New downloadable Nintendo eShop games: Three great games are coming to Nintendo eShop soon.Pikmin 3 launches next week, 26th July in stores and on Nintendo eShop. In other news, players who go through Story Mode, Mission Mode and co-op Mission Mode and have broadband Internet access will be able to compare scores and stats with other players from around the world.

Every battle is different, as players adapt to different variables, stages and opponents. Players might want to grow lots of Pikmin quickly, while others want to make quick-hit attacks to grab prizes.

Pikmin 3 news: In Bingo Battle, this head-to-head battle mode features 12 different stages with three different variations per stage.

EarthBound news: EarthBound, created by Shigesato Itoi, is available from 17:00 UK-time on Nintendo eShop for Wii U.

Today’s announcements included: Wii U news To view the Nintendo Direct Mini in its entirety, visit our official Nintendo Direct page. During today’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Nintendo also revealed that Nintendo Zone locations are soon getting StreetPass enhancements to let players connect with one another, and provided information about a number of current and upcoming video games.

18th July 2013 – Fans of EarthBound got a big surprise this afternoon with the game releasing for the first time in Europe as a Wii U Virtual Console title on Nintendo eShop.

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