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Nintendo Download: Welcome (Back) to the Jungle!

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content:

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
    • Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – Get ready to go bananas with DK and Diddy Kong! Help the dynamic duo recover their precious banana hoard from the villainous Tiki Tak Tribe in this barrel-blasting adventure. Stomp, blast and roll across Donkey Kong Island’s vibrant, obstacle-filled levels while uncovering secrets and unlocking extras. You can even swing into action with a partner in two-player local co-op and work together to find those bananas and take down the Tiki Tak Tribe! The Donkey Kong Country Returns HD game is available now.
    • Tales of Graces f Remastered – As Asbel Lhant, you’ll venture once again to the planet Ephinea on a journey to stop an escalating war between three kingdoms vying for control. Originally released on the Wii system, this RPG classic returns with improved graphics and an auto-save feature sure to delight existing fans and newcomers to the series alike. Tales of Graces f Remastered will arrive on the Nintendo Switch system Jan. 17! Pre-orders are available now on Nintendo eShop.
    • Blade Chimera – You are Shin, a demon hunter with no memory of his past. After striking an unusual partnership with Lux – a demon with the ability to shapeshift into a sword and manipulate time – you begin a quest to learn what happened to you and your loved ones. This blade not only cuts down foes but can also interfere with time itself, restoring once-destroyed stairs, bridges and platforms to reach new areas. Can you master the Lumina Sword’s powers? Blade Chimera is available today.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nintendo Music:

  • Maritime Melodies – Grab your Wind Waker and prepare to set sail – The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker game’s soundtrack has blown onto Nintendo Music, the smart-device app for Nintendo soundtracks*! Dive into to the tunes of the Great Sea and experience the various tracks that play across Link’s nautical adventure. 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:

  • Go Bananas with My Nintendo Rewards – Celebrate the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD with My Nintendo rewards! You can stay on track with this Donkey Kong Country Returns HD: Sticky Notes Cube physical reward. All four sides of the cube are colorfully printed with bananas and a DK barrel, with Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong featured on every sheet. Each cube comes attached to a wooden pallet. Redeem 600 My Nintendo Platinum Points** to get one today!

Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

* Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Not available in all countries. Internet and compatible smart device required to use app. Data charges may apply. Terms apply. http://nintendo.com/switch-online

** A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem 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.

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/.

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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