This week’s Nintendo eShop releases for North America are in, delivering new add-on content, demos, and games for Nintendo Switch, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS – as well as plentiful discounts across all platforms.
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Nintendo Switch Online Exclusive Games
- Tetris 99, Nintendo – Free
The iconic puzzle game Tetris arrives, but with an online experience like no other. In this next entry in the storied puzzle franchise, 99 players compete together until only one is left standing. Nintendo Switch Online members can battle for dominance in this free-to-download software. The Nintendo Switch exclusive is now available to download, and players can look forward to battling it out in upcoming online events.
Nintendo Switch Demos
- Mega Mall Story, Kairosoft – Free
Design a towering mall of mega proportions! Attract droves of customers and elevate yourself to 5-star status in this mall management simulation game! Add anything from fast food joints to sushi restaurants, stairs and elevators–even a heliport–all with a touch of the finger! When your establishment’s popularity reaches a certain point, a “Fever” is triggered in which customers swamp your mall!
Nintendo Switch Games
- ACA NEOGEO Puzzle Bobble 2, Hamster Corporation – $7.99
Puzzle Bobble 2 is an action puzzle game released by Taito in 1995 as the second sequel of Puzzle Bobble. Bub and Bob, the bubble spitting dragons from the action game are back again to take on new challenges! Skillfully bounce bubbles off the walls, make chains, and erase them! Aim for even greater chains with the new Star Bubbles and Metal Bubbles!
- Alvastia Chronicles, KEMCO – $12.99
After encountering the man who killed their parents ten years prior, Elmia and her brother Alan set out to avenge their deaths as they fight to stem the tide of monsters flooding into the upper world, and restore peace to Alvastia. However, in their quest to amass an army of diverse companions with the same goal, will they really be able to gain the strength necessary to bring their parents’ killer to justice, and save the world?
- Astrology and Horoscopes Premium, Crazysoft – $8.99
2019 Astrology and Horoscopes Premium is the most luxury astrology, horoscope and numerology application. Learn your love horoscope in style. Get detailed daily predictions of tomorrow and yesterday based on biorhythms. We use professional astrologers and give you the best results.
- BlazeRush, Targem Games – $11.99 (available 19th February)
BlazeRush is a dynamic arcade racing survival game with no health, no levelling and no brakes! You can assemble a team of friends to play in local or online multiplayer, choose a car to your taste and chase, blow up and cut off! Adapt your style and tactics to new enemies, obstacles and tracks.
- Captain StarONE, Flyhigh Works – $9.99
Became the hero Captain StarONE in this game blending action and ‘inaction’. You set your strategies and combos, then multitask as the game carries out your attacks. Watch the battles unfold and be ready to jump back in to guide our hero! As enemies become stronger strategies and actions change, and you then assist the Captain for stronger moves!
- Cinders, Crunching Koalas – $19.99
A mature take on Cinderella that’s all about player choices and shaping the famous fairy tale in any way you like. Cinders is a witty young woman living with an overbearing stepmother and her two daughters, as if she was reenacting a certain well-known fairy tale. But unlike its protagonist, Cinders is not afraid of taking fate into her own hands. Even if it means breaking the rules…
- Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Lone Wolf Technology – $9.99
Billy Blaze, eight year-old genius, working diligently in his backyard clubhouse has created an interstellar starship from old soup cans, rubber cement, and plastic tubing. While his folks are out on the town and the babysitter has fallen asleep, Billy travels into his backyard workshop, dons his brother’s football helmet, and transforms into…
- Degrees of Separation, Modus Games – $19.99
Degrees of Separation is a 2D puzzle platformer in which duo Ember and Rime must use their contrasting powers to manipulate heat and cold to overcome obstacles. Through cooperation, they will learn about each other and the fate of their worlds.
- DreamWorks Dragons Dawn of New Riders, Outright Games – $39.99 (available Friday 15th February)
When the island of Havenholme is found in ruins, mysterious survivors emerge as unlikely future heroes. Scribbler is a scholar who cannot remember his past while Patch is a unique breed of dragon, a “chimeragon,” with new, unexpected powers they discover along the way. Together they must explore new islands, battle fierce enemies and recover the memories that reveal Patch’s true origin in this fun and fiery new action adventure.
- Final Fantasy IX, Square Enix – $20.99
Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe have kidnapped Princess Garnet, the heir of Alexandria. To their surprise, however, the princess herself yearned to escape the castle. Through a series of unusual circumstances, she and her personal guard, Steiner, fall in with Zidane and set out on an incredible journey.
- Guess The Word, Ultimate Games – $1.89
Play and learn letters and words. Guess The Word is an educational game for preschoolers and toddlers. Create words from letters as fast as you can! Your techer will give you hints!
- Hexa Maze, Treva Entertainment – $19.99
Tricky puzzles to test your brain power: work your way from level to level by cleverly fitting the colorful hexagonal blocks into the templates. With four different levels of difficulty, this puzzle will be enjoyed by beginners and experts alike. Are you stuck? Useful hints will help you to get moving again.
- KYUB, NextNinja – $5
The puzzle game KYUB that fascinated the world now available on Nintendo Switch! Move the cubic object “KYUB” and solve the mysterious problem using its ability! Switch between action and puzzle phases where you manipulate other cubes to climb walls and destroy obstacles with lasers or activate switches to trigger new paths.
