This week's European dowloads - December 1/2 (Mario Maker 3DS, Sonic 25th sale and more)

Nintendo eShop (3DS)

Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, available December 2) - €39.99/£34.99
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS is all about playing courses anytime, anywhere. There's lots to play right out of the box, with 100 built-in courses designed by Nintendo. Those levels have extra challenges too, such as collecting every coin or defeating every enemy before reaching the goal. Completing these extra challenges earns you medals.

Picross 3D: Round 2 (Nintendo, available December 2) - €34.99/£29.99
Solve 3D puzzles to find hidden objects in Picross 3D: Round 2! In this game, use the numbers on the blocks to work out which ones to paint and solve the puzzles. There are over 300 puzzles to beat. Can you uncover the object in each one? This time, blocks can be painted with two colours, so there are even more elaborate objects to discover. If you tap compatible amiibo (sold separately), you can even play puzzles based on Nintendo characters. Puzzles can have different solutions based on the difficulty setting you choose. If you’re confident in your skills, why not try puzzles on multiple difficulty settings?

7th Dragon III Code: VFD (Deep Silver) - €39.99/£34.99
7th Dragon III Code: VFD Bonus Item: Nagamimi Doll (Deep Silver, Add-on Content) - Free
7th Dragon III Code: VFD Quest: Seed Outbreak! (Deep Silver, Add-on Content) - €1.49/£0.99 (Free until December 8)
7th Dragon III Code: VFD Quest: Gold Rabi Outbreak! (Deep Silver, Add-on Content) - €1.49/£0.99 (Free until December 8)
The apocalypse is heralded by the appearance of seven dragons. One after another, they have invaded earth and are beginning to ravage the human race. Once the seventh appears, there’s no hope for mankind... unless you turn back time in 7th Dragon Code III: VFD.

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (Deep Silver) - €39.99/£34.99
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - Earring Set (Deep Silver, Add-on Content) - €0.99/£0.79 (Free until December 8)
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - Fall of Tokyo Promo Video (Deep Silver, Add-on Content) - Free
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - A Godslayer Needs Levels (Deep Silver, Add-on Content) - €2.99/£1.99
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - Ranking Program 1 (Deep Silver, Add-on Content) - Free
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - Asahi/Nozomi Set (Deep Silver, Add-on Content) - €0.99/£0.79
The eternal struggle between Gods begins now! It’s time to choose a side. Peace or Anarchy? The story of Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse focuses on a Hunter cadet protagonist who gets killed by one of the demons treating post-apocalyptic Tokyo as their personal playground. However, the mysterious god Dagda resurrects the protagonist in exchange for his fealty, and sets him on a perilous path that treads a fine line between peace and anarchy. Is Dagda simply an opportunistic lesser god or is he part of something much bigger?

Permanent Bonus: Get Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Theme for free with every purchase.

My Nintendo Rewards
7th Dragon III Code: VFD – Discount - 50 Gold Points (€35.99 / £31.49 with discount, available until December 15)
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse – Discount - 50 Gold Points (€35.99 / £31.49 with discount, available until December 15)

Sonic 25th Anniversary Sale
All offers end on December 8.

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (SEGA) - €29.99/£26.19 if you downloaded any other Sonic game on sale  (normally €39.99/£34.99)
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (SEGA) - €19.99/£17.49 (normally €39.99/£34.99)
Sonic Lost World (SEGA) - €19.99/£17.49 (normally €39.99/£34.99)
Sonic Generations (SEGA) - €9.99/£7.99 (normally €24.99/£19.99)
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (SEGA) - €15.99/£11.99 (normally €39.99/£29.99)
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (SEGA) - €2.49/£2.24 (normally €4.99/£4.49)
Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA) - €2.49/£2.24 (normally €4.99/£4.49)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SEGA) - €2.49/£2.24 (normally €4.99/£4.49)
Sonic Drift 2 (SEGA) - €1.99/£1.79 (normally €3.99/£3.59)
Sonic Blast (SEGA) - €2.49/£2.24 (normally €4.99/£4.49)
Sonic Labyrinth (SEGA) - €2.49/£2.24 (normally €4.99/£4.49)
3D Sonic The Hedgehog (SEGA) - €2.20/£2.04 (normally €4.49/£4.09)
3D Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (SEGA) - €2.49/£2.24 (normally €4.49/£4.49)

