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 comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!
Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, Fri 28th June, $59.99) Mario fans of the world, unite! Now you can play, create, and share the side-scrolling Super Mario courses of your dreams in the Super Mario Maker 2 game, available exclusively on Nintendo Switch. Dive into the single-player Story Mode and play built-in courses to rebuild Princess Peach’s castle. Make your own courses, alone or together. And with a Nintendo Switch Online membership, share your courses, access a near-endless supply made by others, enjoy online multiplayer, and more. Read our Super Mario Maker 2 review.
MotoGP19 (Milestone, Today, $49.99) MotoGP19 celebrates passion for motorsports with many new features! With the Historical Challenges mode you can relive the most exciting rivalries that made the history of the MotoGP! Compete with a faster, smarter and more accurate AI based on machine learning! Play with your favorite 2019 Championship rider and race on 19 different tracks!
Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered (THQ Nordic, Tue 2nd July, $29.99) Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to take the role of an insurgent fighter with the newly re-established Red Faction movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force. Red Faction: Guerrilla re-defines the limits of destruction-based game-play with a huge open-world, fast-paced guerrilla-style combat, and true physics-based destruction.
Switch eShop
Another Sight (Fri 28th June, $39.99) ANOTHER SIGHT is a surreal fantasy adventure with steampunk elements set in London in 1899, towards the end of the Victorian era. With an emphasis on culture and character, ANOTHER SIGHT focuses on the emotional development of the relationship between its two protagonists, Kit, a refreshingly intrepid teenager, and Hodge – a mysterious red-furred cat.
Arcade Archives Wild Western (HAMSTER, Thu 20th June, $7.99) WILD WESTERN is an action game released by TAITO in 1982. Play as a horse-riding sheriff to deal justice with your pistol to the outlaws attacking you from all directions. There are even battles atop the roof of a train. Leap off your horse onto the roof of the train without falling, and shoot down the bad guys before they take over the train!
Attack of the Toy Tanks (Ratalaika Games, Fri 28th June, $4.99) War is coming whether you’re ready for it or not soldier! In Attack of the Toy Tanks, across the game’s 60 levels in the main campaign, players must take control of the provided vehicle of war and battle it out across different arenas and be the last tank standing.
Baobabs Mausoleum Ep.2: 1313 Barnabas Dead End Drive (Zerouno Games, Today, $6.99) Welcome to Flamingos Creek, the ghostly town which only appears every 25 years in Albatros Road. A town that only appears in nightmares!
Bitlogic - A Cyberpunk Arcade Adventure (OXiAB Game Studio, Today, $6.99) Bitlogic is an action and adventure game elegantly classic but enhanced with new adapted graphics. In the game you take control of Bit, your personal avatar in a virtual cyberpunk world full of dangerous enemies, hidden paths and digital mysteries. Immerse yourself in Bit's universe and dare to uncover the secrets behind the source code.
Bus Fix 2019 (Ultimate Games, Wed 3rd July, $5.99) Accept the repair buses orders. Diagnose, replace or fix damaged part of buses. Disassemble for example engine parts, chassis parts, tires. Buy new parts. In a game you will find: - 6 different buses. - More than 50 part that you can replace by yourself. - Different defects to remove. - An unlimited number of orders for execution. - Richly equipped workshop.
Chiki-Chiki Boxy Pro Wrestling (The Pocket Company, Today, $14.99) The battle gong sounds! Make your way through the tournament, aiming for the top! The controls are easy! You can bust out flashy moves with just a single button. Unleash jump attacks, drops, holds, and specials, carrying them out just how you think of them! Up to 6 players can play.
Dandy Dungeon - Legend of Brave Yamada - (Onion Games, Today, $24.99) Yamada-kun (Age 36) is a programmer at a major game publisher. He hates his job. Deep into every night, alone in his apartment, he works on his own game: it's an RPG, and he is the hero, Brave Yamada! One day, he falls in love at first sight with his new neighbor Maria-chan and in an effort to nurture these feelings, adds Princess Maria into his game!
Devil May Cry (Capcom, Mon 24th June, $19.99) The first appearance of Dante, the ultimate devil hunter! With the blood of a legendary demon warrior flowing through his veins, Dante takes on a mission from the mysterious Trish to travel to Mallet Island and defeat Mundus, the king of the underworld. But this is no ordinary job for Dante, who is also motivated by revenge. . . Use your sword and dual guns to pull off flashy combos in this classic title which introduced the "stylish action" genre to the world.
