Nintendo Download For 12/23/2021

The last Nintendo Download before the holidays is a bit busier, especially in terms of sales and new eShop games.

Featured Games

The first featured title in Nintendo’s press release this week is Rocket League. The sports/racing game first released in late 2017. It is now free-to-play on the Nintendo Switch. Dive into the mayhem. “Unlock items in Rocket Pass, climb the Competitive Ranks, compete in Competitive Tournaments, complete Challenges, enjoy cross-platform progression and more!”

Fortnite – Winterfest 2021 unleashes special quests, presents, and Spider-Man: No Way Home outfits. The Winterfest activities will close on January 6th, 2022.

The third featured title this week is Garden Story. Take on the role of the Guardian of the Grove. Help the residents take back their grove by combating the spreading rot that threatens to consume it. You’ll need the help of your fruit-shaped friends to help you in this adventure. Check out our review for a deeper dive.

The last entry in the featured section this week is Cozy Grove. The game’s winter update just launched. Along with it comes a new snowy winter festival with new outfits, decorations, and snowball fights.

Current Sales

This time around, the sales scene is much busier for this Nintendo Download than it was last week, as you may have guessed. First of all, Nintendo has another double gold points offer running until January 5th. The offer nets you double the normal gold points when you buy certain games. They include:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser Fury
Miitopia
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Both Luigi’s Mansion 3 DLCs

Moving on, this week’s holiday sales include the following:

Indie World Holiday Sale (30 games up to 75% off – ends Dec. 31st.)
Serenity Forge Winter Holiday Extravaganza (8 games up to 80% off – ends Dec. 31st)
The Quantum Astrophysics Guild Indie World Holiday Publisher Sale (12 games up to 85% off – Ends Dec 31st)
Annapurna Interactive Indie World Holiday Sale (12 games up to 70% off – ends Dec. 31st)
Humble Games Winter Sale (17 games up to 75% off – ends Dec. 31st)
Finji Indi World Holiday Sale (3 games up to 60% off – ends Dec. 31st)

As always, check out Nintendo’s sales page for full details on all current sales.

New eShop Titles

This week’s new games section is a busier one than other recent Nintendo Download collections:

We have one really unusual game this week, Captain U, which just launched on the Wii U. Moving on, here are the new Switch games that joined the eShop this week:

Adventure:

Arcade: