Nintendo Download: Mario Meets The Rabbids

It’s a super slow week for releases on the Nintendo eShop. In an unprecedented move, there are no eShop releases on the 3DS or Wii U – leaving only the Switch to receive new games this week. It gets three: Piczle Lines DX, forma.8, and ACA NEOGEO Puzzled. Next week the big one hits: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Read on for the official press release:

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

• Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch
  • Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – A mysterious vortex has torn apart the Mushroom Kingdom, transporting the chaotic Rabbids into this once-peaceful land. To restore order, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Yoshi must team up with a whole new crew: four Rabbids heroes! Together, they will battle with weapons through four worlds filled with combat, puzzles and unpredictable enemies. The Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle game will be available exclusively on the Nintendo Switch console on Aug. 29.

Activities:

• For customers in the United States and Canada, PayPal is now available as a payment option for digital content on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch! Linking your accounts will also allow you to use PayPal as a payment option on the Nintendo website when purchasing content for Nintendo Switch, Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Learn more here.

Nintendo eShop sales:

• Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
  • Great deals this week! Check out the full list of deals on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U available this week at http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.

Also new this week:

• forma.8 (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• Piczle Lines DX (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)
• ACA NEOGEO Puzzled (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch)

Craig Majaski

Craig has been covering the video game industry since 1995. His work has been published across a wide spectrum of media sites. He’s currently the Editor-In-Chief of Nintendo Times and contributes to Gaming Age.