Time marches forward, and with it, gaming must also keep itself relevant. A few months back, we talked about how Nintendo was ending online support for two of its now-defunct consoles. A recent update from the company has since narrowed down exactly when that's going to be happening.

As of April 8 – at exactly 4 p.m. PDT – most online services for the 3DS and Wii U will be shut down for good. That's according to a recent Twitter post, which leads to a customer support page that goes into more detail.

The information says the discontinuation will be for the following: New Nintendo 3DS, New 3DS XL, New 2DS XL, 3DS, 3DS XL, 2DS, Wii U Deluxe, and Wii U Basic. This will affect "online co-operative play, internet rankings, and data distribution." A second tweet says it's possible to "merge your unused Nintendo eShop balance to your Nintendo Account" for use on the Switch. Details about that can be found here.

A number of caveats

While the servers themselves are being turned off, Nintendo does say that players "will still be able to use features and game modes that do not require online communication." It also won't be ending the StreetPass feature for now, as that uses local communication and doesn't require online connectivity.

For the time being, you will still be able to update and redownload purchased games, and the service shutdown won't have an immediate impact on Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter. People should still be able to download update data and redownload purchased software and DLC from the eShop. Again, that can all change in the future.

I was honestly surprised online was still supported for the Wii U and 3DS. The latter was discontinued in 2020, while the former's lifecycle was ended back in 2017, almost seven years ago. Shows how much I have my finger on the pulse of outdated Nintendo consoles.

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Stop reading this article and consider picking up Super Mario RPG on Switch.

I'll make the same pitch I made decades ago when I came across it on the SNES: it's an all-comers RPG. No matter how much you might dislike the genre or Mario as a concept, it has plenty of ways to win you over. It's also perfect for folks newer to RPGs as a whole and there are enough hooks present for veterans.

If you're already on board or can't be swayed, there's plenty of other stuff to sift through too. Persona 5 Tactica and Bluey: The Videogame both arrive on November 17; and Howl, Backpack Hero, Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist, and Enjoy the Diner all came out as a result of the recent Indie World Showcase.

Everything out on the Nintendo Switch eShop the week of November 16, 2023

• 9 Years of Shadows
• Adventure Tanks
• Adventure Word: Around the World
• Arcade Archives SHAO-LIN’S ROAD
• Asterix & Obelix Slap Them All! 2
• ASTLIBRA Revision
• Brawl.io 2
• Call of Sniper Combat – WW2 – Available Nov. 17
• Castle Invasion: Throne Out
• Cats on Streets
• Drag Racing Car Simulator – Available Nov. 17
• Draw and Color
• Draw and Go!
• Dream Town Island
• Drive Hard
• DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate - Definitive Edition – Available Nov. 21
• Extreme Skyway Racer Simulator – Available Nov. 18
• ForRace GT2D
• Furniture Flipper Simulator 2023: Revive, Restoration & Creative Crafting
• Grace of Letoile
• Highway Moto Racing Rush 2023 Simulator
• Hoop Shoot
• In Stars and Time – Available Nov. 20
• Inertia 2 – Available Nov. 20
• Jet Ski Mania Aqua Rush
• Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection – Available Nov. 22
• Keep The Fire – Survival Simulator
• Kumi-Daiko Beatoff
• L.O.L. Surprise! Roller Dreams Racing – Available Nov. 21
• Loot Box Quest – Mystic Maidens
• Low Story
• MechanixMind: IQ Puzzle Adventure
• NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• OnlyUP!
• On Rusty Trails
• Pixel Game Maker Series Project Nosferatu
• Prison City
• Risk of Rain Returns
• Runnyk – Available Nov. 17
• SANABI
• SETTRIS – Available Nov. 22
• Smoots Pinball
• Swim Sacabambaspis! – Available Nov. 21
• The Forest Quartet – Available Nov. 17
• The Myth Seekers 2: The Sunken City
• The Smurfs: Learn and Play – Available Nov. 17
• The Walking Dead: Destinies – Available Nov. 17
• There Is No Light
• Truck Simulator Collection
• Until The Last Bullet
• What The Duck
• Witchtastic – Available Nov. 22
• Worldless – Available Nov. 21
• YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE-
• Your Future 2 Future Prediction

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Hogwarts Legacy kind of came and went earlier this year (twice, if you count the PS4/Xbox One ports), and now it's about to release a third time: on Switch. It's due out on November 14, and depending on who you ask, the below debut game trailer is either miraculous or messy. It really depends on your taste in Switch ports. The real test is going to be how it plays and if it can maintain a consistent framerate.

Super Crazy Rhythm Castle will offer some counterprogramming. Described as a "chaotic rhythm adventure," this single-system multiplayer game looks promising. It's out on November 14. Plus, a bunch of other games are out between now and the next week, so check them all out below!

Nintendo Download: The week of November 9, 2023

• Air Twister – Available Nov. 10
• Astral Ascent – Available Nov. 14
• ATV Monster Racing Simulator Rally Cross
• Bem Feito
• Berzerk: Recharged
• Bob the Elementalist – Available Nov. 10
• Burning Secrets – A Bara Visual Novel – Available Nov. 10
• CATAN – Console Edition
• Claire: Extended Cut – Available Nov. 10
• Cooking Arena – 8 in 1 Edition – Available Nov. 10
• Double Dragon Advance
• Dragon Wings
• Erogods: Olympus
• Flooded
• Football Manager 2024 Touch
• Internet Cafe Mini Games 10 in 1
• KarmaZoo – Available Nov. 14
• Lily in Puzzle World – Available Nov. 15
• Paper io 2: Animals Edition – Available Nov. 11
• PAWfectly Designed
• PeopleWillMoney – Available Nov. 11
• Polyturbo Drift Racing Simulator – Available Nov. 10
• Prison Break: Jail Escape Simulator
• Radio Cars
• Rogue Glitch Ultra – Available Nov. 14
• Sakura Alien 2 – Available Nov. 10
• Seven Spirits
• Slaughter: The Lost Outpost – Available Nov. 10
• Smash Balls
• Spells & Secrets
• Spirittea – Available Nov. 13
• Super Double Dragon
• The great battle of Shark Monkey Squirrel Dinossaur Bird Bee
• The Trotties Adventure – Available Nov. 10
• Urban Flow Diamond Edition – Available Nov. 10
• Village Tycoon: Farm City Simulator – Available Nov. 10
• Virche Evermore -ErroR: Salvation-
• War Zone Soldier: Battle Royale Shooter
• Zombies Rising Dawn – Available Nov. 15

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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There's quite a bit of variety coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop this week, and I'm not even counting the cavalcade of games below! Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the clear headliner, and we have a review for it! It seems as if Nintendo has brought back 2D Mario in style, and I can't wait to give it a shot with some friends.

You can also roll the dice on the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1 on the Switch on October 24, if you're the gambling type. Maybe it'll be playable, maybe not! Gargoyles Remastered is out too (we have a review for it!) as is Jackbox Party Pack 10 and Mail Time. Oh, and all the aforementioned stuff below.

