The Nintendo Download is here yet again, and it's the last one before E3 2018 kicks off and all that hype turns into actual game announcement and realised dreams. So to get you in the mood for all those revelations to come, we've gathered together all the new additions to the various North American eShops. Drop a vote in the poll below, and a comment with your hot picks for the week. Enjoy!
Switch eShop
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (Nintendo, $49.99) – Help Musashi end the Empire’s tyrannical monopoly of the world’s sushi supply by becoming a Sushi Striker. Devour conveyor-belt sushi, matching plates and sushi types to defeat any enemy or boss who stands between you and victory. Befriend Sushi Sprites and use their powerful skills in battle. The Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido game for the Nintendo Switch system and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems will be available on June 8. A free Nintendo Switch demo is also available in Nintendo eShop. Nintendo 3DS version playable in 2D only. Read our review.
BLAZBLUE: CROSS TAG BATTLE (Arc System Works, $49.99) - An unrivaled clash of explosive proportions! The beloved BlazBlue franchise Crosses universes, Tags in fan favorites, and Battles it out in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle! Created through an all-star collaboration between BlazBlue, Atlus' Persona, French Bread's Under Night In-Birth, and Rooster Teeth's hugely popular RWBY web series, Cross Tag Battle celebrates the fighting genre for pros and newcomers alike! Choose your team in fast paced 2v2 team battles filled with the craziness you've come to love from BlazBlue, with all the tight mechanics, smooth gameplay, and gorgeous 2D graphics you expect from Arc System Works. Read our review.
Happy Birthdays (NIS America, $39.99) - From legendary creator Mr. Yasuhiro Wada (TOYBOX Inc.) comes Happy Birthdays: a sandbox game in which players create cube-shaped worlds that give rise to diverse and unique lifeforms. With careful experimentation, players can shape the geography and alter the temperature of the world to create the conditions for life and witness the birth of an entire ecosystem! Read our review.
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn (Saber Interactive, $19.99) - A vessel floating down a river contains an orphaned baby boy. He is found and adopted. As he grows, he learns of his true identity and destiny of greatness. Thus is the premise of two of the greatest stories of our time, but that is where the similarities end. Now we're not saying that "Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn" is better than the Good Book; that would be blasphemy.
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker (Wales Interactive, $12.99) - YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Read our review.
A Magical High School Girl (Sekai Games, $14.99) - A Magical High School Girl is a magic crafting rogue-like RPG! The only weapon you possess is the magic you conjure from within. You can freely name your magic. The elemental properties and effects are generated automatically with what you typed in.
ACA NEOGEO RIDING HERO (HAMSTER, $7.99) - "RIDING HERO" is a realistic racing game released in 1990 by SNK. WGP (World Grand Prix) mode is where you can compete against top riders of the world. Story mode puts you in the shoes of a young street racer aiming to challenge an eight-hour endurance race and comes packed with RPG elements. Experience realistic motorcycle action that will keep you at the edge of your seat.
The Banner Saga 2 (Versus Evil, $19.99) - The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your Viking clans make it through alive. If played, your choices will carry over from the first game, or you can start fresh with new preset characters.
D/Generation : The Original (West Coast Software, $14.99) - We fear that the workers trapped in our Singapore lab have little chance of survival. Those of you familiar with the Neogen organisms produced in this lab would agree that any rescue attempt would be a suicide mission. The remaining survivors are beyond hope.
GRIDD: Retroenhanced (Kongregate, $11.99) - GRIDD: Retroenhanced is an intense arcade-style cyberpunk hacking shoot 'em up with an incredible soundtrack, procedurally generated elements, and electric visuals.
Iro Hero (eastasiasoft, $12.99) - Iro Hero is a vertical shoot 'em up with beautiful pixel art graphics inspired by many old-school classics. Staged across 9 action-packed levels, Iro Hero features a unique and fresh approach to the popular color polarity mechanic, with interactive level elements, color zones, reflective surfaces and much more.
KADOBAT WARS (ITTARO, $3.89) - KADOBAT WARS! is a action card game battle game featuring fights by drawing out many cards using energy accumulated in real time!
Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare (Flyhigh Works, $7.20) - Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare is the tower defense game we have all been waiting for! Defend your castle against the waves of enemies laying siege to your gate! Test your tactical abilities and be your own master of strategy: To win, you must utilise the capabilities of your men to repel the daunting invading forces! Read our review.
THE Number Puzzle (D3Publisher, $4.99) - The definitive intellect puzzle, simple yet full of depth. In THE Number Puzzle you follow easy rules to fill in a grid with the numbers 1-9. So simple you will get addicted!
