Nintendo Download for 11/19/2020

This week’s Nintendo Download includes three featured titles, the first of which is Nintendo’s latest major release, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. There is also now a demo available for Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise.

Featured Games

Starting today (Friday the 20th), Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity ($59.99) will take players back into the land of Hyrule, 100 years before the events of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Until now, the story of the Great Calamity has gone untold, but that is about to change. The game promises to be quite different from the original Hyrule Warriors in a good way. Link, Zelda, Young Impa, the four champions, and more heroes will utilize their unique abilities and combos, as they rush headlong into the battles that rage throughout the land. Can you lead them to victory in this war, and save the Kingdom of Hyrule from certain destruction?

As previously mentioned, a free demo is available for those who want to try the game out before they decide to buy it. Furthermore, save data from this demo does carry over to the full game. Lastly, here is the new launch trailer:

Next up, we have the Serious Sam Collection ($29.99), another one we’ve previewed in a previous Nintendo Download. It includes all content from Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter and Serious Sam 3: BFE (including The Legend of the Beast and Jewel of the Nile expansions). The price is quite good for the amount of content here. Get your guns ready as you run through the ruins of ancient Egypt to stop the forces of Mental from taking over the world! Your arsenal ranges from basic weapons like pistols and shotguns, up to some pretty heavy firepower like huge cannons, lasers, rocket launchers, and of course a minigun. So mow down the monster hoards until you are the last thing standing on the battlefield, and the world is saved! Here is the console launch trailer:

Rounding out this week’s featured section, we have Sniper Elite 4 ($39.99). This one drops you into tactical, third-person combat spanning huge levels. Your mission is to liberate World War II era Italy. The game gives players plenty of freedom to play the campaign their way. Feel each shot with HD rumble. Go it alone, or take on the battle with friends. You can also go head-to-head against each other, as the game has both local and online multiplayer. I can’t embed the official trailer here, as it is only available to watch directly on YouTube due to age restriction (M for Mature). So click here to watch it there.

Current Sales

The sales section in this week’s Nintendo Download is again a pretty quiet one. In fact, there are no major sales at all to talk about this time around. The Games Under $15 sale has ended since last week. So all that remains are plenty of random discounts scattered throughout the Switch eShop. There are far too many to cover here, but you can check out Nintendo’s current deals on their website. Some of these games have appeared in this section in recent weeks already, but had much better discounts during those bigger sales. A lot of these will save you only a couple bucks tops.

New eShop Titles

First off, we actually have a couple of 3DS titles this week in this part of the Nintendo Download. One is for the original 3DS, and the second one is for the New 3DS system.

Maze Breaker VI	Price: $9.99	Size: 479.00 BL	Launch Date: Nov. 12, 2020
This is a block breaker style game that takes place in maze-like levels with 3D graphics. The colors vary from level to level. As you can see at the bottom of the screenshot, there is a scoring system, and a timer. Your goal is to avoid obstacles, destroy all blocks in each level, and get the highest score you can muster. Developer: nuGAME

B.O.O.L: Master labyrinth puzzles	Price: $19.99	Size: 355.00 BL	Launch Date: Nov. 12, 2020
This one is another puzzle game with maze-like levels. This time, for the New 3DS system. Your goal is to move the box through the maze to the goal. It can only move up, down, left, and right, and only up to the next obstacle without stopping. You’ll encounter doors and switches, plus the four elements of earth, fire, water, and air. The game has three difficulty levels, featuring 120 puzzles plus a level editor with 100 save slots. Developer: Michael Wührer

We also have a few games with a retro flare today, of course.

Arcade Archives GRADIUS II	Price: $7.99	Size: 84.00 MB	Launch Date: Nov. 12, 2020
Originally released in 1988 by Konami, this game sees players hopping in their ‘Vic Viper’ super dimension fighter on a mission to protect the planet Gradius from the Gofer special forces. This version also includes the Japanese version of the game, plus the overseas version of Vulcan Venture. Developer: HAMSTER

This Nintendo Download also has a couple more platform adventures that are not so retro as the ones above.

If you want more combat, these games are centered around lots of it.

Max Reloaded II	Price: $2.47 | $9.90	Size: 278.00 MB	Launch Date: Nov. 16, 2020
Your city finds itself in the midst of a siege. Max responds to an S.O.S. and travels through time to stop the invasion. What’s left of law enforcement is being torn apart by enemy forces. The game takes place in a world blending pyscho-powers with bionic technology. Developer: Max Interactive Studio

We also have a couple of games with a bit more of a spooky aesthetic in this Nintendo Download.

If you like some anime style, there is just one such entry for this week, which just launched.

GRISAIA PHANTOM TRIGGER 05	Price: $14.99	Size: 2.30 GB	Launch Date: Nov. 19, 2020
Horrid memories of Murasaki’s past resurface after an unexpected reunion. Several years after Yuuji Kazami and friends fought for their lives, a new generation of heroines are gathering at the reborn Mihama Academy. This story takes place in the world of The Fruit of Grisaia. Developer: PROTOTYPE

Finally, we round out the new games section of this Nintendo Download with a few puzzle-oriented games.

Cape’s escape game	Price: $3.00	Size: 96.00 MB	Launch Date: Nov. 19, 2020
You recently moved into a new apartment feeling great because of the unusually cheap rent! Ah, but there is a catch.  You see, this apartment is haunted, and the mischievous ghost (Cape), has locked you inside! You must solve the mystery to escape, unless of course you want to live in this room forever! Developer: AlignmentSharp

Fall Gummies	Price: $5.59 | $7.99	Size: 178.00 MB	Launch Date: Nov. 20, 2020
This is a colorful game full of 3D puzzles in a world full of happy jellies? Or at least they were until a giant meteorite hit the planet sending it toward a hungry black hole! In this strange story, all the emotions were then sucked out of the planet, so it collapsed! Your goal is to help your friends take back their happiness by solving puzzles in the labyrinth to collect magical essences. There are 1000+ puzzles in the game, chilling music, character customization, and the ability to create profiles for each Jelly. Developer: Prison Games

Upcoming Games

Finally, in this last section we have three upcoming games to check out in the Nintendo Download for this week.

That’s it for this Nintendo Download. There is only one more left for November, with December sneaking up quickly. See you next week!