• A Perfect Day – Available Oct. 25
• Acrylic Nails! – Available Oct. 20
• Agatha Christie – Murder on the Orient Express
• Airship Defender
• Animals – Habitats and Curiosities
• Another World Mahjong Girl – Available Oct. 20
• Arcade Archives GUTTANG GOTTONG
• Archetype Arcadia – Available Oct. 24
• ASTROSMASH
• Bish Bash Bots
• Board Games
• Brutalism22
• Bubble Shoot Farm – Available Oct. 20
• Buddy Canine Ballcaster
• Bullet Rodeo
• Car Parking & Car Driving Simulator 2023
• Castaway of Steel
• Cats and the Other Lives – Available Oct. 21
• Cats Bundle
• Choice Clash: What Would You Rather?
• Clan’s Revenge
• Classic Games
• Composer World – Available Oct. 25
• CRYMACHINA – Available Oct. 24
• DINOSAURS: Mission Dino Camp
• Dreams of a Geisha – Available Oct. 24
• Druidwalker – Available Oct. 20
• EGGCONSOLE RELICS PC-8801
• Favela Zombie Shooter
• Flap Legends
• Garden Buddies – Available Oct. 20
• Garden Guardian – Available Oct. 20
• Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition
• Giant Chase
• Golf: Hole in Two – Available Oct. 24
• Hellboy Web of Wyrd
• Hidden Cats in London
• HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED 2 – Turbocharged
• Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue
• Japan Train Models – JR East Edition
• Jujubos
• Kona II: Brume
• Lamphead – Available Oct. 21
• Latte Stand Tycoon+ – Available Oct. 20
• NeonPowerUp! – Available Oct. 20
• Only Way Up! Parkour Jump Simulator
• Paint It
• Pickleball Smash – Available Oct. 24
• Pillars of Dust
• Revenge of Banana
• Shalnor Legends 2: Trials of Thunder
• Soviet Project
• Special Ops
• Spirit of the Island
• SQUID COMMANDO – Available Oct. 20
• Super Ultimate Fighters
• Swapshot – Available Oct. 25
• Tales of Mathasia
• The Legend of Shadow: Mask of the Force
• The Love – Date Simulator with Girls
• Toonsters : Crossing Worlds
• ToyBox Puzzle
• Turn-Based Bundle
• Twin Mind: Nobody’s Here Collector’s Edition
• Ultimate Jigsaw Puzzle Collection
• Warm Snow – Available Oct. 20
• Witchy Life Story
• Yoga Studio: Poses for experts and beginners

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Every so often, I think of how crazy Sega's Dreamcast era was. It came out with a huge bang, then fizzled so hard that Sega got out of the console game completely. Given that I still play my Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega CD, and Dreamcast in my spare time, it's like it never died: but it did! That's why it's so amazing to me that the Sonic franchise has not only endured but is constantly debuting on a system run by its former competitor, Nintendo. All that to say: Sonic Superstars is the main eShop game coming out this week, and will be out on October 17.

Beyond that, Fotnite, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Overwatch 2, Fall Guys, and Apex Legends are all running Halloween events, which you can read about below:

• Fortnite–During Fortnitemares 2023, it’s time to call in a vampire hunter – you! Match the stakes of Kado Thorne’s threat with the new Wood Stake Shotgun. Don’t stop at just vampire hunting – jump into the Horde Rush limited-time experience, complete quests for in-game rewards and more! Fortnitemares 2023 runs until Nov. 3 at 2 a.m. ET.
• Disney Dreamlight Valley–Prepare for plenty of frights and delights in this season’s new Haunted Holiday Star Path! Trick and treat yourself to various items and cosmetics inspired by Disney’s Hocus Pocus, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas and Disneyland’s The Haunted Mansion. Additionally, from Oct. 24 to Nov. 1, the seasonal candy event is returning to the Valley! Search your Plaza for colorful candy buckets to unlock Dreamlight duties and prizes.
• Overwatch 2–Starting Oct. 10, team up with Pharah as she leads the forces of light against Moira and her allies of darkness. Defeat powerful bosses and level up your hero in the new Trials of Sanctuary game mode. Travel to a tropical paradise with the new Samoa map, try out Sombra’s new ability kit and look out for Roadhog’s rework later in the season. Explore seasonal cosmetics in the shop or earn them with the Battle Pass!
• Fall Guys–On Oct. 17, the Trick or Yeet Fame Pass will help pack the Blunderdome with fanciful, fearsome fancy dress. Highlights include the gnawsome Bat-Tastic Costume for bitey Beans and the Buff Guy Costume that adds insta-muscles without the workout. Scary never looked cuter than the Bad Beast or Pawly Repaired Costumes.
• Apex Legends–Until Oct. 31, embrace your dark side in Tricks N’ Treats Trios, where you’ll find candy that boosts your EVO level and Ultimate charge, plus Copycat Kits that grant extra Legend abilities. Drop into After Dark versions of Olympus, Kings Canyon and World’s Edge. Unlock 24 limited-time items before the event ends and automatically receive Revenant’s Prestige Skin “Apex Nightmare.”

What's on the Switch eShop the week of October 12, 2023?

• A Boy and His Blob: Retro Collection – Available Oct. 17
• Alphadia I & II
• Ancient Relics – Egypt
• Arcade Archives DARIUS II
• Astebros
• Asterix & Obelix: Heroes
• Ball laB II – Available Oct. 18
• Big Vehicle Simulator Games Bundle – Truck Farming Flight Construction Bus Ship
• Block Buster Billy
• Break the Glass Cup: Breaking Physics Puzzle
• Car Games Bundle – Racing Driving School Police Drag Drift Taxi
• Chemically Bonded – Available Oct. 13
• Company of Heroes Collection
• Cook, Serve, Delicious!
• Dark American Horror Stories
• Dateless Love - Love Story Behind the Restoration -
• Dementium: The Ward
• Dino Ranch – Ride to the Rescue
• Dwerve
• Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends
• Haunted House
• Ironsmith Medieval Simulator
• Kingdom Eighties – Available Oct. 16
• Kittengumi: The Sakabato’s Thief – Available Oct. 13
• Learn Words – Use Syllables
• Lost Dream: Overgrown
• NOISZ re:||COLLECTION G
• Persona Collection
• Pixel Game Maker Series Ninja Runner
• Re.Surs
• River City: Rival Showdown
• Sakura Alien – Available Oct. 13
• Saltsea Chronicles
• Shadows of Truth
• Skull Island: Rise of Kong – Available Oct. 17
• Slots Casino Game
• Speediest – Car Racing Formula & Auto Sport
• Submersible Simulator – Discover the Titanic into Ocean – Available Oct. 13
• subpar pool
• Taxi Driver Simulator 2024 – Available Oct. 14
• The Grinch: Christmas Adventures – Available Oct. 13
• The Meaning of Dreams
• TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK – Expedition – Available Oct. 13
• TRAPPED in The Tricky Prison
• Traumatarium – Available Oct. 13
• Turbo Dash Kart Racing
• Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness – Available Oct. 17
• Whitestone – Available Oct. 13
• Z Escape – Available Oct. 13
• Zombie Defense – Available Oct. 13
• Zombie Raft – Available Oct. 13

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Ready for another Pokemon release? It feels like we just got one, right?! Alongside the constant updates for Pokemon Go, Pokemon Unite, Pokemon Masters EX, and the recent Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Teal Mask DLC, we're also getting another entry in the Detective Pikachu Returns series on the Switch eShop this week (October 6 to be exact). Given that the first one ended on a cliffhanger, I'm glad the time has finally come for the sequel to potentially shine.

Beyond the Poke-verse, we have Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition, Wargroove 2, Front Mission 2: Remake, and a ton of other stuff that you can check out below coming out on Switch.

• Airship Defender – Available Oct. 10
• Aquarium Land – Available Oct. 6
• Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
• Beach Cafe III: The Escape Room
• BLACK WITCHCRAFT
• Cafe Master Story
• Cooking Craze
• Detail Detective
• Dungeons and Goblins
• Easy Japanesey
• Easy Japanesey 2
• Easy Japanesey 3
• Elder Story
• Fabled Lands
• Freaky Trip – Available Oct. 6
• Hidden Gems: Volume One
• Hyper Gym Life 3D – Tough Guys – Available Oct. 7
• Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur
• Long Gone Days – Available Oct. 10
• Madfarmer: Lost Kingdoms and Crazy Critters
• Merge Master – Available Oct. 6
• MY HERO ULTRA RUMBLE
• My Little Universe
• My Name is Mayo 2
• PAINT PRO for KIDS 0+
• Park Racer – Available Oct. 6
• Pirates on Target – Available Oct. 6
• Project Blue – Available Oct. 6
• RedRaptor – Available Oct. 11
• S.H.M.U.P Bundle
• schleich Puzzles FARM WORLD
• Shy Cats Hidden Orchestra – Available Oct. 6
• Sunshine Manor
• Supreme Car Parking Simulator 2024 – Available Oct. 11
• Terra Alia: The Language Discovery RPG – Available Oct. 11
• Tetropunk
• The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
• The Pale Beyond – Available Oct. 6
• The Sisters 2 – Road to Fame
• Two Sedans Driving Simulator – Available Oct. 8
• Umbrella Drop
• Viki Spotter: Complete Bundle
• WFO World Football Online
• Wild Card Football – Available Oct. 10
• Wings

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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It's a fairly big week for the Nintendo eShop, as Mortal Kombat 1 is hitting the figurative stands, and is technically available now in early access with the typically-WB exclusive Shang Tsung character. Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster are out today, and Gloomhaven launches on Switch on September 18.

