October is almost history, Halloween is just a day away, and its time for the latest edition of Nintendo Download. We have seven featured titles to check out today. Also, for those looking forward to Zelda: Breath of the Wild‘s prequel spin off, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Nintendo has just released an exciting playable demo on the Switch eShop.
Featured Games
First up, we have Pikmin 3: Deluxe, which launches tomorrow (Friday, October 30th). This new deluxe version adds new side missions starring Olimar and Louie, giving us a glimpse of what they were up while the three new captains went about their adventure in the original game. They’ve also added new difficulty options to the game, and all DLC stages from the original Wii game are included, as they should be. The game will cost you the usual $59.99, and a free demo is available to download.
Next up, we have a pair of games, No More Heroes ($17.99 | $19.99), and an HD remaster of the sequel, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle ($17.99 | $19.99). In the first game, Travis Touchdown takes on the world’s top 10 assassins with his beam katana after being ranked #11 in the UAA (United Assassins Association). In the second game, which takes place three years later, he has fallen from UAA rank #1 all the way to #51. Furthermore, assassin Skelter Helter swears revenge against him for his brother’s death! So he must break out his trusty beam katana and head into battle once more. No More Heroes 3 is also coming to the Switch, though no specific release date is available yet.
We also have Control Ultimate Edition – Cloud Version (free download). This third-person action adventure has won over 80 awards. It will keep you immersed with a mix of open-ended environments and Remedy Entertainment’s signature world-building and storytelling.
The next featured game in today’s Nintendo Download comes from HAL Laboratory, the people behind the Kirby series. It is Part Time UFO ($8.99), a colorful adventure where you are a cute UFO. You’ll do all sorts of helpful part-time jobs, like dishing up sweets, building a castle, and fishing. Two people can work together as well.
Another of Nintendo’s featured titles today is Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition ($59.99), which is launching on November 3rd. The game puts you in the seat of a park designer to build your very own incarnation of the infamous Jurassic Park on the islands of Cinco Muertes Archipelago. Manage your park, research and unlock new dinosaurs to add to its majesty, and take on ground and aerial challenges. As you build out your park, just try not to get everyone killed! Or do, its up to you.
Last but not least, we round out today’s Nintendo Download featured section with Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia ($49.99). Set to launch on November 3rd, the action RPG expands on the hit TV series with a new, original story. This is also Bakugan‘s first appearance on the Switch. Your adventure will see you make friends with powerful creatures and customize your teams for the strategic battles that lie ahead. You’ll need to master your skills if you want to be the Champion of Vestroia, though.
DLC
Nintendo is featuring the latest Pokémon Sword/Shield DLC. The new DLC comes as part of the expansion pass for either game, and adds a new area known as The Crown Tundra for players to explore. Players will brave the frigid, blizzard-swept fields and delve into the cavernous Pokémon dens. Of course, you’ll also encounter some new Pokémon here. Can you uncover the mystery of legendary Pokémon Calyrex?
Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo has a free limited time offer, where those who want to can get a free 7-day trial of Switch Online from the MyNintendo rewards website. It will cost you 0 platinum points, however the offer ends on November 2nd, at 8:59am PT.
Current Sales
In the Nintendo Download sales scene this week, several of the sales from last week are still going on. These include the Ubisoft sale, the Warner Bros. Halloween Sale, The Outer Worlds ($47.99 | $59.99) sale, and the GONNER ($1.99 | $9.99) sale.
On the new side of things, we have one multi-game sale, the Star Wars sale. This one runs until November 2nd at 11:59pm PT. It includes four Switch titles from the franchise:
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast ($4.99 |
$9.99) - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy ($9.99 |
$19.99) - Star Wars Episode 1 Racer ($7.49 |
$14.99) - Star Wars Pinball ($17.99 |
$29.99)
Lastly, we have a few individual games with new Halloween sales as well.
