Nintendo Download, Sept. 6, 2018: The Speed of (Hyper) Light

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to Nintendo eShop, which offers a variety of options for the Nintendo Switch console, the Wii U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch, Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used in any Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single Nintendo Account.

Customers in the U.S. and Canada ages 18 and older can also link a PayPal account to their Nintendo Account to purchase digital games and content for the Nintendo Switch system both on-device and from the Nintendo website. Once the accounts are linked, users may also use PayPal as a payment option when buying digital content for the Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family systems from the Nintendo website.

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This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch

SNK HEROINES ~Tag Team Frenzy~ – Grab a friend and enter the SNK dream match in this frenetic fighting party game featuring everyone’s favorite female fighters!

The SNK HEROINES ~Tag Team Frenzy~ game brings the party home! Play online* or with friends** as SNK’s iconic heroines in this new 2-v-2 fighting game. Choose one of the many heroines from SNK’s history, like Athena, Kula and Shermie, and customize her look before letting her battle it out.

Who will be the Belle of the Brawl? 

SNK HEROINES ~Tag Team Frenzy~ is available on Sept. 7.
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

NBA 2K19 – The NBA 2K franchise celebrates 20 years of redefining what sports gaming can be, from graphics and gameplay to unique game modes and an immersive open-world “Neighborhood”. The NBA 2K19 game continues to push limits as it brings gaming one step closer to real-life basketball excitement and culture. NBA 2K19 is available Sept. 11 and the NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition is available Sept. 7.
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Hyper Light Drifter – Special Edition – Drift up in a mysterious world to find a cure for a deadly illness… traverse a dark, detailed land with vicious enemies and secrets abound.

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies. Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Hyper Light Drifter is an action-adventure-RPG in the vein of the best 16­-bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale.

Features:

• Maximum quality 60 fps
• Play it anywhere, alone or with a friend!
• Exclusive Nintendo Switch content:
  • Find secrets with the help of the new outfit
  • Complete the Tower Climb challenge
  • Freeze your enemies with the Crystal Shot
  • Master the deadly Blade Caster

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Gone Home – You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something’s not right. Where is everyone? And what’s happened here?

Key Features

A Personal Story: Created by veterans of the BioShock series and the story team behind Minerva’s Den, Gone Home offers the rich, nuanced details of one family’s struggles to deal with uncertainty, heartache, and change.

An Immersive Place: Return to the 1990s by visiting a home where every detail has been carefully recreated, and the sounds of a rainstorm outside wrap you in the experience.

No Combat, No Puzzles: Gone Home is a nonviolent and puzzle-free experience, inviting you to play at your own pace without getting attacked, stuck, or frustrated. This house wants you to explore it.

Fully Interactive Investigation: Discover what’s happened to the Greenbriars by examining a house full of the family’s personal possessions, and the notes and letters they’ve left behind. Use your powers of observation to piece together a story that unfolds as you explore.

Behind-The-Scenes Commentary: Over 90 minutes of commentary by the developers, musicians, and voice talent behind Gone Home. Access Commentary mode by clicking the Modifiers button when starting a new game!

Unravel the mystery for yourself in the Gone Home game, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

ACA NEOGEO FOOTBALL FRENZY – The complete American Football experience! Aim for that touchdown!

“FOOTBALL FRENZY” is a sports game released by SNK in 1992. Select from one of ten individual teams and compete to win the championship.

A variety of formations allows for countless play patterns and extremely realistic games. A two-player versus mode is also available.

The “ACA NEOGEO” series has faithfully reproduced many classic NEOGEO masterpieces.

Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.

Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Azure Reflections – Now on Nintendo Switch™: A side-scrolling bullet hell fangame based on one of the hottest shooting game series to come out of Japan, the Touhou Project!

Enemies come at you from all directions with relentless hails of bullets! Fight back with a well-timed Danmaku Rush to tear your way through bullets and enemies alike!

Not that great at bullet hell games? That’s okay! We’ve got you covered with a Practice Mode that lets you practice boss fights, and a Tutorial Mode that holds your hand and walks you through the basics of how to play a bullet hell shooting game.

It’s got tons of collectibles, too! Mix and match accessories for your favorite look! Collect action figures of the Gensokyo girls, with a dedicated viewer mode.

