This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content:
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Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game is available now on Nintendo Switch.
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Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2:
- Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game – Welcome Home, Hobbit! In this cozy life sim, create your very own Hobbit and experience the idyllic life Tolkien envisioned in his books. Cultivate your own garden, reel in a big catch and forage for ingredients to cook up delicious meals for the residents of Bywater. Build relationships by solving the problems of your fellow furry-footed townsfolk. Express your individuality with various clothing options or outfit your home with furniture, decorations and more. Friendly Hobbits and familiar faces await your arrival. Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game is available now on Nintendo Switch!
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ – Nintendo Classics:
- Mario Paint – Experience the 1992 Super NES game that turns your system into a canvas, with an array of colors and drawing tools available to create digital works of art. Unlock your inner artist with simple mouse controls via Joy-Con 2 controllers on Nintendo Switch 2, or by using a compatible USB mouse (sold separately) on Nintendo Switch. You can even create animated sequences and write music to add to your collage! Mario Paint is available to play today for Nintendo Switch Online members1.
Nintendo Music:
- Paint it Back – Get inspired to create with the Mario Paint soundtrack, now on the Nintendo Music1 app! Go back to the drawing board and vibe out with tracks for Gnat Attack: Level 1, Title Theme 1, Special Stamp and more. For more info, visit: https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/online/nintendo-switch-online/nintendo-music/.
Activities:
- Tetris® 99 48th MAXIMUS CUP: Donkey Kong Bananza Edition – Let’s go bananas! Channel your inner Donkey Kong and smash the competition when the Donkey Kong Bananza game that is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2 system collaborates with Tetris 99 for the MAXIMUS CUP event! Nintendo Switch Online members2 playing the online mode during the event period can collect 100 event points to unlock a new theme featuring art, music and Tetrimino designs inspired by the Donkey Kong Bananza game! The Tetris 99 48th MAXIMUS CUP event will run from 12 a.m. PT on Aug. 1 to 11:59 p.m. PT on Aug. 4.
Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2:
- Check out the full list of deals available this week at https://www.nintendo.com/store/sales-and-deals.
Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch 2:
Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
- 2 in 1 crazy sports
- Ad Aquilonem - Seto’s Journey –
- AirJet Fighter : Sky Assault – Available Aug. 1
- Alien Breakout – Available Aug. 6
- Ants Empire Colony – Available Aug. 5
- Astral Takers
- Boba Tea Merge
- Capybara and Friends Cozy Bundle – Available Aug. 1
- Cats Visiting the Cinema
- Cloudy Valley – Available Aug. 1
- Coffee Shop Simulator
- Cook Serve Forever
- Date with Devils
- Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 – Available Aug. 5
- EGGCONSOLE Manhattan Requiem: Angels Flying In The Dark PC-8801
- Escape Game: The Odd Crime Scene
- Esophaguys – Available Aug. 1
- Find the Text!
- Galaxy Roll
- GROOVE COASTER FUTURE PERFORMERS
- Hidden Object Bundle
- Holo’s Hanafuda
- Hotel Simulator
- ION Shift
- Korean Drone Flying Tour Hangang Park
- Korean Drone Flying Tour Odong-do Dragon Cave
- Mini Wheels Racers - Turbo Toy Playground – Available Aug. 1
- Missing Owner!
- Morgan: Metal Detective
- Motel Owner Simulator
- NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
- Paws and Whiskers
- Pinedrop Vale – Available Aug. 2
- Pockettohiro – Available Aug. 1
- Rookie Basketball Shoots – Available Aug. 1
- SCP Foundation: Universe Horror
- Spell Disk
- Spy Drops
- Sunberry Valley
- Sunrest Oasis
- The Aquarium does not dance – Available Aug. 1
- The Organized Capy God – Available Aug. 1
- The Wizard of Bug
- Time Flies
- Tools Up! and Servonauts Bundle
- Troublemaker
- Turbo Kid – Available Aug. 5
- Yosei Wars
- 鞭空翔~Whip/Sky/Fly~
For news and updates on all things Nintendo, you can also check out the free Nintendo Today! smart-device app. Whether it’s news about games, info about your favorite characters, or videos and comic strips — you’ll get personalized fun every day.
1 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. nintendo.com/purchase-terms
2 Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms/
MORE ABOUT…
NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE
Nintendo Switch Online is a paid membership service that allows members to team up or face off online in compatible Nintendo Switch games like Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Splatoon 3, and Nintendo Switch 2 games like Mario Kart World. Members also enjoy a curated library of classic NES, Super NES and Game Boy games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, among many others. Nintendo Switch 2 players can use the GameChat feature to connect with friends through voice, video or screen sharing (terms and requirements apply, visit support.nintendo.com). Those without a Nintendo Switch Online membership can still join the fun during the Open-Access Period, ending March 31, 2026. Additionally, members can access the Nintendo Music smart-device app to stream or download Nintendo soundtracks, create playlists, browse music by different categories and more. To find out more about the benefits that come with Nintendo Switch Online, to view membership options and to learn about a free seven-day trial for new users, visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online/.
NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE + EXPANSION PACK
With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, players get access to even more benefits, including a library of Nintendo 64 games with added online play for up to four players (additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode; sold separately), a library of select Game Boy Advance games, retro SEGA Genesis games, Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC and Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion DLC (full version of game required to use DLC for that game; sold separately). Nintendo Switch 2 players can also access a library of classic Nintendo GameCube games, enhanced features for compatible Nintendo 64 games and upgrade packs for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (full version of games required to use content for that game; sold separately).
NINTENDO eSHOP
Nintendo eShop is a digital store that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch family of systems or Nintendo Switch 2.
Customers in the U.S. and Canada ages 18 and older can also link a PayPal account to their Nintendo Account to purchase digital games and content for the Nintendo Switch family of systems or Nintendo Switch 2 both on-device and from the Nintendo website.
PARENTAL CONTROLS AND MORE
Remember that Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 both feature parental controls that let adults manage the content and features their children can access, including GameChat. Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 players who register a Nintendo Account gain access to free-to-start games and free game demos from Nintendo eShop, and also get the latest news and information direct from Nintendo. For more information about parental controls and other features, visit https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/parental-controls/, https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/ or https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.
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