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.
Featured Games in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU – Embark on a poignant action-adventure game inspired by the rich myths of Bantu cultures.
As Zau, you must face your own emotions to become a worthy Nganga, or spiritual healer, and reclaim your father’s spirit.
Wield cosmic powers from the sun and moon and brave the beautiful and treacherous lands of Kenzera alongside the God of Death.
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is available now on the Nintendo Switch system.
Another Crab’s Treasure – Become a hermit crab and reclaim your prized shell in an epic treasure hunt across a polluted ocean!
Wear the trash around you – cans, cardboard and whatever else you find – as shell-like armor to protect yourself against crabby foes and other threats lurking in the deep.
Collect over 60 shells with distinct special abilities to defend yourself and improve your combat prowess with Adaptations learned from a variety of ocean creatures.
Have a shell of a time when Another Crab’s Treasure washes ashore later today.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes – Lead more than 100 distinct heroes and save the war-torn continent of Allraan in this modern take on a classic JRPG experience.
Confront foes in strategic Duels and intense War Battles, recruit allies, manage your town and create your ideal six-character party in your campaign against the power-seeking Galdean Empire.
Shape your story by dint of sword when Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is available now.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants – Re-experience the 2017 arcade classic with three additional stages and six additional boss battles!
Take control of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello or Raphael in this classic beat-em-up inspired by the cult favorite Turtles in Time.
Play with your friends through local co-op* and dominate the Foot Clan to foil Shredder’s maniacal plan.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants is available now.
Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
Pre-orders:
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! – Experience the world of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba like never before – as a board game! Select a familiar character and roll the dice to advance your journey around boards that feature iconic landmarks from the anime.
Each board has a daytime and nighttime period – play a variety of events and minigames during the day to prepare for the night.
Then, once the sun sets, the hunt for demons begins!
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! slices its way to Nintendo Switch April 26.
Pre-orders are available now on Nintendo eShop.
Activities:
My Nintendo LEGO Animal Crossing Cozy Spring Sweepstakes – Inspire creative, hands-on play with the My Nintendo LEGO Animal Crossing Cozy Spring Sweepstakes!**
Enter today for a chance to win the LEGO Animal Crossing Isabelle’s House Visit set and the LEGO Animal Crossing Kapp’n’s Island Boat Tour set.
This sweepstakes ends on July 9 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Rewards are Back! – Happy almost May! Get ready to celebrate Mother’s Day with returning My Nintendo rewards.***
Two Animal Crossing: New Horizons physical rewards: the Roost 3-Pack Coasters with Tin and Leaf Bandana are back in stock now!
For more information, visit https://my.nintendo.com/news/95e9e8c62c97e68b.
Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch:
- NBA 2K24 Game Trial Sale – Get NBA 2K24 Kobe Bryant Edition for 85% off, or NBA 2K24 Black Mamba Edition for 75% off! This sale ends on April 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
For more information, 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/tools-for-parents/parental-controls/ and https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.
* Additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode. Sold separately.
** 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 12:00PM PT on 4/24/2024 and ends at 11:59PM PT on 7/9/2024. 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/09fd92d30c5d21c0, (3) sign in to your Nintendo Account, and (4) redeem 10 Platinum Points per entry at the My Nintendo LEGO® Animal Crossing™ Cozy Spring Sweepstakes page (https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/09fd92d30c5d21c0) as stated in Official Rules. There will be five (5) winners. Each winner will receive one (1) LEGO® Animal Crossing™ Isabelle’s House Visit Set (ARV $39.99 USD) and one (1) LEGO® Animal Crossing™ Kapp’n’s Island Boat Tour Set (ARV $29.99 USD). Total ARV of all prizes: $349.90 USD. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Details and restrictions apply. For Official Rules, visit https://www.nintendo.com/events/rules/mynintendo-lego-animal-crossing-cozy-spring-sweepstakes. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052.
*** A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem points. Terms apply (https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_point).