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Nintendo Download: Lifestyles of the Witch and Famous

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

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch
    • Bayonetta 3 – Get ready for a devilishly good time in one of Bayonetta’s most full-bodied adventures yet! In this new, over-the-top climax action game, everyone’s favorite witch, the fabulous Bayonetta, must face a mysterious group of evil manmade bioweapons using her signature weapons and time-slowing Witch Time ability. Tap into new powers like Demon Masquerade, which lets you channel one of Bayonetta’s demons, and save the day across new locales like the streets of Tokyo and the mountains of China. Plus, play as new character Viola, who fights with a sword and a capricious demon companion named Cheshire. You’ll also meet a virtual coven of other Bayonettas, each more fabulous than the last. Bayonetta 3 will be available on Oct. 28 in Nintendo eShop.

Game Trials:

  • Flight or Fright OBAKEIDORO! is an asymmetrical multiplayer game for up to four players, where humans have three minutes to work together to escape a pursuing monster. You can also play as the monster yourself and use your glide and track skills to catch the humans! Monster players watch out: Humans can do more than just run away, like try and turn the tides with their trusty Lantern Attack. Until Nov. 1 at 11:59 p.m. PT, Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members* can try the full game for free! Your save data for the Game Trial is not deleted when the trial ends, so you can continue where you left off if you purchase the game later. Plus, save 50% on OBAKEIDORO! in Nintendo eShop until Nov. 13 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Scary Fun Activities:

  • Disney Dreamlight Valley – The first major content update for Disney Dreamlight Valley is here! Meet and team up with one of the Pride Land’s most well-known villains, Scar, to bring back the Sunlit Plateau to a green and vibrant state. Open the new Star Path and progress your way through to unlock tons of new cosmetics to help you express your villainous side!
  • Fortnite – Fortnitemares is here! Hope you’re not too scared to dance because there’s a party going down at Alteration Alters with DJ Lyka. Swing by for a full mix made by real-life DJ Sara Landry! Or continue sneaking around the Island to discover the Howler Claws item. Equip this supernatural item to gain canine abilities such as: Wolfscent, Slash or Airslash. Plus, Horde Rush is back, but this time, the Cube Monsters have a trick up their sleeve — this is Zero Build Horde Rush! Squad up with your teammates and see if you can take down hordes of monsters, collect score multipliers, follow the moving storm, survive at different locations and take down the final boss, all without the aid of building! Jump into Fortnitemares now for thrills and chills until Nov. 1!
  • Minecraft Dungeons – Spookyfest is back! Discover ghoulish adventures at Minecraft Marketplace and claim free Character Creator items, plus a special Minecraft Dungeons skin pack that lets you dress up as Adriene, Hex and more in Minecraft for the first time! Delve into dark seasonal trials in Minecraft Dungeons, trick your friends with printable masks or treat yourself to scary new costumes. Put your courage, crafting or cake-pop baking skills to the test and join Spookyfest between Oct. 4 and Nov. 9!**
  • Fall Guys Our beans do love a theme, and this month brings Falloween to the Blunderdome. Until Oct. 31, immerse yourself in the spooktacular vibes with an adorably eerie event, and an array of bean-chilling Costumes – whether you go full Ghostbusters or a more homemade look, we're sure you'll be frightfully fabulous!
  • Overwatch 2 Return to ghostly gameplay with Overwatch 2’s Halloween Terror! Revisit previous modes from past Halloween events or battle your way through Adlersbrunn Castle in a new co-op story mission—Junkenstein’s Revenge: The Wrath of the Bride! Get new spooky seasonal skins or snag returning cosmetics from previous Halloween events from the in-game shop. Available now through Nov. 8.
  • Apex Legends – Until Nov. 1, join four weeks of spooky entertainment in the Apex Legends Fight or Fright Event! With rotating Shadow Royale, Gun Run and Control limited-time modes, special offers and more, there's something for everyone this month. Drop in and celebrate the season: It'll be a scream.

Nintendo eShop sales:

Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

* Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online

** 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 unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online

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 Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Nintendo Switch Sports. 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 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, 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, 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/.

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

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

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