Can you accomplish every goal?!
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Broforce – When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce – an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force. Brace your loins with up to four players to run ‘n’ gun as dozens of different bros and eliminate the opposing terrorist forces that threaten our way of life. Unleash scores of unique weapons and set off incredible chain reactions of fire, napalm, and limbs in the name of freedom.

Features:

The Broforce: Deliver your own brand of shock and awe with dozens of bros each with their own unique weaponry and special attacks designed to dispatch freedom across the world.

Bro-Op & Deathmatch: Battle terrorism with up to four players in cooperative mode or sever ties with your bros and face each other in several bombastic competitive modes.

Explosion Run: Join up with other bros to tackle these unique time attack levels under the pressure of exploding terrains and mass chaos.

Fully Destructible Everything: Destructible terrain opens up a slew of strategic options while the abundance of Exploding Red Barrels of Justice™ can literally level the playing field with one shot.
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Chiki-Chiki Boxy Racers – Here comes a party racing game that’s tons of fun!

Drift like a pro with easy analog stick controls!

The intuitive party battle mode offers fun for everyone. Play wherever you are, any time!

A mode with separate steering and accelerating/braking controls is also available.

Compete with up to 8 players in multiplayer mode!

•  Shared Play using only Joy-Con™ controllers.
•  Local Multiplayer with each user playing on their own Nintendo Switch™.
•  Online Multiplayer where you compete against global opponents.
•  Each mode can be played with 2-8 players.

– Race Mode –

• There are four race tracks for each of the city, jungle and beach areas, making a total of 12 tracks!
• Win races to unlock new vehicles.
• There are 20 amazing vehicles to unlock, each with different features!

– Party Battle Mode –

• You’ll be spoilt for choice with four party game modes!

– COINS –

• Collect coins that appear on the stage.
• Try for the jackpot playing the slots!

– SMASH –

• Smash into opponents and push them off the stage.
• Drop 5 times and you’re out!

– PAINT –

• Paint the stage, claiming your turf.
• The player with the biggest turf wins!

– GOAL –

• Get the ball into the opposing team’s goal to score.
• Good teamplay is key to winning!

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Dust: An Elysian Tail – Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity.

As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond. At your disposal is the mythical Blade of Ahrah, capable of turning its wielder into an unstoppable force of nature, and the blade’s diminutive guardian, Fidget.

Battle dozens of enemies at once with an easy-to-learn, difficult-to-master combat system, take on a variety of quests from friendly villagers, discover ancient secrets and powerful upgrades hidden throughout the massive, open world, and uncover the story of an ancient civilization on the brink of extinction as you fight to uncover your own past.

•  A traditionally-animated action-adventure tale, now playable on the go or at home!
•  An expansive world filled with unique characters, quests, and secrets
•  Action-packed nonlinear platforming rewards exploration and experimentation
•  Fully voiced cast and a deep, rewarding storyline
•  Award-winning musical score by HyperDuck SoundWorks

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Sept. 10

FullBlast – Blast your way through waves of alien invaders in this retro style shooter with modern visuals.

With an art style inspired by the 80’s and the 90’s, FullBlast is a vertical-scrolling shooter that will bring a dose of nostalgia to all gamers who spent many an hour at their local arcade, engaging in Shmups. But don’t worry, just because it’s retro in origin, modern conventions and technology have been considered, resulting in a modern and vibrant presentation that is the perfect way to introduce a new generation of gamers to a largely untapped genre.

Try to take in as much as you can, when you have the time though. Being a shmup, it’s not just an alien menace you have to worry about, but their projectiles you’ll need to dodge if you hope to survive! Across the game’s 12 random levels, humanity is on the verge of extinction due to an alien invasion and it just so happens, you’re the last hope to save the world. So, get ready to take flight and let loose, because those aliens are not going to shoot themselves. Humanity’s retaliation starts here!

Features:

•  Story campaign of 12 levels
•  2 player local co-op mode
•  4 Mini bosses and 3 Mega bosses
•  3 Difficulty levels
•  Mission system and leaderboards
•  Gorgeous 3D graphics
•  Power-ups and power-downs (be careful of what you pick!!)
•  Heavy metal sound track

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Sept. 7

Gakuen Club – What lay behind the door was a glamorous nightlife.

Welcome to the secret social spot.

