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The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch Retail - New Releases

GOD WARS The Complete Legend (NIS America, €39.99 / £35.99) - GOD WARS The Complete Legend is a tactical RPG that explores the untold history of Japan through folklore and tactical combat. Discover the secret pasts and ultimate destinies of Kaguya and her friends inside the "Labyrinth of Yomi." - Read our GOD WARS The Complete Legend review

NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition (2K Games, €99.99 / £84.99) - NBA 2K celebrates 20 years of redefining what sports gaming can be, from best in class graphics & gameplay to ground-breaking game modes and an immersive open-world “Neighborhood.” NBA 2K19 continues to push limits as it brings gaming one step closer to real-life basketball excitement and culture. The NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition includes the following digital items: NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition: Anniversary Edition Bonus

SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy (NIS America, €49.99 / £39.99) - Fan-favourite heroines from SNK gather together for 2-on-2 tag-team action in SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy on Nintendo Switch! Activate a variety of moves in battle with just one button. Then, while changing characters, get the upper hand using a huge variety of items! - Read our SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy review

Switch eShop - New Releases

Hyper Light Drifter - Special Edition (Abylight, €19.99 / £17.99) - Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies. Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood. Hyper Light Drifter is an action adventure RPG in the vein of the best 16­bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale.

Broforce (Devolver Digital, €14.99 / £13.49) - When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce - an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force. Brace your loins with up to four players to run ‘n’ gun as dozens of different bros and eliminate the opposing terrorist forces that threaten our way of life.

Claws of Furry (Terahard Studios, €9.99 / £8.99) - Claws of Furry creates a blend of today's fast-paced action with classic arcade beat'em up badassery. With four distinct environments with unique enemies, the challenge is always evolving. - Read our Claws of Furry review

Gone Home (Annapurna Interactive, €14.99 / £11.99) - You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Moonfall Ultimate (Wales Interactive, €10.39 / £7.99) - Moonfall Ultimate is a 2D side-scrolling, action-RPG, set in an industrial gothic universe. Hack, slash and cast your way through a treacherous hand-painted world in solo, couch co-op or endless arcade mode. - Read our Moonfall Ultimate review

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots (Modus Games, €14.99 / £11.99) - Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is an anime-inspired beat-‘em-up with a gaggle of varied enemies, deep customization… and ninjas! Play through side-scrolling worlds consisting of multiple stages and collect carrots stolen by the evil Shogun Moe!

PLANET ALPHA (Team17, €16.99 / £13.59) - Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive. - Read our PLANET ALPHA review

ACA NEOGEO NINJA COMMANDO (HAMSTER, €6.99 / £6.29) - "NINJA COMMANDO" is an action game released by SNK in 1992. Fight to protect history from death merchants planning to bring chaos to the world. Shoot, use Ninja Tricks and Death Blows, and accumulate scrolls to perform Transformations for a variety of attacks. Two-player simultaneous play is also available. - Read our ACA NEOGEO NINJA COMMANDO review

Gakuen Club (D3 Publisher, €24.99 / £19.99) - “Gakuen Club” is a school life romance game set in a famous private academy. The game features unique and distinct characters with their own stories and outstanding voice work.

Kentucky Robo Chicken (Solid9, €2.24 / £2.06) - Help the Robo Chicken get the stolen light bulbs back! Fly, run, dash and put your skills to the test!

Lifeless Planet: Premiere Edition (Serenity Forge, €14.99 / £11.99) - An astronaut discovers a planet that was reported to be rich with life is instead a barren wasteland. He makes a more startling discovery: evidence that humans have already been to this planet years ago! Equipped with a limited-use jet-pack and a mobile robotic arm, the player must use wits and skill to solve puzzles, unravel the mystery, and survive the Lifeless Planet! - Read our Lifeless Planet: Premiere Edition review

Monkey King: Master of the Clouds (UFO Interactive, €4.99 / £4.49) - A huge Japanese coin-op hit developed by HOT-B in 1989, the game was later renamed Cloud Master when released outside Japan on the Sega Master System. This upgraded release of the original arcade version includes HD ready elements by developer Starfish-SD, the company formed by the original HOT-B development team. For the first time, live online leaderboards will add a worldwide competitive quality to the game not possible before.

Shikhondo: Soul Eater (Digerati, €12.59 / £11.33) - Shikhondo - Soul Eater is a Korean bullet-hell shoot ‘em up set within a beautiful and bizarre world of Asian mythology. Armies of demons known as yokai have escaped from Limbo. They are spreading like a plague across the land, sowing fear and stealing souls. You must destroy the pestilent invaders and free the captured souls from eternal torment.

