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Nintendo Download: Happy New Year!

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

  • Digital Spotlight
    • New Year’s Eve – This new year why not make a resolution to check out some of the great games released on the Nintendo Switch system in 2023? Jump into the unexpected with the Super Mario Bros. Wonder game. Turn back the clock and dive into the updated classic Super Mario RPG game for some fun, turn-based combat. Take your first steps into an epic adventure in a fantastic tale starring Link with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom game. Explore a mysterious planet and grow your Pikmin to help you achieve your goals with the Pikmin 4 game. Plus, don’t forget to keep the fun rolling into the new year: Run, jump and backflip your way through a puzzling twist on Mario action in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong game and prepare to save the day as Princess Peach takes the spotlight in the Princess Peach: Showtime! game when they launch in 2024!

Demos:

  • Another Code: Recollection – Sleuth your way to the truth across two fully enhanced mystery adventures – including one previously unreleased in North America – in the Another Code: Recollection game. Help Ashley solve riddles, gather clues and investigate traces of the past to uncover the true fates of her parents. Experience the opening chapter of Ashley’s story with the free demo, available now in Nintendo eShop. Follow the beginning of her story and start your exploration, then you can carry your progress over to the full game once purchased. Another Code: Recollection launches Jan. 19. Pre-orders are available now in Nintendo eShop or in the My Nintendo Store on Nintendo.com.

Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch:

  • Save on Games During the Hits for the Holidays Sale! – Here’s a great opportunity to stock up on popular games for the Nintendo Switch system! For a limited time, find great deals on games like Nintendo Switch Sports, SONIC SUPERSTARS, Metroid Dread and others when you shop on Nintendo.com or in Nintendo eShop on your device. Remember that when you shop digital games, you can earn My Nintendo Gold Points*—awarded based on 5% of the amount you pay (excluding tax and any points or discounts used). Then, you can redeem your Gold Points towards the purchase of other eligible digital games, DLC, Nintendo Switch Online memberships and more. Hurry, though—this sale ends Jan. 3 at 11:59 p.m. PT. For more information and to view the full list of games, visit https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/sales-and-deals/#hits-for-the-holidays.

Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

* Gold Points are awarded based on the amount you pay (excluding tax and any points or discounts used) and have no cash value. A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem My Nintendo points. Terms apply. https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_point.

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.

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. Visit https://my.nintendo.com/reward_categories for more details.

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/crash-courses/parental-controls/ and https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.

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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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Contacts

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

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

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