The latter is a really interesting release, as it's a port of the digitized version of Gloomhaven proper: a massively successful board game Kickstarter that launched in 2017. Having played through the entire campaign I can attest to how fun it is with the right group, and while the digital version doesn't quite hit the same for me, it's fun to play through bite-sized missions on the go.

You can find the rest of this week's Switch eShop releases below!

• AK-xolotl
• All That Remains: Part 1
• Another Crusade– Available Sept. 15
• Arcade Archives ZING ZING ZIP
• Baby Shark: Sing & Swim Party– Available Sept. 15
• Big Adventure: Trip To Europe 4 Collector’s Edition
• Bright Side: Riddles and Puzzles– Available Sept. 15
• Candlebook Island
• Champion of Fighters
• City of Beats
• Cube Merge 2048
• DYNABLASTER
• Elasto Mania Trilogy Pack
• Enraged Red Ogre
• Finger Football: Goal in One + Two
• Forest Crash Party
• Fresh Start
• HexaWars– Available Sept. 15
• Inspector Gadget: MAD Time Party
• Isekai Rondo
• Labyrinth
• League of Champions Soccer 2024– Available Sept. 15
• Lies as a Starting Point
• Love Love School Days
• Moto Racer 2044 Game Simulator– Available Sept. 16
• Mugen Souls Double Pack
• Mugen Souls Z
• NASCAR Arcade Rush– Available Sept. 15
• Nathan Jones and The Eternal Myth
• Persha and the Magic Labyrinth -Arabian Nyaights-– Available Sept. 19
• Pinocchio: Interactive Book
• Princess Bubble Story– Available Sept. 15
• Puzzle Games Bundle (5 in 1) vol.2– Available Sept. 15
• qrth-phyl– Available Sept. 15
• Raindrop Sprinters
• Rayland 2– Available Sept. 20
• Retro Mystery Club Vol.1: The Ise-Shima Case
• Retro Revengers
• River Pirates
• RPG Alchemy
• Sakura MMO Extra– Available Sept. 15
• Show Ball: Tiger Life
• Skyhook
• Solar Ash
• Spectator
• Summum Aeterna
• Super Brawl Rush– Available Sept. 15
• Tattoos and their meanings
• Teocida + Estigma
• The Hunt
• The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails– Available Sept. 19
• The Myth Seekers: The Legacy of Vulcan
• Thunder Ray
• True Virus
• Word Quest
• You Suck at Parking– Available Sept. 19
• Yummy Jewels

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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It's a great week for indies on the Nintendo eShop, as Fae Farm (September 8) headlines a pretty impressive set of games that will be arriving through September 13. Super Bomberman R 2 and Gunbrella are dropping on that exact day, with MythForce (that Saturday morning cartoon-inspired game) launching just a day earlier on September 13.

In what is decidedly not an indie release, NBA 2K24 rounds out the week on September 8. Hey, variety is the spice of life! You can find the rest of the lineup below, including Escape Academy: The Complete Edition, which was a ton of fun on other platforms (the Switch port quality is still TBD, so keep that in mind).

Nintendo Download: Fae Farm

• 30XX
• 4x4 Offroad Car Exploration
• Adventures of Ben: Rabbit Run – Available Sept. 11
• Alchemy Garden
• ANONYMOUS;CODE – Available Sept. 8
• ANONYMOUS;CODE Digital Deluxe Edition – Available Sept. 8
• Arcade Archives CADASH
• Bakeborough
• Bus Simulator – City Driving Ultimate
• Cats SUPER BUNDLE
• Color Sense Challenge
• Colorful Boi
• Crowd City – Available Sept. 8
• Dark Theme Bundle – Available Sept. 8
• Dinosaurs: Types and Names
• Dissolved – Chapter One
• Escape Academy: The Complete Edition – Available Sept. 12
• Escape from Terror City
• Full Void – Available Sept. 12
• Gravity Oddity – Available Sept. 13
• Hansel and Gretel: Interactive Book
• Into The Sky
• Kalinur
• Night at the Gates of Hell – Available Sept. 8
• No Son Of Mine
• Old School – Available Sept. 9
• Pipe Line Puzzle
• Pixel Game Maker Series Ninja Sneaking VS: Battle On The Couch
• Pure Mini Golf and Pool Puzzles Bundle
• Redeemer’s Run
• River City Girls 1, 2, and Zero Bundle
• Seduce Me – The Complete Story – Available Sept. 8
• Shepherd’s Crossing
• Simulator Bundle: Gas Station Simulator and Barn Finders – Available Sept. 8
• Sprout Valley – Available Sept. 8
• Strike Force 3
• The Dragoness: Command of the Flame
• The Isle Tide Hotel – Available Sept. 12
• The Making of Karateka
• The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo
• Thunder War Rabbit Alien Fight – Available Sept. 9
• Troopers – Available Sept. 8
• Truck Simulator & World of Machines Game Bundle Collection – Available Sept. 12
• Whitestone – Available Sept. 8

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Rune Factory 3, which debuted in 2009 on DS (wow!), is getting the remaster treatment for Switch. It's out on September 5, and will bring the farming/combat hybrid series back into the fray. So what's new? Well, there's a "newlywed mode," which entails standalone quests based on the 11 people you can marry in the game; as well as a "hell difficulty" setting. Given how much there is to do in the game already, that's not a bad deal. Chants of Sennaar is also out, which has a wild premise and an interesting art style.

You can find the rest of the eShop offerings below! It's a pretty standard week on that front.

Nintendo Download: Rune Factory 3 Special

• 1997
• Aquapark io
• Arcade Archives BOSCONIAN
• Baseball Club
• Big Farm Story
• Boomshine Plus
• Bounce House
• Buggy Racer
• Bust Up
• Catlord
• Chat Simulator: Blind Dates
• Desktop Basketball 2
• DreamWorks Kids Bundle
• Elasto Mania II
• Eventide 2: Sorcerer’s Mirror
• Famous Duo Bundle
• Farming Tractor Simulator 2023 : Drive Combine & Trucks 
• Flupp The Fish
• Forklift Simulator 2023
• Gastro Force
• Gourmet Warriors (QUByte Classics)
• High Sea Saga DX
• Hole io 
• How 2 Escape
• It’s a Wrap!
• Jelly Fruits Adventure: Magic Match 3 Puzzle
• King of the Hat
• Kovox Pitch 
• Lovecraftian Bundle
• Masala Drive
• NecroBoy : Path to Evilship
• Norn9: Last Era
• Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Dropout! 
• OU
• Paper io 2
• Ralph and the Blue Ball 
• Sakura Fox Adventure
• Shadow Bundle: Shadow Quest and Nightshade Ninja Warrior
• Taito Milestones 2
• The Shape of Things
• The Thief Simulator 2023 – From Crook to Boss 
• TRAPPED in The Dim Mansion
• Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
• Trip World DX
• Truck Simulator 2023 – Driver Europe 
• Yakiniku Simulator

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Remember Samba de Amigo? No longer relegated to serving as a racing game cameo who was once prominently featured in a franchise of old: the monkey with attitude returns in Samba de Amigo: Party Central on Switch.

Sea of Stars is also out on August 29, and fascinatingly, serves as a prequel to Sabotage Studio's wild 2018 project The Messenger. Blasphemous 2 (which we reviewed!) is out today, rounding out a pretty strong showing for the Switch eShop, with three brand new games this week. That explains why the rest of the lineup is smaller (relative to other weeks).

