The latest Nintendo Download update for North America 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!
Nintendo Switch retail
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, Fri 7th December, $59.99) Gaming icons clash in the ultimate brawl you can play anytime, anywhere! Smash rivals off the stage as new characters Simon Belmont and King K. Rool join Inkling, Ridley, and every fighter in Super Smash Bros. history. Enjoy enhanced speed and combat at new stages based on the Castlevania series, Super Mario Odyssey, and more! Read our Super Smash Bros. Ultimate review.
Katamari Damacy Reroll (Bandai Namco Entertainment, Fri 7th December, $29.99) Nintendo Switch is ready to roll... Are you? The stop-at-nothing pushing prince is back and ready to reroll! When the King of All Cosmos accidentally destroys all the stars in the sky, he orders you, his pint-sized princely son, to put the twinkle back in the heavens above. Join the King and Prince of Cosmos on their wacky adventure to restore the stars at home or on the go – now in full HD!
Ark: Survival Evolved (Snail Games, Fri 30th November, $49.99) Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape! Read our Ark: Survival Evolved review.
Hello Neighbor Hide and Seek (tinyBuild Games, Fri 7th December, $29.99) Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek follows the tragic story of the Neighbor’s family in this dramatic prequel to Hello Neighbor. Experience playing a game of hide-and-seek with your brother as you both deal with a loss of a family member. The game explains events that lead up to the original Stealth Horror hit Hello Neighbor.
SEGA Genesis Classics (SEGA, Fri 7th December, $29.99) Including over 50 titles across all genres, from all-time classics like Sonic and Streets of Rage 2 to deep RPGs like the Phantasy Star series; arcade action, shooters, beat 'em ups, puzzles, old favorites and hidden gems. There is a classic title for every player to enjoy! New features also bring modern convenience to the classics. Save your game at any time, rewind those slip-ups, or customize your controls. Earn bragging rights with online multiplayer and achievements. Read our SEGA Genesis Classics review.
Switch eShop
Carcassonne (Asmodee Digital, December 2018, Today, $19.99) Pre-purchase Carcassonne to receive Inns & Cathedrals DLC for free! Make your kingdom come alive with meeples, tiles and tactics! The best-selling tile-based game is now available on Nintendo Switch!
3D Billiards - Pool & Snooker (Joindots, Thu 29th November, $19.99) Step up to the virtual table and show what you can do with a cue! In addition to the pool hall classic eight-ball, you can also play nine-ball, ten-ball and even snooker!
ACA NEOGEO NEO GEO CUP '98: THE ROAD TO THE VICTORY (Hamster, Thu 29th November, $7.99) “NEO GEO CUP '98: THE ROAD TO THE VICTORY” is a soccer game released by SNK in 1998. Take control of a legendary soccer team and aim for the World Championship trophy!
Arcade Archives ROUTE 16 (HAMSTER, Co., Thu 29th November, $7.99) “ROUTE 16” is an action game released by SUN ELECTRONICS CORP in 1981. Zoom around the city, dodging past enemies while collecting items to clear the game!
Atelier Arland series Deluxe Pack (KOEI TECMO AMERICA, Tue 4th December, $89.99) Wholly Arland! The 3 parts of the Arland Series released in one deluxe edition! Compiled with much of the DLC that's been released until now!
Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX (Koei Tecmo, Tue 4th December, $39.99) First release in the Arland series. The main character Rorona must save her Atelier from being closed by the Kingdom. Using Synthesis, Exploration, and Battle, gain recognition for the Atelier and save it from being closed. See a variety of endings by obtaining a certain level of recognition in a set time period and by fulfilling certain conditions.
Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX (Koei Tecmo, Tue 4th December, $39.99) The second release in the Arland series. In a search for her missing mother, Totori tours the world of Arland as an adventurer accompanied by her friends. Use Synthesis, Explore, and Battle to fulfil requests, raise her rank as an adventurer and venture into brand new lands.
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX (Koei Tecmo, Tue 4th December, $39.99) Third release in the Arland series. Princess of the small frontier country of Arls, Meruru plans to use alchemy to stimulate the growth of her small country.
