1.79)
Gurumin: Heroes, Monster Pals, Paradise, Orange Twist (€1.39/£1.19 ea, bundle available)
Sales and Price Drops
The Halloween Sale is on until November 3, the following games have been added: 3Souls (Wii U), Zombie Defense (Wii U), The Legend of Dark Witch 2 (3DS), Witch & Hero (3DS), Zombie Incident (3DS)
Word Puzzles by POWGI (Wii U / 3DS) is €6.99/£6.29 (regular €8.99/£7.99) until 3 November.
Double Breakout is €5.00/£4.50 (regular €7.00/£6.00) until 24 November.
Discovery is €4.89/£4.19 (regular €6.99/£5.99) until 24 November.
Family Tennis SP is €3.74/£2.99 (regular €4.99/£3.99) until 17 November.
Real Heroes Firefighter 3D is €4.99/£4.99 (regular €9.99/£8.99) until 10 November.
Defend your Crypt and Blasting Agent: Ultimate Edition (Wii U / 3DS) are on sale until 3 November.
EnjoyUp Games titles are on sale until 24 November.
CIRCLE Ent. titles are on sale until 10 November.
RCMADIAX titles are on sale until 10 November.
