Nintendo eShop new releases (week 12)
Posted 26 Mar 2021 at 07:11 by Dennis Tummers
A nice and varying collection of games arrives on the Nintendo eShop this week. The heavy hitter is MONSTER HUNTER RISE, the latest instalment in the popular series and a timed exclusive for the Nintendo Switch (a PC version will come on a later date). The game promises to mix the best of the classic series with elements from MONSTER HUNTER WORLD. New additions such as a rideable Palimute, new monsters and a mysterious event called the Rampage will offer hours and hours of playtime for the dedicated hunter.
But there is more! BALAN WONDERWORLD is out, the newest action platformer from the mind that gave us Sonic and NiGHTS. Your farming sim fix can be gotten from STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town, and fans of the Donkey Kong Country series may want to check out Kaze nd the Wild Masks.
As always the full list of new releases, DLC and demos can be found below after the Highlights.
Highlights: New Game Releases
| Title | Content Type | Release Date | Further info contact | ||
| Littlewood (SmashGames) | Game - Digital Only | 25/03/2021 00:00 LT | Sean Young [email protected] | ||
| Description from publisher: You defeated the Dark Wizard. The world of Solemn is finally at peace, but at what cost? You can't quite remember... THE HERO WHO SAVED THE WORLD. +Explore the vast world of Solemn. Enchanted Forests, Bustling Fishing Towns, & Dark Mining Caves are some of the few places to visit. +Meet Townsfolk and convince them to stay in your town. Perhaps meeting people will unlock your memories of the past… +Collect rare items and materials found across the world and bring them back to your town for selling and crafting! CUSTOMIZE YOUR TOWN +Harvest materials by chopping wood, mining ores, catching bugs, and fishing in rivers and ponds! +Unlock new structures to build by meeting new Townsfolk. Want a Tavern or a Lumber Mill? How about a Fishing Hut or a Magical Library? Your town's design is all up to you! +Fulfill your Townsfolk's requests. Some may want to live on a higher elevation, others may want to be surrounded by trees and water. Fulfilling the requests of your Townsfolk will earn you their hearts and unlock new relationship paths. MASTER NEW HOBBIES & CRAFTS +Gathering: Whether you’re picking fruit or picking weeds, your gathering skill will level up! The Gatherer’s Glove is needed to unlock this ability. +Mining: Looking for shiny ores to collect? Interested in rare materials for crafting? Then mining is for you! +Woodcutting: Those pesky trees and debris that keep popping up all over town needs to be chopped! Wood is an essential material for building new structures and furniture. | |||||
| Tales from the Borderlands (Take-Two Interactive) | Game - Digital Only | 24/03/2021 01:00 CET | Nathalie Matthews [email protected] | ||
| Description from publisher: The beloved, choice-driven narrative adventure through the Borderlands universe is now on Nintendo Switch™! Set between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3, Tales from the Borderlands follows two unreliable narrators on a quest borne of greed but destined for greatness. Your choices shape this tale to be uniquely yours, with plenty of unforeseen consequences ranging from hilarious to heart-wrenching. Explore the deadly planet of Pandora as Rhys, a company man who aspires to replace the infamous Handsome Jack as the head of the Hyperion corporation, and Fiona, a clever con artist who can talk her way out of almost anything. When a shady deal goes awry, Rhys and Fiona must begrudgingly team up to get their due, running into vicious gangsters, cannibalistic bandits, and terrifying wildlife along the way. How will you choose to guide their actions on this wild ride to Pandoran glory? | |||||
| Monster Hunter Rise (CAPCOM) | Game - Dual Distribution | 26/03/2021 00:00 LT | Nintendo Local Departments | ||
| Description from publisher: Go on a hunt wherever you want, whenever you want in Monster Hunter Rise for Nintendo Switch! Freely explore sweeping landscapes inspired by ancient Japan, slay ferocious wild monsters solo or co‑operatively with friends, and forge powerful weapons and armour from your spoils in this sprawling action RPG. The sighting of a terrifying monster of legend signals the return of a catastrophic event, which threatens to bring chaos to Kamura Village. With the aid of the village elder and the local residents, you must sharpen your hunting skills and save this peaceful settlement from an onslaught of monsters. | |||||
