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 Download adds new games weekly to Nintendo eShop, which offers a variety of options for the Nintendo Switch family of systems, 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 the Nintendo Switch family of systems, 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 family of systems 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.
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content:
Featured Games in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
MLB The Show 23 – Get closer than ever to living out your baseball dreams on the diamond. Shock the game and own The Show with your favorite players, rivalries and MLB moments.
Experience expanded commentary and in-game presentation updates that bring updated broadcast themes and realistic 3D environments. Plus, for the first time, MLB The Show 23 is partnering with the World Baseball Classic.
Build your dream team of national stars and flashbacks from the 2023 World Baseball Classic tournament and customize your Diamond Dynasty squad with official uniforms from every participating country!
Face your friends with cross-platform* play and continue your progress with the cross-progression feature.
MLB The Show 23 launches March 28. Pre-order today to get the Gold Choice Pack which includes the full game and 5,000 Stubs.
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key – The final summer, the final secret ... Ryza’s final adventure is about to begin!
In hopes of finding a way to save their home, Ryza and her friends set off on a great adventure that revolves around a Key and the roots of alchemy.
Explore a vast open field, embark on an adventure with a wide range of friends and use Keys to unlock various gameplay features.
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key launches March 24.
Storyteller – Experience some of history’s greatest stories like never before. Storyteller is an award-winning, reactive puzzle game that lets you build the story.
Storyteller’s charming animations and comic-panel design allows for a distinct puzzle mechanic. Use your wits to retell familiar tales, or experiment and find something new.
Play with a library full of characters and themes, featuring heroes and villains, dragons and vampires, infidelity and remorse, love, lies and more!
Use the blank canvas to manipulate secrets and desires, slay monsters or terrorize people with them, betray lovers or bring them together. You know how the stories go – but this time you are the author.
Storyteller is available now.
Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online:
Kirby’s Dream Land 2 – The bridges that connect the seven Rainbow Islands have disappeared! Help Kirby solve the mystery while battling King Dedede and his horde of minions. Along the way, meet Rick, Kine and Coo – each possessing important abilities that will help Kirby save the day! Kirby’s Dream Land 2 is available now.
BurgerTime Deluxe – It’s a food fight in this classic arcade game! Give Chef Peter Pepper a hand and create the ultimate burger by traversing an action-packed kitchen to gather your materials. But watch out, because renegade ingredients will stop at nothing to put an end to your cooking days. BurgerTime Deluxe is available now.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online:
SIDE POCKET – You might be able to play it cool behind the cue in Nine Ball Game and Pocket Game, but do you have what it takes to finesse with the best in the challenging Trick Game? Make use of a variety of shots in both solo and multiplayer** modes and get ready to rack ’n’ roll in this billiards game that was originally released for Super NES in 1993! SIDE POCKET is available now.
Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online:
XEVIOUS – You are humanity’s last hope against the sinister XEVIOUS collective! Pilot the Solvalou Fighter and its variety of weapons in your mission to destroy XEVIOUS aircrafts and bases from deep behind enemy lines. XEVIOUS differentiated itself from its mid-80s contemporaries with its unique enemy types, hidden gameplay features and variety of vertically scrolling environments. Ask yourself, are you devious enough to beat XEVIOUS? XEVIOUS is available now.
Game Trials:
Ready for Kickoff? – Slide, shoot and score into this week’s free*** game trial! The EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Nintendo Switch Legacy Edition game features the latest kits, clubs and squads from the top football leagues of the world, including the addition of top women’s club teams and some of the world’s most famous stadiums. Beginning later today, Nintendo Switch Online members can try out the full game for free!
What a win!
The free Game Trial period will last until March 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT. If your footwork skills are building and you need more time to make it as the next football star, you can also purchase the game at a 50% discount in Nintendo eShop until April 3 at 11:59 p.m. PT. The stadium lights and roaring fans are calling, so don’t miss out!
Activities:
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Nintendo eShop sales:
- Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch
- Save on Select Mario Games! – Celebrate the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom with savings on select Nintendo Switch games and DLC***** featuring Mario and friends. The first half of the sale ends March 23 at 11:59 p.m. PT and features Mario Party Superstars, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Luigi’s Mansion 3 and the Luigi’s Mansion 3: Multiplayer Pack DLC, so hurry if you want to add any of these games to your collection at a discounted price.
Then, the second wave of the sale begins on March 24 at 12 a.m. PT and runs until April 7 at 11:59 p.m. PT. This sale includes savings on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Super Mario Maker 2 and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. Remember that My Nintendo members also earn Gold Points****** on qualifying digital purchases. Plus, when you buy select digital games featured******* in the MAR10 Day sale, you’ll receive a code for a free 7-day trial of Nintendo Switch Online. Games on sale can be purchased directly in Nintendo eShop or on Nintendo.com at https://www.nintendo.com/store/sales-and-deals/#mar10-day.
- Save on Select Mario Games! – Celebrate the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom with savings on select Nintendo Switch games and DLC***** featuring Mario and friends. The first half of the sale ends March 23 at 11:59 p.m. PT and features Mario Party Superstars, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Luigi’s Mansion 3 and the Luigi’s Mansion 3: Multiplayer Pack DLC, so hurry if you want to add any of these games to your collection at a discounted price.