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator (Game Grumps, Tue 2nd July, $14.99) This game includes Dream Daddy: Dadrector’s Cut. It features cut content, new sidequests, the ability to replay minigames that you’ve discovered throughout the game, and a brand new minigame for your enjoyment!
Driving School Original (SC Ovilex Soft, Thu 20th June, $14.99) Driving School Original is the newest driving simulator that will teach you to drive many different cars. Driving School Original features some amazing environments like cities, country roads, highways, deserts, mountains, etc…
Epic Astro Story (Kairosoft, Today, $12.00) Ready to test your mettle against the final frontier? Pioneer an untamed planet, building roads and houses for your fellow denizens of the future. Cultivate your quaint colony into a stellar space citadel, and you'll pull alien tourists from everywhere this side of Alpha Centauri! Careful though, not all intelligent life seeks souvenirs.
Furwind (JanduSoft, Today, $9.99) Furwind is a colorful, pixel art style, action-platformer game that evokes the challenging classics of the old days. Embark on this epic adventure in which a little fox will fight the ominous darkness that is invading its world.
Goonya Fighter (MUTAN, Today, $24.99) Walk too far and you flop over; punch the wrong way and be sent flying! And get back up again just as easily! For beginners and pros alike, welcome to a different kind of fighting game.
Graveyard Keeper (tinyBuild Games, Today, $19.99) Graveyard Keeper is the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of the year. Build & manage your own graveyard while finding shortcuts to cut costs, expand into entertainment with witch-burning festivals, and scare nearby villagers into attending church.
Headball Soccer Deluxe (Cool Small Games, Fri 28th June, $4.99) Smash the soccer and score goals in this addicting soccer game! Aim your big head headers and perfect your kick skills to destroy your opponent's team defence. Use the slime, ice, and gum to your max advantage in offense skills! Decorate your characters with a variety of costumes, Create the best athletes by developing characters in your own way! Game on!
Home Escape (Pat-o-logic Studio, Fri 21st June, $1.99) Surrounded by threats and paralyzed with fear – home is hell sometimes. There’s this kid who’s stuck in a really bad place. Can you help him escape the misery of an abusive home?
Human Rocket Person (2nd Studio, Today, $4.99) Join Human Rocket Person on the adventure of a lifetime as he tries to save the universe. Jump your way through different levels on your incredible pogo stick. Fly with special abilities and master the awkward controls.
Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love (Artifex Mundi, Today, $19.99) Take a look behind Irony Curtain in this satirical point-and-click inspired by the best works of LucasArts and Daedalic Entertainment!
Lines X (Nestor Yavorskyy, Today, $0.99) Lines X is a Numberlink-based puzzle game involving finding paths to connect colored tiles in a grid.
Lucah: Born of a Dream (Syndicate Atomic, LLC, Wed 3rd July, $14.99) Caution! This game contains flashing patterns that might be disruptive to people with photosensitive epilepsy.
Maddening Euphoria (Chequered Ink, Fri 28th June, $1.00) Maddening Euphoria is a unique, challenging arcade game with randomly generated level design, in which you control brother and sister duet Mason and Millicent Zane as they flee from their own imagined realisation of their troubles in life - an inescapable wall of death - while avoiding bottomless pits, deadly spikes and speed-reducing pools of thick goo.
NEKOPARA Vol.3 (CFK, Today, $14.99) "NEKOPARA Vol. 3", the third instalment of the world-famous NEKOPARA adventure game series, has arrived on Nintendo Switch! Prepare for a brand-new story in which Maple and Cinnamon take center stage!
OVIVO (Sometimes You, Wed 3rd July, $6.99) It is a metaphorical game filled with illusions and hidden messages. In the world of OVIVO, Black and White exist in harmony. By constantly intertwining and replacing each other, they maintain balance.
Q-YO Blaster (Forever Entertainment, Today, $8.99) Is a horizontal Shoot 'Em Up, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, bullets, many bullets and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat. Enjoy the rudeness with weapons, special powers and help from mystical beings.
Rain City (ORENDA, Today, $7.58) The game begins with the main character, a cat, who embarks to Rain City to find his sister. The story is both bizarre and exciting making players get lost in a mushroom field, search for a secret passage, and run experiments in a laboratory.
Rally Rock 'N Racing (Fri 28th June, $9.99) In Rally Rock 'N Racing, you’ll enjoy a wide variety of natural environments, such as deserts, snow-covered mountains, forests. . . where you can show your skill at the wheel, competing against everyone to become the fastest.
Real Drift Racing (Cool Small Games, Fri 28th June, $4.99) Time to unleash the demon of speed! Drifting, speed and competition - all in one game! Get ready to drive on high-performance cars and make them drift at lightning speed on realistic tracks.
Redneck Skeet Shooting (Ultimate Games, Mon 1st July, $4.99) You take the role of a countryman who loves to shoot. Your objective is simple – shoot any flying object and master your marksman skills. Destroyed items give you gold coins, which you can use to unlock new locations, guns and playable characters. You can earn trophies and try different types of playstyle!
SCRAP RUSH!! (PQube, Thu 20th June, $15.00) On Planet Scrap, robots compete by gathering junk in this crazy battle! The rules are very simple yet very addictive. You can play solo or in up to 4 player mode on local multiplayer. Choose solo play or coop with friends to beat stages on Challenge Mode. If you want to absorb the game deeply solo, try Scrush mode to test your crush action skills. Unlock items such as the gimmick block and the game will be even more fun! Enjoy the excitement of crushing foes!
SEGA AGES Virtua Racing (SEGA, Today, $7.99) Experience the herald of modern racing games, Virtua Racing! It's a race against time, but be careful, running into opponents and obstacles will slow you down. Can you beat the clock? Now featuring rankings and replays, online 2-player races, offline multiplayer races (up to 8-players at once on a single Switch), the crash-disabling helper mode, and motion controls. Read our SEGA AGES Virtua Racing review.
SEGA AGES Wonder Boy: Monster Land (SEGA, Today, $7.99) The arcade platform action RPG stars a now-teenage Tom-Tom, also known as Wonder Boy. Having previously saved Wonder Land from clutches of the evil king, the hero is called upon again when the evil MEKA dragon invades.
Spell Casting: Purrfectly Portable Edition (Hidden Trap, Fri 28th June, $9.99) Spell Casting is a line drawing puzzle game in which you are a young wizard learning spells in the comfort of your home thanks to Wizardly Distance Education offered by the prestigious Magical Education Of Wizards School!
War Tech Fighters (Blowfish Studios, Today, $19.99) Travelling across the galaxy, the rebel colonies of Hebos and Ares join forces to battle against the Zatros empire with the deadliest weapons ever built – War Techs.
Word Mesh (EntwicklerX, Thu 20th June, $6.99) Do you like word search games? In Word Mesh, you have to find more than 3000 words in 10 languages. Choose your favorite category out of 8 or mix them all together for the ultimative word find challenge. Two difficulty levels and five field sizes will help you adjust the game to your skills. With random generated playfields, you never will get the same word combinations - endless fun!
Demos
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2 – Demo Version – To stop the worshippers of an ancient evil, you must join forces with the mysterious Malroth and build a ravaged world into the realm of your dreams. In this RPG adventure, you’ll explore huge islands, gather and craft with materials, design towns, level them up and defend them from monsters and bosses. As you progress, you’ll unearth crafting and building recipes. Dash, glide, swim, fast travel and play in an optional first-person perspective as you try to find them all. Try out this free demo before DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2 launches for Nintendo Switch on July 12.
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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 comment below with your hot picks!
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Looks like I only have Dream Daddy as a lock for a download this week. That's aight though, because I wanna get a start on Crash Racing and finish up and odd other game or so.
Mario Maker for me this week. Curious about Red Faction and Another Sight, if you're taking suggestions for reviews...
I’ve already got Graveyard Keeper ready to go! I’m likely grabbing Red Faction once I finish either Saints Row or Assassin’s Creed; I don’t like having too many open world games unfinished at once.
I’m really on the fence with Mario Maker. The closest I ever played was Mario Paint, and I’m not very creative when it comes to designing things. It would really come down to how much would I play other levels designed by folks, I suppose. Thoughts?
Smm2 is a no brainer for me so i have it preloaded ready to play tomorrow. I'm also seriously eyeing graveyard keeper like my pal @HobbitGamer, I'll get bloodstained eventually
Seeing as we’ve been starved of first party retail games since Yoshi launched in March, I for one can not wait to finally play Mario Maker 2, but I’ll be getting my physical copy tomorrow.
Anyone know what time Mario Maker 2 will be playable? I pre-purchased from the eShop.
I'll grab the Dragon Quest Builders demo since I am interested, but I will be playing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for a while since I picked up last week (and completed XC2: Torna last night).
I had no idea Virtua Racing was out today!
I sadly had to cancel my Mario Maker 2 today. I just can’t right now with money and prioritizing the purchases I make at the moment.
I’ll probably grab virtua racing though since that’s much cheaper and I’ve been DYING to play that again.
Also, waiting on a physical version for DMC because I love that game!
I’m noticing a possible trend... games are releasing digital only at first with physical coming later. Do you think that’s to have the game ironed out first so you require less day one patching on the cart?
I’m looking at you Bloodstained on switch. (I love the game despite some buginess, it just sucks you have to make an example out of it.)
Also don’t forget the God Eater 3 demo, ya’ll!
Rey-ed neck skeet shooting! YEEEEEEHAAAAW
In all seriousness though, Super Luigi Maker 2 for me.
@HobbitGamer @Leuke While I can't speak to the quality of the Switch port since I have not played it, I can confirm Red Faction Guerilla is a great game. Originally played on PS3. I might just get it again at some point. The destruction engine is amazing. It's an open world game from back when open worlds were still pretty small, which is also kinda cool.
@-DG Probably midnight Eastern time. If you live in Central like I do, it'd be shortly after 11:00 PM
Dream Daddy is my dream, but I'll keep playing some XC2. I have a problem, unfortunately, with just spending hours playing "Tiger! Tiger!" so I'll try to actually progress the story in the future.
Also can't wait for my physical copy of Mario Maker 2 coming tomorrow! Playing the first and enjoyed it, and I already have an epic level design I'm planning all the way through.
EDIT: @-DG , Mario Maker 2 will be ready at 12:00 EST.
DmC deserves so much better than to be listed alphabetically among all the shovelware. Guess it's their own fault for having a late physical release. Still, I know a lot of games make it to the top of the list. Probably pay-offs.
Waiting for SMM2 to unlock. I'll wait up until midnight but not waiting up until 3AM.
Didn't know about the DQB2 demo, will give that a go while I wait for SMM2.
@Giygas_95 "Probably midnight Eastern time. If you live in Central like I do, it'd be shortly after 11:00 PM"
Does that mean the people on the West coast get to start playing at 9PM tonight? Kinda surprised their servers don't know what time zone a person is in so everyone gets it at midnight. Guess that would be a pain in the EU though. It's my first eShop pre-order.
@rjejr I would assume so, though I can't confirm that. All I know is new releases always go live for me at 11 PM. Nintendo probably just doesn't bother with the four time zones and says "screw it, close enough."
I’ll be getting Dream Daddy for sure! May pick up Super MARIO Maker 2 over the weekend
I have heard good things about Graveyard Keeper. I already played Dream Daddy on Steam and I loved it but I probably won't double dip.
Please, Nintendo, do a midnight eShop launch for SMM2.
If you've even had a passing interest in Sega's Virtua Racing, Get. This. One. It's an excellent source port of the original arcade game that Japanese account holders have been enjoying for months now! (Maybe now I'll find someone to play online with finally.)
Super Mario Maker, Dream Daddy, and Virtua Racing for me.
Wow, that’s a pretty diverse trio of games right there. Good stuff.
@Giygas_95 "doesn't bother with the four time zones"
Well growing up watching a lot of TV, way before cable much less the internet, TV shows pretty much always ran as 2 time zones. In fact I spent half my life thinking Mountain Pacific was an actual time zone. Eastern, Central, Mountain Pacific. So if Nintneod works as 2 time zones it would actually make sense to me, something that rarely happens with me and most NintendoLogic.
Finally, Virtua Racing.
Went ahead and picked CCB Pro Wrestling simply because Fire Pro Wrestling Returns might be my favorite game of all-time and I'm starved for a Switch Fire Pro. Got SMM2 coming from Best Buy tommorrow- gotta use that Gamer Club discount before it goes away.
I haven’t bought a single game all year except Yoshi (which I promptly sold). Tempted by Mario but... meh. I’ll get it used eventually.
Terraria comes out today as well. Least that's what I've herd and still hope. Been waiting so long to play it again on a handheld that's not a phone.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/06/terraria_arrives_on_the_switch_eshop_this_week
Just waiting for SMM2 to be playable!
I'm getting Mario Maker physical. I want to see a review for Another Sight, it looks good, but not sure it's worth $40.
Ooh virtua racing! Want MotoGP19 but I think I'll snag it next week.
Mario maker 2 and Bloodstained will be here tomorrow. Red faction is on the list for next week.
I'm curious about Graveyard Keeper.
Dragon Quest Builders 2 demo! Perfect timing, too, as Final Fantasy XIV is down today while they impliment the new expansion.
@rjejr
Yes, west coasters open at 9 PM. I had actually managed to get a head start when the let's go games started because of this.
Where’s terraria? That’ll be the only thing I’m downloading this week, since Mario maker will be a physical buy for me. Lots of good games this week with bloodstained(plan on picking up physical after I get a lil ahead of my backlog and the major bugs are fixed), terraria(day 1[today] buy for me), Mario maker, and the demo of god eater 3 as well as DQB2. I’ll be busy for a while until DQB2 comes out!!!
Downloaded Mario Maker 2, I also imported Battle Cats a few days ago. (I got sick of waiting for a localization, lol)
@alexybubble Wow, that's certainly nice of them.
So does that mean you can walk into a store tonight at 9 and buy the game? If not, that would be a nice incentive to go digital on the west coast, getting games 3 hours before everyone buying physical. Would you happen to know if PSN works the same way?
Wish that SMM2 discount had not been limited to Amazon for the U.S.
Ah well, I can put my Gamestop Pro Membership and Reward Points to good use when a Pre-Owned copy pops up.
Finally!! Virtua Racing is here! I’ll grab Wonder Boy, Moto GP and Q-yo Blaster too!!
I bought Wild Western last week so waiting to see what today’s Hamster game is!
Thinking about War Tech Fighters and Red Faction.
One game that is a steaming pile of nasty crap is Q-YO Blaster! It's a 2D sidescrolling shoot em up that runs at 30fps!! Nintendo should not allow garbage like that to be published on their system. DO NOT BUY Q-YO Blaster!
Mario Maker 2 and Devil May Cry both run at 60fps and look beautiful on Switch! Buy those games!
Do yourselves a favor and get epic Astro Story. It's one of the best kairosoft games. I have all of their games on ios and I've been getting some of my favs on switch as well.
Aside from this SMM2 is a must (will arrive tomorrow hopefully) and graveyard keeper has picked my interest. Dream daddy is a guaranteed buy for me as well... gonna go broke this week
Is SMM2 officially out today? Just went to the eShop and it was still showing pre-purchase.
I'm super hyped about Dragon Quest Builders 2 so definitely getting the demo. Maybe Virtua Racing too but maybe later. The next few months will be really excruciating for the wallet.
Already in love with Dragon Quest Builders 2.
Dumb question alert: what's the season pass Gamestoppo offers with it??
Powerful Pro Baseball just came out on Switch in Japan. I wonder if it's all in Japanese like other import releases of it? I've got a version of it on Vita and it looks beautiful with high resolution 60fps gameplay. The gameplay is so fun in this baseball game! Is this new Switch game going to be translated and released in the West? I sure hope so!
I've got Super Mario Maker 2 downloaded and ready to play! I also just got Brothers since it went on sale. The "one player coop" gameplay is very cool. It also runs at 60fps which is beautiful. Lines X is also a nice game with good atmospheric music and 60fps gameplay. This contrasts with Hook, which is also a good simple puzzle game, but it runs at 30fps. It sucks to see a good, simple, puzzle game held back by a crappy frame rate! Hook is still good, totally playable, but man would it look and respond better if it ran smoothly at 60fps.
@-DG mario maker 2 should be coming out at around 12am est time
@rjejr Unfortunately, don't know about psn, as I have never preordered a game there.
@rjejr Yes, I can confirm our "midnight launches" here on the west coast are at 9:00pm. Best Buy was still open when I got my switch on launch night a few years ago lol. Makes console launches (and high profile games) really nice to be able to play a while before midnight hits!
@Dayton311 I think there's probably about 1 game year I would buy digitally just to have it at 9 rather than waiting to 12, which usually means waiting until the next morning b/c that's my bedtime. I'm planning on staying up tonight just b/c I Want to know how much of it I can play w/o NO, it's my kids game so NO is on his account. I just want to build Peach's Castle.
@alexybubble Thats ok, just thought I'd ask, thanks anyway.
It's all about Super Mario Maker 2 for me, been looking forward to playing this ever since it was first announced. I might also check out the demo for DQ Builder 2 as well.
Hope we get a review of Rally Rock n Racing. Looks like a fun little racing game from the trailer
@Fulgor_Astral Ok sure I played Grand Prix Story thru 1 time, it wasn't too bad, fairly addictive. What others can u recommend from Kairosoft? .
@Sim1 thanks for asking!! My favs are: Dungeon Village (also available on switch!), game developer story (also on switch), kairobotica and beastie bay, which sadly have more of a microtransaction focus, they are amazing, but are not available on switch.
@Fulgor_Astral Sure brother I'll give the Switch releases a shot 4 sure.
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