This week's European downloads - December 17 (Minecraft, tons of deals and more)

Nintendo eShop (Wii U)

Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Mojang) - €29.99/£19.99
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Festive Skin Pack (Mojang) - €1.99/£1.59
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: The Simpsons Skin Pack (Mojang) - €2.99/£2.39
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Star Wars Classic Skin Pack (Mojang) - €2.99/£2.39
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Star Wars Rebels Skin Pack (Mojang) - €2.99/£2.39
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Star Wars Prequel Skin Pack (Mojang) - €2.99/£2.39
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Doctor Who Skins Volume I (Mojang) - €2.99/£2.39
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Doctor Who Skins Volume II (Mojang) - €2.99/£2.39
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Mass Effect Mash-up Skin Pack (Mojang) - €3.99/£3.19
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Skyrim Mash-up Skin Pack (Mojang) - €3.99/£3.19
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Greek Mythology Mash-up Skin Pack (Mojang) - €3.99/£3.19
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Halloween 2015 Mash-up Skin Pack (Mojang) - €3.99/£3.19
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Plastic Texture Pack (Mojang) - €0.99/£0.79
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Candy Texture Pack (Mojang) - €0.99/£0.79
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Cartoon Texture Pack (Mojang) - €0.99/£0.79
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Steampunk Texture Pack (Mojang) - €0.99/£0.79
Minecraft: Wii U Edition: Pattern Texture Pack (Mojang) - €0.99/£0.79
Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures. Explore randomly-generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in Creative Mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armour to fend off the dangerous mobs. Craft, create, and explore alone, or with up to four players in split-screen and up to eight online.

Island Flight Simulator (Joindots) - €7.99/£5.99
Enjoy open-ended gameplay, touch down in the tropics and transport freight between twelve exotic islands in more than a hundred exciting missions. Only the most daring pilots will take the risk of accepting both highly lucrative and illegal missions from shifty clients.

Ascent of Kings (Nostatic Software) - €1.99/£1.49
The death of a King. An epic challenge to choose a new ruler. Will the youngest of four brothers turn out to be the strongest? Will a boy become King? The answer is up to you. Classic adventure-platformer gameplay. Explore and encounter strange creatures - some harmless, some not. Navigate dangerous passages and evade deadly traps. Seek out elemental shrines and receive upgraded abilities.

Job the Leprechaun (Herrero) - €2.99/£2.69
Help Job the Leprechaun to rescue his friend Eri in this retro style platformer game. Collect all clovers on stage and find the door to go to the next level. A horde of goblins, zombies, caterpillars and more monsters will try to stop you, use your Magic Hat to fight them. But you are not alone in this adventure, a cow and an elf will help you with their abilities.

Mario Tennis (Nintendo, N64 VC) - €9.99/£8.99
Acclaimed as one of the most addictively fun games on Nintendo 64, Mario Tennis returns! With simple yet intuitive controls, you can keep your opponent on their toes with volleys, lobs, spins, and backhand smashes. Choose from 16 familiar characters with unique skills, and enjoy many different modes - from the standard Tournament to the wacky Piranha Challenge. Unlock all the secrets in single-player mode, or have friends over for intense multiplayer matches; this is a game that keeps serving up the fun!

New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS VC) - €9.99/£8.99
New Super Mario Bros. marked a milestone in Mario’s varied career. The first 2D platformer since Super Mario World, it brought the classic gameplay bang up to date with sumptuous visuals, toe-tapping tunes, and tons of secrets and surprises. Eight worlds are yours to explore, as you seek out all 240 Star Coins. You’ll need all your skills, plus new power-ups like the Mega Mushroom, Blue Koopa Shell and Mini Mushroom, to discover everything. Plus – if you fancy a break from Goomba-stomping, relax with a wide selection of touchscreen minigames!

Onimusha Tactics (Capcom, GBA VC) - €6.99/£6.29
After witnessing the destruction of their village by Nobunaga, an ambitious warlord assisted by occult forces on his quest to unify Japan, the young warrior Onimaru and his sister Oboro gather a militia of skilful swordsmen and other colourful characters to counter the demonic threat. The popular samurai series Onimusha returns with an episode focussing on strategic battles and teamwork, which is also fondly remembered for its addictive crafting mechanics to improve your equipment and weapons.

