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.
As this is the final Nintendo Download of the year 2023, we like like to take this opportunity to wish all of you to have a safe and fun Happy New Year as you game in 2024!
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:
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy – Join rookie attorney Apollo Justice and his mentor, the legendary Phoenix Wright, in this collection of three games!
This title features the 14 episodes of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, as well as the two previously DLC-only Special Episodes for a total of 16 episodes!
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy is available now in Nintendo eShop.
Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
Nintendo Switch Online:
F-ZERO 99 – A new content update races onto the F-ZERO 99 game! Pilots now have the option to go head-to-head against friends and family by setting up Private Lobbies. What’s more – Secret Tracks have been added to the F-ZERO 99 game mode.
Keep your eyes peeled for the opportunity to take a spin on these surprising tracks and try to stay ahead of the pack! This free content update and the F-ZERO 99 game is available today for all Nintendo Switch Online members.*
Digital Spotlight:
National Puzzle Day – National Puzzle Day is Jan. 29! Grab your Nintendo Switch system and challenge yourself with a fun list of games that will put your puzzle-solving skills to the test.
Gather clues and solve brain-teasing riddles to uncover the fate of Ashley Mizuki Robin’s parents in the Another Code: Recollection game. Make your way through Golf Purgatory as you face dungeon-like holes filled with wacky hazards in the Cursed to Golf game.
Put on your thinking cap and join Katrielle Layton in an investigation to find her missing father, the esteemed Professor Hershel Layton, in the LAYTON’S MYSTERY JOURNEY: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy – Deluxe Edition game.
Or, prepare to embark on a quest as Mario to recover the stolen Mini-Mario toys from the clutches of Donkey Kong in a puzzle-style twist on classic platforming action in the upcoming Mario vs. Donkey Kong game, launching on Feb. 16 and available for pre-order now!
Activities:
Back in Splat – Get set for the release of Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass – Side Order** with these returning My Nintendo rewards! Show your Splatlandian pride with the Splatoon 3 shopping bag and restocked sticker set. For more information, visit https://my.nintendo.com/news/c19dc9bfdb7c100c.
Live it Up princess style in New York City! – Enter the My Nintendo Princess Peach: Showtime! Trip to New York City Sweepstakes for the chance to win a four-day weekend trip*** to New York City for you and up to two others! Take in the sensational sights of the city’s cultural hotspots and enjoy high-energy entertainment, shopping, fashion and more with friends and family. Plus, you'll receive a personal tour at the Nintendo New York store, located in Rockefeller Center, during the launch weekend for the Princess Peach: Showtime! game – available on March 22. While you're there, treat yourself to goodies with $100 Nintendo New York shopping credit.
Glow Up with My Nintendo – Usher in the new year with the My Nintendo Glow Up Super Star Sweepstakes!**** Enter today for a chance to win a Super Star themed prize package to power up for 2024. Hurry – this sweepstakes ends Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT, so don’t miss this opportunity! For more information, visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/53917f802397c091.
Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch:
- Warner Bros. Games January Sale – Get cozy with and save up to 90% on your favorite titles like Hogwarts Legacy, LEGO Harry Potter Collection and Mortal Kombat 1 during the Warner Bros. Games New Year Sale! This sale ends on Feb. 4 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
For more information and to view the full list of games, visit https://www.nintendo.com/us/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/.
* Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online
** Full version of game required to use DLC. Sold separately.
*** NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years old or older. Sweepstakes begins 12:00PM PT on 1/17/2024 and ends at 11:59PM PT on 2/20/24. To enter, you must (1) have a Nintendo Account (if you do not have a Nintendo Account you can register for one at https://my.nintendo.com/; (2) visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/571e0bb9a1348c2c, (3) sign in to your Nintendo Account, and (4) redeem 10 Platinum Points per entry at the My Nintendo Princess Peach: Showtime! Trip to New York Sweepstakes page (https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/571e0bb9a1348c2c) as stated in Official Rules. There will be one (1) winner who will receive a 4 day, 3 night trip between the dates of March 21, 2024 and March 25, 2024, for winner and up to 2 guests from a major airport near winner’s home (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), 3 nights standard hotel accommodation (one room, quadruple occupancy, room and tax only) at a New York City hotel (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), non-exclusive ground transportation to and from airport and hotel in New York City, NY; $500 VISA gift card; $100 Nintendo New York store shopping credit; and a personal tour of the Nintendo New York store. For a winner who is a resident of the New York tri-state area, air transportation may be substituted with another method of transportation by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Total ARV of prize: $3,478.56 USD (actual value may vary depending on departure date and location). Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Details and restrictions apply. For Official Rules, visit www.nintendo.com/events/rules/mynintendo-princes-peach-showtime-nyctrip-official-sweepstakes. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052.
**** NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 13 years old or older. Sweepstakes begins 5:00PM PT on 12/6/2023 and ends at 11:59PM PT on 1/31/24. To enter, you must (1) have a Nintendo Account (if you do not have a Nintendo Account you can register for one at https://my.nintendo.com/; (2) visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/53917f802397c091, (3) sign in to your Nintendo Account, and (4) redeem 10 Platinum Points per entry at the My Nintendo Glow Up Super Star Sweepstakes page (https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/53917f802397c091) as stated in Official Rules. There will be five (5) winners. Each winner will receive one (1) Mario Kart - Mario PVC Statue - Standard Edition (ARV $129.99 USD), one (1) Nintendo Switch GLOW REMATCH Wireless Controller - Super Star (ARV $54.99 USD), one (1) Club Mocchi – Mocchi Super Mario Super Star 15” Mega Plush Toy (ARV $34.99 USD), and one (1) Nintendo Switch Travel Case Plus GLOW - Super Star (ARV $19.99 USD). Total ARV of all prizes: $1,199.80 USD. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Details and restrictions apply. For Official Rules, visit https://www.nintendo.com/us/events/rules/mynintendo-glowup-superstar-official-sweepstakes/. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052.