Basketball (Sabec, Today, $9.99) Basketball is a fast-paced game that does not need fancy basketball shoes to play - but that doesn’t mean you don’t need skill! It takes practice to win. Show off your best moves on the court - block shots, steal the ball and even make a slam dunk! Have you got what it takes to win the Urban Basketball championship?
Beholder: Complete Edition (Curve Digital, Today, $14.99) Beholder, the narrative award-winning dark dystopian adventure is now on Nintendo Switch! Have you ever dreamed of being a landlord in a totalitarian state, so you can spy and report everyone? Well, it is now possible thanks to Beholder and its original 2D gameplay mixing management and spying mechanics with a choice-driven narrative.
Color Zen (Cypronia, Today, Free) Color Zen is a new kind of puzzle game. With simple, intuitive controls, the game invites you to relax and immerse yourself. There are no points or penalties for failure; just an abstract world of color to move through at your own pace. So put on your headphones and find your way, with Color Zen.
Conduct Together! (Northplay, Today, $19.99) Conduct TOGETHER! is an addictive game of explosive railway action that will challenge your inner conductor. Conduct everything yourself or hand a Joy-Con controller to a friend for a hectic teamwork of commanding trains, switching tracks and avoiding collisions in increasingly challenging action-puzzles.
Desert Child (Akupara Games, Tue 11th December, $11.99) In Desert Child, you are a young and talented hoverbike racer who needs to figure out how you can scrape enough cash together through racing and odd jobs to punch your one way ticket to the Red Planet to enter the biggest race in the universe, the Grand Prix.
Everspace (Rockfish Games, Tue 11th December, $39.99) Everspace is an action-focused single-player space shooter, combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Your skills, experience, and talent for improvisation will be tested continuously as you piece together the puzzle of your existence through encounters with interesting characters, each having their own unique part of the story to tell.
Guacamelee! 2 (Drinkbox Studios, Mon 10th December, $19.99) Luchador Juan Aguacate is out of retirement for a stunning new Metroidvania-style adventure. Explore a huge, hand-crafted world inspired by Mexican culture and folklore, filled with sassy new villains and weirdos (and a few old friends!).
Kingdom: Two Crowns (Raw Fury, Tue 11th December, $19.99) In the award-winning Kingdom series, players took on the role of a monarch struggling to build their kingdom up from nothing. Hundreds of thousands of players across the world explored, recruited loyal subjects, and defended nightly against the persistent threat of the Greed – but they did so in isolation, and as with all things in Kingdom, nothing lasts... until now.
LongStory: A dating game for the real world (Bloom Digital, Today, $11.89) LongStory, a charming and LGBTQ+ friendly dating sim set at the weirdly lovable Weasel Heights Middle School lets you pick your pronouns as well as who, or even if, you would like to date any of your romanceable friends. On your first day of school you discover that the previous owner of your locker has “mysteriously” disappeared.
Monica e a Guarda dos Coelhos (Mad Mimic, Tue 4th December, $14.99) Monica e a Guarda dos Coelhos is a couch co-op game for one to four players, with a focus on teamwork and cooperation. Featuring the ability to play as a group with (many) heroes from the Brazilian IP Monica and Friends, everyone must have a different role and help to defend the castles against the smudge horde! Use magical bunnies with unique powers, load them into cannons, and fire them at incoming enemies! Monica, Maggy, Jimmy Five, Smudge and their friends from the Lemon Tree Street need your help on a great adventure!
Rival Megagun (DEGICA, Today, $14.99) Transform into your Mega Gunship boss form to blast your rival head-on in this unique shooting game with a competitive twist. Rival Megagun is a competitive split-screen vertical shmup (or shoot 'em up, shooting game, STG) where you transform into a gigantic boss ship - your ""Mega Gunship"" - to invade your opponent's screen. Read our Rival Megagun review.
Santa Tracker (Onteca, Fri 7th December, $2.99) The only place to track Santa on Nintendo Switch! Read Santa's very own blog as he prepares for the big day and receive exclusive news stories from the North Pole. Use the Advent Calendar to find out where Santa has been spotted during the run-up to Christmas. Is he working in the toy factory? Going for a ride? or just having a cup of Tea? On Christmas Eve he will travel the world delivering in every time zone from New Zealand to San Francisco just after the kids have fallen asleep.
