This week on the 3DS eShop: Mario and Donkey Kong, The Starship Damrey, and Crash City Mayhem

Games. Glorious games. Unique games. Notable games. The Nintendo 3DS eShop has quite the variety this week, make no mistake.You've got a new game featuring everyone's favourite plumber and gorilla combo, something new from the studio behind the Professor Laytonseries, as well as some smaller, cheaper options.In fact, it's a rather good week for the Nintendo 3DS all round. There's a reason for every single one of you 3DS owners to head...

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The Animal Crossing: New Leaf Diaries - Day 1

Next month, Nintendo will launch Animal Crossing: New Leaf on the 3DS.The Animal Crossing games have always had you live among a cosmopolitan microcosm of the animal kingdom, and used to leave you to lead a quiet life of luxury; plucking fruit, catching fish, and collecting furniture.But that's all changed. In New Leaf, you're made mayor of the village as soon as you step off the train, and must take charge of your...

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Cyberpunk RTS C-Wars passes sixth stretch goal, will come to PS Vita and 3DS

Do you remember that gritty, grid-based RTS game C-Wars that we found on Kickstarter a few weeks back?If so, you'll be happy to read that C-Wars just passed the $65,535 threshold and will now be released for the PS Vita and 3DS, in addition to Android tablets.Actually, it would have come out for the 3DS anyway as Onipunks recently said in an interview with 4CR - but the news of a Vita release is certainly encouraging...

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Review: Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo for 3DS

Being a squirrel must be ace. You get to lounge around in the treetops all day, and every once in a while dig up a nut or two (if you can remember where you left them).This particular squirrel, star of the ridiculously named SuperLittle Acorns 3D Turbo, has lost his nuts all over the place. Fortunately, grabbing them all makes for an entertaining platformer.From acorns grow mighty stereoscopic 3D visualsSuper Little Acorns is all about...

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Dodge cops, plant bombs, and rescue hostages from May 9th in Crash City Mayhem for 3DS

Essex-based publisher Ghostlight has announced that its action-packed drive-'em-up Crash City Mayhem will smash onto the Nintendo 3DS eShop on May 9th.Released in Japan as Runabout 3D: Drive Impossible, Crash City Mayhem is a high-octane driving game in which you earn rewards for causing as much destruction as humanly possible.Your 'official' aim in this title, though, is to put an end to an evil terrorist syndicate...

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This week on the 3DS eShop: Picdun 2, BearShark, and a nice meaty discount

There are a bunch of neato discounts on downloadable Nintendo 3DS games this week.And all you need do is visit the eShop to find them.The Virtual Console has been given a real shot in the arm this week, too, with multiple new (old?) titles ready for your consumption.Plus, there are some brand-new games to download. In fact, it's fair to say that the 3DS eShop has 'got game' this week. Or something.European eShop releasesPicdun 2: Witch's Curse is...

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Review: Clash of Elementalists for 3DS

Image gallery >> At its heart, Clash of Elementalists is an arena-based tank-combat game, with two opponents trying to blast each other to bits in a 3D arena. In many ways it's similar to classics like Battlezone and Virtual On, except it replaces huge mechanised infantry with tiny anime girls. The game is a simple fight to the death between two of the girls. In other games of the genre, the fun is in mastering...

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