Nintendo and its third-party publishing partners will add 17 new Switch games to the Nintendo eShop over the next seven days. While the sheer quantity is impressive, the list also includes some of this Winter’s most highly-anticipated games.
Nintendo themselves lead the way with the Switch re-release of Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2. Starting this Friday, players will be able to take Platinum’s pair of action games on the go for the first time. Also available to download tomorrow is Fe, a “wordless platformer” from Zoink and Electronic Arts.
Elsewhere on the Switch storefront, Atooi will make a return to the platform with the launch of Xeodrifter, a retro-styled side-scroller that was originally released for the 3DS in 2014. And Bloober Team will bring the horrific Layers of Fear: Legacy to the Switch on Wednesday. Layers of Fear: Legacy is being touted as the definitive version of the game with its inclusion of the Inheritance expansion, touchscreen controls, and HD Rumble support.
You can learn more about all of this week’s additions to the Nintendo eShop after the break.
Nintendo Download: The Witch is Back… and Now on the Go! [Press Release]
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Bayonetta – Bayonetta is a butt-kicking, havoc-wreaking witch, and she’ll shoot, whip and slice as she uncovers the truth about her own past. Her weapons and moves are all stylishly over-the-top, but she can also dodge attacks to slow down time, and inflict Torture Attacks on her enemies. Use Wicked Weaves to summon Infernal Demons, dodge enemies’ dangerous attacks to slow down time and punish angels with deadly devices. You can even dress Bayonetta up in four Nintendo-themed costumes: Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Link and Samus Aran. Bayonetta will be available on Feb. 16.
Bayonetta 2 – Bayonetta’s back and more powerful than ever. Wield wild weapons and execute deadly moves – like the powerful Umbran Climax – to take out angels and demons in this breathtaking and critically acclaimed action game. The Bayonetta 2 game also features an online and local wireless two-player cooperative mode in which players bet halos on their performance and work together to amplify their sass, cause destruction and score some riches. (Additional accessories are required for multiplayer mode and are sold separately.) Bayonetta 2 will be available on Feb. 16.
Fe – Fe is a new type of platform adventure where the story is up to you to discover, without handholding, told wordlessly through the discoveries you make during gameplay. Run, climb and glide your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with secrets and mystical creatures. Fe will be available on Feb. 16.
Fatal Fury 3 – Fatal Fury 3 is a fighting game released by SNK in 1995. A new “Story” is about to begin in the city of South Town. Five new characters join for a total of 10 hungry wolves ready for battle. Featuring new elements such as the Oversway and Combination Art mechanic, be ready for epic and intense fights! Available Feb. 13
Aqua Kitty UDX – You and your team of milk mining kittens have overcome a fear of water to drill down under the ocean seabed and begin extracting vast reserves of what seems to be naturally forming full-fat milk. Get ready for fast paced submarine action, defending the kittens from disruptive mechanical sea creatures.
Escape Trick: 35 Fateful Enigmas – Our hero goes place to place, searching for his lost father with nothing but the mysterious key he left behind. Will he be able to escape the countless prisons his destinations inevitably become and find his parent?!
Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf – Lone Wolf is back, as a video game with a brand-new story, a deep combat system, stunning graphics and much more! Make meaningful choices and carve your own path through this epic non-linear adventure. Test your strength in dynamic turn-based battles, prove your skill with the lock-picking minigame and accept the challenge of wits posed by the mysterious Shianti Cube! Available Feb. 16
Johnny Turbo’s Arcade: Gate Of Doom – Gate of Doom a is classic multiplayer action RPG for one to two players. Originally release in 1990, and a noted classic arcade title from the 90s.
Layers of Fear: Legacy – Layers of Fear: Legacy is a psychological and psychedelic horror game about a madness-engulfed painter striving to create his Magnum Opus. Learn the dark story of his past while gathering carefully crafted personal items that can be found in the game. Traverse the vision-induced, constantly changing house full of supernatural phenomena, where each move of the camera can shift the environment, and discover the true motive of the artist. Available Feb. 21
Millie – Control a millipede, roaming through over 90 diverse levels. Solve the elaborate mazes laying on your way. Gather and use multitude of power-ups that will help you with your struggles. Enjoy three types of immersing mini games. Grow bigger and bigger; and remember: try not to eat your tail.
Old Man’s Journey – Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, reconciliation, and hope. Entrenched in a beautifully sunkissed and handcrafted world, embark on a heartfelt journey interwoven with lighthearted and pressure-free puzzle solving. Available Feb. 20
Billiard – Once you set the angle and impact position on your cue ball, just adjust your power, pull back, and thrust the Joy-Con controller to make your shot! The HD rumble will make it feel like you’re really hitting that cue ball!
Puzzle Puppers – Puzzle Puppers is a puzzle game about stretching cute dogs to their food bowls. Available Feb. 20
Samurai Aces – This story is from the far east… At the Sengoku period, ace of six samurai assemble and fight in the air. There is a fish with a human-looking face, a daruma, a female ninja, a buddhist priest, a last boss… and a dog!!?? What unique characters they are!!
TorqueL: Physics Modified Edition – TorqueL is a curiously unique 2D rotation action game, in which you proceed by rotating or extending a box with characters inside.
Wanderjahr: TryAgainOrWalkAway – Wanderjahr is a compact RPG with real-time strategy combat and an intriguing story. This universe, this reality, there’s a source code behind all of it. We’d know. We’ve already found it. And, with it, we will cleanse this reality of all evil.
Xeodrifter – Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
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Machine Knight – To save his dying world from energy shortages Frain travels through a mysterious gate in an attempt to find a solution. Waiting for him there, however, are treachery and betrayal. Despite this, two heroines, Bell the priestess and the spirited Aulin support Frain through his troubles. Frain, more determined than ever, sets out with his two new companions to defeat the dark forces and save the world beyond the gate!
RTO 2 – RTO 2 is a side scrolling first person shooter with elements from the survival horror genre. Take control of a six-man team through four episodes and do your best to survive and complete your mission. RTO 2 features randomly generated levels and permadeath. It will pitch you up against hordes of enemies and test your survival skills.