Ultimate Runner (TREVA Entertainment GmbH, Today, $19.99) Ready, set, go! Terrifying cannibals take up the action-packed pursuit of a daredevil adventurer. Let the wild chase begin! The brave explorer runs for his life with the natives always hot on his heels. Burn some rubber and help the nimble guy escape!
Xenon Valkyrie+ (COWCAT, Tue 1st January, $9.99) Xenon Valkyrie+ is a rogue-like platformer game in which you must fight to the deepest part of a moon and halt the plans of a wicked witch. Obtain many weapons as you fight through a unique, randomly-generated world every time you play.
3DS eShop
PixelMaker (Nostatic Software, Thu 29th November, $2.99) PixelMaker Studio is a drawing program designed specifically for making pixel art images, animations and tile-based scenes! Using easy to use tools on your Nintendo 3DS, you can design images as simple or as complex as you like.
Wii U eShop
Call of Nightmare (RandomSpin, Today, $0.99) Deadly horrors fill the world. To survive in this demonic world, you have to kill everything that moves. You will visit different parts of the world, from ancient destroyed cities to forest fringes. Kill zombies, spiders, monsters on your way and survive.
Updates
Fortnite Season 7 – Fortnite Season 7 has arrived on the Nintendo Switch system with the smash of a mysterious iceberg. Winter has brought many changes to the Fortnite map for you to explore. Ziplines are a new way to help you travel to and from high terrain. For you seekers of chills and thrills, the new Frosty Flights location and Expedition outposts are outfitted with the new Stormwing planes so you can take to the skies. There are tons of new areas to venture to and secrets to uncover, so stay frosty.
Activities
Celebrate the Launch of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Game with My Nintendo Rewards – In honor of the release, My Nintendo is also offering a Super Smash Bros. themed January 2019 calendar and wallpapers. Redeem your points to get this cool reward when it’s available on Dec. 7. Don’t forget that My Nintendo users who purchase and register the game by Jan. 31, 2019, will receive a download code for Piranha Plant, which will join the battle as a playable character when it’s available.
Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online
Three games are coming to the service on Dec. 12, including:
Adventures of Lolo – After the love of his life, Lala, is kidnapped by the devilish King Egger and taken to his haunted castle, our hero, Lolo, sets out to rescue her. The journey is perilous, as the Great Devil’s fortress is guarded by a massive army. But Lolo has a few tricks up his sleeve. Combining clever environmental puzzles with tricky enemies and an engaging style, Adventures of Lolo is a true classic.
Ninja Gaiden – Take on the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a rising ninja in his family’s clan who travels to America to seek vengeance for his father’s death. Fight your way through six challenging side-scrolling chapters/14 stages (not including boss battles) while defeating gangs of street thugs, battling evil ninjas and fighting barbarian bosses by using the deadly Dragon Sword, ninja skills and ninja magic.
Wario's Woods – Control Toad as he scrambles along the bottom of the screen picking up monsters and bombs and arranging them vertically, horizontally and diagonally to clear the screen of enemies. This game features several modes of play, such as basic, lesson and time race. If you like puzzle games like Dr. Mario, you will definitely love this one!
Nintendo eShop sales
Great deals this week! Check out the full list of deals available this week here.
So that's your lot for this week's North American Nintendo Download. Go on, be a sport and drop a vote in the poll above, and a comment below with your hot picks!
Comments 66
Smash of course.
Smash! Got my pre-order for the deluxe version in ages ago.
Would appreciate reviews of Everspace and the Sega Classics collection... pretty interested in both.
This week alone almost makes up for the lackluster 1st party games this year. Mario Tennis Aces actually might be the worst 1st party title I've ever played.
@Leuke We have a review for Sega Genesis Classics right here, Everspace review will be posted as soon as we're able to! 😊
This week is pretty insane.
Salt and Sanctuary physical for me. Smash is obviously the heavy-hitter, but it just isn't my kind of game.
What will make more money digitally this week:
SSBU
or
every other digital purchase combined?
Not a good week to release a game on Switch. Even though it seems like a lot of them come out next week, or last week, or last month. Why is there only 1 list again?
When will Katamari Damacy Reroll release in Europe? I see confirmations but no date.
I'm waiting until Christmas as I've bought the Smash Steelbook and GameCube bundle for my brothers and I to open. Katamari Damacy Reroll is the perfect game to pass time until then.
