Nintendo Download: Dr. Eggman’s Hatching Something Wild

Sonic Colors: Ultimate will be available on Sept. 7. (Graphic: Business Wire)

REDMOND, Wash.--()--This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content:

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch
    • Sonic Colors: Ultimate – The evil Dr. Eggman has built a gigantic interstellar amusement park bursting with incredible rides and colorful attractions – but he’s powering it with a captured alien race called “Wisps.” Use Sonic’s lightning speed to free the Wisps and learn the secrets of their amazing powers as you explore six unique colorful worlds, each filled with dangerous enemies and hurdles to overcome. Now with stunning upscaled visuals, additional features, a new game mode and enhanced gameplay – it’s the Ultimate Sonic Colors experience. Sonic will be tested on this exciting journey to free the Wisps. But with their help, and yours, it’s a test he’ll pass with flying colors. Join Sonic in the high-speed adventure of a lifetime! Sonic Colors: Ultimate will be available on Sept. 7.
    • Pokémon TV – Pokémon TV is a fun way to watch all sorts of great Pokémon programming in one convenient place. Enjoy the adventures of Ash, Pikachu and their friends – along with animated specials. Browse through hundreds of episodes of Pokémon the Series (including full seasons), thrilling Pokémon Trading Card Game and video game competitions, and the newly added Junior section that features Pokémon Kids TV videos. Content changes periodically, so be sure to check back for hours upon hours of Pokémon fun!

Activities:

  • It’s Huntin’ Time – Calling all hunters! My Nintendo is giving away an epic MONSTER HUNTER prize pack to 10 lucky winners. The My Nintendo Ultimate MONSTER HUNTER amiibo Sweepstakes #2 ends on Sept. 7, so be sure to enter today!* For more information, please visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/393dc6976eb1d01a.

Nintendo eShop sales:

Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

* NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the United States, District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 13 years old or older. Sweepstakes begins 10:00 AM PT on 8/9/2021 and ends at 11:59 PM PT on 9/7/2021. To enter, you must (1) have a Nintendo Account; (2) visit https://my.nintendo.com/reward-categories/sweepstake; (3) sign in to your Nintendo Account, and (4) redeem 10 Platinum Points per entry at the My Nintendo™ Ultimate MONSTER HUNTER amiibo Sweepstakes #2 page as stated in Official Rules. There will be ten (10) winners. Each winner will receive fifteen (15) MONSTER HUNTER themed amiibo figures (ARV between $19.99 and $24.99 each) and one MONSTER HUNTER themed poster set (ARV $49.95). Total ARV of each prize: $370.80 USD. Total ARV of all prizes: $3,708.00 USD. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Details and restrictions apply. For Official Rules, visit https://nintendo.com/rules/MyNintendoUltimateMonsterHunteramiibo2OfficialSweepstakesrules. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to Nintendo eShop, which offers a variety of options for the Nintendo Switch family of systems, the Wii U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

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 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Members also enjoy a curated library of NES and Super NES classic games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, 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-service/.

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, Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used in any Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single Nintendo Account.

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. Once the accounts are linked, users may also use PayPal as a payment option when buying digital content for the Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family systems from the Nintendo website.

My Nintendo members can earn Gold Points on eligible digital purchases. Already have Gold Points? Redeem them toward your next digital purchase of Nintendo Switch games and DLC on Nintendo eShop, or on discount rewards for select Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Visit https://my.nintendo.com/reward_categories for more details.

Remember that the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS family of systems feature parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. Nintendo 3DS players who register a Nintendo Network ID 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/crash-courses/parental-controls/ and https://www.nintendo.com/switch/. For all other systems please visit https://support.nintendo.com/.

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Contacts

Eddie Garcia
Golin
213-335-5536
egarcia@golin.com

Justin Aclin
Golin
212-373-6004
jaclin@golin.com

Contacts

Eddie Garcia
Golin
213-335-5536
egarcia@golin.com

Justin Aclin
Golin
212-373-6004
jaclin@golin.com