Nintendo Download: Master the Blade

Demon-hunting side-scrolling actioner Blade Chimera gets a pre-order deal for the Switch, as the eShop gets back on track for 2025.

Happy New Year

As it is every year, the last few weeks have been a dismal one for those on the hunt for new game releases. Christmas and New Year’s are some of the most down weeks on the calendar for that, and 2024’s Holiday Season was no exception.

Here we are in the first days of 2025 though, and Nintendo is getting things back on track for its eShop. Though there’s nothing that can be categorized as ‘highly anticipated’, at least we’re talking about new games again. And it all begins with a deal on the pre-order for side-scrolling action game Blade Chimera.

No, it’s not available for purchase yet, but Blade Chimera nonetheless looks like a solid hack and slash from PLAYISM and developer Team Ladybug. The title stars a demon hunter who’s lost his memories, named Shin, and his partner who just happens to be a shape-shifting creature who can become a sword and manipulate time. Could be a fun one, and it’s not actually going to be long before the game hits digital either. Blade Chimera launches on January 16th, and if you do pre-order now, you’ll get a cool 10% off the final price tag.

If you’re looking for something to play now though, there’s also the first-person Chernobylite Premium Edition, and of course a host of smaller launches.

Pre-orders:

• Blade Chimera – You are Shin, a demon hunter with no memory of his past. After striking an unusual partnership with Lux – a demon with the ability to shapeshift into a sword and manipulate time – you begin a quest to learn what happened to you and your loved ones. This blade not only cuts down foes but can also interfere with time itself, restoring once-destroyed stairs, bridges and platforms to reach new areas. Can you master the Lumina Sword’s powers? Blade Chimera slashes onto the Nintendo Switch system Jan. 16. Pre-orders are available now on Nintendo eShop.

Nintendo Music:

• The Treble With Kongs – The Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble soundtrack has spun its way onto Nintendo Music, the smart-device app for Nintendo soundtracks*! Listen to the musical fanfare from Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong’s adventure on the Super NES, and while you’re at it why not cue up the soundtracks for Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest, too? Nintendo Music is exclusively for Nintendo Switch Online members. For more info, visit: https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/online/nintendo-switch-online/nintendo-music/.

Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

• 18 in 1: Family Games Giga Pack
• 2 in 1: Trash Punk & Moto Rush GT
• Battle Royal – Battlegrounds Call – Available Jan. 10
• Beyond Memories – Darkness of the Soul
• Block Blaster DX! – Available Jan. 14
• Blockxy Puzzle Adventure
• Boti: Byteland Overclocked – Available Jan. 10
• Bright Side: Quiz
• BURGER RACE

• Chernobylite Premium Edition – Available Jan. 10
• Christmas Tree: Holiday Decorate Simulator
• Cozy Farming 3 in 1 Collection
• Crowd Run
• Cute Puppy Academy
• Felinea Tales
• FREEDOM WARS Remastered – Available Jan. 10
• Gravity Escape
• Hole io & Candivity
• Kiting Cat
• Korean Drone Flying Tour Chuncheon City
• Kosmo Skirmish
• KUUKIYOMI: Consider It! 123 Bundle
• Make it! Oden
• Platform 4
• Runny Bunny – Available Jan. 15
• Santa’s Adventure: Christmas Gifts Rush
• Still Joking: Visual Novel – Available Jan. 14
• Super Onion Boy+ – Available Jan. 10
• TCG Empire: Card Shop Simulator
• The Fox’s Way Home
• Traffic Master Collection
• Trench Shooter: Warfare Tactics
• Warfront Tactics: Battlefield Chronicles Battle Simulator – Available Jan. 11
• Windborn – Journey to the South

* Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Not available in all countries. Internet and compatible smart device required to use app. Data charges may apply. Terms apply. http://nintendo.com/switch-online