| Overcooked! All You Can Eat (Team17) | Game - Dual Distribution | 23/03/2021 00:00 LT | PR Team [email protected] | ||
| Description from publisher: Enjoy hundreds of levels of cooperative cooking chaos across increasingly perilous and obscure kitchens. Overcooked! Goes Online For the first time ever, online multiplayer has been fully integrated into Overcooked! Revisit your favourite kitchens from the first game in ONLINE! A Visual Feast! Both games have been taken to the next level with stunning, enhanced visuals - this is the best that the Overcooked! series has ever looked. Tasty New Content! New levels, new chefs and new mayhem - all exclusive to Overcooked! All You Can Eat. Multiple Modes! Players can enjoy campaign, survival and practice modes, and new to All You Can Eat - assist mode! Assist mode offers a number of options to allow for a less frantic game including slower recipe timeout, increased round timers and the option to skip levels. Accessible For All! Overcooked! All You Can Eat contains features to allow as many players as possible to join in the food frenzy! Scalable UI and dyslexia friendly text options are all available. Journey back to the Onion King for a feast of epic proportions in Overcooked! All You Can Eat. | |||||
| El Hijo - A Wild West Tale (HandyGames) | Game - Digital Only | 25/03/2021 15:00 CET | Christopher Kassulke [email protected] | ||
| Description from publisher: "El Hijo - A Wild West Tale" is an exciting spaghetti-western stealth game, in which you guide a young boy on his quest to find his mother. As a six-year-old, “El Hijo” must always sneak past the dangers of his world. As he overcomes his challenges, he gains self-confidence, becomes more cunning and, along with it, finds more schemes to get past his foes. His epic journey will lead him through a remote monastery, a harsh and unforgiving stretch of desert, and a frontier town rife with crime and villainy. The journey begins, when a farmer and her son are attacked by bandits who raze their farm to the ground. The mother decides to leave the boy at a secluded monastery to protect him. However, the place doesn’t feel right and he plans his escape. | |||||
| Kosmokrats (Modern Wolf) | Game - Digital Only | 25/03/2021 15:00 CET | Claire Sharkey [email protected] | ||
| [Previously featured in Indie World video presentation in 12/2020] Description from publisher: Pilot your drone. Make new friends. Construct a utopia. Drink vodka. Build a mighty space fleet. Earn Potatoes. Shape your own narrative. Humanity's fate depends on you, Comrade! | |||||
| STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town (Marvelous Europe) | Game - Dual Distribution | 26/03/2021 00:00 LT | Scott Emsen [email protected] | ||
| Description from publisher: Welcome to Olive Town, a peaceful community established by your trailblazing grandfather and his friends. Now that you've taken over his farm, it's your job to carry on his legacy. Plant crops, raise animals, build relationships, and get to know the residents of your new home in this brand-new entry in the STORY OF SEASONS series! ▪Cultivate Your Farm, Cultivate Your Town Tame the wilderness and build your farm from the ground up! Gather and process materials to fulfill requests and improve Olive Town's infrastructure, upgrade tools, or commission new outfits and accessories. ▪A Farm of Endless Possibilities Clear the land, repair old facilities, and place new ones wherever you see fit. Level up your farming skills and craft a variety of decorations and facilities, from fences and automatic feeders for livestock to sprinklers for crops! ▪New Adventures Off the Beaten Path Finding Earth Sprites while exploring your farmland may lead you to mysterious, fantastical lands such as gardens where the seasons never change, an island in the sky, or even the inside of a volcano! ▪There's Always Something Going on in Olive Town! Participate in local festivals and watch the town come to life! Get to know your neighbors better with over 200 unique events, and you may even find love with a special someone! | |||||