“Gakuen Club” is a school life romance game set in a famous private academy. The main cast includes popular voice actors KENN, Kensho Ono, Kohsuke Toriumi, Tsubasa Yonaga, Yuichiro Umehara, and Mark Ishii whose works can be found in many anime shows and games.

The game features unique and distinct characters with their own stories and outstanding voice work.

• Story

Our heroine is entering her junior year of high school when she finds out she will be suddenly transferring to the famous Kirika Academy located in the city due to her father’s new job.

She is quite excited about starting her new school life, but she stumbles upon a secret night club that is being operated after school hours, and gets herself roped into working the kitchen…

As she grows closer to the other waitstaff of the night club, she learns of their past, and finds herself becoming more and more involved in a complicated web of human relationships and romance…
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Gnomes Garden 3: The thief of castles – The gnome princess has finally come home. She managed to make peace with the trolls and befriend their queen, but at home evil was afoot: a warlock collector stole the gnome monarch’s castle along with the royal family! The princess must gather a team and set off on a new adventure to save her loved ones!

Key features:

•  An extraordinary magical world whose source of magic is ancient gardens.
•  An upbeat plot, colorful comics and charming characters!
•  A multitude of varied quests and new gameplay elements.
•  Colorful trophies.
•  Over 40 unique levels.
•  Unusual enemies: sentient plants, gremlins, stone dormice and… krakens.
•  4 unique locations: the magic forest, crystal caves, desert and Grey Wastelands.
•  Useful bonuses: speed up work, stop time, run fast.
•  Simple controls and a well-designed tutorial..
•  Over 20 hours of exciting gameplay for all ages.
•  Pleasant themed music.

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Grandpa and the Zombies – The zombie apocalypse has never been this funny!

Grandpa Willy’s brain might not be the freshest anymore, but he’s not ready to surrender it to the zombies anytime soon! If only the brakes would function on his wheelchair… Brace yourself for crazy puzzle fun and help Willy to safely navigate through the zombie apocalypse.

120 LEVELS FULL OF UNDEAD

Just after waking up in a hospital, Grandpa Willy quickly realizes that there’s something fishy going on and that the world has changed. There’s no time to ask questions though since the zombies are already pounding on the door.

“Grandpa and the Zombies” is a fast-paced trip through 120 levels and four different worlds, which shows that you can also survive a zombie invasion in a wheelchair. The levels are filled to the brim with the craziest undead that make Grandpa Willy’s escape that much harder including stinky Burping Bob or Lifting Leah the Forklift of Evil. Some of the undead can even be really helpful if you know how to interact with them.

THE PUZZLE FOR THE FEARLESS FROM 8-88:

A cool head, logic and vision are called for in order to reach the saving elevator move-by-move in every level while collecting as many candies as possible. Grandpa Willy is not in the mood for zombies but he loves candy more than anything and is willing to make a detour for this.

Steer Grandpa Willy’s wheelchair through the various levels. Grandpa Willy will roll only as far as he can until reaching an obstacle. And this better not be a zombie! Use obstacles, light declines and hazards cleverly and disorient the zombies. This is how you reach the saving elevator.

•  Satisfying gameplay thanks to four different worlds and a total of 120 levels
•  Horrible zombies – flee from Burping Bob, Roaming Ray and Ripley or Lifting Louis!
•  A new challenge in every level
•  The zombie apocalypse has never been this funny: ingenious comic-style for adults and children

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Sept. 12

Kentucky Robo Chicken – This game is intended for players who do not fear to take a real challenge.

Help the Robo Chicken get the stolen light bulbs back!

Get to the end of each level in the shortest amount of time possible and try to collect all the Cogs along the way. Beware the hungry Roaches, pesky Flies, shooting cannons and other deadly obstacles. Get the power-ups that let you use your Dash that’ll come in handy in tough situations.

Fly, run, dash and put your skills to the test!

Key features:

•  30 levels, each more difficult than the previous one,
•  a few hundred collectibles to get along the way,
•  many enemies to avoid,
•  deadly traps and obstacles that’ll test your reflexes,
•  easy-to-pick-up, hard-to-master type of game,
•  suitable to be played in short bursts.

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Lifeless Planet: Premiere Edition – An astronaut discovers an abandoned Soviet town on another planet…

While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon.