Nintendo Download: Samba de Amigo

• Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The London Case – Available Aug. 29
• Alice Escaped!
• Arcade Archives DARK ADVENTURE
• Ashina: The Red Witch – Available Aug. 25
• Crypto Miner Tycoon Simulator
• Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
• Giant Wishes – Available Aug. 25
• GINSHA
• Golf: Hole in One – Available Aug. 29
• Heart Chain Kitty: All Screwed Up – Available Aug. 28
• Hello Engineer
• Hidden Paws Bundle – Available Aug. 28
• Little Devil: Foster Mayhem – Available Aug. 25
• One-Two Combo Bundle: Punch Club Franchise
• Plumber Bundle 3 in 1
• Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles – Available Aug. 29
• Rocket Car : Ultimate Ball League Machines – Available Aug. 25
• Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
• Sphereout – Available Aug. 29
• Stack Ball Run!
• The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation – Available Aug. 30
• The Nightmare: Serial Killers
• Wildagotchi: Virtual Pet – Available Aug. 25
• Word Search Puzzle: Find the Words!
• Xtreme Sports
• Zombie Outbreak: Survival in Ancient Egyptian

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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We knew that Red Dead Redemption II would be coming to Switch, and now it's finally here! Whether it's actually worth the (checks notes) $50 Rockstar is charging for it is one thing: but at least it comes with the Undead Nightmare DLC, which is one of the silliest romps the studio has ever created.

In other Switch eShop news, Quake II was surprised-released, and we even reviewed it (on PC)! This classic still holds up, but if you want something newer, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is out on August 18. Here's the gist of this extremely Jet Set Radio-looking game: "Red is a graffiti writer who lost his head and instead has an AI robohead. In search of his roots, he joins the Bomb Rush Crew, Tryce and Bel, who are aiming to go All City. Together they discover who it was that cut off his head and how deeply Red’s human side is linked to the graffiti world."

If none of those catch your interest, there's, as usual, a ton of other stuff to sift through.

Nintendo Download: Quake II Edition

• A Castle Full of Cats
• Aery – Flow of Time
• Airplane Race Simulator – 2 Player Game – Available Aug. 18
• Arcade Archives MAD SHARK
• Arcade Snake Go!
• BOKURA
• Brave Bow Archer: Princess Rescue Simulator! – Available Aug. 22
• Candle Fire Run!
• Cat’s Cosmic Atlas – Available Aug. 18
• Chrome Wolf
• Die After Sunset
• Duck Race
• Embraced By Autumn – Available Aug. 18
• Forklift 2024 – The Simulation
• FRMaster – Formula Racing Simulator – Available Aug. 19
• Funny Jokes
• Gauntler
• Hidden Shapes: Cat Realm + Trick or Cats
• Luck Breaker
• Marble It Up! Ultra
• Neko Journey – Available Aug. 18
• Quantum: Recharged
• Rescue Team 911 Simulator - Ambulance,Police, Firefighter – Available Aug. 19
• Sable’s Grimoire: Man And Elf – Available Aug. 18
• Satay Shop Tycoon
• SHINOBI NON GRATA
• Skateboard Drifting with Maxwell Cat: The Game Simulator – Available Aug. 19
• The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
• Tsugunohi
• Vampire Survivors
• Virgo Versus The Zodiac – Available Aug. 23
• Vostok 2061
• Wizards Legacy – Nightmare Park Manager Simulator
• Wroom Wroom Puzzles

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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In a bizarre move, Red Dead Redemption will be available on Nintendo Switch for $49.99 on August 17, and uh, the reaction to that price has been "mixed," to put it lightly! I mean, I guess it does have the Undead Nightmare DLC and the Game of the Year bonus content, but you can get all of that and more for much cheaper on other platforms. The Switch version (alongside the upcoming PS4 edition) also does not include multiplayer capabilities. In any case, the choice is yours.

Moving Out 2 is the other major release, and that's out on August 15. This is a day-and-date release with other platforms, which is always nice to see. Oh, and there are tons of other things out if you want to comb through the below list!

• A Castle Full of Cats – Available Aug. 17
• Acceptance – Available Aug. 11
• Ace Antigravity Combat Racing
• Aery – Flow of Time – Available Aug. 17
• Anthology of Fear
• Arcade Archives BARADUKE 2
• Astro Flame: Starfighter – Available Aug. 15
• Ball Master Up!
• Black Skylands – Available Aug. 15
• Bright Lights of Svetlov – Available Aug. 11
• Chickenoidz Super Party
• Chrome Wolf – Available Aug. 17
• Cinderella: Interactive Book
• Cooking Arena
• Creepy Tale: Ingrid Penance – Available Aug. 16
• Death Becomes You
• Detective Agency: Gray Tie 2 Collector’s Edition
• Die After Sunset – Available Aug. 17
• Draknek and Friends Puzzle Bundle
• Elypse
• Farm Frenzy: Refreshed
• Female Nation Takeover - 女性国家乗っ取り計画 - 盗賊の俺が王になる -
• Hamster on Rails
• Idle Zoo Park
• It’s Puzzles: Wild Nature
• Marble It Up! Ultra – Available Aug. 17
• Mondealy
• Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip XXL
• Moolii’s Dreamland
• Mouse Trap – The Board Game
• Mysterious Adventure of Michael
• Neon Blight
• Organ Trail Complete Edition
• Pipe Dream
• Prison Life Simulator Jail – Gangster Escape Games Scary Architect Battle – Available Aug. 11
• Pups & Purrs Pet Shop
• Puzzle Boys
• Quantum: Recharged – Available Aug. 17
• Rainbow Skies – Available Aug. 11
• SHINOBI NON GRATA – Available Aug. 17
• Slime Girl Smoothies
• Sonar Beat
• Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
• Summer Valley Hike – Available Aug. 15
• Sven – Completely Screwed
• The Rewinder
• TOW TRUCK Driver Simulator 2023 – Available Aug. 12
• Ultimate General: Gettysburg
• Vampire Survivors – Available Aug. 17
• Wash Simulator – Clean Garage, House, Cars Business Tycoons
• Wild Legion
• Witch’s Garden
• World Spin
• X-Force Under Attack
• Zombie Soup

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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WrestleQuest is the big game on offer this week for Nintendo Switch, which provides an RPG-like format for arcade wrestling action. I just recently replayed some WWE games and let me tell you: I'm in the mood for a good brawler! Brotato is another featured game from Nintendo coming your way and features some classic Robotron/modern Vampire Survivors horde-style action.

You have plenty of things to choose from! It's a good week for indie variety on the eShop.

• A Guidebook of Babel
• Action SuperCross
• Adore
• Alchemy POIPOI SS
• Arcade Archives GROWL
• Backbeat + Hexagroove Music Strategy Bundle
• BATSUGUN Saturn Tribute Boosted
• Brain On: Dot Physics
• Brotato + Space Gladiators Bundle
• Chickenoidz Super Party 
• Contraptions 3
• Cooking Arena 
• Counter Delta 2: Eastern Crisis
• Cricket Captain 2023
• Death Becomes You 
• DELTAZEAL
• Farm Frenzy: Refreshed 
• Fluffy Milo 
• Flutter Away
• GigaBash
• Heist Force
• Hyper Torque Racing
• Leafy Trails
• LEGEND BOWL
• LOST EGG 3: The Final
• MistWorld the after
• Nova Strike
• Puzzle Boys 
• Running Fable 
• Secret Summoner
• Side Decide
• Skabma – Snowfall 
• Slime Girl Smoothies 
• The Entropy Centre
• The Scientists’ Secret – Hidden Object Game
• Tiny Thor
• TRAPPED in The Kanal
• Ultimate General: Gettysburg 
• Unidentified Falling Objects 
• Wash Simulator – Clean Garage, House, Cars Business Tycoons 
• Windstorm Double Pack
• Wizardry School: Escape Room
• Would you like to run an idol cafe? 3
• X-Force Under Attack 

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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The time has come once again for another fabled third party Switch exclusive to hit the eShop, and this time, we're getting Disney Ilusion Island. We actually have a full review up for it, so if you're interested, check it out! It's a particularly interesting game in that it offers up four player co-op with difficulty sliders for individual players. In other words, it's made for the whole family.

Other bigger releases include Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons (which we also have a review for!), as well as Venba (which is described as a "wholesome narrative cooking game set in the 1980s," which is going to ignite a lot of interest).