Slice, Dice & Rice (ARC SYSTEM WORKS, €17.99 / £16.19) - In "Slice, Dice & Rice", a single, clean hit will determine the victor. The winner of the duel is determined by one's mastery of "Parry" and "Shingan". "Parrying" your opponent's attack will place you in an advantageous position. The "Shingan" will assist you in dealing with incoming attacks. Once activated, time slows down, making it easier to "parry" your opponent's attack.

FullBlast (Ratalaika Games, €4.79 / £4.79) - With an art style inspired by the 80’s and the 90’s, FullBlast is a vertical-scrolling shooter that will bring a dose of nostalgia to all gamers who spent many an hour at their local arcade, engaging in Shmups. But don’t worry, just because it’s retro in origin, modern conventions and technology have been considered, resulting in a modern and vibrant presentation that is the perfect way to introduce a new generation of gamers to a largely untapped genre.

Ludomania (Baltoro Games, €3.00 / £2.69) - Ludomania - a one-of-a-kind app with which you can play the most popular variations of the medieval Indian board game: Pachisi!

Mummy Pinball (EnjoyUp Games, €1.99 / £1.79) - The most entertaining Pinball is back! Enjoy Mummy Pinball, a perfect reproduction of a real pinball machine, with all the graphic details and sounds. Discover all the secrets, complete all the missions and become number 1 in the world or the best among your Friends, posting your high score on the online leaderboard.

Super Inefficient Golf (34BigThings, €7.99 / £6.99) - Super Inefficient Golf builds on top of the most inefficient game ever conceived by making it even LESS efficient. Drop your silly golf stick and start using exploding mines to guide your ball! Place them, choose the right timing, and BOOM - Birdie!

Sigi - A Fart for Melusina (Sometimes You, €4.99 / £4.49) - Super tight gameplay and wonderful pixel graphics make Sigi a light-hearted and loving 8-bit adventure to enjoy.

Swim Out Demo (Lozange Lab, Free) - Over 100 levels nestled in carefully crafted landscapes, soothed by the sound of seagulls, frogs or water splashes. 7 chapters combining: 12 different types of swimmers, 12 different objects to interact with, 6 disruptive environmental elements like waves, crabs or jellyfish that will give your brain a work out until you swim out!

3DS Retail eShop - New Releases

YO-KAI WATCH BLASTERS: Red Cat Corps (Nintendo, €39.99 / £34.99) - Players can team up with up to three other friends either locally or online to fight towering Big Bosses, using skills and powerful Soultimate Moves. While previous YO-KAI WATCH games focused on turn-based battles, YO-KAI WATCH BLASTERS drops you into real-time skirmishes, in the first ever action RPG for the series. Each of the two versions of the game contains different Yo-kai, missions and bosses. By trading between the two, you can collect all the Yo-kai!

YO-KAI WATCH BLASTERS: White Dog Squad (Nintendo, €39.99 / £34.99) - Players can team up with up to three other friends either locally or online to fight towering Big Bosses, using skills and powerful Soultimate Moves. While previous YO-KAI WATCH games focused on turn-based battles, YO-KAI WATCH BLASTERS drops you into real-time skirmishes, in the first ever action RPG for the series. Each of the two versions of the game contains different Yo-kai, missions and bosses. By trading between the two, you can collect all the Yo-kai!

Switch eShop - Pre-Orders

NBA 2K19 (2K Games, €69.99 / £54.99, pre-order from 04/09/2018) - Pre-Order until 10/09/23:59 local time Game description: NBA 2K celebrates 20 years of redefining what sports gaming can be, from best in class graphics & gameplay to ground-breaking game modes and an immersive open-world “Neighborhood.” NBA 2K19 continues to push limits as it brings gaming one step closer to real-life basketball excitement and culture. NBA 2K19 includes the following digital items: NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition: Locker Codes-Pre-Purchase Bonus

NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition (2K Games, €99.99 / £84.99, pre-order from 04/09/2018) - Pre-Order until 06/09/23:59 local time Game description: NBA 2K celebrates 20 years of redefining what sports gaming can be, from best in class graphics & gameplay to ground-breaking game modes and an immersive open-world “Neighborhood.” NBA 2K19 continues to push limits as it brings gaming one step closer to real-life basketball excitement and culture. The NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition includes the following digital items: NBA 2K19 20th Anniversary Edition: Anniversary Edition Bonus

Nefarious (Digerati, €13.49 / £12.14, pre-order from 04/09/2018) - Pre-Order until 12/09/2018, 23:59 local time Game description: Tired of playing the hero? Nefarious is a 2D action platformer where you get to be the villain! Step into the wily shoes of Crow, an evil genius on an epic quest to steal princesses for his royalty-powered death ray – the world-conquering Doom Howitzer.