Special offers
Stone Shire (Finger Gun Games) - €4.99/£4.99 (Permanent, was €7.99/£7.00)
Another World - 20th Anniversary Edition (Digital Lounge) - €3.99/£3.59 (Ends December 24, normally €7.99/£7.19)
Armillo (Fuzzy Wuzzy Games) - €3.69/£2.99 (Ends January 1, normally €6.00/£5.50)
Art of Balance (Shin’en Multimedia) - €6.70/£5.35 (Ends January 7, normally €8.99/£7.15)
Canvaleon (OXiAB Game Studio) - €6.95/£6.29 (Ends January 7, normally €9.95/£8.99)
DuckTales: Remastered (CAPCOM) - €5.99/£4.79 (Ends December 31, normally €14.99/£11.99)
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (CAPCOM) - €5.24/£4.19 (Ends December 31, normally €14.99/£11.99)
Extreme Exorcism (Ripstone Publishing) - €9.99/£7.99 (Ends December 31, normally €12.99/£9.99)
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut (Curve Digital) - €1.99/£1.99 (Ends December 31, normally €11.99/£9.99)
Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition (WayForward) - €4.99/£4.49 (Ends January 6, normally €9.99/£8.99)
Mighty Switch Force! 2 (WayForward) - €2.50/£2.50 (Ends January 6, normally €5.00/£5.00)
Momonga Pinball Adventures (Paladin Studios) - €2.99/£2.50 (Ends December 31, normally €5.99/£4.99)
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) (E-line Media) - €5.99/£5.19 (Ends December 31, normally €14.99/£12.99)
Nova-111 (Curve Digital) - €3.99/£3.50 (Ends December 31, normally €14.99/£11.99)
OlliOlli (Curve Digital) - €3.39/£2.49 (Ends December 31, normally €9.99/£7.99)
Pumped BMX + (Curve Digital) - €4.99/£3.99 (Ends December 31, normally €9.99/£7.99)
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WayForward) - €8.49/£7.99 (Ends January 6, normally €16.99/£15.99)
Shiftlings (Activision) - €7.49/£6.99 (Ends December 31, normally €14.99/£13.99)
Skylanders SuperChargers (Activision) - €32.49/£28.99 (Ends December 31, normally €49.99/£44.99)
Slender: The Arrival (Blue Isle Studios) - €5.39/ £3.79 (Ends December 31, normally €8.99/£6.39)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge (Activision) - €14.99/£11.99 (Ends December 31, normally €49.99/£39.99)
Star Sky (JMJ Interactive) - €2.00/£1.80 (Ends December 31, normally €4.00/£3.60)
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones (Curve Digital) - €1.99/£1.59 (Ends December 31, normally €9.99/£7.99)
Suspension Railroad Simulator (Joindots) - €7.19/£5.39 (Ends December 31, normally €7.99/£5.99)
Swords & Soldiers II (Ronimo Games) - €12.99/£11.89 (Ends December 31, normally €18.99/£16.99)
The Amazing Spider-Man Ultimate Edition (Activision) - €12.49/£9.99 (Ends December 31, normally €49.99/£39.99)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Activision) - €17.99/£14.99 (Ends December 31, normally €59.99/£49.99)
The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure (Activision) - €24.99/£19.99 (Ends December 31, normally €49.99/£39.99)
The Swapper (Curve Digital) - €2.99/£1.99 (Ends December 31, normally €14.99/£11.99)
Thomas was Alone (Curve Digital) - €1.50/£1.25 (Ends December 31, normally €7.99/£6.99)
TRANSFORMERS PRIME The Game - €14.99/£11.99 (Ends December 31, normally €49.99/£39.99)
TRANSFORMERS: Rise of the Dark Spark (Activision) - €17.99/£14.99 (Ends December 31, normally €59.99/£49.99)
Trine 2: Director's Cut (Frozenbyte) - €8.49/£6.99 (Ends January 7, normally €16.99/£13.99)
Trine Enchanted Edition (Frozenbyte) - €6.49/£5.49 (Ends January 7, normally €12.99/£10.99)
Turtle Tale (Saturnine Games) - €1.49/£1.24 (Ends January 7, normally €2.99/£2.49)


Nintendo eShop (3DS)

Steel Empire (Teyon) - €15.99/£14.39
Dance with bullets and shoot down the enemy in Steel Empire now on Nintendo 3DS! Steel Empire is a Steampunk shoot'em up game featuring frantic combat filled with powerful enemies and insane obstacles. Enjoy a beautiful world and retro game-play as you dodge and shoot your way through classical stages. Choose one of 4 difficulty settings according to your set of skills and fight the evil empire! See how well you did using the Replay Mode and show your worth by getting all achievements. Steel Empire, originally released on Sega Mega Drive and Game Boy Advance, is finally available on Nintendo 3DS!

