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:
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – Experience the adventure that unfolds in the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door game! Make use of all the abilities that come with being cursed – er, conveniently made of paper – and help Mario collect the Crystal Stars before the nefarious X-Nauts do.
Explore a colorful paper world with charming characters in every fold, twenty years after the original game on the Nintendo GameCube system.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is available today.
Paper Trail – Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.
You play as Paige, a budding academic, leaving home for the first time to pursue her studies.
On the journey, you learn to fold the world, merging two sides to solve puzzles, explore new areas and uncover long-lost secrets.
Paper Trail is available now.
Duck Detective – The Secret Salami – Solving crime is no walk in the pond. Duck Detective – The Secret Salami is a cozy mystery game about a down-on-his-luck duck searching for answers in a sinister sausage-based conspiracy.
Inspect and interview suspects to learn their hidden secrets, then use the information you’ve gathered (plus your own de-duck-tive reasoning) to locate the suspect and bust the case wide open!
Duck Detective – The Secret Salami is available later today on Nintendo eShop.
Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
DLC:
DAVE THE DIVER X Godzilla – Get ready for an action-packed collaboration with DAVE THE DIVER and Godzilla! This legendary monster stomps into the world of DAVE THE DIVER for an exciting adventure. Exclusive content including new missions, boss fights and an enticing storyline await in this DLC!* The free DAVE THE DIVER – Godzilla Content Pack is available later today on Nintendo Switch.
Activities:
The Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Character Notepad Reward is Here! – Take notes in style with this colorful My Nintendo papercraft reward featuring characters from the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door game.
Each notepad includes 20 different designs on 60 total pages. Plus, a paper airplane template and folding instructions are also included!
My Nintendo members can redeem 550 Platinum Points** to get this reward.
Check out this page for more information: https://my.nintendo.com/news/a69c040d3df46da4.
Enter the Fold – Have fun with these printables inspired by the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door game!
Unleash those retro vibes with the retro Nintendo GameCube cover reward. Bring along some colorful reading buddies when diving into your next book with the bookmarks reward.
If you’re feeling more crafty, add some style to your scrapbook with the scrapbook kit or create the perfect money holder card for your Mario-loving grad with the card reward!
Nintendo eShop Sales on Nintendo Switch:
Minecraft 15th Anniversary Sale – Minecraft turns 15!
Join a vast community of creators and heroes with up to 50%*** off Minecraft, Minecraft Dungeons, Minecraft Legends and more.
Buy now and shape your world! This sale ends on June 4 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
For more information and to view the full list of games, visit 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/tools-for-parents/parental-controls/ and https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.
* Full version of game required to use DLC. Sold separately.
** A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem points. Terms apply (https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_point).
*** Discounts may vary by region. Visit Minecraft.net for details.