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (Tin Man Games, €19.99 / £15.99, pre-order from 04/09/2018) - Pre-Order until 13/09/2018, 14:59 local time Game description: Battle, sneak, and charm your way through thousands of story options as you play through over a dozen major quests, each unique to a different Hero.

Siegecraft Commander (Level 77, €19.99 / £17.99, pre-order from 05/09/2018) - Pre-Order until 19/09/2018, 14:59 CEST Game description: Play through the Knight campaign as you battle against the tribal Lizardmen or enjoy the ground-breaking PvP combat system that will deliver fast-paced real-time strategy action or tactical turn-based gameplay. Multiplayer allows either game mode, while single-player focuses entirely on real-time strategic gameplay.

Surgeon Simulator CPR (Bossa Studios, €9.89 / £8.99, pre-order from 06/09/2018) - Pre-Order until 13/09/2018, 08:59 CEST Game description: Didn’t fancy seven years at medical school? Skip straight to the operating table with Surgeon Simulator CPR, fully revived and feeling better-than-ever on the Nintendo Switch! Now featuring all-new motion control functionality as well as local co-op play, it’s time to scrub up for the most immersive version yet of the infamous operation sim!

Undertale (8-4, €14.99 / £11.99, pre-order from 06/09/2018) - Pre-Order until 17/09/2018, 23:59 local time Game description: The world-famous indie RPG UNDERTALE comes to Nintendo Switch! Fall into the underworld and explore a hilarious and heart-warming world full of dangerous monsters. Date a skeleton, dance with a robot, cook with a fishwoman... or destroy everyone where they stand. The future is yours to determine!

Wasteland 2: Director's Cut (inXile Entertainment, €25.99 / £23.99, pre-order from 06/09/2018) - Pre-Order until 13/09/2018, 08:59 local time Game description: The Wasteland's hellish landscape is waiting for you to make your mark... or die trying. With over 80 hours of gameplay, you will deck out your Desert Ranger squad with the most devastating weaponry this side of the fallout zone, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the wasteland.

DLC / Add-On Content

Nintendo Switch

  • Pic-a-Pix Deluxe - Classic 09 (Lightwood Games) - €2.99 / £2.99
  • WorldNeverland - Elnea Kingdom: Citrus Summer Dress Set (althi) - €3.33 / £2.99
  • NBA 2K19 - 5,000 VC (2K Games) - €1.99 / £1.69
  • NBA 2K19 - 15,000 VC (2K Games) - €4.99 / £4.00
  • NBA 2K19 - 35,000 VC (2K Games) - €9.99 / £7.99
  • NBA 2K19 - 75,000 VC (2K Games) - €19.99 / £16.00
  • NBA 2K19 - 200,000 VC (2K Games) - €49.99 / £39.99
  • NBA 2K19 - 450,000 VC (2K Games) - €99.99 / £79.99

