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

Switch 2 eShop - Highlights

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta (28th Aug - 1st Sep) - The next chapter in the critically acclaimed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series launches on Oct. 23, but you can explore a variety of new game content this weekend! From Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. PT to Sept. 1 at 10 a.m. PT, all players with a Nintendo Switch 2 system can take part in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta. Check out a playable Campaign mission, multiplayer modes and much more while earning in-game Beta rewards. During the Open Beta, all Nintendo Switch 2 players will be able to use the Vault Edition operators and weapons – even if they haven’t pre-ordered the game yet!

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 launches Oct. 23 for the Nintendo Switch 2 system. Pre-order is available now in Nintendo eShop.

Orbitals (Kepler Interactive, 3rd Sep, $39.99) - Blast off with Maki and Omura as they brave the deadly Storm Wall and the perils beyond to save their home. This intergalactic two-player co-op² adventure set in a retro anime-inspired universe rewards smart teamwork and clear communication. Save the day together when Orbitals blasts off for Nintendo Switch 2 Sept. 3. Pre-orders are available now on Nintendo eShop.

ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition (Bandai Namco Entertainment, 28th Aug, $79.99) - – Experience the award-winning action RPG set in an authentic dark fantasy world. Venture through the Lands Between, exploring treacherous dungeons and engaging in epic boss battles. ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition includes the base game and the SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE expansion, as well as new weapons, armor, a new Torrent appearance customization and more. - Read our ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition review

METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol. 2 (KONAMI, 27th Aug, $49.99) – Elude your enemies and infiltrate areas without being detected with the Metal Gear series, the pinnacle of “stealth action.” The second installment of the definitive Metal Gear Master Collection includes Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, available on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.

Switch 2 eShop - New Releases

Another Crab’s Treasure – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Aggro Crab Games, 20th Aug, $29.99 - $11.99 until 10th Sep) - As Kril the hermit crab, you’ll need to wear the trash around you as shells to withstand attacks from enemies many times your size. Embark on an epic treasure hunt to buy back your repossessed shell, and discover the dark secrets behind the polluted ocean. For the Switch 2 version, here are the stated improvements:
● Higher FPS: This has greatly improved for both handheld or docked mode.
● Enhanced Resolution: The game now runs at 1080p for a more crisp appearance.
● Stability: Load times and hitches are reduced significantly in previously reported problem areas.
- Read our Another Crab's Treasures Switch 1 review

Arcade Archives 2 CYBER CYCLES (HAMSTER, 20th Aug, $16.99) - "CYBER CYCLES" is a racing game released by NAMCO LIMITED (current Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. ) in 1995. This game featured a large bike-style cabinet design that stood out at arcades at the time. Set against the backdrop of near-future motorcycle racing, choose from a lineup of unique machines with different performance features, and cross the finish line ahead of all your rivals!

Arcade Archives 2 NINJA EMAKI (HAMSTER, 20th Aug, $9.99) - "NINJA EMAKI" is a shooter released by Nichibutsu in 1986. Take control of the young hero Shinbei and fight to rescue the princess from the evil spirit army. Pick up scrolls to gain access to 8 different kinds of Ninja Magic. Use them wisely, and they'll be the key to advancing through the game!

BRIGANDINE ABYSS (NIS America, 27th Aug, $49.99) - Brigandine: Abyss is a war simulation game and strategy RPG all in one. In addition to featuring multiple campaigns, the game also introduces a new mission mode. Pay your debts, conquer the world, or bring splendor back to your city—all 24 nations have their own unique win condition!

Console Archives Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess (HAMSTER, 20th Aug, $14.99) - "Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess" was released by Nippon Ichi Software in 1999 for a 32-bit home console. Set 12 years after “Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure”, this musical RPG follows Kururu—the daughter born to Cornet and Prince Ferdinand—as she sets off on a journey to find her ideal prince. Enjoy the world of the Marl Kingdom brought to life by richly expressive characters and a newly revamped battle system that adds deeper tactical depth.

Dogpile (Foot Games, 20th Aug, $9.99) - When two of the same dog touch, BAM! You get a BIGGER dog. With careful placement, some clever purchases, and a can-do attitude, you can merge pups strategically and achieve the biggest dogs imaginable. You really shouldn't adopt a dozen dogs, but now you can! Dogpile gets you to wrangle a cute collection of canines into the perfect deck, customize them, and play them expertly. Manage the clutter, upgrade and improve your cards as you go, and strive for the BIGGEST dogs. Like in real life, dogs come with quirks and untapped potential! You’ll discover any variety of weird traits such as Barky, Sleepy, Timid, Cool and more. Take your dogs to the Dog Wash to add even more traits, and find Dog Tags that bolster and benefit from Trait synergy! Utilize a clever array of powerful Dog Tags to modify how your dogs and their Traits function. Find interesting synergies and unique combos to aid you in all of your merging endeavors. And always remember your ultimate goal: BIGGER!

Lou’s Lagoon – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Megabit Publishing, 27th Aug, $22.49) - Take flight in your seaplane on a heartfelt adventure across the tropical Limbo archipelago. After a devastating storm, gather materials with your Swirler, and help the locals rebuild. Can you uncover the truth behind Uncle Lou’s disappearance? A Seaplane, a Storm, and a Missing Uncle Take to the skies in your trusty seaplane on a heartfelt adventure across the tropical Limbo archipelago.

METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Guns of the Patriots – Master Collection Version (KONAMI, 27th Aug, $29.99) - The extreme tension of infiltrating without being detected. Metal Gear series, the pinnacle of “stealth action” Immerse yourself in the Metal Gear series, the pinnacle of “stealth action” where you can infiltrate and elude your enemies to complete missions. The game takes place five years after the Big Shell incident in METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty, in a world where war has become a business. To stop Liquid Ocelot's uprising, Solid Snake throws himself into his final battle. The battle against Liquid and the Patriots draws to a close, and the mysteries woven throughout the series are now revealed!

METAL GEAR SOLID: Peace Walker – Master Collection Version (KONAMI, 27th Aug, $19.99) - The extreme tension of infiltrating without being detected. Metal Gear series, the pinnacle of “stealth action” where you avoid combat and complete missions while hiding. The game take place 10 years after METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater. Amidst the swirling conspiracies behind the East-West Cold War, Snake confronts them while leading a private military force. This is the story of how one soldier, “Snake”, becomes “Big Boss”.

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (11 bit studios, 2nd Sep, $26.99) - Dive deep into Action-RPG with roguelike elements and a tale about new beginnings. With no coin to your name, you and the other townsfolk find yourselves stranded in the distant village of Tresna. Now, it’s up to you to get back on your feet and turn your humble shop into the beating heart of the village’s wealth. Explore dangerous dungeons, gather relics, sell them, and reinvest in your friends’ establishments. Unlock new weapons, armor, shop decorations, and—more importantly—restore hope that things can one day turn around.

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (PM Studios, 20th Aug, $19.99) - Explore a vast urban landscape in this narrative-driven, 2D top-down platforming adventure! In Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, you're a budding yoyo master facing off against enemies using the weapon you know best: your prized yoyo! As Pippit, you'll be quite literally thrown into the shocking story of your auntie's business empire, a soul-stealing mega-laser, and four dastardly crime bosses! Each yoyo trick you learn will drastically change the way you look at the cityscape, and the battlefield! By chaining moves together, you'll be able to explore secret areas and teach those baddies a lesson! Many challenges have multiple solutions — so come up with your own novel routes in this mouth-watering adventure!For the Switch 2 version, here are the stated improvements:
● Higher Resolution
● Enhanced Framerate
- Read our Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo Switch 1 review

Quest of Dungeons (Flyhigh Works, 27th Aug, $7.19) - Quest of Dungeons is a turn-based dungeon crawler game: a roguelike featuring a good old 16-bit, retro artistic look. An evil Dark Lord has stolen all the light, so your mission is to enter his lair and defeat him. By playing as either a Warrior, a Wizard, an Assassin or a Shaman, you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive. You can learn new skills in Tomes you find along the way and buy/sell items at shops. The entire game is procedural so you won't find items/enemies in the same place each time you play.

Switch 1 eShop - New Releases

1964 Operation Velvet Twins (Ratalaika Games, 28th Aug, $5.99) - You play as Secret Agent Mike Rogers, assigned to track down and capture the fugitive terrorists known only as the Velvet Twins. Set in 1960s you’ll fight through unforgettable stages from neon-lit Las Vegas, gritty Chinatown, and abandoned factories, all the way to a shootout in a Wild West village!

A Tower Full Of Cats (Alchemy Games, 26th Aug, $5.99) - A Tower Full of Cats is a cozy and charming hidden object game where your mission is simple: find every cat across the entire history of catkind… and beyond! Climb through time in this vertical adventure packed with secrets, surprises and, of course, cats. Travel across beautifully illustrated levels representing different eras and worlds, each overflowing with adorable felines hiding in plain sight.

Aggelos 2 (PQube, 27th Aug, $19.99) - Aggelos 2 is an explosive action-platformer where lightning-fast combat, precision platforming, and two opposing worlds collide. As an Aggelos, the highest order of angels, you are chosen by Balro to venture through the Kingdom of Lumen, domain of the supreme God of Light. But with Lumen under siege and the Gods facing imminent defeat at the hands of the Army of Darkness, you are forced to embrace a shadowy new form to survive the chaos of both light and dark realms. While your angelic side favors a slower, disciplined approach, your demon form is highly agile, aggressive, and bristling with dark powers.

Angeline Era (Analgesic Productions, 2nd Sep, $24.99) - The Angel's mothership, Throne, lays dormant behind a fierce storm. To reach it, unlock its secrets, and usher in the future, you must explore the land of Era and survive its trap-filled ruins, primordial forests, treacherous mountains, mines, towns, and more!

Arcade Archives CYBER CYCLES (HAMSTER, 20th Aug, $14.99) - "CYBER CYCLES" is a racing game released by NAMCO LIMITED (current Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. ) in 1995. This game featured a large bike-style cabinet design that stood out at arcades at the time. Set against the backdrop of near-future motorcycle racing, choose from a lineup of unique machines with different performance features, and cross the finish line ahead of all your rivals!

Ascent DX (Sleepy Grove Games, 20th Aug, $2.99) - Ascent DX is a tiny metroidvania brought to life in glorious 64 x 64 pixel art and soothing chiptune music. Crashed on an unknown planet you have to explore lush jungles, lifeless deserts, and luminescent caves in search of anything that can help you understand what has happened to the planet and how to get off it. While the game is a bigger version of the original Ascent, with almost twice as many locations to explore, it is still quite a short game. With the same celebrated gameplay and atmosphere, the DX versions also brings more items to find, more platforming puzzles, and more lore to uncover.

Black Tower Enigma (Ogre Pixel, 27th Aug, $6.79) - Play as Wigo, the Orc, whose wife has been kidnapped and taken up to the skies by a magic dress gifted by a mysterious Fairy. As Wigo saw his wife going up to the skies, he went to the tallest building known on the continent: The Black Tower Enigma. Inside the Black Tower Enigma, Wigo has to solve some riddles and challenges in order to climb up and find some clues to find his wife.

CAPTAIN TSUBASA 2: WORLD FIGHTERS (Bandai Namco Entertainment, 28th Aug, $59.99) - The next episode of Tsubasa’s riveting adventure is here! Enjoy the thrill of spectacular soccer actions with 110 playable characters and new sensational super moves. Challenge a friend in the field or support Tsubasa on his Journey, the ball is yours.

Chew Chew Mimic (Nami Tentou, 27th Aug, $9.99) - Guide four distinct knights through 100 brain-bending puzzle levels where the real danger isn't obstacles or enemies—it's the hungry mimic waiting for them at the end. Place directional tiles, springs, and boxes to steer your hapless adventurers towards treasure (and their inevitable doom), while keeping hazards from derailing the path to their delicious demise.

Court of Darkness: Adoration’s Kiss (Voltage, 27th Aug, $39.99) - The long-awaited third installment in the Court of Darkness series is finally here! Experience brand-new romance storylines with a fresh cast of consorts♪ The night of a crimson crescent moon, you find yourself transported to a realm called Saligia. Far removed from your everyday life, you're in a world where magic is commonplace. In the midst of your confusion, before you appear five beautiful princes. They crave the power your kiss can bestow, and will scheme to get it.

Dungeons of Alethrion (Skjaldborn, 27th Aug, $9.99) - Dungeons of Alethrion is a dungeon crawler roguelike game based on the animated series, Tales of Alethrion. Play as heroes from the show, each with unique abilities. Try it single-player or grab a friend to join you in the dungeons!

Escape game R00M16 (AlignmentSharp, 27th Aug, $1.00) - Move through 3D space to find hints, solve mysteries and escape from the room. Anyone can play to the end because you can see hints and answers.

Forest of Deceit (PolyCrunch Games, 31st Aug, $9.99) - Forest of Deceit is a Jackbox-esque social deduction game for 4 to 8 players. You are part of a group lost in a dark, treacherous forest that seems to go on forever and ever. You can’t find any escape, and there’s a storm brewing on the horizon - a storm so massive that you all will surely perish if you can’t build a solid shelter before it arrives. Every day you explore the forest to gather resources with which to build your shelter. But the forest itself is cursed, slowly driving people into a traitorous madness; it’s surely already got a hold on some of your friends’ minds…

Galactic Warfare Collection (Pdpartid@games, 20th Aug, $15.99) - Space Dragons Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat coming from the Moon. Fight your way through by crushing, smashing, and blowing up hostile aliens that are taking control of powerful Earth weapons and military technology. Find the entity controlling the threat and make it explode in blood. Space Dragons is a classic horizontal shoot ’em up game where you can choose different ships with unique characteristics and abilities to destroy tons of invading aliens. Throughout the adventure, you will face powerful bosses and explosive enemies.

Golftacular! (PolyCrunch Games, 27th Aug, $9.99) - Golftacular! is mini-golf. . . barely. Mix party game chaos and dumb fun with precision and strategy. Up to 4 players take turns as Tortillo, Chuck, Fin, Poop, Papa, Mama, Claude, and Frend, each one aiming for the hole while unleashing chaos on anyone foolish enough to stand in the way. Enjoy endless replayability with dozens of handcrafted courses and thousands of possible item combos. Items shake up everything: turn the course into your personal parkour playground or an obstacle-filled nightmare for your opponents. Call in airstrikes, play rock-paper-scissors, give your ball wings, place portals. . . and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Horripilant (Black Lantern Collective, 27th Aug, $9.99) - Horripilant is a chilling incremental dungeon crawl through the horrors of a forgotten underworld. Combining idler, puzzle and autobattler elements, you'll fight, mine, and think your way through the depths of a forsaken dungeon. With each step you'll grow stronger, but beware; every boon has its burden.

Inside the Cube (Play Lab, 27th Aug, $9.99) - You awaken in a labyrinth of interconnected rooms with no memory of how you got there - and no obvious way out. Every corridor leads to another mystery, every door hides a new challenge, and every mistake brings you closer to failure. Solve clever environmental puzzles, avoid deadly traps, and search for the path to freedom before time runs out. The maze is constantly testing your observation, logic, and decision-making, forcing you to think quickly under pressure. With each room you conquer, the exit feels closer. . . yet the labyrinth always has another surprise waiting. Stay focused, keep moving, and make every second count - because the clock never stops ticking.

Lamp Clicker (SOURCE BYTE, 1st Sep, $2.98) - Lamp Clicker is a simple and addictive incremental / idle clicker game where your goal is to build your own… lamp empire. You click the lamp. The lamp starts to glow. Your earnings increase. You feel satisfaction.

Lou’s Lagoon (Megabit Publishing, 27th Aug, $22.49) - Take flight in your seaplane on a heartfelt adventure across the tropical Limbo archipelago. After a devastating storm, gather materials with your Swirler, and help the locals rebuild. Can you uncover the truth behind Uncle Lou’s disappearance? A Seaplane, a Storm, and a Missing Uncle Take to the skies in your trusty seaplane on a heartfelt adventure across the tropical Limbo archipelago. After receiving a distress call from Uncle Lou, you arrive only to find the islands in disarray and Lou nowhere to be found. Collect resources, help rebuild a community, and unravel the mystery of your uncle’s disappearance.

Magnetail (Afil Games, 27th Aug, $3.49) - Get ready to enter a world of clever inventions, smart challenges, and brilliant solutions in Magnetail. In this charming puzzle adventure, you follow an ingenious inventor mouse who transforms workshops, laboratories, and storage rooms into playgrounds of experimentation and discovery. Each level presents a new challenge where energy, magnetism, and logic work together. Push energy modules, watch them slide across the environment, and use magnets strategically to redirect trajectories, create barriers, and open unexpected paths.

Metal Garden (Source Macchiato, 1st Sep, $5.99) - Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game. A nomad wanders the far reaches of an overgrown megastructure, a world built for a forgotten purpose in which countless civilizations have lived entombed for ages.

Monst (BluSped Studio, 27th Aug, $7.99) - Players take on the role of an alien monster, devouring and fighting against human armed forces with various transformations, and annihilating the world. By continuously devouring humans to obtain energy, numerous weapons and abilities can be added to combat human armed forces and eliminate the world. When encountering different extraterrestrial crystals, one can acquire different superpowers. And it can have different transformations in different situations, experiencing super destructive power.

My Friendly Little Island Deluxe (Caracal Games, 29th Aug, $3.99) - Life on the island starts slow. You walk, you talk, you help out where you can. Every new upgrade changes the island around you. Ledges you used to walk around become shortcuts, long detours turn into single jumps. Help the people you meet and they'll settle into your village, with the soundtrack growing livelier every time someone moves in. Change your look with cosmetic items, watch the island shift from day to night.

One Last Clip (Struggle Games Studio, 20th Aug, $3.19) - You are locked inside a cinema. Your only way to escape is to follow the instructions of your task: Watch the same film clip repeatedly and search for flaws to break free. But this may sound easier than it is, every wrong decision or death will set you back. So be careful! On this journey, you’ll watch the clip Paper Panic a haunting tale of Jim and his paper plane. But be warned. . . the story behind it might be darker than it seems. You wake up in a storage room of a strange cinema, with no memory of how you got there.

Research Story (Petal Cat Games, 27th Aug, $11.99) - Discover and record 90+ plants, creatures, and fish at various locations around Shimmerbrook, and contribute your findings to the Archive. Features - Tame and raise 32 unique creatures - Observe wild plants and grow them as crops based on different requirements - Meet over 20 townsfolk, attend town festivals, go on hangout events - Date and marry one of the 10 romanceable candidates - Dig deep into the mines, fish, solve puzzles and uncover the mystery behind Shimmerbrook - Cook, craft, build, and more! Your life as a researcher starts today!

Tearscape (NERDS TAKE OVER, 27th Aug, $14.99) - Discover a Gothic world in this 2D top-down action-adventure, blending fast-paced combat, exploration, and pixel art inspired by retro classics. Fight monstrous foes, unlock new abilities, and explore a non-linear map filled with hidden secrets and dangerous challenges.

With Eyes of Ice (Ratalaika Games, 21st Aug, $11.99) - Dying of frostbite, Gréta Egilsdóttir is left to wonder how she found herself in such a dire situation. Perhaps it began with Steina’s baby, or with Kai agreeing to stay the night, or with that kiss she almost shared with Nataníel. Perhaps it began when she journeyed from her home to work as a housemaid in the distant fishing village… Or perhaps it began three years ago, when her grandmother was still alive. For Gréta, meeting Nataníel Jóhannsson was love at first sight… But there are some loves which cannot — or perhaps should not — be.

So that's your lot for this week's North American Nintendo Download. Drop a vote in the poll above, and comment below with your hot picks!