Chronus Arc (Kemco) - €9.99/£8.99
Venture through puzzle-filled dungeons to bring the past back to the present! The Chronus Fragments are needed to prepare for the Time Rewinding, which only takes place once every 10 years. On their way to the Chronus Shrine to get the Fragments, Loka and his teacher Teth are surrounded by a mysterious man named Geppel and his gang. They demand the Fragments. While Teth plays for time, Loka, the main character, rushes out of the cave on his own to fetch reinforcements. He is successful, but Teth and Geppel are nowhere to be found. Aiming to gather information about his missing teacher, Teth, and Geppel, who is trying to get his hands on the Fragments, Loka decides to set out on a journey with his friend Sarna.

The Delusions of Von Sottendorff and his Square Mind (Delirium Studios) - €12.99/£11.69
Baron Von Sottendorff is an aristocrat in the early 20th century. He doesn't know it, but he is really living trapped in a grid drawing of his mansion, created by his own lunatic mind. The game has a new focus that combines the essence of gaming platforms with puzzles in beautiful scenery created from artistic elements and references. The objective of the game is to free Baron Von Sottendorff from his own madness; to do this, you must overcome the challenges that appear along the way. As you solve the different levels, you receive objects that will help you unlock memories from his life. The more memories you get, the closer you are to regaining his sanity. Go crazy and help the Baron get his sanity back! But be careful...the rooms of the mansion move about and it's easy to get lost in his world.

The Keep Demo (Cinemax) - Free
Enter the Keep as an unsung hero on a quest to destroy the nefarious wizard Watrys. Explore the subterranean depths in this first-person dungeon crawler featuring real-time combat, a unique rune magic system, exploration, and puzzle solving. This game will awaken memories of what made old-school RPG dungeons so much fun to play while you fight, hunt for hidden treasures, and avoid deadly traps. Get to know your enemies, find their weaknesses, and crush them. Experiment with magic to discover powerful spells. Only the strongest will survive. To defeat the seemingly undefeatable Watrys, you will need to level up your character and find powerful armour and weapons. The game controls were designed with a Nintendo 3DS stylus in mind so mastering both sword and magic is a fun and intuitive experience. Do you have what it takes to stand against such evil? Then don’t procrastinate and enter. The Keep awaits you...

