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.
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.
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.
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content:
Featured Games in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
LEGO 2K Drive – Welcome to Bricklandia, home of a massive open-world LEGO driving adventure.
Race anywhere, play with anyone, build your dream rides and defeat a cast of wild racing rivals for the coveted Sky Trophy! In LEGO 2K Drive, your awesome transforming vehicle gives you the freedom to speed seamlessly across riveting racetracks, off-road terrain and open waters.
Explore the vast world of Bricklandia, show off your driving skills and build vehicles brick-by-brick!
LEGO 2K Drive is available to play on May 19th.
CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story – Rewind the past, control the future.
Traverse the sprawling city of Zaun as Ekko, a young inventor with a device to rewind time.
He and his friends must work together to keep their city safe, but as danger looms and secrets come to light, Ekko realizes he can’t trust anyone – not even himself.
Developed by Double Stallion Games, CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story is a 2D, story-driven action-platformer that focuses on tight, dynamic combat and distinct exploration opportunities afforded by Ekko’s ability to travel in space and time.
CONVERGENCE: A League of Legends Story is available to pre-order today in Nintendo eShop and launches on May 23rd.
Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
911: Cannibal
Amaze! Complete Bundle
Apploval
Arcade Archives MAZINGER Z
Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril – Available May 19
Best Action Games 5-in-1 – Available May 19
Best Mobile Games 5-in-1 – Available May 19
Bio Prototype
BlackJack Waifu Tour
Bubble Monsters
Burger Chef Tycoon Co-op Edition
Cyber Citizen Shockman – Available May 19
Dark Quest 3 – Available May 24
Death, Soul & Robots
Despot’s Game
Dig Deep: Complete Edition
Dying Light: Definitive Edition & Call of Juarez: Gunslinger – Available May 22
Farming Simulator 23; Nintendo Switch Edition – Available May 23
Find The Pairs: Classic Memory Puzzle
ghostpia Season One
Glitch Busters: Stuck On You – Available May 23
Heartbeat Hospital: Love, Lies, and Betrayal
HEXAPODA – Available May 19
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 – Available May 19
Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook – Available May 23
Nightmare Reaper
No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! – Available May 23
Rainbow Runner
TORINTO – Available May 24
Unalive 010
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun – Available May 23
Winter’s Wish: Spirits of Edo
Woodland Hike – Available May 20
Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch:
- Check out the full list of deals available this week at https://www.nintendo.com/store/sales-and-deals.
Nintendo Switch Online is a paid membership service that allows members to team up or face off online in compatible Nintendo Switch games, such as Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Nintendo Switch Sports. Members also enjoy a curated library of classic NES, Super NES and Game Boy games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Kirby’s Dream Land, among many others. To find out more about the benefits that come with Nintendo Switch Online, to view membership options and to learn about a free seven-day trial for new users, visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online/.
With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, players get access to even more benefits, including a library of Nintendo 64 games with added online play for up to four players (additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode; sold separately), a library of select Game Boy Advance games, Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion DLC (full version of game required to use DLC for that game; sold separately) and retro SEGA Genesis games.
My Nintendo members can earn Gold Points on eligible digital purchases. Already have Gold Points? Redeem them toward your next digital purchase of Nintendo Switch games and DLC on Nintendo eShop. Visit https://my.nintendo.com/reward_categories for more details.
Remember that the Nintendo Switch features parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. Nintendo Switch players who register a Nintendo Account gain access to free-to-start games and free game demos from Nintendo eShop, and also get the latest news and information direct from Nintendo. For more information about parental controls on Nintendo Switch and other features, visit https://play.nintendo.com/parents/crash-courses/parental-controls/ and https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.