We've had the North American Nintendo Download Update with full Switch details, so we've picked up the info on Europe for those that are staying up late in the region to jump into goodies on the eShop's launch. These are all live and available to buy right now on Switch systems in Europe.
Let's not pre-amble too much - to the list!
Retail Downloads
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, €69.99 / £59.99) - The boldest entry in the series to date, this takes the core ethos of the IP and blends it into a systems-based open-world adventure. It's quite unlike any of Link's adventures before now, and we've been blown away by Nintendo's achievements with this one. We go into full detail on the Switch version (free of plot spoilers) in our The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild review.
1-2-Switch (Nintendo, €49.99 / £39.99) - This mix of 28 minigames is designed to be a showcase for the Joy-Con technology, and to provide a fun party game for Switch newcomers. We gave this a modest recommendation in our 1-2-Switch review, as its impressive use of the technology can't completely hide flaws. Available from 3rd March.
Just Dance 2017 (Ubisoft, €59.99 / £49.99) - The Switch version of this dancing title will include early access to some songs, and otherwise is likely to provide a fully-featured iteration. We're finding some rhythm to bring you a review.
Super Bomberman R (Konami, €49.99 / £49.99) - A title that perhaps best puts the multiplayer potential of the Switch and its Joy-Con controllers to work, with support for eight players to battle it out along with a story campaign. Our review will be with you very soon.
Switch eShop
Snipperclips - Cut it out, together! (Nintendo, €19.99 / £17.99) - A project originally brought together by two brothers in the UK, this is a colourful and clever game with a focus on local co-op (though single player is also an option). We're looking forward to tackling this for review, but until then you can check out our feature interview with the developers.
Fast RMX (Shin'en Multimedia, €19.99 / £16.99) - This remix of FAST Racing NEO aims to add in flashier visuals and smoother performance, while there are a number of new tracks to take on (30 in total when all are counted together) and includes features such as local multiplayer across eight separate Switch systems. We'll blast through a review, but in the meantime you can read more about it in our interview with the developers. Available from 3rd March.
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment (Yacht Club Games, €9.99 / £8.99) - A standalone download of the Specter Knight campaign, in which the character's unique moveset and campaign can be tackled.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Yacht Club Games, €24.99 / £22.49) - This features all of the Shovel Knight campaigns and content, so that includes the Plague Knight, Specter Knight and King Knight campaigns.
I Am Setsuna (Square Enix, €39.99 / £29.99) - The price reflects the fact this is also a physical retail title in Japan, this is an RPG that aims to bring to mind the classic JRPG titles of the 16-bit era, albeit with a modern look.
VOEZ (Flyhigh Works, €20.99 / £18.99) - This is a music rhythm game that is also the first touchscreen only title on the Switch. It features over 100 songs, so should have plenty to offer.
New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers (Arc System Works, €9.99 / £8.99) - You build a frontier town in this sim, colonising new land in the process; you're responsible for managing pioneers, gathering materials and even taming wild animals to be pets.
Vroom in the Night Sky (Poisoft, €8.99 / £7.99) - Ostensibly a motorbike game, it's nevertheless entirely fantastical as you swoop around pulling off magical moves as a witch. It looks fun, in an anarchic way.
Othello (Arc System Works, €4.99 / £4.49) - It's the famous board game in virtual mode; naturally two players can take each other on, or you can tackle various difficulties of AI.
Switch Neo Geo Downloads
These are all 'ACA' releases, which promise to 'faithfully reproduce' the originals and even add in some online features.
The King of Fighters '98 (Hamster, €6.99 / £6.29) - Well, the early listings were true, we have some Neo Geo titles on the Switch day one. This is considered by many as the definitive entry in this particular series, and it serves to provide players with some of the most popular fighters from the franchise. Includes online leaderboards.
Metal Slug 3 (Hamster, €6.99 / £6.29) - An iconic series, so blasting everything in sight will be rather tempting on Switch. Includes online leaderboards.
Waku Waku 7 (Hamster, €6.99 / £6.29) - Another fighting game, albeit one that's extremely colourful; includes online leaderboards.
World Heroes Perfect (Hamster, €6.99 / £6.29) - This is the fourth instalment of the World Heroes series, and despite its flaws we still feel it's one of the best in the series. Includes online leaderboards.