- Alien: Isolation ($19.99 |
$34.99) - Hades ($19.99 |
$24.99) - Best Friend Forever ($17.99 |
$19.99) - Bake ‘n Switch ($25.49 |
$29.99)
New eShop Titles
Since Halloween is so close now, let’s start the new titles section of this Nintendo Download with some games that fit the theme once again.
| Wallachia: Reign of Dracula | Price: $11.99 | $14.99 |
Size: 147 MB |
Launch Date: Oct. 29, 2020 |
| Welcome to retro, fast-paced, non-stop action in this shooter platformer inspired by classics like Castlevania. The game’s high difficulty will put your aim, agility, and reflexes to the test. If you’re a fan of oldschool, punishing difficulty, with enemies and traps waiting around every corner, then this one might just be for you.
Developer: No Gravity Games |
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| Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition | Price: $16.66 |
Size: 1.4 GB |
Launch Date: Oct. 29, 2020 |
| You are Brian Pasternack, a young guy with no future in this dystopian 90s era society. He works for one of the largest companies in the world, Sintracorp. Though unqualified, he pushes forward, soon finding himself on strange jobs like hunting a “witch”. The new Executive Edition of the game features new areas, bosses, and more.
Developer: Baroque Decay |
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| De: Yabatanien | Price: $13.99 |
Size: 69 MB |
Launch Date: Oct. 29, 2020 |
| Try to rescue to girls trapped in the mansion, but watch your step! One wrong move can and likely will cost someone’s life! There are over 100 rooms to explore. Can you save all of the girls? This game has a 2D pixel art style. It is rated M and may be disturbing to some due to “grotesque depictions”.
Developer: DICO |
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| Clea | Price: $14.99 |
Size: 1.4 GB |
Launch Date: Oct. 30, 2020 |
| This skill-based horror adventure sees Clea and her brother trying to escape the Whitlock Mansion. Their parents were experimenting on the Chaos Servants, and it seems something went horribly wrong. Can you survive the consequenses of your parents’ foolishness?
Developer: InvertMouse |
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| CASE 2: Animatronics Survival | Price: $29.99 |
Size: 6.3 GB |
Launch Date: Oct. 30, 2020 |
| Two years prior to an attack on the police station, a terrible event unfolded in the city. It resulted in the amusement park closing its doors. Was it an accident? Or something more sinister? The streets were filled with fliers of missing people. You are Jack, who lost everything. Soon you’ll have to pay for your crime, but for now your priority is simply to survive.
Developer: Walnut |
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| Haunted: Poppy’s Nightmare | Price: $4.99 |
Size: 546 MB |
Launch Date: Oct. 30, 2020 |
| You are a young girl named Poppy, and very excited to celebrate Halloween with your new witch costume. Your mom has warned you as a true witch, about how many different things could happen and how at her own first Halloween she was followed by ghosts. You don’t believe her, but what does Halloween have in store for you?
Developer: Polygon Art |
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If you’re looking for some retro action with less of a Halloween theme, we have a couple of options today.
| Angry Video Game Nerd 1 & 2 Deluxe | Price: $14.99 |
Size: 376 MB |
Launch Date: Oct. 30, 2020 |
| The Angry Video Game Nerd finds himself sucked into Game Land. You’ll have to guide him through retro, 8-bit worlds. This deluxe edition includes all levels from both of the original games, plus an all-new final chapter. Do you have what it takes to overcome the difficult challenges that lie ahead and complete the story?
Developer: Screenwave Media |
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| Arcade Archives SOCCER | Price: $7.99 |
Size: 37 MB |
Launch Date: Oct. 23, 2020 |
| This sports game originally launched in 1985, released by Nintendo. You can play against the CPU, or against another human player. This is old-school, pixelated soccer.
Developer: HAMSTER |
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For those wanting some anime style, we have a couple games that might scratch that itch this week.
| Diamond Girl ★An Earnest Education in Love★ | Price: $19.99 |
Size: 594 MB |
Launch Date: Oct. 29, 2020 |
| This is a love story game where relationships form between the track suit wearing, “love-allergic” heroine and the handsome men around her. This romance simulation game lets you live a number of different scenarios, as their are many different types of guys to pursue.
