Nintendo Download: Let the Microgames Begin!

Loads of great stuff arriving on the Nintendo Switch this week, including NBA 2K22, Cruis’n Blast, and the long awaited return of WarioWare.

It’s a me, Waaaaaario

Mario’s obese cousin is back once again, with a couple hundred mini-games for players to dig into. Personally I don’t much see the appeal of WarioWare, which has always been a collection of tons of simple to play mini-games. But regardless of that, the series has a solid fanbase and has been around for ages at this point. So it’s likely to be a pretty big launch for Nintendo.

Following up on that though, is the return of the Cruis’n race series with Cruis’n Blast, and NBA 2K22, the newest iteration of 2K Games’ basketball series. Both arrive this week.

Want more? Side-scrolling actioner Bloodrayne Betrayal makes its return as well, in HD form, along with the new Ultra Age and the usual assortment of smaller launches.

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Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch

• WarioWare: Get It Together! – Take on over 200 quick and quirky microgames – lightning-fast bite-sized games filled with frantic fun. When Wario’s latest harebrained business scheme goes awry, he has to use his signature style (and smell) to fix it. How? By playing a twisted collection of microgames. For the first time, you can control Wario and other characters from WarioWare, Inc. inside their own chaotic games – solo or with friends! From assembling a robot to pulling out a statue’s armpit hair, get ready for a comedic microgame mashup. WarioWare: Get It Together! will be available on Sept. 10.

• NBA 2K22 – Play now in real NBA and WNBA environments against authentic teams and players, and put the entire basketball universe in your hands. Build your own dream team in MyTEAM with today’s stars and yesterday’s legends. Live out your own pro journey in MyCAREER and experience your personal rise to the NBA. Flex your management skills as a powerful Executive in MyGM and MyLEAGUE. Anyone, anywhere can hoop in NBA 2K22. NBA 2K22will be available on Sept. 10.

• Cruis’n Blast – The arcade hit Cruis’n Blast is speeding onto Nintendo Switch! Blast your way through nearly 30 over-the-top tracks. Grab the wheel of 23 custom rides, from licensed supercars to monster trucks and unicorns. Up to four players can race together, so pick your favorite vehicle and hit the road. Cruis’n Blast will be available on Sept. 14.

• Ultra Age – Embark on a mission to save humankind from extinction. Ultra Age is a high-speed, sword-swinging action game set in the far future that follows the story of young warrior Age. Use your blades to cut through robotic and mutant foes, explore futuristic locales and unravel a vast conspiracy concerning the fate of the planet.
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  • Super Mario Odyssey – On Sept. 13, 1985, the very first Super Mario Bros. game launched in Japan, sending players on a freewheeling adventure through the Mushroom Kingdom. In the decades since, Mario has seen his fair share of excitement, with quests that have taken him on wild escapades to exotic locales like Isle Delfino – and even the far reaches of space! But nothing could quite prepare Mario for the epic adventure in store for him in the Super Mario Odyssey game for the Nintendo Switch family of systems. Join Mario and Cappy as they hop aboard an amazing airship and leave the Mushroom Kingdom behind. Explore exciting destinations like nothing you’ve ever seen in a Mario game before. From the sandy dunes of the Sand Kingdom to skyscraper-packed New Donk City, you can explore astonishing new locales to your heart’s content. Super Mario Odyssey is available now in Nintendo eShop.

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• A Walk in the Park With Friends Online – Enjoy the new online play update to PICO PARK when it launches later today! PICO PARK is a cooperative action puzzle game for two to eight players. The rules of the game are quite simple: Get all the keys and get to the goal and clear the level. But all 48 levels have special gimmicks designed specifically for multiplayer. As you move forward, you will need to think about new ways to cooperate with your friends.

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 https://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.

Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

• 12 Labours of Hercules IV: Mother Nature
• Apple Knight
• Arcade Archives USAAF MUSTANG
• Ball Physics Draw Puzzles – Available on Sept. 10
• Beat Them All – Available on Sept. 11
• BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites
• Boulder Dash Deluxe
• Casino Roulette Royal
• Catlateral Damage: Remeowstered – Available on Sept. 15
• Colors Live – Available on Sept. 14
• Dark Fantasy: Jigsaw Puzzle 2
• Dice Legacy
• Enchanted Path
• Espgaluda II
• Flynn: Son of Crimson – Available on Sept. 15
• Forty Thieves Solitaire Collection
• From Earth To Heaven
• GLO
• Guts ’N Goals
• Highschool Romance
• Hindsight 20/20 – Wrath of the Raakshasa
• HIX: Puzzle Islands
• Idle Inventor – Factory Tycoon
• Knights & Guns – Available on Sept. 10
• LoveChoice – Available on Sept. 10
• Luna’s Fishing Garden
• Mindcell – Available on Sept. 15
• Momolu and Friends – Available on Sept. 10
• Mystik Belle Enchanted Edition
• Olympia Soirée
• Ooops! 2
• Residual
• Smash Reversi
• SMASHING THE BATTLE GHOST SOUL
• Stranded Deep
• The Last Show of Mr. Chardish
• Tux and Fanny
• Wild Pinball Bundle – Available on Sept. 10