Special offers
Escape From Zombie City (Tom Create) - €2.10/£1.90 (Ends December 29, normally €2.99/£2.69)
Ninja Battle Heroes (Tom Create) - €1.39/£1.25 (Ends December 29, normally €1.99/£1.79)
Runny Egg (Tom Create) - €1.40/£1.25 (Ends December 29, normally €1.99/£1.79)
Smash Cat Heroes (Tom Create) - €1.75/£1.39 (Ends December 29, normally €2.49/£1.99)
Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! (Shin'en Multimedia) - €2.24 / £1.87 (Ends December 22, normally €2.99/£2.50)
Chain Blaster (Joindots) - €3.49/£2.93 (Ends December 15, normally €4.99/£4.19)
Undead Bowling (Joindots) - €4.89/£3.49 (Ends December 15, normally €6.99/£4.99)
Jump Trials Supreme (Joindots) - €3.49/£2.93 (Ends December 15, normally €4.99/£4.19)
Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D Download Version (Zordix AB) - €4.99/£4.49 (Ends December 8, normally €9.99/£8.99)
Word Puzzles by POWGI (Lightwood Games) - €7.19 / £6.39 (Ends December 8, normally €8.99/£7.99)
Proun+ (Engine Software) - €1.19/£1.05 (Ends December 15, normally €3.99/£3.50)
Sumico (Engine Software) - €0.89/£0.80 (Ends December 15, normally €2.99/£2.69)


Nintendo 3DS Theme Shop
All themes are available on December 2.

Miffy Dreamer By Mercis (Mercis/CPLG) - €0.99/£0.89
Today, Miffy is in the clouds. She'll be daydreaming for the entire day.

Miffy's Gifts By Mercis (Mercis/CPLG) - €0.99/£0.89
This year, Miffy has received a lot of gifts. What did you get for Christmas?

Christmas with Miffy By Mercis (Mercis/CPLG) - €0.99/£0.89
Celebrate your Christmas with Miffy.


Nintendo eShop (New 3DS)

Hyperlight EX (CatfishBlues Games) - €5.49/£4.99
Hyperlight is an high intensity arcade action game in which you control a spaceship that fights against hordes of evil alien monsters in a virtual cosmic environment. Your spaceship has a special capability: it can travel at a Faster Than Light speed (F.T.L.) becoming itself the final weapon. By colliding with enemies in this state the ship can instantly destroy everything it touches! In the game there are also plenty of other bonuses, weapons and entities that can help you overcome the many difficulties you’ll be facing, including the battles against the final bosses that await you in the dark side of the universe!

CUP CRITTERS (RCMADIAX) - €1.49/£1.39
In CUP CRITTERS, you must manipulate gravity to keep those crazy balls in the cups. As you advance, your score gets higher and the tricks get more difficult. Great fun for casual players and core gamers alike!


Nintendo eShop (Wii U)

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo) - €19.99/£17.99
When an army of invaders infiltrate Donkey Kong’s jungle home and help themselves to every banana they can get their hands on, you know there’s going to be trouble. With a rumbling stomach and the support of some fellow banana-starved buddies, the agitated ape sets out to reclaim what’s rightfully his and liberate the kingdoms he passes through in the process.

SHOOT THE BALL (RCMADIAX) - €1.49/£1.39
In SHOOT THE BALL, your objective is simple - use the touch screen to "shoot" the ball into the open space scoring a point. Each shape is randomly given a speed and colour to increase the difficulty. Challenge your family and friends to beat your session score. How many times can you SHOOT THE BALL?

Frag doch mal...die Maus! (ASHGAMES) - €9.99
Everyone in the German speaking territory grew up with the Maus. The show "Die Sendung mit der Maus" by German public TV station WDR is on TV for over 40 years. Quarterly a Saturday prime time live Quiz show is produced by WDR, which is the basis for this Quiz game. Originally released on PC in in 2008 it earned many game awards including "Best German Kids Game 2008". This completely redesigned product returns with many new features and is available for mobile devices for the first time. Hours of fun are waiting for kids and parents answering about 1000 questions and with approximately two hours of original video content with the famous "Sachgeschichten by Christoph and Armin".

Sonic 25th Anniversary Sale
All offers end on December 8.

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (SEGA) - €24.99/£19.99 (normally €49.99/£39.99)
Sonic Lost World (SEGA) - €24.99/£19.99 (normally €49.99/£39.99)
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (SEGA) - €19.99/£15.99 (normally €49.99/£39.99)

Special offers
Art of Balance (Shin'en Multimedia) - €6.74/£5.36 (Ends December 22, normally €8.99/£7.15)
Dragon Skills (Joindots) - €5.59/£4.75 (Ends December 15, normally €7.99/£6.79)
Sweetest Thing (Joindots) - €4.89/£3.84 (Ends December 15, normally €6.99/£5.49)
Word Puzzles by POWGI (Lightwood Games) - €7.19/£6.39 (Ends December 8, normally €8.99/£7.99)