After a hard landing on the planet, the astronaut discovers the planet that was reported to be rich with life is instead a barren wasteland. When he goes searching for his crew, he makes a more startling discovery: evidence that humans have already been to this planet years ago! When he comes upon a deserted Soviet-era Russian town, he struggles to make sense of his mission. Did his light-speed travel to the planet send him back in time? Or is this all some strange Cold War hoax?

Equipped with a limited-use jet-pack and a mobile robotic arm, the player must use wits and skill to solve puzzles, unravel the mystery, and survive the Lifeless Planet!
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Miles & Kilo – Demo Version – Race across a curious island in this fast-paced, light-hearted platformer

Miles and Kilo have been attacked by a mischievous specter! With their plane in pieces and a gang of thieving scoundrels running off with the important parts, the unfortunate duo’s only hope of escape is to embark on a thrilling chase across a haunted island.

• A fast-paced, lovingly-crafted platformer from the creators of Kid Tripp
• 36 super-challenging levels, including 5 exciting boss fights
• Achievements and an unlockable time attack mode, offering loads of replayability
• A fun, light-hearted story told with a retro flair

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Mummy Pinball – The most entertaining Pinball is back!

Enjoy Mummy Pinball, a perfect reproduction of a real pinball machine, with all the graphic details and sounds.

Discover all the secrets, complete all the missions and become number 1 in the world or the best among your Friends, posting your high score on the online leaderboard.

•  Arcade design.
•  Gloomy setting.
•  Multiball, Extraball, Skillshot, Jackpots…
•  Reproduction with all the details, lights and sounds.
•  4 different cameras to choose from.
•  Online Leaderboard.

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Sept. 7

PLANET ALPHA – PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger.

Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

Key Features:

Marooned upon an alien world…

You have awoken on a strange alien world. Injured, alone and stranded you venture across this foreign land, navigating beautiful and varied terrain as you try to stay alive.

Power over Day and Night

The world of PLANET ALPHA is affected by the solar cycle, and as you progress you’ll discover a unique gift – you can manipulate the time of day and use it to your advantage.

Unlock the Mysteries of PLANET ALPHA

Explore a unique world and piece together your story. What will you discover on PLANET ALPHA?
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Shikhondo – Soul Eater – Beautiful Bullet-Hell

Shikhondo – Soul Eater is a Korean bullet-hell shoot ‘em up set within a beautiful and bizarre world of Asian mythology.

Armies of demons known as yokai have escaped from Limbo. They are spreading like a plague across the land, sowing fear and stealing souls. You must destroy the pestilent invaders and free the captured souls from eternal torment.

Includes Arcade, Hardcore and Local Co-op modes.

Key features

•  Five stages of intense bullet-hell action and hypnotic barrage patterns
•  Game modes include: Arcade, Hardcore, Boss Rush and Local Co-op
•  Fly close to enemy bullets to fill the Soul Gauge and unleash a super attack for high scores
•  Two playable characters, each with their own types of attack
•  Online leaderboards for high score glory
•  Demonic enemies and bosses inspired by Asian mythology Stunning and intricate Oriental artwork

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Sigi – A Fart for Melusina – Join Knight Sigi as he runs, jumps, and battles in a flatulent quest to save Melusina, the love of his life!

Take down hordes of goofy enemies and crazy bosses. Earn riches, find long lost holy artefacts and make your way up to the top of Mount Stinkup! Super tight gameplay and wonderful pixel graphics make Sigi a light-hearted and loving 8-bit adventure to enjoy.

•  8-bit pixel graphics and chiptune soundtrack (Saskrotch) !
•  Detailed animation, parallax backgrounds, and solid game design.
•  Hordes of goofy enemies and unforgettable boss fights.
•  Secret caverns full of loot to collect and long lost artefacts to find.

Collect all letters and hidden treasures to complete 100% of the game!

Platformer junkies and speedrunners could finish Sigi in around 30 minutes!

For everyone else, completing the story mode will take roughly 1 hour.

But beware! Aiming for a score of 100% will put you to the test!

Are you a standard player or a gamepad master?
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Sept. 7

STAY – What would you do if a stranger’s fate rested in your fingertips?

When Quinn wakes up alone in a locked room with nothing of note save for a computer hooked up to an internet chat room in which you’re present, you become his single ray of hope. Your choices – and your timeliness – will single-handedly shape his escape efforts… or lead him down the path to an untimely end.

