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Nintendo Download: Where Are the Rebel Bases Now?

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

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch
    • LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – Play through all nine Star Wars saga films in a new LEGO video game unlike any other. Experience fun-filled adventures, whimsical humor and the freedom to fully immerse yourself in the LEGO Star Wars galaxy. Want to play as a Jedi? A Sith? A rebel, bounty hunter or droid? LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga features hundreds of playable characters from throughout the galaxy. Jump to light speed in the Millennium Falcon, fly the T-47 Airspeeder and battle TIE fighters in Resistance X-wings … it’s the ultimate LEGO Star Wars experience. Pre-order the game and get day-one access to the Trooper Pack. The digital edition also includes an exclusive classic Obi-Wan Kenobi playable character. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will be available on April 5.
    • MLB The Show 22 – For the first time ever, the MLB The Show series is coming to Nintendo Switch! In MLB The Show 22, players can experience modes like the fan-favorite RPG mode Road to the Show and online card-collecting mode Diamond Dynasty at home or on the go. Face your friends with cross-platform play*, and with cross progression continue your progress and earn and use content on other console platforms where MLB The Show 22 is available. MLB The Show 22 is available for pre-order, which will grant you a Gold Choice Pack. MLB The Show 22 launches on April 5. Those who purchase the MLB The Show 22 Digital Deluxe Edition will receive four days early access to the game beginning April 1, along with a number of exclusive bonuses, including one Diamond Choice pack, one Cover Athlete Diamond Choice pack and double daily login rewards, among many other fun perks!

Activities

  • New Kirby-Themed My Nintendo Rewards – Kirby’s got an appetite for discovery! He’s searching for real-world objects he can practice his new Mouthful Mode on, and he needs your assistance! Help him find the five hidden items on this website to earn 100 My Nintendo Platinum Points. You’ll also get a Present Code you can redeem in the Kirby and the Forgotten Land game for Nintendo Switch in exchange for some useful in-game items! Plus, a new Kirby-themed physical reward is on the way soon – a Kirby and the Forgotten Land Shopping Bag! This handy, reusable bag features Kirby, who looks ready to inhale your books, groceries or anything else you put in there! Stay tuned for more info on how to obtain this item soon. For more information and a sneak peek at this item, please visit https://my.nintendo.com/news/3a0ac88f63fd3ffb#points. How do you like them apples? Preferably in a cute Kirby shopping bag!

Nintendo eShop sales:

Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

* Online multiplayer mode requires internet connection and an active Nintendo Switch Online membership.

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 and Pokémon Legends: Arceus. 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/.

With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, players get access to even more benefits, including a library of Nintendo 64 games with newly added online play for up to four players (additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode; sold separately), Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC 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, 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 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/crash-courses/parental-controls/ and https://www.nintendo.com/switch/. For all other systems please visit https://support.nintendo.com/.

Note to editors: Nintendo press materials are available at https://press.nintendo.com, a password-protected site. To obtain a login, please register on the site.

Contacts

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

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

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Contacts

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

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

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