Nintendo Download: A Blast from the Past!

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Nintendo Download: A Blast from the Past!

Eddie Garcia
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This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content:

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241212555005/en/

ANTONBLAST will be available on Dec. 13. A free demo is available now on Nintendo eShop. (Graphic: Business Wire)

ANTONBLAST will be available on Dec. 13. A free demo is available now on Nintendo eShop. (Graphic: Business Wire)

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
    • ANTONBLAST – The devil himself has stolen your prized spirit collection, and you’re on a rampage to get it back in this dynamic action-platformer that combines destructive action with gorgeous hand-drawn pixel art! Wielding the Mighty Hammer as Dynamite Anton or the Massive Mace as Dynamite Annie, you’ll lay waste to wacky worlds and go toe-to-toe with brutish bosses. Smash up the scenery to forge your path and find new areas to explore. At the end of each level, a detonator will start ticking down, so you’ve got to rush back to the beginning before everything explodes! Get ready for a destructively good time when ANTONBLAST launches for the Nintendo Switch system on Dec. 13. A free demo is available now on Nintendo eShop.
    • Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered – Experience the epic conflict of Kain and Raziel in its original form, or with remastered graphics! Centuries after Raziel’s former master, Kain, betrays and executes him, he rises again and embarks on a relentless quest for revenge. Slay your former vampire brethren with your claws, bolts of telekinetic energy and the elemental Wraith Blade. Grow stronger by devouring the souls of your enemies. This game includes both Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 and is available now on Nintendo eShop!
  • Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online
    • Tetris® – Enjoy this version of the beloved puzzle game released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989! Stack the seven types of Tetrimino blocks that fall from the top of the Matrix into horizontal lines to gain points and clear lines from the screen. Though the rules are simple, you’ll need speed and strategy to achieve a high score! Play in two modes: A-TYPE, where it’s game over when the Tetriminos reach the top of the screen, or B-TYPE, where you’ll aim for the highest score you can earn within 25 lines. Tetris® is available for Nintendo Switch Online members* today.
  • Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online
    • Tetris® DX – In this version of the iconic puzzle game released for the Game Boy Color system in 1998, you can play all kinds of different modes! In the standard MARATHON mode, you’ll only get a game over when the Tetriminos reach the top of the Matrix. In ULTRA mode, you’ll only have three minutes to get the highest score you can. You can also take on 40LINES mode to see how quickly you can get rid of 40 lines. Finally, in VS. COM mode, you can play against the computer in three possible difficulty levels. You can even play against your own levels or your friends’ levels, which are based on prior game results. Polish your skills against the computer, then surprise your friends in 2PLAYER mode! Tetris® DX is available for Nintendo Switch Online members today.

Pre-orders:

  • STAR WARS: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles – Take back Theed Palace in this fast and furious side-scrolling arcade action game set in the STAR WARS galaxy! You’ll have the power of the Force and your trusty lightsaber to help you ward off legions of battle droids, destroyer droids, assassins and other creatures from STAR WARS: The Phantom Menace. Play as Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Adi Gallia or Qui-Gon Jinn. Battle side-by-side with a companion in two-player couch co-op for the entire 10-level campaign and bonus minigames! STAR WARS: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles launches on Jan. 23. Pre-order is available now on Nintendo eShop.

Game Trials:

  • Cozy Grove – Welcome to Cozy Grove, a life-sim game about camping on a haunted, ever-changing island! As a Spirit Scout, it’s your job to build a camp, make friends and bring color back to the island by decorating, exploring and interacting with ghostly inhabitants. The free Game Trial period will last until Dec. 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Nintendo Switch Online members can earn 100 My Nintendo Platinum Points** by participating. As an added bonus, you can purchase Cozy Grove for 50% off until Dec. 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT!

Nintendo Music:

  • Tracks of Surf and Sand – Get ready to make a splash – the Wave Race 64 soundtrack is now available on Nintendo Music, the new smart-device app for Nintendo soundtracks! Featuring 32 wet and wild tracks, including music that plays during Watercraft Select, Dolphin Park, Twilight City, Race Results and more! 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/.

Activities:

  • Rested and Race Ready – Alarms for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe have been added to Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo! Don’t sleep on this free update – download*** it on Alarmo today. You can listen to some of the additional alarms on the official website. For more info, visit: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-sound-clock-alarmo-121311/.
  • Happy Holidays from My Nintendo! – Treat yourself or someone you know to a selection of festive physical and digital rewards, from a Super Mario Villains Holiday Ornament and 2025 Desktop Calendar to a Virtual Meeting Background and printable Festive Photo Frames! Check them out here: https://my.nintendo.com/news/694d79abf8807293.
  • Unlock the Fun with the Nintendo Switch Online Calendar 2025! – Attention Nintendo Switch Online members! Get ready to level up your gaming experience with an exclusive 2025 calendar physical reward, available only for those who have a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership. For more information, visit: https://my.nintendo.com/news/446c7ef5f71cf11d.

Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch:

Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

* Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. https://www.nintendo.com/switch-online

** A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem points. Terms apply (https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_point).

*** Alarms can be downloaded without an additional fee. You must have internet and a free Nintendo Account to download.

Nintendo Switch Online is a paid membership service that allows members to team up or face off online in compatible Nintendo Switch games, such as Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo Switch Sports and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Members also enjoy a curated library of classic NES, Super NES and Game Boy games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Kirby’s Dream Land, among many others. 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/.

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, Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion DLC (full version of game required to use DLC for that game; sold separately) and retro SEGA Genesis games.

Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service 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.

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 both on-device and from the Nintendo website.

Remember that the Nintendo Switch features parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. Nintendo Switch 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 on Nintendo Switch and other features, visit https://play.nintendo.com/parents/tools-for-parents/parental-controls/ and https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.

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