The Clock Never Stops

STAY plays out in real-time, meaning that every minute spent away from the game is a minute Quinn is left alone. Drop out of conversations or leave Quinn to fend for himself for too long and there may be consequences.

Raise Your Empathy

Quinn is on edge, and so every response matters. Prove yourself a compassionate ally and he’ll learn to trust you and share his findings and deepest thoughts. Fail, and his emotions may work against you.

Interactive Storytelling

Featuring 24 chapters, seven different endings, dozens of potential deaths and entire webs of conversation, STAY is designed to be replayed multiple times. Explore different rooms and unearth hidden secrets in subsequent playthroughs to piece together the full story.

Uncover The Truth

Webcams enable you to spy on Quinn, letting you see both his reactions to your comments and his actions while AFK. Pick up on his lies and use that knowledge to your advantage.

Solve Mind-bending Puzzles

Help Quinn get the better of the conundrums he encounters inside his prison by taking direct control of his actions during puzzle sections.
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Sept. 12

Super Inefficient Golf – BOOM, Birdie!

Super Inefficient Golf builds on top of the most inefficient game ever conceived by making it even LESS efficient. Drop your silly golf stick and start using exploding mines to guide your ball! Place them, choose the right timing, and BOOM – Birdie!
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Sept. 7

Swim Out – Demo Version – Dive into the relaxing and refreshing atmosphere of Swim Out, a strategic, turn-based puzzle game, that will transport you into a sunny day by the swimming pool, the river or the sea. Plan each of your strokes wisely and be sure to never cross any other swimmer’s path if you want to peacefully enjoy the sea view on a cozy chaise-lounge.

• Over 100 levels nestled in carefully crafted landscapes, soothed by the sound of seagulls, frogs or water splashes.
• 7 chapters combining:
• 12 different types of swimmers: each with their own way of moving around, ranging from the simple breaststroke swimmers to the more complex divers or cheeky water-bombing kids
• 12 different objects to interact with: buoys, fins, water guns, you can even ride a kayak!
• 6 disruptive environmental elements like waves, crabs or jellyfish that will give your brain a work out until you swim out!

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Time Carnage -Time Carnage is a frantic survival wave shooter with gyro-based motion controls. Featuring single-player or two-player couch co-op gameplay! Travel through time and wreak havoc through worlds swarming with dinosaurs, monsters, robots and zombies. Unlock and upgrade your arsenal to survive the onslaught!

Choose your weapons wisely as you’ll manically swap out active guns on the fly in a 16-tier Campaign or Custom Arcade Mode complete with perks, challenges and mystery items. Immerse yourself in a post-apocalyptic world, prehistoric jungle, icy wasteland and a futuristic metropolis. For each zone you’ll handpick a selection of guns to suit your play style and battle with a timed-reload system as you unlock an arsenal of over 25 mix-and-match dual wielding weapons.

•  Dinosaurs, monsters, robots and zombies!
•  Choose standard aiming controls or the gyro-based motion controls.
•  Pass over a single Joy-Con with two-player couch co-op gameplay!
•  Unlock, upgrade and mix-and-match over 25 dual wielding weapons!
•  A frenzy inducing timed-reload system. Shoot, drop, switch, repeat!
•  Realistic and dynamic environments with 16 unique locations
•  Catch your breath with slow motion mode.
•  Punishing challenges for weapon perks and arcade cheats.

(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Sept. 12

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS

YO-KAI WATCH BLASTERS: Red Cat Corps / YO-KAI WATCH BLASTERS: White Dog Squad – Jibanyan and his Blasters team hit the streets in this action-packed twist on the YO-KAI WATCH series. You can play solo, or team up with up to three other friends*** to blast away Big Bosses and evil Yo-kai and tackle various missions to amplify your team’s awesomeness.
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

Breakout Defense – Breakout Defense is a breakout game where you will face off against the computer opponent through 20 exciting levels.

Do your best to defend your own blocks while at the same time aiming to destroy the blocks of the computer opponent.
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

Double Breakout – Double Breakout is a breakout game which combines game mechanics from a traditional breakout game and a pong game.

Play against the computer opponent through 20 exciting levels while aiming for a high score.
(Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

Nintendo eShop sales:

• Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
  • Great deals this week! Check out the full list of deals available this week at http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.