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 the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
SteamWorld Heist II – Get ready for an epic adventure on the high seas in this sequel to the critically-acclaimed SteamWorld Heist game!
All is not well on the waves of the Great Sea – the waters are turning corrosive and eating away at the metal bodies of its robotic denizens. As the captain of a rag-tag crew of Steambots, you’ll lead the way through intense turn-based gunfights, where bullets can ricochet with deadly precision.
This time around, there’s a world-map to explore, but be careful – there are no turns to take on the Great Sea, so you’ll have to engage in real-time naval combat against enemy vessels.
Also new for this sequel is a job system with in-depth character customization options. With more than 150 weapons, utility items and ship equipment pieces, you can strategically craft your crew to best fit the mission at hand.
Plunge into the adventure when SteamWorld Heist II launches for the Nintendo Switch system today!
Cat Quest III – In this cute and casual action RPG, you’ll play as a swashbuckling feline privateer sailing the Purribean in search of the North Star, a long-lost mythical treasure. But beware: The seas are swarming with Pi-rats, under orders from the Pirate King to hunt you down!
Explore a gorgeous new world solo or in local co-op* and encounter fierce battles with the newly refined combat system, now featuring weapon swapping and tighter attack combos. And, for the first time in the series, sail the seas and battle in your very own ship!
The Purribean is yours to explore when Cat Quest III launches for Nintendo Switch today. A free demo is also available on Nintendo eShop.
Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
Activities:
My Nintendo Splatoon 3 Grand Festival Sweepstakes – Listen up! The My Nintendo Splatoon 3 Grand Festival Sweepstakes** is going down.
Enter for a chance to win a stylish prize package inspired by the Splatoon 3 game event!
For more information, visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/f69e00bf7a23a495.
Nintendo eShop Sales on Nintendo Switch:
Borderlands Franchise Sale – Celebrate the upcoming Borderlands film with discounts on the iconic franchise that defined the looter-shooter genre! Get great deals on Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition, Borderlands Collection: Pandora’s Box and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection.
This sale ends on Aug. 15 at 11:59 p.m. PT. For more information, visit https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/sales-and-deals/.
Save on Multiplayer Games During the Play Together Sale! – Gather your friends and family and share good times with games for the Nintendo Switch system! For a limited time, find great deals on select multiplayer* games when you shop on Nintendo.com or Nintendo eShop on your device.
Don’t forget, My Nintendo members can earn Gold Points*** on qualifying digital purchases. You can then redeem your Gold Points towards the purchase of other eligible digital games, DLC, Nintendo Switch Online memberships**** and more.
Hurry – these fun-for-all deals last through Aug. 11 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/#play-together-sale.