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:
Fortnite – The future of Fortnite is here! Explore and survive in LEGO Fortnite launching Dec. 7, blast to the finish with Rocket Racing launching Dec. 8, headline a concert with Fortnite Festival launching Dec. 9 or be the last player standing in Battle Royale Chapter 5 Season 1: Underground.
All these experiences and more can be found in Fortnite in Nintendo eShop!
Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition – Scour multiple planets in search of clues, strange signals and ancient alien texts in this open-world adventure.
The whole solar system is trapped in a time loop and each planet changes dramatically during each loop.
Delve into an underground city before it’s swallowed by sand, dodge sky-high cyclones and more. Find the keys to unlock the mysteries of this solar system in the most hidden and dangerous of places, then unravel the deepest secret of them all in the included Echoes of the Eye expansion.
Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition touches down on Nintendo Switch today!
Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
Nintendo Mobile:
Hello, Summoners! – The latest update to the Fire Emblem Heroes game* for smart devices brings new Book VIII story content and much more!
Join in the Book VIII Begins Celebration events today and experience the new story content and challenges, summon added Heroes and tons of other stuff!
Check out the latest Feh Channel presentation to learn about characters that appear in Book VIII, events and more! For more information about the Fire Emblem Heroes game, visit the official site: https://fire-emblem-heroes.com/en/.
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, Nintendo Switch Sports and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. 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/.
* Free to start; optional in-game purchases available. Persistent internet, compatible smartphone. Data charges may apply.