It’s Thursday, and Nintendo has offered up yet another hefty eShop update for the Switch.
This coming Tuesday, February 13, Switch owners will be able to download Owlboy, a side-scrolling platformer from D-Pad Studio. The Longest Five Minutes, a new RPG from NIS America, will also be available on the same day.
Both of those games rely on retro aesthetics to pull in players, and Square Enix will use a similar trick in its next game for the Switch. Dragon Quest Builders, a Minecraft-like experience based on the first game in the RPG series, will be available to download for the Switch beginning tomorrow. In addition to the main game, Dragon Quest Builders on the Switch will also include a variety of exclusive content.
Finally, 3DS owners will be able to download Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology early next week. Atlus originally released Radiant Historia for the DS in 2011, and Perfect Chronology is a re-release that includes new story content, upgraded graphics, and “new ways to experience the adventure.”
You can learn more about all of this week’s additions to the Nintendo eShop after the break.
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Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch
Dragon Quest Builders – Gather, craft and build the kingdom of your dreams to restore the ruined world of Alefgard. As the legendary Builder, you’ll construct rooms, towns and defenses while fighting monsters. In Terra Incognita, build freely, share creations online, battle in an arena, and access exclusive content to the Nintendo Switch version of the game… gather special materials with the Great Sabrecub to unlock retro customization options, including the Dragon Quest Game Pak. Dragon Quest Builders will be available on Feb. 9.
Owlboy – Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game in which you can fly and explore a world in the clouds. Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies. Overcome great obstacles and even greater enemies when Owlboy launches on Feb. 13.
Aegis Defenders – Explore, build and defend in this unique mashup of action-platformer and tower-defense-strategy. Play as a team of Ruinhunters searching for the one thing that can save their village: a legendary weapon known as Aegis.
2020 Super Baseball – 2020 Super Baseball is a baseball game released by SNK in 1991. In the near future, there are two leagues with six teams each. Players pick their team, and compete for the championship. As the game progresses, landmines will be set up on the field, and armor can be purchased during games to reinforce players. These unique aspects make for a very different baseball experience!
Aperion Cyberstorm – Unleash destruction alone or with your friends in the 2D twin-stick bullet hell Aperion Cyberstorm! Find new Elements and Abilities, and mix them for more destructive power – Beat your enemies with plasma-coated spiral rockets, scrap them with electric mines, or overwhelm them off with devastating lasers. Travel to vast hostile worlds in Campaign to find your old team. Push through the factions standing in your way to the truth. Also, with cooperative play, experience an added challenge as the enemies you fight become tougher.
Crazy Climber – Crazy Climber is an action arcade game produced by Nichibutsu in 1980. Players control the right hand and left hand of the twin lever, to overcome various obstacles, to climb aiming the top of the skyscraper.
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun – Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails 2D Action Platformer that puts a teeth-rattling, gravity-defying weapon in your hands. With a cast of crazed characters, simple but beautifully difficult gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a loud, trippy mess of twitchy platforming goodness.
Disc Jam – Disc Jam is a fast-paced action-sports game that pits 2-4 players against each other in a frantic mix of air hockey and tennis. Players scramble to retrieve and throw a glowing disc while unleashing devastating abilities and defending their end zone. An exciting blend of strategy and skill, this arcade-inspired title boasts a zany roster of characters to compete with friends both on the couch and online!
Mercenaries Saga Chronicles – Featuring Mercenaries Saga: Will of the White Lions, Mercenaries Saga 2: Order of the Silver Eagle, and Mercenaries Saga 3: Gray Wolves of War, Mercenaries Saga Chronicles assembles the heroes from this fantastic series in one collection.
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame – Race on the official tracks with the official riders from 250SX and 450SX or create your custom rider and bike and conquer the top of the leaderboard. Available Feb. 13
Premium Pool Arena – (Re)discover the joy and tension of traditional pool through the different game modes and ultra-intuitive gameplay. Work on your technique, unlock better and better cues and pocket the victories to become absolute champion!
The Fall Part 2: Unbound You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. Available Feb. 13
The Longest Five Minutes – Our hero faces the origin of all evil, the Demon King himself, but suddenly loses all memories of his adventure. Our hero tries to regain his priceless memories before it’s too late, but the Demon King stands before him, his power unyielding! What will happen in The Longest Five Minutes!? Available Feb. 13
The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya – The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya is a popular romance game for women. On a closed island where baby boys are not born… A unique culture that is completely different from the mainland has been flourishing on the island. In the middle of the island, there is a district where men are gathered.
Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology – Unlock the time-traveling power of the White Chronicle once again in Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology. This beloved classic is an expanded version of the original Nintendo 3DS game, and contains a great deal of added gameplay/story content, an updated presentation, and new ways to experience the adventure. Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology launches on Feb. 13.
Nintendo eShop on Wii U
Aperion Cyberstorm – Unleash destruction alone or with your friends in the 2D twin-stick bullet hell Aperion Cyberstorm! Find new Elements and Abilities, and mix them for more destructive power – Beat your enemies with plasma-coated spiral rockets, scrap them with electric mines, or overwhelm them off with devastating lasers. Travel to vast hostile worlds in Campaign to find your old team. Push through the factions standing in your way to the truth. Also, with cooperative play, experience an added challenge as the enemies you fight become tougher.
Image Fight – Invaders from the Boondoggle Galaxy have arrived to take over Earth. Take control of the powerful “OF-1” spaceship, and fend of the aliens. Destroy “POW” cases for items and special weapons. Obtain Red and Blue Pods to equip your ship. Red Pods fire the opposite way your fighter is moving, and Blue Pods only fire forward. You can also change the speed of your ship, to adjust to different battle conditions. Clear the five Combat Simulator Stages with and average score of at least %90, and graduate to real combat and everlasting glory!
Image Fight 2 – An enemy armada approaches Earth bent on the destruction of the human race. In this sequel to Image Fight, players take control of the most advanced spaceship in the fleet. Destroy “POW” cases for items and special weapons. Obtain Red and Blue Pods to equip your ship. Red Pods fire the opposite way your fighter is moving, and Blue Pods only fire forward. You can also change the speed of your ship, to adjust to different battle conditions. Defeat the alien invaders once and for all and bring peace back to the Galaxy.