| Genesis Noir (Fellow Traveller) | Game - Digital Only | 26/03/2021 00:00 LT | Suzanne Wallace [email protected] | ||
| Description from publisher: You play as No Man, a watch peddler caught in a love triangle with other cosmic beings, Miss Mass and Golden Boy. When your affair turns into a bitter confrontation, you will witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to prevent or destroy creation and save your love. A NON-TRADITIONAL POINT AND CLICK ADVENTURE With a focus on tactile puzzles and exploration, you’ll experiment with objects in small slivers of the universe to discover how they can be manipulated to progress your journey. Dial a rotary phone; destroy a civilization; plant a garden; improvise with a musician; create life—all in your search for a way to save Miss Mass. JUMP INTO THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE The Big Bang isn’t just the birth of creation as we know it, it's also a gun blast frozen in time, with the bullet speeding towards the love of your life. You’ll jump into pockets of time, explore moments throughout the lifespan of the universe, and search for a way to change the course of destiny. WITNESS THE BIRTH AND HISTORY OF MANKIND You’ll observe moments in the history of the universe, from the first microseconds of Life to trillions of years in the future. What will you learn about these new creations, in your search to destroy them? | |||||
| Funimation | Application – Digital Only | 22/03/2021 15:00 LT | Fadhilah Lee [email protected] | ||
| Description from publisher: Watch a massive collection of English-dubbed anime and hundreds of subtitled shows from Japan on Funimation. Stream our library of ad-free anime in HD on your Nintendo Switch. A library full of movies, OVAs, extras, and best of all: the hottest, top-trending shows like My Hero Academia, Fruits Basket, Black Clover, Attack on Titan, and more! Start your free trial and begin your anime adventure today. Funimation subscription benefits include: Ad-Free Nobody interrupts your anime. Nobody. Simultaneous Streams Get up to five simultaneous streams on one account. | |||||
Highlights: New DLC Releases
| Title | Release Date |
| IMMORTALS FENYX RISING - Myths of the Eastern Realm (Ubisoft) | 25/03/2021 00:00 CET |
| Description from publisher: YOU ARE THE GODS' LAST HOPE. Play as Fenyx on a quest to save the Greek gods from a dark curse. Take on mythological beasts, master the legendary powers of the gods, and defeat Typhon, the deadliest Titan in Greek mythology, in an epic fight for the ages. * CONFRONT MYTHOLOGICAL ENEMIES Face off against legendary beasts like Cyclops, Medusa, or Minotaur, and confront them in fast-paced aerial and melee combat, combining your god-given abilities and weapons. * WIELD THE POWER OF GODS The gods of Olympus have blessed you with gifts. Use them to fight mythical monsters, solve ancient puzzles, and explore the vast open world. | |
Download versions of packaged software
- 3D Arcade Fishing
- BALAN WONDERWORLD
- Bladed Fury
- Kaze and the Wild Masks
- MONSTER HUNTER RISE
- Overcooked! All You Can Eat
- STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
Nintendo Switch download software
- Angry Golf
- Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
- Barrage Fantasia
- Black Legend
- BodyQuest
- Clea 2
- Danger Scavenger
- Die With Glory
- Doodle Games Bundle
- Evil Inside
- From Shadows
- Funimation
- Future Aero Racing S Ultra - FAR S Ultra
- Gallic Wars: Battle Simulator
- Genesis Noir
- Get-A-Grip Chip
- Ghost: Elisa Cameron
- Gold Digger
- Hellbreachers
- Kosmokrats
- Krystopia: A Puzzle Journey
- Laws of Machine
- Little Kite
- Mahluk dark demon
- MazM: The Phantom of the Opera
- Mega Mall Story2
- Mermaid Castle
- Mr Trials
- One Escape
- Paperball Deluxe
- Power Racing Bundle 2
- Rip Them Off
- Tales from the Borderlands
- Tank Battle Heroes
- Tesla Force
- Toon Shooters 2: The Freelancers
- Vaporum: Lockdown
- Wild Park Manager
Nintendo Switch downloadable content
- Sid Meier's Civilization VI
- FUSER
- Harvest Moon: One World
- IMMORTALS FENYX RISING
- Lethal League Blaze
- MONSTER HUNTER RISE
- Overcooked! All You Can Eat
- Override 2: Super Mech League
- ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack Bundle
- STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town
- Touhou spell bubble
- YOGA MASTER