Nintendo Download: Disney Illusion Island Edition

• 100 Doors Games: School Escape
• 3 minutes Mystery
• A Short Tale
• AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead & Undressed Director’s Cut
• ALIEN WAR 2 DOGFIGHT
• Animal Farm Parking
• Anime Clock
• Arcade Archives KING & BALLOON
• Barony 
• Calm Waters
• Classic Pool and Cyber Pool Bundle
• Demonic Supremacy 
• Don’t Lie Pack 1
• Don’t Lie Pack 2
• Ducky’s Delivery Service
• Eden’s Last Sunrise
• Ferris Mueller’s Day Off –
• HYPER METEOR
• Hypertension
• Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara
• Last Mage Survivors 
• Luna & Monsters Tower Defense -The deprived magical kingdom-
• Mega Ramp Moto – Dirt Bike Stunts Simulator 
• Mirrored Souls
• New York Mysteries: Power of Art
• Operate Now: Hospital
• Patrick’s Parabox
• Pixel Game Maker Series Angel’s Gear
• PixelJunk Scrappers Deluxe
• Police Cop Hot Pursuit – Car Racing Driving Simulator Real
• PSYCHIC 5: ETERNAL
• Punch Club 2: Fast Forward
• Raccoon Adventure: Animal City Simulator 3D Farm Super Deluxe 
• Radiant Tale
• Sword & Fairy Inn 2
• The Forgotten Room 
• The Master’s Pupil
• The Red Exile – Survival Horror 
• This Way Madness Lies
• Venice 2089
• Veritas 
• Watch
• Witch’s Pranks – Frog’s Fortune
• Working Hard Collection 
• World of Machines – Tanks War Operation
• YEAH! YOU WANT “THOSE GAMES,” RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET’S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!
• YGGDRA UNION ~WE’LL NEVER FIGHT ALONE~
• Zombie Hunter: D-Day
• Zoo Park Story

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also, EA Sports FC 24

The time has come for another big fanfare-filled first-party release week! Nintendo is dropping Pikmin 4 on July 21, and there's quite a bit of ruckus being made compared to prior entries. Nintendo is going all-out for this one, with tons of merch, promotions, and advertising. And given our review, it wasn't all in vain!

As a bit of counterprogramming, EA Sports FC 24 is also out, along with all of the games below. The eShop is on fire this week! It's about time given some recent slow periods, and the storm of Q3 is imminent.

Nintendo Download: Pikmin 4 Edition

• Aery – Heaven & Hell
• Arcade Archives STRATO FIGHTER
• Armored Lab Force VULVEHICLES
• Beauty and The Beast: Interactive Book
• Cross Tails
• Crowded Mysteries
• D-Corp 
• Doomsday Hunters
• Forest Fire
• Frank and Drake
• Ghosty
• Haunted Hell House
• Hollenburg ‘Hell Castle’
• Hospital Doctor – Fix me up for KIDS (Boys & Girls) 
• Legends of the Eternal Flame
• Lucy Got Problems
• Mage & Monsters
• Masquerade Kiss
• MetaDude
• Metal Storm X
• Might & Magic – Clash of Heroes : Definitive Edition
• Moto Racer Simulator GT Games
• Mr. Run and Jump 
• NightmareScape
• NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION: Awakening
• Oaken
• OMNIMUS
• Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Breakup! 
• Punch a Bunch
• Puzzle by Nikoli S Hitori
• Ramp Car Racing 
• Ring Racer 
• Road Bustle 2
• Sailing Era
• Sephonie 
• Skeljump 
• Snow White: Interactive Book
• Summer Party Time
• Super Dinoblasters 
• Super Intern Story 
• Sweets Pusher Friends
• Sword of Glory 
• Takoyaki Party Survival
• THE KITTY in The Spaceship
• The Snow Fable: Mystery of the Flame 
• Wathitdew Record Game Studio BATTLEFIELD
• Whispike Survivors
• Wood Cube Block: Classic Casual Puzzle
• Words Of Wisdom

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also, Mario Kart 8 DLC

Manic Mechanics is the marquee game showcased by Nintendo this week, and it's coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop today. It's part of a long series of "chaotic co-op" titles, where you'll need to repair vehicles for points while dealing with explosions, animal stampedes, and more wacky hazards. So far, it sounds decent! Nintendo managed to get their paws in the door on the eShop this week too, as they've just released the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Wave 5 DLC. You can find a full breakdown of what it actually includes here.

With that out of the way, let's look at the rest of the eShop!

Nintendo Download: Manic Mechanics Edition

• Agriculture 
• Arcade Archives POLE POSITION
• Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg
• BLEED: Arcade Arena Shooter
• Car Detailing Simulator
• Chaos Galaxy
• Colormitation
• Crafting Block World: Magic Dungeons Adventure
• Cramped Room of Death 
• Death or Treat
• EarthX
• EchoBlade
• Elder Sister’s Love Training ～年上お姉さんの恋愛トレーニング～
• Farming Simulator – Farm, Tractor, Experience Logic Games Nintendo Switch Edition
• Fastest on the Buzzer
• Football Cup 2023
• Gravity Circuit
• Illusion
• LISA: The Definitive Edition 
• LISA: The Joyful – Definitive Edition 
• LISA: The Painful – Definitive Edition 
• Madshot
• Mahjong Woods
• Needy Princess Nerd Club - メンヘラオタ姫サークル -
• Paint Ball
• Paint Bowl
• Pinball FX
• Race Boat Simulator – 3D Stunt Racing Driving Ship in Ocean 
• REMEDIUM: Sentinels 
• Rifter
• Risky Woods (QUByte Classics)
• Robot VS
• Sacred Zodongga Defense
• Side View Golf
• Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde 
• Strike Team Gladius
• Subway Simulator – Underground Train Ride Station Ultimate Driving Games 
• Time Of War, Arkano’90
• Toadomination
• Touhou: New World
• UltraGoodness 
• Zombie Town

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also Arcade Archives COP 01

Oxenfree II: Lost Signals is out on several platforms (Switch included!) on July 12, and it's definitely the big dog on campus this coming week. If you don't remember Oxenfree, it's a critical darling adventure game that came out in early 2016 and swept a ton of award shows. Now, it's back! The gist is that the sequel is set five years after the original, with a new protagonist (Riley).

While we wait for Pikmin 4 in a few weeks, the rest of the eShop is crawling along slowly. There are 24 additional games coming out this week, which sounds like a lot, but it's fairly low for the 30-40-on-the-regular storefront: which is becoming increasingly crowded.

Nintendo Download: Oxenfree II

• Arcade Archives COP 01
• Bunker 21 Extended Edition
• Calculator Maker : My Calculator
• City Limits
• Constellations: discover the universe
• Family Jigsaw Puzzle: Classic Mosaic Puzzles
• Feeble Light
• Full Quiet
• Garlic 
• Gimmick! Special Edition
• i.Game Hong Kong Mahjong
• Medal of Guardians
• Mountain Climb Driver: Real Physics Arcade Racing
• Necrosmith
• Rainbow Snake
• RichMan 4 Fun
• Sandream
• Sentimental Death Loop
• Super Box Delivery: Beyond the Horizon 
• Superfidos
• Swords & Bones 2 
• Tad the Lost Explorer. Craziest and Madness Edition 
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie 
• The Past Within

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also, Ghost Trick

During this post-Tears of the Kingdom slump, the Nintendo Switch eShop is seemingly back on track again, with a release that's...technically first-party, but might just confuse some people. It's none other than Everybody 1-2 Switch, the follow-up to the bizarre March 2017 party game 1-2 Switch. Yes, it was developed and published by Nintendo, and it's out today.

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is also on the docket, as is Crime O' Clock, Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, and the Lara Croft Collection (which contains two isometric combat/puzzler spinoffs).