Shape of the World (Plug In Digital, $14.99) - The world that grows around you... The environment and flora constantly flourish and fade as you wander in Shape of the World, a serene and surrealist first-person explorer. You'll travel through dream-like forests, aquatic caves and peaceful shores accompanied by psychedelic wildlife. No ticking clock or hidden perils laying in wait will prevent you from enjoying your journey... A couple of hours escape from work, anxiety and stress.
Hexologic (MythicOwl, $2.99) – Hexologic is very easy to learn and in the same time a highly addictive language-independent logic puzzle game. Based on hexagonal grids, the game reinvents sudoku rules and brings it to a whole new level. Combining the dots inside the hexes in three possible directions, so that their sum matches the one given at the edge, will be a rewarding experience for both puzzle games' veterans and newcomers. A simple gameplay mechanics adorned with a beautiful graphic design, relaxing music and challenging yet not unbeatable puzzles, will guarantee long hours of fun for gamers of all ages. Available June 12.
Legendary Eleven (Eclipse Games, $9.99) – Legendary Eleven is an epic arcade soccer game inspired by the golden age of soccer spanning the 70's to the 90's. Available June 8.
Milanoir (Gambitious, $12.99) - Inspired by the Italian crime flicks of the '70s revered by Quentin Tarantino, Milanoir is a pixel-packed action game set in the violent city of Milan. Come meet Piero, a convict suddenly released from prison looking for revenge over the man who framed him.
One Strike (QubicGames, $4.99) – Only one strike settles the duel, master the fighting style of each warrior to outsmart your opponents. Available June 8.
Operation Hardcore (Greenlight Games, $12.99) - An action-packed 2D side-scrolling shooter inspired by classic twitchy action games of yesteryear, but with modern touches and conveniences.
Songbringer (Double Eleven, $19.99) - You play the role of protagonist and accidental hero, Roq Epimetheos. With a propensity for partying and making music, he cruises the galaxy with his skybot Jib aboard the ship Songbringer, searching for verdant planets absent the presence of galactic police. Read our review.
Tennis World Tour (Bigben Interactive, $59.99) – The new standard developed by veterans of tennis simulations: play as one of 30 professional tennis players, learn all the shots, master each type of surface and experience a realistic career mode. Define your style of play and tactics to become n°1 in the world! Available June 12.
3DS eShop
Rainbow Snake (RandomSpin, $0.99) - Eating Food, Snake Painted In Different Colors. Collect a colorful snake and avoid the green walls. Over time, the snake is gaining speed!
Games for Toddlers 2 (Skunk Software, $14.99) - A set of video games designed specifically for toddlers. New Nintendo 3DS systems only.
Storm Chaser - Tornado Alley (Skunk Software, $14.99) - Stream the best storm footage and gain followers. Day Cycle with 0.5x-3x Game Speed Slider. Uses Nvidia PhysX® realtime physics engine, AAA quality 4x4 offroad driving (with big air ramps).
Demos
Nintendo Switch
Baobabs Mausoleum – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
Shining Resonance Refrain – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available June 12
Deemo – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
Devious Dungeon – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available June 11
Semispheres– Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
Activities
Earn double Gold Points when you pre-purchase the digital version of Mario Tennis Aces! – Receive a bonus of 300 My Nintendo Gold Points when you pre-purchase the digital version of the Mario Tennis Aces game through Nintendo eShop or Nintendo.com (where available). Offer ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 21. Bonus points will be issued a few days after the release day of the game, are earned based on the original list price of the game on Nintendo eShop, and will vary by country and currency.
Fire Emblem Heroes 2.6 Update – Accessories for Heroes’ mini units have been added. These accessories can be seen by other players in the Arena, so you can customize the look of your Heroes and show them off. Accessories are planned to be available through events and quests. Note: Accessories will not alter a Hero’s stats or skills.
Which games are you downloading this week? (111 votes)
- BLAZBLUE CROSS TAG BATTLE
- Happy Birthdays
- Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn
- The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 0%
- A Magical High School Girl
- ACA NEOGEO RIDING HERO
- Banner Saga 2
- D/Generation : The Original 0%
- GRIDD: Retroenhanced
- Iro Hero
- KADOBAT WARS 0%
- Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare
- THE Number Puzzle
- Shape of the World
- Rainbow Snake 0%
- Storm Chaser - Tornado Alley 0%
- Games for Toddlers 2
- Hexologic
- Legendary Eleven
- Milanoir
- One Strike
- Operation Hardcore
- Songbringer
- Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
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So that's your lot for this week. As always, be sure to drop a vote in the vote in the poll above if it takes you fancy, and a comment below with your thoughts on this week's Download update...
Comments 63
Sushi Striker for me.
Preordered Mario Tennis Aces
Wait, I thought Tennis World Tour got delayed? Not that it means much since the game is a dumpster fire.