Developer: OperaHouse |
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| The Language Of Love | Price: $11.99 |
Size: 442 MB |
Launch Date: Oct. 30, 2020 |
| Mitsuki moves from the country to Tokyo to go to a “rigorous cram school”. Being much older than most of his classmates, he is an outcast, but soon he meets Himuro Kyouko. She is a single mother who happens to live in the same apartment complex. He offers to babysit for her, and in return she helps him study for the upcoming exams. As time goes on, their bond grows, and soon becomes more than friendship. This story has about 80,000 words with roughly 5-6 hours of reading.
Developer: ebi-hime |
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Next up, we round out this section of the Nintendo Download with a few other miscellaneous titles to check out.
| Legends of Ethernal | Price: $19.99 |
Size: 3.4 GB |
Launch Date: Oct. 30, 2020 |
| A young boy in the world of Arkanys returns home to find only ruins and his parents are gone. What happened and where have they gone? He sets out, driven by the pain of loss and courage to find the truth.
Developer: Lucid Dreams Studio |
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| Detective Puz | Price: $4.79 | $5.99 |
Size: 777 MB |
Launch Date: Oct. 29, 2020 |
| While in search of the truth, Detective Puz happened upon a strange book. This book is so strange in fact, that when he opened it he was taken to the past somehow. Naturally, he needs to get back to the present. To do so, he’ll need to open the time portal by collecting special diamonds in this puzzle, turn-based game that adds a twist.
Developer: Infinite Rage |
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| Crimzon Clover – World EXplosion | Price: $19.99 |
Size: 744 MB |
Launch Date: Oct. 29, 2020 |
Japanese indie developers, YOTSUBANE and AdventurePlanningService bring you a unique, top-down shooter. The game features a number of ways to play, including:
Then you can choose your mode (Boost, Original, Unlimited, and Time Attack). Original is the main mode, Boost adjusts the difficulty based on how well you do at taking down your enemies, and Unlimited is an extra hard bullet hell mode. Developer: Yotsubane |
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Upcoming Games
This week’s Nintendo Download has a handful of upcoming titles to check out.
| Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator | Price: $7.99 |
Size: 320 MB |
Launch Date: Oct. 31, 2020 |
| Run your own Freddy Fazbear Pizzaria. Buy attractions like animatronics, decorations, and more. Of course, you might want to make sure your equipment is always working properly, and especially watch out at night for strange happenings, or things lurking in the dark!
Developer: Clickteam |
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| Boss Rush: Mythology | Price: $8.99 |
Size: 289 MB |
Launch Date: Oct. 31, 2020 |
| You are a mysterious knight who must travel through various worlds in search of the most formidible foes you can find. Can you seal all 20 bosses? There are six types of weapons and six types of items to utilize. For those who aren’t yet up to the challenge, the game page says the game has an “Easy”mode if you need some help.
Developer: Alexey Suslin |
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| TAURONOS | Price: $6.99 |
Size: 649 MB |
Launch Date: Nov. 03, 2020 |
| You are trapped inside an ancient labyrinth. Beware the mythical Minotaur that pursues you. Explore the retro-styled maze and uncover how to defeat this beast. However, time is not on your side, so discover the many secrets and rewards of the maze as efficiently as you can.
Developer: 16 Bit Nights |
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| Red Rope: Don’t Fall Behind + | Price: $12.99 |
Size: 358 MB |
Launch Date: Nov. 06, 2020 |
| If you’re looking for something that fits the Halloween mood, some retro flare, and high difficulty, then enter the labyrinth. Discover its inhabitants, rules, and many secrets. The only weapon you have is your trusty rope, and surviving the enemies, bosses, and traps that lay ahead will not be easy.
Developer: Belka |
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That’ll do it for this Nintendo Download. See you next week!