Nintendo Download: Everybody 1-2-Switch Edition

• 11111Game
• A Tale For Anna
• Abandon Ship
• ACL Pro Cornhole
• AEW: Fight Forever
• Arcade Archives SPLATTER HOUSE
• Army of Ruin
• Athanasy
• Boo Party
• Bruxa 
• Burnhouse Lane
• Bus Tycoon Night and Day
• ChronoBreach Ultra 
• Circuit Superstars
• Classic Racers Elite
• Cop Police Escape Racing Zone Clash
• Deadliest Catch: The Game
• EchoBlade 
• Enclave HD
• Finding Heidi
• Forever Lost: Episode 3
• GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER 5.5 to 08
• Hamster on Rails
• Hooligan Simulator – San Gangster Andreas Fight for City, Battle Gangs, Shooter, Police
• Inner Ashes 
• Medieval Royal Chess: Classic Board Game
• Moving Blocks Puzzles
• Noob – The Factionless
• Picontier
• Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
• Quick Race
• Ray’z Arcade Chronology 
• RayStorm X RayCrisis HD Collection
• Shootvaders: The Beginning
• Silent Paws 
• Sokoball Dreams 
• Suicide Guy: The Lost Dreams
• The Lost and The Wicked 
• Tower Up 
• Truck Simulator – Heavy Cargo Driver 2023
• Vision Soft Reset
• Volleyball Heaven
• WW2: Bunker Simulator
• Your Computer Might Be At Risk

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life

In case you missed it, Pikmin 1 and 2 HD have been re-released on Switch. It was all done in the form of a surprise announcement in a June 2023 Nintendo Direct, as Nintendo tends to do! This is a great day for preservation, as you can pick up Pikmin 1-4 on Switch by the time the latest iteration arrives on July 21. The 3DS sequel/spinoff Hey! Pikmin remains on the outside, but who knows: Nintendo will probably get around to porting it one day.

Oh, and Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life is out too, which our own CJ Andriessen enjoyed quite a bit. Between these two titles and a Super Meat Boy puzzle spinoff (Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine), it's an interesting week for the Nintendo eShop. Variety is the spice of life.

Nintendo Download: Pikmin 1 and 2 HD Edition

• Alice Sisters
• Arcade Archives MEGABLAST
• Auralux: Constellations
• BroodStar 
• Castle of Heart + Jet Kave Adventure Bundle
• Charade Maniacs 
• Dolmenjord – Viking Islands 
• Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine
• Earthen Dragon
• Everdream Valley 
• Fall of Porcupine
• Gramik Paint Roller
• Johnny Trigger Action Collection 
• Little Friends: Puppy Island 
• Lost Lands: Sand Captivity
• Marble Ball Friends
• Neko Secret Homecoming
• nPiano
• Pretty Princess Magical Garden Island
• Princess Closet - Fashion and love will change me -
• Raging Bytes
• Railway Empire 2 – Nintendo Switch Edition
• Retro Rollers Bundle
• Rice Bowl Restaurant
• Skautfold: Usurper 
• Sky Caravan 
• SOULVARS 
• The Last Hero of Nostalgaia
• Tricks Magician
• Unimime – Unicycle Madness
• Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2
• Wolf Simulator: RPG Survival Animal Battle
• Zenful Journey

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also, more live service updates

It's another slowish week, as the main games Nintendo is highlighting this week are of the live service variety.

Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 dropped recently with its Optimus Prime-flavored season pass, and there are more updates for Disney Dreamlight Valley (The Remembering), Rocket League (Season 11), Overwatch (Season 5), and Disney Speedstorm (Season 2). Wait, Disney Speedstorm just dropped Season 2?

It really is the "early summer of live service" so far, post-Zelda. One of the next big releases is Final Fantasy XVI on June 22 on PS5, which will end the streak. In terms of Switch games from AAA publishers, Crash Team Rumble is next on the slate on June 20.

Nintendo Download: A lot of live service game updates Edition

• Alchemic Cutie
• Anime Beauty Girl Puzzle – Love Game History Adventure
• Annalynn
• Arcade Archives BRAVOMAN
• Beat ’Em Up Archives (QUByte Classics)
• BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls’ Story-
• Bloo Kid
• Cave of Past Sorrows 
• Cyber Hunters 
• Dungeon & Tales: Warriors and Dragons
• Eastern Euro Truck Simulator: Real Offroad Car Driving Game Sim 4x4 Mud
• Eastern Exorcist
• Finger Football: Goal in Two 
• Flannel Amethyst
• Forest Golf Planner
• Ghost Files: The Face of Guilt
• Hatsune Miku – The Planet Of Wonder And Fragments Of Wishes
• Healthy Recipes
• Hoppy Hop 
• HORSE CLUB Adventures: Complete Collection
• Jack Jeanne
• Nova Lands 
• Pandemic 1993 
• ProtoCorgi
• Robolt 
• Smushi Come Home
• Stay Out of the House 
• Summer Daze: Tilly’s Tale
• Tails of Trainspot 
• The Fairy’s Song 
• The Sin
• Zero-G Gunfight

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

It's a bright day for the Nintendo eShop, and I don't just mean that figuratively: like, the marquee games on offer are literally bright and in your face!

One of the most gleaning video game franchises of all time, Katamari Damacy, is getting a remaster this week in the form of We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie. It's a re-release of We Love Katamari with extras, including the ability to play as a "young King of All Cosmos" in challenges, and a selfie photo mode. Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is out as well, and the art style alone is worth checking out.

The rest of the week is a bit less packed than normal, but that's great actually! We could use a breather after the $70 Tears of the Kingdom and the flood of other releases.

Nintendo Download: We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie Edition

• A Painter’s Tale: Curon, 1950
• Angel Symphony
• Arcade Archives TETRIS THE ABSOLUTE THE GRAND MASTER 2 PLUS
• Avia corporation 
• Beat Them Up – Street Fight Band Simulator
• Bleak Sword DX
• Brave Soldier – Invasion of Cyborgs 
• Cat Souls 
• Cubic Figures 2
• Demon Sword: Incubus
• Dogotchi: Virtual Pet 
• Dordogne 
• Fall of the New Age
• Fishing Vacation
• Highway Traffic Racer – Car Racing Simulator
• Homebody
• Horoscope Signs: Discover the meaning of your sign
• Inhabit
• Legendary Tales: Cataclysm
• Mask of the Rose
• Million Shells
• MotoGP23
• NoEvidence – Scary Horror Quest Survival Story
• Pool Together
• Reasoning of Courage Nori 3 Balanced Diet
• Sakura Dungeon
• So Much Stuff Collector’s Edition
• Speed Crew
• Sqroma 
• Super Drunken Guy 
• Talk to Strangers

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also, Super Mega Baseball 4

The age-old Etrian Odyssey series returns in the form of a collection, to spice up this week's offerings on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Comprised of the first three entries "remastered in HD" for 80 bucks, you can also snag them separately if you want. Given that these games run roughly 50 hours each (or more), you could probably last the whole month on them!

Loop8: Summer of Gods (which we have a review for!) is another marquee release, as is Super Mega Baseball 4.

Nintendo Download: Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection Edition

• 7 Horizons 
• Aery – The Lost Hero
• Arcade Archives ROLLING THUNDER 2
• Baby Phone 3 in 1 for Kids, Puzzle, Animal, Funny, Parent, Coloring
• Best Forklift Operator
• Boxville
• Brain Show 
• Constellations
• Decarnation
• Dreamy Trail 
• GyroGunner
• Hidden Bunny
• HORSE CLUB Adventures: Lakeside Collection
• Japanese NEKOSAMA Escape The Sweets Shop
• Johnny Trigger: Sniper 
• Killer Frequency
• Kitten Island 
• Kizuna AI – Touch the Beat!
• Korokoro Harley
• Kuroi Tsubasa 
• Laser Brain Puzzle: Classic Logic Arcade
• Last Labyrinth -Lucidity Lost-
• Loco Parentis
• LotionSamurai for Nintendo Switch
• Moonleap
• Move The Box: Classic Block Puzzle
• Need for Drive – Car Racing
• Nocturnal 
• Octo Curse
• Paper Dominoes
• Powers of Hex
• Prison Simulator 
• Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward
• Protodroid DeLTA
• Racing Drift Taxi Car Simulator Ultimate
• Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX 
• SENSEs: Midnight 
• Slasher – Sword RPG Impact Simulator
• Sunshine Shuffle
• Super Hero Demolition
• World War: Combat Guardian

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also, Maquette

It's an indie week on the Nintendo eShop, with the highly anticipated Cassette Beasts launching on the Switch. In a nutshell, you'll record monster abilities on retro cassette tapes. Yep, it's just as unique as it sounds! Maquette is also coming out today, which is described as a "first-person recursive puzzle game" where "objects are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge." Consider me interested.