Not only is there Smash but also Katamari and Sega Genesis Classics.. I really can't keep up with this system. I already got a pretty good backlog thanks to the Cyber Monday eShop sale and it doesn't look like I'll be catching up any time soon .
Smash and possibly Everspace!
@ryancraddock
Switch is perfect for these old game collections.
Is there a review for the Atari Collection coming out?
I'm hyped that Katamari is holding the highest percentage besides Smash and Sega.
11% is kind of low though, you guys all need to buy this game. $30 is hardly too much money for a PlayStation 2 game that was HD remastered and is in its purest form since everything after we love Katamari sucked.
If you are judging this game based on Graphics then you clearly don't understand what this game is about, it's a stress relief game. And if you're judging this game based on demos you played on the Xbox 360 or the PS3 then just know that those games were crap compared to this.
Anyone who's a gamer and likes a challenge will buy this game. Anyone who plays games because their friends do will just buy Smash Brothers and can cry when no one comes over who plays with them online.
Yawn, another football game in the guise of a Neo Geo game. I would rather use Cristiano Ronaldo's scrotom as a speed ball punch bag.
Good to see Smash Bros in time for Xmas though.
Gasp Even the indies selection is pretty good this week, with Beholder. Guacamelee 2, and Kingdom: Two Crowns. Never mind Smash, Sega Genesis, Katamari and the Arland Atelier trilogy.
@ryancraddock Awesome, thanks!
@w00dm4n It's a little too early to say - there's no Switch release date just yet - but hopefully nearer the time. 🙂
SMASH!SMASH!SMASH! I want to smash I want to smash good!
@BubbleMatrix82 Well I mean, Katamari Damacy is a much better title for physical IMO than Smash or a Sega collection, that's why I'm not downloading it.
Katamari for me.
Only Smash Bros, but I'm not buying it digitally....I got it pre-ordered for a discount from Walmart during E3.
Seriously, NoA, that you can write Pokémon but can't write Mônica???
Hang on. Smash is out tomorrow!?! Why wasn't I informed?
Any chance of them fixing the issue where the Arcade Archives stuff is a week behind? It's been an issue for a while Nintendo Life.
🎵 Colors Weave into a spire of flame! 🎵
Some excellent non-Smash Bros titles coming out this week that I want, but I have plans to get them elsewhere than the digital shop.
That includes Guacamelee 2, I hope it gets a physical release.
The choices are extremely easy this week. Everspace is preordered (my first digital preorder EVER as I’m beyond excited for this game), Super Smash of course is an obvious one, and of course Sega Classics Collection. I’m soooo excited to dive back into Landstalker and Shining Force and all those games again wow. Excellent week for my thumbs, terrible month for my wallet... wooweeee
Smash, Smash, and also Smash. thankyouverymuch
Can't wait to play Smash; will also try out the Katamari Damacy demo.
Route 16, huh? I remember the name, but I was a young kid in 1981 so I do not remember the game at all. So I'll be grabbing that one.
Is that "Smashing Brothers" game any good? Not familiar with it so I'm kinda on the fence.
My God, Call of Nightmare lives up to its namesake and not in a good way. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmh832PqYQc&t=59s
Nothing for me.
Edge Of Eternity is on Early Access on Steam... so planing my weekend on that.
@NybroCymerej Your trolling of anything football related is tiresome, you need to get a life.
No downloads, but I'm getting Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Katamari Damacy, and Sega Genesis Classics. Just not this week (aside from Smash since I pre-ordered) since I'm kind of broke right now.
Smash physical and Desert Child for me. Something about Desert Child is telling me it’s a safe bet. Gonna give it a chance.
Per my local Gamestop, Smash Time is 12 hours from now!
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
People who aswered Noting To week... When the game of the year is here...
@FredBiletnikoff I already have a life..... An NintendoLife.
I will not suppress my dislike for "the beautiful game"
There's only a few that actually interest me:
Arcade Archives ROUTE 16 — Odd as it is, I had to scan my memory banks and YES! I DO remember this simple arcade game from back in the day
I will get this mostly for my retro collection and nostalgia purposes, but that's about it
Everspace — Manticore, Starlink... space epics keep drawing me, yet I haven't dove in on any yet, and this just adds to the backlog for me. Hopefully I'll see a review for it.
SEGA Mega Drive Classics — I'm sorry to hear this isn't the "complete" edition of the game by the same name as on other systems with it's incomplete library, which sounds like "same ol' Sega ways" to me. However, I will still likely get my hands on it for what is included at least. Shame on you, Sega. Free DLC later, perhaps?
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — I have a lot of irons in the fire of life right now, but someway, somehow, this will be bought, even if I have to put ALL OTHER game purchases on hold til further notice. That and I've been inspired to get "back in the groove" after only playing the last few entries for the heckuvit. This one is for the ages!
@link3710 I want a physical too but I refuse to give GameSlop any of my money. Besides, digital means I can have a physical loaded and flip to Katamari for a quick roll then go back to physical without changing cartridges when I'm on the go
Smash Bros Ultimate, but physically.
I gotta get Katamari at some point... but not tomorrow. Tomorrow is Smash time.
Sega classics and smash for sure. Waiting on a review for katamari before making any commitments
@BubbleMatrix82 Wait, is it seriously a GameStop exclusive? I was all set to walk into Best Buy tomorrow and get it.
Twinkle Star Sprites! (not listed, but comes out today on US eShop)
Ugh, just another boring-pfffft, sorry, couldn't say that without a straight face. Already downloaded Smash, is it midnight yet?
@link3710 it wasn't listed on the website before My GCU expired so my guess is if it is coming in they weren't taking pre-orders or doing online sales of it at Best Buy. I'm pretty sure GameStop has exclusive rights to it, which kind of makes sense because it's a niche game and who better to sell you a niche game than a person who is hyped up about games. Most Best Buy employees don't even care about games.
@Vriess Get a USA Nintendo account and buy it early. It's region free.
Na na na na na na na na nana na na na na na nana Katamari Damacy
Smash Ultimate, except it'll be physical
Very excited to see Carcassonne out; I’m fairly certain that’s the first truly major modern board game to be released on a Nintendo system. If you like strategy games, don’t sleep on it! Apparently it’s getting online play in 2019, according to Asmodee’s comments on Facebook.
Everspace, Sega Megadrive Clasics, and Smash.
@BubbleMatrix82
I'm not in that much of a hurry. I'm just a little surprised that it's not available in Europe yet.
Santa Tracker!
Excellent week. I'll be getting Smash, Everspace, Genesis Collection, Katamari and Gucamelee 2.
Did they keep, "Long Story" short?
laughs hysterically at his own lame joke
Katamari I already picking up retail at GameStop
Sega genesis collection
And smash, already on the way tomorrow
@link3710 yes katamari is GameStop retail exclusive.
I'm really not sure what is going to be downloaded this week, like that new Smash ain't gonna make money. I'M JUST KIDDING... Santa Tracker will win it, I know you can
I'm getting Medabots for GBA and GC/Wii for XMas! I became a fan of this recently. I have LBX and so that's part the reason.
Preloaded Sega Classics. Post Pokemon let's go and Phantasy Star games will tide me over till Tales of Vesperia In February. Sega classics have so many good RPGs.
Wait, Atelier is $40 for EACH game and $90 for the full trilogy?
That's quite expensive for a remakes of a last gen series.
I probably paid like $40 for the trilogy collection on PS3 years ago, when that collection was new.
Desert Child - This is a maybe. I'll see how it reviews. For now, it's probably an under 50% chance I'll get it, but that could change.
Everspace - See Desert Child
Kingdom - Will be getting this nearly 100%, just need to decide whether to get it now or wait for a sale. I picked up Kingdom: New Lands on sale a little while back and have had soooo much fun with it!
Rival Megagun - Will most likely pick it up this weekend. I don't have many (any?) shmups, but I've been looking to get into the genre.
Smash - Of course. Getting it physical though, and Amazon will take a while to get it to me in Korea.
Genesis Classics for sure!! 👍
Also not mentioned was Twinkle Star and Double Dragon II. Might grab both of those!!
I'm sure this thread is dead now but I'm kind of angry that Katamari was supposed to drop today and I wasn't able to buy it and start downloading it before I went to work. It seems like to me release dates should be the local time zone instead of some weird planned release date time that the publisher decides but doesn't tell anyone else. Oh well, I hope it's ready when I get home from work.
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