Special offers
Another World - 20th Anniversary Edition (Digital Lounge) - €3.99 / £3.59 (Ends December 24, normally €7.99/£7.19)
Mighty Switch Force! (WayForward) - €2.99/£2.69 (Ends January 6, normally €5.99/£5.39)
Mighty Switch Force! 2 (WayForward) - €2.50/£2.50 (Ends January 6, normally €5.00/£5.00)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge (Activision) - €19.99/£14.99 (Ends December 31, normally €39.99/£29.99)
The Amazing Spider-Man (Activision) - €12.49/£9.99 (Ends December 31, normally €39.99/£29.99)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Activision) - €19.99/£14.99 (Ends December 31, normally €39.99/£29.99)
The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure (Activision) - €14.99/£12.49 (Ends December 31, normally €29.99/£24.99)
TRANSFORMERS PRIME The Game - €19.99/£14.99 (Ends December 31, normally €39.99/£29.99)
TRANSFORMERS: Rise of the Dark Spark (Activision) - €19.99/£14.99 (Ends December 31, normally €39.99/£29.99)
Turtle Tale (Saturnine Games) - €1.49/£1.24 (Ends January 7, normally €2.99/£2.49)
10-in-1: Arcade Collection (Gamelion) - €0.99/£0.89 (Ends January 15, normally €1.99/£1.79)
3D Game Collection (Joindots) - €4.99 / £3.69 (Ends December 31, normally €6.99/£4.99)
Code of Princess (AGATSUMA) - €14.95/£12.49 (Ends December 31, normally €29.99/£24.99)
Crazy Kangaroo (Gamelion) - €0.99/£0.89 (Ends January 15, normally €1.99/£1.89)
Fractured Soul (Endgame Studios) - €1.59 / £1.39 (Ends January 7, normally €7.99/£7.19)
Gunslugs 2 (Engine Software) - €1.99/£1.49 (Ends January 4, normally €4.99/£4.49)
Hazumi (Gamelion) - €1.29/£0.99 (Ends January 15, normally €2.69/£1.99)
Heart Beaten (Springloaded) - €2.33/£2.00 (Ends December 31, normally €3.49/£2.99. Just €1.09/£1.00 if you downloaded Space Lift Danger Panic)
Karous - The Beast Of Re:Eden - (CIRCLE Ent.) - €3.99/£3.29 (Ends January 7, normally €5.99/£4.79)
League of Heroes (Gamelion) - €3.99/£3.19 (Ends January 7, normally €4.99/£3.99)
Monster Shooter (Gamelion) - €1.99/£1.60 (Ends January 15, normally €4.00/£3.20)
Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme Park (Activision) - €14.99/£9.99 (Ends December 31, normally €29.99/£19.99)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (CAPCOM) - €19.49/£16.24 (Ends December 31, normally €29.99/£24.99)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (CAPCOM) - €11.24/£8.99 (Ends December 31, normally €24.99/£19.99)
Pick-A-Gem (Gamelion) - €1.49/£1.29 (Ends January 15, normally €2.99/£2.69)
PIX3D (Gamelion) - €1.99/£1.79 (Ends January 15, normally €3.99/£3.59)
Proun+ (Engine Software) - €1.99/£1.50 (Ends January 4, normally €3.99/£3.50)
Rage of the Gladiator (Gamelion) - €3.49/£3.09 (Ends January 15, normally €6.99/£6.29)
Sayonara UmiharaKawase (AGATSUMA) - €12.40/£9.99 (Ends December 31, normally €24.99/£19.99)
Space Lift Danger Panic! (Springloaded) - €1.65/1.29 (Ends December 31, normally €2.49/£1.99. Just €0.80/£0.65 if you downloaded Heart Beaten.)
SpeedX 3D (Gamelion) - €1.49/£1.29 (Ends December 31, normally €2.99/£2.69)
SpeedX 3D Hyper Edition (Gamelion) - €0.99/£0.89 (Ends December 31, normally €1.99/£1.79)
SpongeBob HeroPants (Activision) - €14.99/£9.99 (Ends December 31, normally €29.99/£19.99)
Sumico (Engine Software) - €1.99/£1.69 (Ends January 4, normally €2.99/£2.69)
Super Street Fighter IV 3D (CAPCOM) - €7.99/£7.19 (Ends December 31, normally €19.99/£17.99)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Activision) - €19.99/£14.99 (Ends December 31, normally €39.99/£29.99)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze (Activision) - €19.99/£14.99 (Ends December 31, normally €39.99/£29.99)
The Legend of Dark Witch - Chronicle 2D ACT (CIRCLE Ent.) - €2.79/£2.19 (Ends January 7, normally €3.99/£3.19)
WAKEDAS (CIRCLE Ent.) - €1.99/£1.69 (Ends January 7, normally €2.99/£2.49)
Witch & Hero (CIRCLE Ent.) - €1.99/£1.59 (Ends January 7, normally €3.99/£3.19)
World Conqueror 3D (CIRCLE Ent.) - €3.99/£3.19 (Ends January 7, normally €4.99/£3.99)


Nintendo 3DS Theme Shop (available December 18)

Adventure Time: Princess Bubblegum (Turner Broadcasting Sys.) - €1.99/£1.79
Reign over the Candy Kingdom with this theme featuring Princess Bubblegum.

Adventure Time: BMO (Turner Broadcasting Sys.) - €1.99/£1.79
Who wants to play video games? This theme is perfect for fans of BMO.

Persona Q (NIS America) - €0.99/£0.89
Jump into the world of Persona Q before time ticks away at the mysterious clock tower of Yasogami High School.

Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker: Apocalypse (NIS America) - €0.99/£0.89
Grab this theme featuring the squad of demon tamers that will help you save Tokyo in Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker.

Etrian Mystery Dungeon (NIS America) - €0.99/£0.89
Immerse yourself in the world of Etrian Mystery Dungeon by decorating your Nintendo 3DS with this theme!

Geronimo Stilton Animation Pack (Atlantyca) - €1.99/£1.79
Geronimo Stilton TV series: Live the fabumouse adventures of Geronimo and his friends with these themes!

Geronimo Stilton Classic Pack (Atlantyca) - €1.99/£1.79
Geronimo Stilton: 3 cheddarific themes full of surprises!

Geronimo Stilton Mountains (Atlantyca) - €1.99/£1.79
Geronimo Stilton Animation in the snowy mountains.

Geronimo Stilton Pilot (Atlantyca) - €0.99/£0.89
Geronimo Stilton drives a plane.

Geronimo Stilton Christmas (Atlantyca) - €0.99/£0.89
Geronimo Stilton “The Christmas Toy Factory”.