I might preorder Mario Tennis Aces, but I want to see if there's any E3 surprises first.
Already bought Gridd: Retroenhanced and have Legendary Eleven pre-downloaded.
Man, I hope that they realize that Tennis game probably isn’t going to do so great with Mario right around the corner. Odd timing.
On another note, games for toddlers... only on New 3DS? I’d give my 4 year old a joycon to play with but not a New 3DS. Maybe I’m just weird or something.
I'd love to see a modern review of D/Generation - that was a truly excellent game back in the Nineties. I remember it being fairly hard and rather obtuse, but it really stands out in the memory for being different.
Waiting for some sales, maybe something that appears after E3
@Whopper744 They don't care ,they have already admitted the game is in a barely half finished state and won't be updated till next year. Problem for the publisher is they paid for licenses and don't want to lose that money so they're going to recoup it by scamming unknowing gamers. They already said they shipped 500k copies to retailers who don't have a right if return so they're happy.
Yep,all that came out about the game yesterday.
Got my free Shaq Fu and got Milanoir last week. Both have some excellent humor, though the later is intended for adult audiences.
i might wait for a blazeblue price drop
Ooooooooo~
A demo for Shining Resonance Refrain? Great! I've been quite torn on getting this game. I'll download the demo and decide based on that.
Blazblue!
@DockEllisD
Yeah I saw the article yesterday, but it had an update posted on it that said June 19th was its new release date. Here's the link:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/06/tennis_world_tour_has_disastrous_launch_will_rely_on_updated_version_next_year
But I mean it doesn't really matter, it's an embarrassment no matter when it releases. If true, a week later isn't going to do much for it.
Nothing for me. I just got DKC Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors, Splatoon 2, and Bloodstain Curse of the Moon. I'll be busy for awhile. Side note: I never played Splatoon before but decided to pick it up. It is so much fun!
5 demos? That's a ton these days. And I've heard of 1 of them.
@OorWullie You change your avatar just this morning? Is that Trump blasting off into space?
I've scene some of the bad stuff about that tennis game, but it's releasing 3 weeks before Mario Tennis, so it was DOA on a Nintnedo console anyway.
Nothing here looks too interesting to me. I'll wait for E3, think there'll be a few games that launch during. Plus all the games after. Mario Tennis Aces is on my radar, will likely get.
I thought Flashback was releasing today. Did it get delayed? As of last night it was still listed on the eshop as releasing today. Or did I miss something?
@rjejr Haha ,I changed it a week or 2 ago. It's Oor Wullie still,he gets around. Found an image of a life size model of him in a space suit with a goldfish bowl on his head,so I cut him out,stuck a rocket up his bucket ,slapped him on a space background and included some retro shoot 'em up action for added drama. Had the last one since not long after the original Splatoon released,was time for a change
Kinda half interested in Shaq-Fu, but i'll wait on reviews for that. Other than that, nothing for me this week, unless something on my wish list is on sale.
Would get Shape of the World if it was $5. Just the Baobab demo for me I guess.
@Whopper744 Gee, I thought it was normal these days to give toddlers devices even more expensive than a New 3DS.
The description for Shaq Fu is priceless
I think this week I’m all about the Hexologic. If it’s anything like Hexic on Xbox 360 I’ll be so happy.
I played the crap out of that game for some reason.
Edit: not shocked: a bit of research yielded that not only is this a smartphone game but also only .99 on iOS. It also does not look like Hexic. May pass now. If anyone reads this who’s interested in making Hexic for Switch. I’m going to jump on that like a pack of starving wild dogs
Sushi Striker and BlazBlue, but I only have around $80 in the eshop so I can only pick one for now. I flipped a coin (solution to life's dilemma) and it landed heads, so I'm pre-purchasing Sushi Striker and getting BlazBlue a bit later.
At least I can still download the free dlcs until then.
A bunch of lackluster titles this week
want sushi striker and blazblue but since im going to get the full pack for blazblue, I'll pick it up at the end of the month. Sushistriker will likely be next month unless I get some OT. (just spent 400 on woodworking)
I picked a game I'm not actually buying just because someone forgot to put an option for "nothing for me this week". So your results are skewed now lol 🤣
@Whopper744 at 4, my kids were playing iPad plants vs zombies, angry birds, smash on 3ds as well as mario 3D land. Thought this way about my switch at launch, but now they each have one too. But they both take incredibly good care of them, since there is a 3rd boy who is 1 and he tries to get anything he can reach .
Deemo Demo: The Demo of Deemo
@OorWullie You know you can just use other people's images, you don't need to go through all that work.
And now that I know it's not Trump I approve.
