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)
In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch console, the Wii U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

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