This week's European downloads - January 4 (New Years Sale, NBA Playgrounds Enhanced and more)

Nintendo eShop (Switch)

Grand Prix Rock 'N Racing (EnjoyUp Games) - €7.99/£7.19
Get ready for some speed with your family and friends!

Grand Prix Rock 'N Racing gives you the fastest, most exciting races. You can evolve your car, improving the engine, brakes, tires and more until you've achieved the perfect evolution to win the Championship!

Online leaderboard where you can compare your best times with those of your friends and players from around the world.

NBA Playgrounds - Enhanced Edition (Saber Interactive Incorporated) - €19.99/£17.99 (€9.99/£8.99 until January 14)
Classic NBA arcade action is back! Take your “A” game to the playground and beat the best in high-flying 2-on-2 basketball action. Practice your skills offline, play with up to three others, or take your talents online to posterize your opponents with acrobatic jams and ridiculous displays of skill.

Collect your favourite players from a massive roster of current and retired NBA superstars from every team.  Travel to playgrounds across the globe to compete in online matches against the very best with your massive arsenal of dunks and moves.  Use your fine-tuned skills to take on the master of the playground himself – Allen Iverson.

Please note: The Enhanced Edition is permanently free to download for owners of the original NBA Playgrounds.

Pic-a-Pix Deluxe (Lightwood Games) - €7.99/£6.99
Pic-a-Pix are exciting logic puzzles that form whimsical pixel-art pictures when solved.  Pic-a-Pix are sometimes known by other names, such as Picross, Nonogram, Paint by Numbers, Griddlers, Hanjie and many more. Solve puzzles with a friend - or the whole family - with co-op play for up to 4 players using any combination of controllers!  In handheld mode, immerse yourself with intuitive touchscreen controls. Content previously available in Pic-a-Pix Colour on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U can be downloaded as DLC, and extra add-on packs will be released regularly.

ACA NEOGEO KING OF THE MONSTERS (HAMSTER) - €6.99/£6.29
"KING OF THE MONSTERS" is an action game released by SNK in 1991.

Players choose from one of the six monsters available, and battle their way across Japan in order to claim the title of strongest monster.

In addition to normal attacks such as punches and kicks, master more destructive techniques such as flame and beam attacks to overcome the enemies.

The Escapists 2 (Team17 Digital, Pre-order) - €19.99/£19.99
Bust out anywhere, with anyone on the Nintendo Switch. Team up with another inmate for local two player split-screen mode, taking a Joy-Con each to either team up to break out, or work against one another to determine who’s the quickest convict to make an escape.

Risk it all to breakout from the toughest prisons in the world. Explore the biggest prisons yet, with multiple floors, roofs, vents and underground tunnels. You’ll have to live by the prison rules, attending roll call, doing prison jobs and following strict routines; all the while secretly engineering your bid for freedom! Your prison escape antics will take you from the frosty Fort Tundra, to a train hurtling through the desert, and even to the final frontier!

Downloadable Content
NBA Playgrounds - Unlock Roster (Saber Interactive Incorporated) - €9.99/£8.99
NBA Playgrounds - Hot N Frosty (Saber Interactive Incorporated) - €9.99/£8.99
Pic-a-Pix Deluxe: Pic-a-Pix Colour (Lightwood Games) - €3.99/£3.49

Happy New Year Sale (ends January 11)
1-2-Switch (Nintendo) - €34.99/£27.99 (normally €49.99/£39.99)
ARMS (Nintendo) - €47.99/£39.99 (normally €59.99/£49.99)
Flip Wars (Nintendo) - €6.99/£6.29 (normally €9.99/£8.99)

Special offers
Super Beat Sports (Harmonix) - €11.99/£10.79 (Ends January 8, normally €14.99/£13.49)
Spellspire (10tons) - €7.99/£7.19 (Ends January 10, normally €9.99/£8.99)
WWE 2K18 (2K) - €44.99/£39.99 (Permanent, was €69.99/£54.99)
WWE 2K18 Digital Deluxe Edition (2K) - €64.99/£57.99 (Permanent, was €89.99/£79.99)


Nintendo eShop (3DS)

Happy New Year Sale (ends January 11, My Nintendo members only)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) - €27.99/£24.49 (normally €39.99/£34.99)
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Nintendo) - €31.49/£27.99 (normally €44.99/£39.99)
Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) - €31.49/£27.99 (normally €44.99/£39.99)
Metroid: Samus Returns (Nintendo) - €31.49/£27.99 (normally €44.99/£39.99)
Miitopia (Nintendo) - €27.99/£24.49 (normally €39.99/£34.99)
Picross 3D: Round 2 (Nintendo) - €24.49/£20.99 (normally €34.99/£29.99)
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon (Nintendo) - €27.99/£24.49 (normally €39.99/£34.99)
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) - €27.99/£24.49 (normally €39.99/£34.99)
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) - €31.49/£27.99 (normally €44.99/£39.99)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo) - €13.99/£11.19 (normally €19.99/£15.99)
Tomodachi Life (Nintendo) - €27.99/£24.49 (normally €39.99/£34.99)
Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger (Nintendo) - €6.99/£6.29 (normally €9.99/£8.99)
Fallblox (Nintendo) - €5.59/£5.03 (normally €7.99/£7.19)
Pocket Card Jockey (Nintendo) - €3.49/£3.14 (normally €6.99/£6.29)
Pullblox (Nintendo) - €4.19/£3.77 (normally €5.99/£5.39)
Tank Troopers (Nintendo) - €3.99/£3.59 (normally €7.99/£7.19)

Special offers
Dragon Sinker (KEMCO) - €6.99/£6.29 (Ends January 18, normally €9.99/£8.99)
Sssnakes (EnjoyUp Games) - €1.97/£1.77 (Ends January 11, normally €2.99/£2.69)
My Pet School 3D (Treva Entertainment) - €19.99/£16.75 (Permanent, was €29.99/£24.99)


Nintendo eShop (Wii U)

Happy New Year Sale (ends January 11, My Nintendo members only)
Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) - €29.99/£24.99 (normally €59.99/£49.99)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Nintendo) - €17.49/£13.99 (normally €24.99/£19.99)
Nintendo Selects: Mario Party 10 (Nintendo) - €17.49/£13.99 (normally €24.99/£19.99)
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo) - €19.99/£17.49 (normally €39.99/£34.99)
Super Mario 64 (Nintendo, N64 VC) - €4.99/£4.49 (normally €9.99/£8.99)
Kirby's Adventure Wii (Nintendo, Wii DL) - €13.99/£12.59 (normally €19.99/£17.99)
Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo, Wii DL) - €9.99/£8.99 (normally €19.99/£17.99)

Special offers
Spy Chameleon (EnjoyUp Games) - €2.49/£2.24 (Ends February 1, normally €4.99/£4.49)