@Alto
I still play Hexic HD to this day! Love that game and it’s music.
I hope Legendary Eleven turns out to be a good arcade football game.
When will you have a review on that one, @Dom?
Shining Resonance Demo!
The next few weeks are gong to be insane. The Lost Child, Ys VIII, Shining Resonance, and Octopath Traveler. I'm going to be in RPG heaven.
Banner Saga 2 will join my backlog next to 1. Milanoir interests me but I need a review. One Strike oddly interests me and came out of nowhere, so I'm looking forward to a review hopefully. Oh, and I'll download the Shining Resonance Refrain demo to see what it's all about.
Nothing from that list for me this week. I just ordered Runner3 and The End is Nigh as they were on sale on amazon.ca. Nine Parchments at 50% is pretty tempting, however.
19.00hrs (7pm) still no Europe listing hmmmm!!!
Sushi Striker and that's it. Also hope I see some reviews mentioning the differences between the two versions, because I'm getting the 3DS version unless the Switch version is factually better in comparison.
@Dom is there an issue with the Europe update?
I really hope Legendary Eleven is good... and if it's anything like ISS 64, I may never touch FIFA again.
Anyone who buys Tennis World Tour should really just give all of their money to charity.
@Whopper744 Exactly... Switch has room for more kids oriented games. This one is garbage anyway (but there’s a lot of that available for Switch so why not)
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/games-for-toddlers-2-3ds
Very excited for the Legendary Eleven review
Since NL seem to forgot Europe exists.
Switch Retail
Happy Birthdays – €39.99 (available June 8)
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido – €49.99 (available June 8)
Switch Download
The Banner Saga 2 – €14.99 for owners of the Banner Saga; regularly €19.99
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn – free for original NBA Playgrounds owners; regularly €19.99
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker – €10.39 until June 19; regularly €12.99
GRIDD: Retroenhanced – €11.99
Shape of the World – €14.99
Them Bombs! – €7.99
A Magical High School Girl – €13.00
ACA NeoGeo Riding Hero – €6.99
Iro Hero – €12.99
Samurai Defender: Ninja Warfare – €7.99
Legendary Eleven – €8.99 until June 18; regularly €9.99 (available June 8)
One Strike – €4.99 (available June 8)
Otto – €4.99 (available June 8)
Parallel – €9.99 (available June 8)
@JoeyJoey95 Uh oooooh, did someone say Shaaaaq?! Here comes da money!
Soooo....like....errrr….Europe not getting a download today or something?
Waiting for E3 and I'm at the end of Shin Megami. I have Megaman collection to play still and I need another RPG.
@Fooligan agreed buddy I was looking at the JRPG launch list and thinking firstly how could I afford it next month and then how I could have the time to play it too
Nothing for me this week. Not getting any games until 22nd and 29th.
@Dom We not getting a Europe download this week?
European update?
Maybe Dom got fired.
I can only dream.
Hmm, lot of "Maybe!?"and "Mildly interesting" this week.
Playing Iro Hero on a platform that also it's obvious inspiration Ikaruga might be interesting, but it looks very amateurish.
That Gridd game also looks kind interesting, but i doubt it can live up to Starfox, Sin & Punishment 1&2, Panzer Dragoon and Rez.
The Blaz Blue demo was fun, but i definitely want SNK Heroines and Blade Strangers, and i already have a buch of SNK Neo Geo fighting games...
Definitely Sushi Strikers (already on its way), eventually Songbringer and possibly Shape of the World, and I'll be watching for reviews on the puzzle games.
I'm starting to think they've kinda given up on the Wii U.
I'm having sushi for breakfast lunch and dinner
Picked up my free copy of Shaq Fu and will probably pick up Blazblue Cross Battle. Shining Resonance refrain
From the description Shape of the World sounds something like a student project or a thing one attaches to a CV/portfolio when applying for a job as a level designer, not something to sell for $15 to people.
I've posted a thread on the suggestion page of the forum here to start a discussion about the lack of European update this week. NL is missing a lot of core topics lately. No EU update this week and late most other weeks. MyNintendo updates ignored too.
And here I thought that Europe existed.
Cya
Raziel-chan
I got Shaq Fu and honestly don't regret it. It's actually solid.
@Alto Haven't played Hexic yet but I've just realised it was pre-loaded on my XBox 360. Might give it a go, seems really fun.
@Alto Haven't played Hexic yet but I've just realised it was pre-loaded on my XBox 360. Might give it a go, seems really fun.
@wazlon Yeah it was an included game! It took me awhile to really understand it and get somewhere. But it's so much fun once you know how to make a circle with the colors and make the star pieces and.... it's just awesome. Hope you like it! Also hoping they make it or something just like it for Switch!
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