If that's not enough for you, there's a ton of stuff you can check out below, like Bat Boy (a take on Mega-Man) and Hello Kitty and Friends Happiness Parade. How can you not at least click on a store link for that one?

Nintendo Download: Cassette Beasts Edition

• A Western Drama
• AKAIITO HD REMASTER
• AOISHIRO HD REMASTER
• Arcade Archives Ark Area
• Bat Boy
• Bee in The Valley
• BlackSmith HIT
• Bubble Bird
• Chasm: The Rift
• Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu’s Wrath 
• Coloring Pixels: Collection 3
• End of Lines
• Fantasy Tower Defense
• Fights in Tight Spaces
• Finally, in Love Again
• Fitness Circuit 
• Hello Goodboy
• HELLO KITTY AND FRIENDS HAPPINESS PARADE
• Home Sweet Home 
• Hush Hush
• Johnny Trigger 
• LASERPITIUM 
• Legendary Tales: Stolen Life
• Marlon’s Mystery: The darkside of crime
• Move The Pin: Classic Logic Puzzle
• Mystical Mixing 
• Mythargia 
• Nakana Bundle #4 
• Nakana Bundle #5 
• Nakana Bundle #6 (10 games) 
• Onigo Hunter
• PI.EXE
• Pulling no Punches
• Puzzle by Nikoli S Numberlink
• REPLIKATOR 
• RINA:RhythmERROR
• Rubberduck Wave Racer
• Santa’s Monster Shootout
• Serene Hike
• Skye Tales 
• Smash Out
• Spectrolite
• Star Gagnant
• Sudoku: Casual Board Game
• Super Night Riders
• Terracotta
• The Blind Prophet 
• The Case of the Golden Idol
• The Tartarus Key 
• Theft Ride Legacy
• To Hell with the Ugly –
• To The Rescue!
• True Disc Golf
• Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
• Vaccine Rebirth
• Waifu Space Conquest
• おいでませ、こくりさん - Welcome Kokuri-san -

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also, Convergence: A League of Legends Story

We're back on for a hoppin' eShop week everyone! Following Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and...pretty much nothing else, two marquee games are featured this week, including LEGO 2K Drive (which we'll have a review of shortly!), plus Convergence: A League of Legends Story.

Of course, some of these game titles just beg to be followed up on, and this week it's "911 Cannibal." Here's the elevator pitch: "In this horror game you are a kidnapped teenager. Maniac - cannibal keeps you in his creepy house. Hide and search items that can help you find a way out of the scary place and survive the nightmare. Solve puzzles to get to inaccessible places. And do not forget about attentiveness - you need to carefully cover up your tracks so that the maniac does not suspect anything." It's four bucks, and has decent Steam reviews. It wins the "weird pick of the week" award!

Nintendo Download: LEGO 2K Drive

• 911: Cannibal
• Amaze! Complete Bundle
• Apploval
• Arcade Archives MAZINGER Z
• Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril 
• Best Action Games 5-in-1 
• Best Mobile Games 5-in-1 
• Bio Prototype
• BlackJack Waifu Tour
• Bubble Monsters
• Bunhouse
• Burger Chef Tycoon Co-op Edition
• Cyber Citizen Shockman 
• Dark Quest 3
• Death, Soul & Robots
• Despot’s Game
• Dig Deep: Complete Edition
• Dying Light: Definitive Edition & Call of Juarez: Gunslinger 
• Farming Simulator 23; Nintendo Switch Edition
• Find The Pairs: Classic Memory Puzzle
• ghostpia Season One
• Glitch Busters: Stuck On You 
• Heartbeat Hospital: Love, Lies, and Betrayal
• HEXAPODA
• Japanese Escape Games The House
• KARGAST
• LOUD: RockStar Edition
• Love on Leave
• Magic Bubble Shooter: Classic Bubbles Arcade
• Max Reckoning – A Criminal Thief Story With Shooter & Quest
• Mechanic 8230: Escape From Ilgrot
• Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook
• Murtop
• Nightmare Reaper
• No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
• Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!
• Rainbow Runner
• TORINTO 
• Unalive 010
• Undergrave
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 
• Winter’s Wish: Spirits of Edo
• Woodland Hike 

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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And pretty much just Tears of the Kingdom

Nintendo doesn't have any other marquee games to pump out this week: it's all Zelda all the time for the foreseeable future.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is out on May 12, and it's fantastic. I think a lot of folks are going to be surprised by how much it innovates on the already-successful Breath of the Wild formula, and there's a lot of spoiler-heavy stuff to shield yourself from. Thankfully this article is blemish-free on that front!

There are other games coming out though, and you can check them out below! If you're looking for some "counter-programming," the La-Mulana 1 and 2 bundle is a good shout.

Nintendo Download: Tears of the Kingdom Edition

• 2021 : Moon Escape
• After You
• Arcade Archives TECMO KNIGHT
• Cabin Escape: Alice’s Story
• Elemental War 2
• Escape the Prison: 3 Days to Freedom
• For a Vast Future 
• Forever Lost: Episode 2
• Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2
• Gekisou!Benza Race -Toilet Shooting Star- 
• Gunvein
• Herodes
• Hola! Reversi
• I Love Finding Birds Collector’s Edition
• King Jister 3
• LA-MULANA 1 & 2 Bundle
• Leap From Hell
• Little Disaster 
• Local News with Cliff Rockslide
• Matches Puzzle: Classic Logic Arcade
• Math Fight – Multiplayer Game
• Menseki: Area Maze Search
• Minit Fun Racer
• Mr. Brocco & Co. 
• Murderous Muses
• Mutant Mudds Collection + Xeodrifter
• Pixel Driver 
• Pixel Paint 2
• Pretty Girls 2048 Strike
• Secret Dimension 
• SHAPE NEON CHAOS
• Super Dungeon Maker
• Tarot Cards: Discover the meaning
• The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man Of Medan
• Truck Climb Racing 
• TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3
• Under the Warehouse 
• Van Van Up – Car Driving Games Ultimate Experience Simulator
• Virtual Families Cook Off: Chapter 2 Farm Life
• War Tank Machine Battle Vehicle Simulator – Fight World Wars WWII Mechanic Troopers Royale Driving
• World Championship Boxing Manager 2 
• Zombie Apocalypse: Survival Stories

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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The Hasbro Kids Bundle is one of the biggest releases this week

Normally, this is the part where I talk about a featured game or two that's hitting the Switch eShop (including ones Nintendo deems fit to trot out). Instead, Nintendo is touting the recent Fortnite Star Wars collab as the biggest thing going on this week, which tells you everything you need to know! Even if you delve into the full list below, things are pretty sparse.

Nothing really even wants to be coming out in the wake of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom next Friday, which makes a lot of sense. In reality, one of the few games of note hitting the eShop this week is the Hasbro Kids Bundle: consisting of PJ Masks: Heroes of the Night, My Friend Peppa Pig, and Transformers: Battlegrounds. Don't get too excited: the triple-pack does not contain the controversial Peppa Pig: World Adventures, which features a tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Nintendo Download: The Week Before Zelda Edition

• 100animalease
• Adventure Escape Room Bundle
• BACK TO CHILDHOOD: Classic Games Collection
• Deathwish Enforcers.
• Demon Skin 
• Dessert DIY 
• Dokapon Kingdom Connect 
• Garden Simulator 
• GOTTA GO FAST: Racing Collection
• Microids Indie Bundle
• Gruta 
• Hasbro Kids Bundle
• Horror Bundle – 3 in 1 
• JanduSoft Games Bundle Vol. 1
• Japanese Escape Games The Prison Underground
• Jigsaw Puzzle Fever
• Mia and the Dragon Princess
• No Place Like Home
• Pathfinders: Memories
• Poosh XL 
• Sakura Gamer 
• Scrap Bolts
• Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence
• Space Gladiators
• Swordbreaker: Origins
• The Shooting Range 3D: Shooting Gallery Simulator
• Tiny Dragon Story 
• Ultimate Shot – 3D Real Strike Shouter Counter FPS Simulator Games
• Urbek City Builder

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also, Mugen Souls

Indie studios are getting everything they can out before Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which is not only going to take all of the attention away from everything else on the eShop: it's also set to attack people's wallets at $70 a pop. This week is a nice bookend between Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp and Zelda, and people are taking advantage of it.

