Open world action and traditional JRPG tropes collide in this week's downloads!

While I wouldn’t call this week the deluge of content the eShop and Virtual Console need, it certainly has some gems. 3DS fans will be satisfied at least, with both a great-looking JRPG as well as an excellent open world action game hitting the system. The Wii U is a little less robust with Ninja Gaiden and…a game about a penguin. Well, don’t knock it ‘till you’ve tried it, kids.

The 3DS version is being developed by the team behind the last Sly Cooper. 

A brand new Sonic game, called Sonic Boom, is headed exclusively to Wii U and Nintendo 3DS later this year. It's a prequel to the new Sonic CG TV show of the same name, and features new character designs, including a burlier Knuckles. Sonic Boom is the third in three previously announced Nintendo-platform exclusive Sonic titles from Sega.

The enhanced version of the NES-style GTA game finally comes out on a current-gen Nintendo platform.

Retro City Rampage DX is finally arriving in the 3DS eShop tomorrow.

After a few months of vague release windows, Vblank Entertainment, the developers of the enhanced version of the WiiWare/PC/Playstation Network release of Retro City Rampage, has confirmed that the Deluxe version of the game will... Read more...

But not all is magic and happiness in the world of Disney.

Disney Interactive saw a 38 percent increase in revenues for the first fiscal quarter of 2014, according to a report released today by The Walt Disney Company, and the company has the success of Disney Infinity to thank for it.

Revenues for Disney’s games business jumped to a total of $403 million,... Read more...

Marty talked about some tweaks to Miiverse on the Wii U!

Players can now control both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS versions of Miiverse in a similar fashion. Marty from Nintendo of Europe announced the news in a Miiverse update earlier today.

The button for reloading is no longer the L button, replaced by the Y button. Nintendo added a new feature related to when you have a community open. You can now quickly go from post to post by using L and R buttons, which allows for quicker scrolling.

After a month delay, the service is finally available stateside.

Pokémon Bank is now available for download in the Nintendo 3DS eShop in North America. The app is free to download and a trial period has been implemented through March 14. Following that date, a yearly fee of $4.99 will be required in order to continue using the app.

The service allows players... Read more...

Nintendo struggling in the gaming market might not be the best news for Sony and Microsoft.

Playstation UK’s Managing Director, Fergal Gara, recently spoke about how Nintendo’s performance in the market could affect the industry.

"[The decline of Nintendo] could be detrimental to the market, unless people like us raise our game and help tap into the younger consumer group that they serve rather well", Gara said.

Download The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in this weeks Nintendo Downloads.

This week's Nintendo Downloads offers a double helping of eShop originals, along with two classic Virtual Console titles.

Wii U eShop Sales

Super Indie Sale – 60 percent off the following titles until 9 a.m. PT on February 13: