Nintendo Download: Everything’s Falling into Place

Following on the heels of yesterday’s Direct, Nintendo has a surprise big week in the eShop. A Yoshi demo, Final Fantasy IX, Tetris 99 and more are available now.

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Now this is more like it. Nintendo shocked fans with a huge Nintendo Direct yesterday, and has followed that up with an excellent set of postings for this coming week.

How’s Olli Olli, Final Fantasy IX, the demo for Yoshi’s Crafted World, Kirby’s Adventure, Super Mario Bros 2, and Tetris 99 sound? All of those are either up right now or coming this week.

Of course, all the biggest stuff is accompanied by the usual assortment of secondary offerings. There’s not too much that stands out on that list, but then again noting really has to.

Anyway you look at it, it’s a great week for Switch gamers. Oh, and if you missed the Direct, check out our summary here.

Here’s what’s available:

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• Tetris 99 – The iconic puzzle game Tetris arrives, but with an online experience like no other. In this next entry in the storied puzzle franchise, 99 players compete together until only one is left standing. Nintendo Switch Online members* can battle for dominance in this free-to-download software. The Nintendo Switch exclusive is now available to download, and players can look forward to battling it out in upcoming online events.

• FINAL FANTASY IX – Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe have kidnapped Princess Garnet, the heir of Alexandria. To their surprise, however, the princess herself yearned to escape the castle. Through a series of unusual circumstances, she and her personal guard, Steiner, fall in with Zidane and set out on an incredible journey. The FINAL FANTASY IX game is now available on Nintendo eShop.
• STEINS;GATE ELITE – Follow a group of young, tech-savvy “lab members” who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave. Their experiments in pushing the boundaries of time begin to spiral out of control as they become entangled in a conspiracy surrounding SERN, the organization behind the Large Hadron Collider, and John Titor, who claims to be from a dystopian future. The STEINS;GATE ELITE game is available on Feb. 19.

• OlliOlli: Switch Stance – OlliOlli: Switch Stance includes both the OlliOlli and OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood games. OlliOlli mixes one-life skating gameplay with more than 120 tricks and grinds to pull across 50 deviously crafted Levels, 250 Challenges, Spots Mode and Daily Grind. The skateboarding game goes all green screen with a stunning new look in OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood, plucking you from the street and dropping you squarely in the middle of the big screen’s most bodacious cinematic locations.
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Special Episode – Obtain new Shiny Crowns across 18 new challenges in the paid DLC**, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Special Episode, available March 14 for the Nintendo Switch system! Purchase now to get early access to a new course right away, then receive the remaining DLC when it launches. You can also download a free patch now to play the all-new co-op multiplayer mode, Partner Adventure, where Toad and Toadette must work together to solve puzzle-filled courses and uncover hidden treasures.
• Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online*
  • Kirby’s Adventure – Using 20 unique tricks and Kirby’s ability to steal enemies’ powers by swallowing them, you’ll have to make your way through a horrific land filled with all kinds of nightmares. Recover the broken pieces of the Star Rod, and everyone in Dream Land will sleep peacefully once again. If you fail, the citizens of Dream Land will be subjected to a lifetime of terrible nightmares.
  • Super Mario Bros. 2 – Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad embark on a quest together to save the day against the villainous Wart. Pick up items and throw them at your adversaries to clear levels in seven fantastical worlds. Even enemies can be picked up and tossed across the screen. This unique installment in the Super Mario Bros. series will keep you coming back for more.

Nintendo eShop sales:

• Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
  • Great deals this week! Check out the full list of deals available this week at http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.

Also new this week:

• ACA NEOGEO PUZZLE BOBBLE 2 (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

• Alvastia Chronicles (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Astrology and Horoscopes Premium (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• BlazeRush (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Feb. 19
• Captain StarONE (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Cinders (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Commander Keen in Keen Dreams (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Degrees of Separation (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• DreamWorks Dragons Dawn of New Riders (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Feb. 15
• Guess the word (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Hexa Maze (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• KYUB (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• LOVE (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Mega Mall Story – Demo Version (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Mimic Hunter (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Modern Combat Blackout (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• NEKOPARA Vol.2 (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Nice Slice (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Pet Care (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Space Lift Danger Panic! (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Feb. 15
• Strikey Sisters (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Tales of the Orient – The Rising Sun (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• The Rainsdowne Players (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Tokyo School Life (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• TOUHOU SKY ARENA -MATSURI-CLIMAX (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Trine 2: Complete Story (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch) – Available Feb. 18
• Sinister Assistant (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
• Pinball Breaker (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)