Shock Troopers (Hamster, €6.99 / £6.29) - This one's all about about running and gunning, and then gunning some more until everything explodes in some delightful orange pixels. Includes online leaderboards.
Switch DLC
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Expansion Pass (Nintendo, €19.99 / £17.99) - Initially this will provide three treasure chests with useful items and exclusive clothing, in the Summer it'll add a new Cave or Trials feature, a Hard mode and a new map feature. In the Holiday season a new 'original story', dungeon and additional challenges will be added. Available from 3rd March.
So there you have it, what will you be downloading?
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Nothing, too busy playing Breath Of The Wind on my new Switch! Whooop Whooop!
A slow start but who cares Zelda 😍
So, five Neo Geo games day one?
Man that console launch lineup ballooned out quick didn't it
That's cool that it has the neo geo games (and at a decent price to boot). It's odd that they are almost exclusively fighting games though.
Metal slug 3, shock troopers.
I'll be getting Zelda and wait a while before I buy more.
So wait! Europe gets VC titles on launch?! Ridiculous!
Zelda, fast rmx and metal slug for me tomorrow!
5 Neo Geo games at launch! Hopefully this is a good sign for VC on Switch this time round.
see in the 1 2 switch advert, they say 27 games, but its 28, as well as your saying, so is that a mistake in the ad??
I'll download Metal Slug for sure.
@GameOtaku They're not VC titles.
I will be getting Snipperclips, it looks so much fun
@GameOtaku it's region free. just create an account
@GameOtaku @readyletsgo These are not VC releases, they are part of a range by SNK and these titles are already on X1 and PS4 as part of that range.
Its going to be a struggle to get third party titles on VC now as they all have their own ways of making that money
What happened to World of Goo!!!
@jump all their titles slipped from launch to launch window sadly but it's apparently due to extras.
@GameOtaku As others have said these are not VC releases.But also,since the Switch is region free and any regions Eshop can be accessed,complaints about one region having something an other doesn't are no longer valid.The £6.29 they cost in the UK converts to $7.72.You can actually go cheaper if you purchase from the Eurozone as €6.99 converts to $7.35.I can't imagine their US prices being much cheaper than that.
Never played Shock Troopers but I love my overhead run and guns and this looks like it's one of the best.The graphics are fantastic.
My day one purchases will be BOTW,Snipperclips and Shock Troopers.Really looking forward to Pocket Rumble too later this month.From what I've read it's a really good game.
Got Zelda and Bomberman physical copies arriving with my switch, will be buying fast rmx and possibly snipperclips or king of fighters. Anyone know if the neogeo games support sharing joycons?
What happened to Tomorrow Corp's games?
Those SNK Games revived by Hamster publisher ?
@Renandstimpeygti Is that a new unannounced sequel to Breath of the Wild?
Bs we don't have vc
@Megas That went south.
Picked my Switch today!
Playing Zelda.
Awesome system.
A nice surprise booting up the eshop and seeing more than I was expecting available at launch.
You guys are going to love it.
Zelda will be in physical format for me; may get Shock Troopers for some portable arcade action.
Whilst i wanted I Am Setsuna, I never pay full price for digital downloads of retail games so will wait for a sale to hopefully come round.
did someone say zelda
@C-Olimar coming tomorrow?
According to N1ntendo.nl the Japanese versions of I am Setsuna and Disgaea 5 also have an option for English text, so you can sorta add Disgaea 5 to that launch line-up ^_^
Link (it's in Dutch though): http://www.n1ntendo.nl/article/51951/1/japanse-versies-i-am-setsuna-en-disgaea-5-complete-hebben-engelse-tekstoptie
Its 04.47 Now. Shop opens at 10.00.almost...almost...im gonna study before getting the switch for a few hours cause i wont put zelda down for days when i finnaly have it.
Oh hell yeah I'll be playing some Metal Slug 3.
Dammit! Not a single game on this list interests me. My Switch will be doing nothing for the first month or so xD
Creme de la creme ... Shovel Knight ... 7 euro NeoGeo titles .. and mobile style nvidia stuff... not bad. Weird, I just tried Neo Geo games on a used 50$ nexus tablet... wow, even works with better resolution but i surely miss the outstanding added online features.