Switch eShop - Special Offers

Game Title Price Saving Until Original Price
Figment (Bedtime Digital Games) €14.99 / £13.49 -25% Sat 29th Sep €19.99 / £17.99
Plantera Deluxe (Ratalaika Games) €3.49 / £3.49 -30% Sun 16th Sep €4.99 / £4.99
Twin Robots: Ultimate Edition (Ratalaika Games) €5.35 / £5.35 -33% Sun 16th Sep €7.99 / £7.99
Where Are My Friends? (Sometimes You) €1.19 / £1.07 -80% Mon 17th Sep €5.99 / £5.39
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers (MadCow) €14.99 / £9.99 -50% Thu 27th Sep €29.99 / £19.99
Monster Jam: Crush It (MadCow) €14.99 / £9.99 -50% Thu 27th Sep €29.99 / £19.99
ACA NEOGEO ALPHA MISSION II (HAMSTER) €4.19 / £3.77 -40% Wed 19th Sep €6.99 / £6.29
ACA NEOGEO ART OF FIGHTING (HAMSTER) €4.19 / £3.77 -40% Wed 19th Sep €6.99 / £6.29
ACA NEOGEO BURNING FIGHT (HAMSTER) €4.19 / £3.77 -40% Wed 19th Sep €6.99 / £6.29
ACA NEOGEO FATAL FURY 2 (HAMSTER) €4.19 / £3.77 -40% Wed 19th Sep €6.99 / £6.29
ACA NEOGEO KING OF THE MONSTERS (HAMSTER) €4.19 / £3.77 -40% Wed 19th Sep €6.99 / £6.29
ACA NEOGEO METAL SLUG (HAMSTER) €4.19 / £3.77 -40% Wed 19th Sep €6.99 / £6.29
ACA NEOGEO PUZZLED (HAMSTER) €4.19 / £3.77 -40% Wed 19th Sep €6.99 / £6.29
ACA NEOGEO SAMURAI SHOWDOWN (HAMSTER) €4.19 / £3.77 -40% Wed 19th Sep €6.99 / £6.29
ACA NEOGEO SUPER SIDEKICKS (HAMSTER) €4.19 / £3.77 -40% Wed 19th Sep €6.99 / £6.29
ACA NEOGEO THE KING OF FIGHTERS '94 (HAMSTER) €4.19 / £3.77 -40% Wed 19th Sep €6.99 / £6.29
Axiom Verge (Thomas Happ Games) €8.99 / £7.49 -50% Wed 12th Sep €17.99 / £14.99
Crimsonland (10tons) €7.97 / £6.83 -43% Wed 12th Sep €13.99 / £11.99
Defoliation (COSEN) €7.19 / £6.47 -20% Wed 19th Sep €8.99 / £8.09
Drawful 2 (Jackbox Games) €6.79 / £6.39 -20% Thu 20th Sep €8.49 / £7.99
Gekido Kintaro's Revenge (NAPS Team) €9.89 / £8.9 -34% Thu 27th Sep €14.99 / £13.49
GUILT BATTLE ARENA (ForwardXP) €4.99 / £4.19 -50% Sat 6th Oct €9.99 / £8.39
Mutant Mudds Collection (Atooi) €6.49 / £5.49 -50% Tue 25th Sep €12.99 / £10.99
Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs - Royal Edition (Crunching Koalas) €21.24 / £19.11 -15% Sat 15th Sep €24.99 / £22.49
Shadow Bug (Muro Studios) €4.04 / £3.64 -55% Thu 20th Sep €8.99 / £8.09
Soccer Slammers (Atooi) €4.99 / £4.49 -50% Tue 25th Sep €9.99 / £8.99
Spy Chameleon (Unfinished Pixel) €5.99 / £5.39 -25% Tue 2nd Oct €7.99 / £7.19
Tiny Hands Adventure (Blue Sunset Games) €5.61 / £5.24 -25% Thu 27th Sep €7.49 / £6.99
Totes the Goat (Atooi) €2.49 / £2.24 -50% Tue 25th Sep €4.99 / £4.49
Vostok Inc. (Wired Productions) €11.24 / £9.74 -25% Thu 20th Sep €14.99 / £12.99
Xeodrifter (Atooi) €4.99 / £4.49 -50% Tue 25th Sep €9.99 / £8.99
Perception (Deep End Games) €8.49 / £7.99 -50% Fri 21st Sep €16.99 / £15.99

New 3DS eShop - Special Offers

Game Title Price Saving Until Original Price
Ascent of Kings (Nostatic Software) €1.68 / £1.49 -25% Thu 20th Sep €2.25 / £1.99
Pinball Breakout (nuGAME) €4.90 / £4.20 -30% Thu 4th Oct €7.00 / £6.00
RTO (nuGAME) €7.19 / £6.39 -20% Thu 4th Oct €8.99 / £7.99
RTO 2 (nuGAME) €7.99 / £7.19 -20% Thu 4th Oct €9.99 / £8.99
Triple Breakout (nuGAME) €3.49 / £3.49 -30% Thu 4th Oct €4.99 / £4.99