Omega Strikers is the big offering this week, with a worldwide release on basically every platform today. It's a free-to-play venture that doubles as a member of the "action sport" genre, with a nice intro from anime house Studio Trigger. I'm cautiously optimistic and hope the free-to-play elements don't ruin it.

If you're not into it, there's a lot of other stuff to look through as you wait to use your Switch vouchers on Zelda.

Nintendo Download: Omega Strikers Edition

• 44 Minutes in Nightmare
• Alicia Griffith: Lakeside Murder Collector’s Edition
• AMAZE!
• Animal Shelter Simulator
• Arcade Archives COSMO GANG THE VIDEO
• Ash of Gods: The Way
• Bramble: The Mountain King
• Carbage
• Chernobyl: Origins 
• CMSR
• Color Pals 
• Contraptions 2
• Convenience Stories
• Cyber Neon Bundle
• Dig Deep
• Dormitory Love
• Drop – System Breach
• Fortress Building Puzzle – Galaxy Cube Tower Simulator Game
• Fortress S
• Fran Bow
• Gematombe
• Halftime Heroes
• Invercity
• Itorah
• LOUD: My Road to Fame 
• Magic Pen Tracing Book 
• Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf
• Minabo – A walk through life 
• Mugen Souls
• NachoCado
• Namariel Legends – Iron Lord
• Ninja Smasher!
• Nuclear Blaze 
• Piano for kids 
• PICROSS S9
• Plague Universe
• Road Builder
• Roomie Romance
• Ship Graveyard Simulator
• SPOOKWARE
• Spooky Spirit Shooting Gallery
• Story of Abandoned School – Silent Escape Horror
• Strayed Lights
• Super Alloy Ranger 
• Super Dungeon Maker 
• Super Geisha Neon
• Super Trunko Go
• Terra Flame 
• The Companion 
• The Creepy Syndrome
• The Excrawlers 
• The Mortuary Assistant
• Toziuha Night: Dracula’s Revenge
• Varney Lake
• Velocity Noodle
• Waves Running Simulator – Surfing Hyper Runner Casual 3D Games
• Weeping Willow – Detective Visual Novel 
• your future

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Both types are currently available

Handhelds are prone to a certain amount of wear and tear over time: and I should talk, as someone who owns a collection of them! Some of mine are completely beaten up from constant use (and dropping them as a kid), and others are in pristine condition: compliments of my collector habits throughout my lifetime. But whatever the case might be, if you need a 3DS (or 2DS, or New 3DS, and so on) battery pack, Nintendo has official ones in stock now: no need to worry about a secondhand clunker.

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All the links for 3DS battery pack restocks

• Here's the full replacement landing page for the 2DS/3DS. Note that some things might say "out of stock," but as of the time of publication, clicking on those items will actually produce an "add to cart" in-stock notice.
• Here's the link to the New Nintendo 3DS XL and Nintendo 3DS XL battery packs - $14.99
• Here's the link to the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS battery packs - $14.99

If you're the type of person who constantly plays 3DS and is enjoying all of those now-dead games, you might want to grab an extra or two for your model of choice. These things are relatively cheap by Nintendo standards and aren't always in stock. Remember that Nintendo changed their policy to allow free shipping for orders over $50.

Nintendo does have a helpful tip for those of you who are having 3DS issues though:

"If your system is not charging or holding a charge properly, we recommend checking our troubleshooting before deciding on a replacement. You'll need a small phillips tip screwdriver (not included) to open the battery compartment before you can replace the battery."

That troubleshooting page can be found here.

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Also, the Final Fantasy I-VI pixel remasters

So there's a lot to parse today, as Nintendo unveils one of the biggest content drops of the year, which leads directly into Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in just a few short weeks. First up is the release of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, which we've been waiting on for what feels like forever. That's out on April 21, and it's fully reviewed and in the bag for us.

Then there's the Final Fantasy I-VI pixel remaster bundle, which, notably, contains the first six games. It's a whopping $75, so make sure that you're really into these re-releases first. Afterimage, Tin Hearts, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, Shadows Over Loathing, and Teslagrad 2/Teslagrad Remastered are out as well, following the Indie World Showcase.

Nintendo Download: Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp

• Arcade Archives REZON
• Aliens: Fireteam Elite
• Arcade Archives DIG DUG II
• Arcana of Paradise —The Tower—
• BACKGAMMON PRO for Nintendo Switch
• Brave Dungeon -The Meaning of Justice-
• Bugvasion TD
• Cavity Busters
• Child Run - City Surfers Runner
• Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
• Contract Killer
• Desta: The Memories Between 
• DNF Duel: Who’s Next
• Dogfight
• Dominant Mind - Code Breaker Game
• DoraKone 
• Drone Master Racing
• Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord 
• IGS Classic Arcade Collection
• Japanese NEKOSAMA Games The Outlaws
• Jigsaw Kitties
• Just Xiangqi
• Labyrinth of Zangetsu
• Lifeslide
• Light of Life
• Magical Drop VI 
• Mangavania
• Melonizard
• Moe Waifu H 
• Molly Medusa: Queen of Spit
• Mr. Sun’s Hatbox
• Neko Rescue Tale 
• Panic Porcupine
• Park Story
• Parkour Jump Adventure - Simulator Stunt Tycoon Escape Kid Super Hero World Games
• Racing in Car - Night Traffic Highway Driving Games Mechanic Simulator 2023 for Kids
• Smile For Me –
• Summer Bubble Splash
• Sunrise GP
• The Last Dragon Slayer
• Trinity Trigger 
• Wild Dogs
• Yello Adventures
• Zoeti

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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Also, Mageseeker

All eyes are on Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in just under a month, but for now, we lie in wait. Or buy some stuff before then.

Your big offerings this week include Disney Speedstorm, which is out of early access and into the fire on April 18. Minecraft Legends is out on Switch that same day, continuing the partnership between Microsoft and Nintendo for the franchise. Then there's Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story out on April 18, and Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection is arriving a little earlier on April 14.

If you're a Switch expansion pack subscriber, there's Pokemon Stadium. It's quite a bit of stuff!

Nintendo Download: Tron: Identity Edition

• Arcade Archives REZON
• Beach Cafe II: The Escape Room
• Belle Boomerang 
• Cannon Dancer – Osman
• Castle of Shikigami2
• Castle of the Underdogs Ep1
• Castle Renovator
• Connect Dots Puzzle: Classic Casual Arcade
• Egglien
• Epopeia Bundle – Coop Puzzle
• Eventide: Slavic Fable
• Farm Slider 
• FINAL FANTASY I-VI Bundle –
• FINAL FANTASY 
• FINAL FANTASY II 
• FINAL FANTASY III
• FINAL FANTASY IV
• FINAL FANTASY V
• FINAL FANTASY VI 
• Gangster Life: Criminal Untold, Cars, Theft, Police
• God of Rock 
• Hei
• HELLO KITTY AND FRIENDS HAPPINESS PARADE
• - Isekai Junior Manager - ハズレ転生:最底辺から始める異世界経営
• JarataireRPG
• Jump Challenge! 
• Lost Dream Darkness 
• LOST EPIC 
• Marfusha
• Match Three Pack
• Mixx Island: Remix Plus
• New Tanks
• Nightshade Ninja Warrior
• Pixel Game Maker Series Tentacled Terrors Tyrannize Terra!
• Prof. Miyamoto’s Soroban & Flash Anzan
• Project Dark
• Sable's Grimoire: A Dragon’s Treasure
• Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
• Sokolor
• Star Chaser for Make-A-Wish
• TacTac Prologue
• TAPE: Unveil the Memories 
• The Mystery of the Mayan Ruins
• Tray Racers!
• Ultra Pixel Survive 
• Urban Flow Prime Edition 
• Zeus: God of Lightning

If you missed last week’s edition, here it is. For those who are interested, sales are going on for all platforms.

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