Looking like Metal Slug 3 and Shock Troopers for me
Zelda and metal slug would be a good choice, I have metal slug 3 on vita it's a great shooter
Retail lineup is so poor that almost hurt the sight. Zelda only would have beeb the same if not better.
Jeez the price of the Neo-geo! I got the Metal Slug Collection for less money on PSN and it got all the games...
Are those prices correct because I paid £16.99 for a Snipperclips download code, or maybe its just retailers doing them cheaper?
@ThomasBW84 just a heads up if you haven't posted it already somewhere, the snipperclips bundle with the neon joy-cons, is available (and working) on amazon
I'll be playing BotW for the next couple of months. I'll be buying Snipper Clips to play together with my daughters. I want to play Shovel Knight on the go but the lack of a proper d-pad on the left joy-con is a real bummer. Nintendo needs to make one quick.
@abe_hikura @jump Well, as soon as they do turn up, I'll be getting World of Goo and Little Inferno
As for today, other than my physical copy of Zelda, it's Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove for me!
any sort of local multiplayer on these SNK fighters?
Yeah any multiplayer on the SNK fighters ? Online etc.. ?
Awaiting the post can't wait
Currently, it doesn't look like I'll be buying Any eShop titles today. Royal Mail haven't even got my Switch yet, so I don't see how the Official Nintendo Store expects them to deliver it today.
When I do get my hands on it, I'll be downloading a ton of stuff…
@60-hz @jamiesummerz Considering that one of the biggest Switch Selling points is impromptu multiplayer and that the Neo Geo was before the time of duel sticks, I can't imagine them missing out on that trick. If they did, then that's just plain dumb.
Online I see as less likely. The above article mentions Online scoreboards, so I would imagine they would have mentioned online multiplayer too if it was included.
Metal Slug 3 or Shock Troopers? Metal Slug 3 or Shock Troopers?
@Megas
'Iwata would price it for everyone'
(Cough) 3DS launch (Cough)
Bought Othello. Mum and I love playing it, so as she has the day off, I bought it to play with her
Those atrocious prices, though.
@ChessboardMan any sign of your Switch yet? I ordered from official Nintendo store too and I think all items are shipped by courier by default. Check your email and it should tell you hope it comes soon!
Awaiting delivery form Amazon and Nintendo arghh.. The thing is Argos 2 mins up the road have consoles games etc available for click and collect, seems to be no shortages in the UK at least.
Still glad I pre ordered just in case tho !
@ottospooky their last email on the topic gave tracking details. The tracking says the following:
"Via: Royal Mail Tracked™
Status: We have been notified that your item is being shipped by the retailer; the next scan will appear when we receive this item into our network."
Yeah, I don't think I'll be getting "my" Switch today, but a friend, who also apparently ordered from the official store and has already got his one, has offered to swap, or rather, "Switch" his for mine, since he's not planning to open it immediately. I'm going to sleep a little more to settle my nerves then pop over to see him.
I'll be downloading nothing for the foreseeable future(as I don't own one). And the digital price of a lot of these games are a disgrace.
@RichardUK Snipperclips is 17.99 on nintendo.co.uk. Where did you get it from?
@SLIGEACH_EIRE But mostly because you don't have a Switch?
@ChessboardMan a friend with patience sounds like the best sort of friend to have!!
Can someone let us know if metal slug is playable without a D-Pad. Are the controls really bad?
£50 for bomberman....what the ffffff...
@abbyhitter Yeah special day unannounced dlc!.....so busy playing my spellchecker was having a nap 😆
Weren't the Tomorrow Corporation trio supposed to be up as well? I'm not complaining, played all three of them and Zelda will keep me busy, with plenty of secondary options already available, and the Snipperclips demo is a great way to test multiplayer before the joy-con bundle with the full game arrives, but I still thought they'd be there day one, I especially want to replay World of Goo.
HYPE!!
@chardir Hi, I purchased the download code from game.co.uk its cheaper plus you get points
@GameOtaku Not Virtual Console. Arcade Archives by Hamster Co.. They're really prolific on PS4 and not just Neo Geo: they've adapted a bunch of early 80's Konami, Tecmo and Taito arcade games.
@OorWullie Being able to switch accounts now is great, there were quite a few games i wanted to play on wiiu that never got released in Europe.
The launch lineup is zelda only
@chardir sorry for the late reply, it was from game.co.uk
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