- LOVE, Mokuzai Studio – $2.99
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has a custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
- Mimic Hunter, Angry Cat – $4.99
Playing as legendary Mimic Hunter Ratimousse, the task is now yours to face a mysterious threat that emerged long after the end of the Witches’ Wars. To unveil the secrets and save the mortal world, you’ll have to overcome the puzzles, traps, and mind-bending cylindrical labyrinths of the Seven Towers of the Unbound, master your fencing skills and occult powers, and defeat the corrupt minions of a terrible adversary.
- Modern Combat Blackout, Gameloft – $19.99
Jump into the crossfire as the latest Modern Combat raises the bar for FPS action on Nintendo Switch! Pick from 9 customizable classes and fight around the world in thrilling 12-player online battles, or in the engaging offline story mode. Find friends and join a squad that fights together, or go it alone like a true commando. However you play, you’ll unlock potent new skills and a variety of gear as you progress.
- Nekopara Vol.2, CFK – $14.99
The sequel to Nekopara, a touching adventure game that’s become a worldwide sensation, is coming to Nintendo Switch! This newest edition will feature a new opening movie and theme song, all-new hand-drawn art from Neko Works, and new fully voiced story scenes. The game’s gorgeous graphics are all in high definition for a truly complete experience.
- Nice Slice, Kool2Play – $1.99
Skilfully cutting food into many little pieces might be the greatest joy of cooking. Kool2Play studio, the makers of the critically acclaimed zen rhythm game Clock Simulator and the trippy visual puzzle Estiman, set out to recreate that pleasing sensation in a video game. Nice Slice gives you a knife and an endless supply of stuff to cut – the smaller the pieces, the bigger the score.
- OlliOlli: Switch Stance, Gambitious – $14.99
OlliOlli: Switch Stance includes both the OlliOlli and OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood games. OlliOlli mixes one-life skating gameplay with more than 120 tricks and grinds to pull across 50 deviously crafted Levels, 250 Challenges, Spots Mode and Daily Grind. The skateboarding game goes all green screen with a stunning new look in OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood, plucking you from the street and dropping you squarely in the middle of the big screen’s most bodacious cinematic locations.
- Pet Care, Ultimate Games – $1.49
Do you know what else a bear has to do with honey, and maybe you can guess what the horse eats? Meet our animals and match the right food that cat, mouse, dog and other pets eat.
- Space Lift Danger Panic!, Springloaded – $4.99 (available Friday 15th February)
The Ultimate Panic! Save people from imminent doom in this science-fiction, reaction-testing, hyper-arcade game!
- Steins;Gate ELITE, Spike Chunsoft – $53.99 (available 19th February)
Follow a group of young, tech-savvy “lab members” who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave. Their experiments in pushing the boundaries of time begin to spiral out of control as they become entangled in a conspiracy surrounding SERN, the organization behind the Large Hadron Collider, and John Titor, who claims to be from a dystopian future.
- Strikey Sisters, DYA Games – $9.99
Say hello to a fantasy themed arcade action brick breaker! Featuring cute characters, silly humor, powerful magic, crazy boss battles, and even a local 2 player co-op mode!
- Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun, Joindots – $14.99
Travel to the Edo period in Japan and help Satsu and Miyamoto in an epic adventure to preserve ancient Japan. Prove your skills in Challenge mode with limited moves. Experience the excitement of building an ancient Japanese village in this engaging Match 3 game.
- The Rainsdowne Players, Stephen O’Gorman – $3.99
A creativity-driven RPG about a rundown theatre and pleasing its unruly clientele. Nobody said that opening a theatre on the wrong side of the river was going to be easy! The roof may be leaking, and the audience may be armed to the teeth, but nothing is going to stop the Rainsdowne Players from becoming the premier (and only!) theatre troupe in town!
- Tokyo School Life, PQube – $14.99
Tokyo School Life is a heart-warming visual novel that allows you to experience a charming summer love story. As an exchange student freshly arrived in Tokyo, you’ll make the acquaintances of Karin, Aoi, and Sakura; three girls with whom you will be spending your vacations. Learn about their quirks, Japanese culture and find your soulmate before the end of the summer!
- Touhou Sky Arena: Matsuri Climax, Mediascape – $29.99
Touhou Project fan game “Touhou Sky Arena” on Nintendo Switch! Enjoy dramatic girl battles in the sky with the “Fired-up Battle System,” which changes abilities to the playing song. Play Local or Network Battles up to 4 players. Play bombardment battles anytime, anywhere with anyone.
- Trine 2: Complete Story, Frozenbyte – $16.99 (available 18th February)
Trine 2: Complete Story is a beautiful, award-winning sidescrolling game of action, puzzles and platforming. Play as the three Heroes – Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief – and join their adventure through dangers untold in a fantastical fairytale world of tragic princesses and wicked goblins, with wondrous environments featuring physics-based puzzles using fire, water, gravity and magic.
Wii U Games
- Sinister Assistant, Ultra Dolphin Revolution – $3.99
You are Emuela, a master wizard who likes to hold back her own strength to give her foes a “fighting chance.” She is on a quest. For what? No one knows. But we do know there will be (minor) destruction and property damage along the way. In this world, encounter familiar and new enemies that will stand in your way on your quest for… Goddess knows what! Travel through different worlds and encounter dangerous creatures in Sinister Assistant.
Nintendo 3DS Games
- Pinball Breaker, nuGAME – $6.99
Pinball Breaker is a breakout game which combines the game mechanics of a traditional breakout game and a flipper game. Play through 15 exciting levels as you aim for a high score.