3DS eShop - Special Offers

Game Title Price Saving Until Original Price
Block-a-Pix Colour (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £4.19 -40% Thu 20th Sep €7.99 / £6.99
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers (GameMill) €9.99 / £7.49 -50% Wed 26th Sep €19.99 / £14.99
Dan McFox: Head Hunter (Lightwood Games) €1.49 / £1.19 -40% Thu 20th Sep €2.49 / £1.99
Defend your Crypt (Ratalaika Games) €1.49 / £1.34 -50% Thu 20th Sep €2.99 / £2.69
DISNEY 2-PACK FROZEN - BIG HERO 6 COMBO(SALE) (GameMill) €9.99 / £7.49 -50% Wed 26th Sep €19.99 / £14.99
Double Breakout (nuGame) €4.90 / £4.20 -30% Thu 4th Oct €7.00 / £6.00
Epic Word Search Collection (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 20th Sep €7.99 / £5.99
Epic Word Search Collection 2 (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 20th Sep €7.99 / £5.99
Epic Word Search Holiday Special (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 20th Sep €7.99 / £5.99
Goosebumps: The Game (GameMill) €4.99 / £3.75 -50% Wed 26th Sep €9.99 / £7.50
Kung Fu FIGHT! (Nostatic Software) €1.68 / £1.49 -25% Thu 20th Sep €2.25 / £1.99
Link-a-Pix Colour (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £4.19 -40% Thu 20th Sep €7.99 / £6.99
Pic-a-Pix Colour (Lightwood Games) €3.00 / £2.70 -40% Thu 20th Sep €5.00 / £4.50
Phil's Epic Fill-a-Pix Adventure (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 20th Sep €7.99 / £5.99
Rytmik Ultimate (Cinemax) €8.99 / £7.99 -50% Thu 20th Sep €17.99 / £15.99
Splat The Difference (Lightwood Games) €3.00 / £2.70 -40% Thu 20th Sep €5.00 / £4.50
Sudoku Party (Lightwood Games) €3.00 / £2.70 -40% Thu 20th Sep €5.00 / £4.50
The Keep (Cinemax) €4.99 / £4.49 -50% Thu 20th Sep €9.99 / £8.99
Word Logic by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €5.39 / £4.79 -40% Thu 20th Sep €8.99 / £7.99
Word Puzzles by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €5.39 / £4.79 -40% Thu 20th Sep €8.99 / £7.99
Word Search 10K (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 20th Sep €7.99 / £5.99
Word Search by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 20th Sep €7.99 / £5.99
Worcle Worlds (Lightwood Games) €5.39 / £4.79 -40% Thu 20th Sep €8.99 / £7.99

Wii U eShop - Special Offers

Game Title Price Saving Until Original Price
Swap Blocks (WizByte Games) €1.99 / £1.59 -60% Mon 10th Sep €4.99 / £3.99
360 Breakout (nuGAME) €4.90 / £4.20 -30% Thu 4th Oct €7.00 / £6.00
Ascent of Kings (Nostatic Software) €1.49 / £1.11 -25% Thu 20th Sep €1.99 / £1.49
Axiom Verge (Thomas Happ Games) €8.99 / £7.49 -50% Wed 12th Sep €17.99 / £14.99
Block Zombies! (Nostatic Software) €4.10 / £3.4 -25% Thu 20th Sep €5.49 / £4.59
Defend your Crypt (Ratalaika Games) €1.49 / £1.34 -50% Thu 20th Sep €2.99 / £2.69
Double Breakout II (nuGAME) €4.90 / £4.20 -30% Thu 4th Oct €7.00 / £6.00
Forest Escape (RandomSpin) €0.54 / £0.49 -50% Thu 20th Sep €1.09 / £0.99
Kung Fu FIGHT! (Nostatic Software) €1.49 / £1.11 -25% Thu 20th Sep €1.99 / £1.49
Nano Assault Neo (Shin'en Multimedia) €7.49 / £6.74 -25% Thu 27th Sep €9.99 / £8.99
Pic-a-Pix Colour (Lightwood Games) €3.00 / £2.70 -40% Thu 20th Sep €5.00 / £4.50
RTO (nuGame) €7.19 / £6.39 -20% Thu 4th Oct €8.99 / £7.99
Sudoku Party (Lightwood Games) €3.00 / £2.70 -40% Thu 20th Sep €5.00 / £4.50
Triple Breakout (nuGAME) €3.49 / £3.49 -30% Thu 4th Oct €4.99 / £4.99
Word Logic by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €5.39 / £4.79 -40% Thu 20th Sep €8.99 / £7.99
Word Party (Lightwood Games) €9.59 / £8.99 -40% Thu 20th Sep €15.99 / £14.99
Word Puzzles by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €5.39 / £4.79 -40% Thu 20th Sep €8.99 / £7.99
Word Search by POWGI (Lightwood Games) €4.79 / £3.59 -40% Thu 20th Sep €7.99 / £5.99
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