Nintendo’s Sakura Samurai hits eShop this week. Looking good!

eShop just keeps getting better! I buy my share of titles from Apple’s place, but I find Nintendo’s shop currently ruling as far as delivering quality games that look great, hold my interest for longer than a bus ride, and actually–get this–control really well! On February 2, a very promising-looking action adventure arrives for your downloading consideration.

Sakura Samurai features fun, quirky character designs, swordplay that requires actual strategy, a cross-country quest, survival modes, a garden mini-game linked to the pedometer, dumplings, frogs, intrigue and weirdness. Can’t wait!

Actually, the game’s website had me hooked the moment I saw this feature:

Well, my Thursday evening’s now officially booked up. Anyone else going to give this eShop original a spin?