Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions. To enjoy the 3D effect of Nintendo 3DS software, you must experience it from the system itself. . Use Parental Controls to restrict 3D mode for children 6 and under.
Nintendo Switch
Minecraft: Story Mode - The Complete Adventure (Telltale Games/Switch/$39.99/eShop/Available on on Aug. 22)
Embark on a perilous quest across the Overworld, to the End, and beyond. With a team of friends at your side, and a troubled land in need of heroes, your decisions – what you say and do - drive the story around you, so choose wisely!
Features fan favorites Stampycat, DanTDM, CaptainSparklez, StacyPlays and LDShadowLady.
Features:
- Featuring the voices of Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Ashley Johnson, Scott Porter, Martha Plimpton, Dave Fennoy, Corey Feldman, Billy West, and Paul Reubens
- You will drive the story through the decisions you make: what you say to people (and how you say it), and what you choose to do in moments of thrilling action will make this YOUR story
- Includes all five episodes of Season One and all three episodes of the Adventure Pass
No. of Players 1 player
The Jackbox Party Pack (Jackbox Games/Switch/$24.99/eShop)
For 1-100 players! Your phones or tablets are your controllers! The team behind YOU DON’T KNOW JACK presents FIVE guffaw-inducing party games in one pack! Games include:
- The comedy trivia sensation YOU DON’T NOW JACK 2015 (1-4 players) with hundreds of all-new questions.
- The hilarious bluffing game Fibbage XL (2-8 players), with 50% more questions added to the original hit game Fibbage.
- The bizarre drawing game Drawful (3-8 players) - you draw right there on your phone or tablet (very little/no real skill required).
- The racy-as-you-want-to-be fill-in-the-blank word game Word Spud (2-8 players).
- The wacky-fact-filled Lie Swatter (1-100 players).
Players play using their phones, tablets, or even computers as controllers – making it the perfect easy-in entertainment piece for your next game night or party. Once a game is started from the in-pack menu, players simply connect to the “jackbox.tv” web address on their device and then enter the on-screen room code to enter a game. No big mess of controllers needed! You’re gonna need more than one party for this.
Note: The games included in this pack are in English only.
No. of Players up to 10 players
The Jackbox Party Pack 2 (Jackbox Games/Switch/$24.99/eShop)
The sequel to the party game phenomenon The Jackbox Party Pack, featuring FIVE fresh, rib-tickling party games! Games include:
- The runaway hit bluffing game Fibbage 2 (2-8 players) with over 500 brand-new questions, more than 2x the original.
- The hear-larious sound-effects game Earwax (3-8 players).
- The absurd art auction game Bidiots (3-6 players), where you draw right there on your phone or tablet.
- The say-anything, gut-busting Quiplash XL (3-8 players), which includes everything in Quiplash, Quip Pack 1, AND over 100 brand-new prompts.
- The bomb-defusing nailbiter of a party game, Bomb Corp. (1-4 players).
Players play using their phones, tablets, or even computers as controllers – making it the perfect easy-to-join party starter. No extra controllers needed! And, spectators can join and affect some games by playing as Audience members!
NOTE: This game is local play, but can be enjoyed over streams with remote players. It’s a game-night riot in a box… without the box!
NOTE: The games included in this pack are in English only.
No. of Players up to 8 players
Magician Lord (HAMSTER, Co./Switch/$7.99/eShop)
Magician Lord is a side-scrolling action game released by SNK in 1990.
This fantasy action game was one of the launch titles onNEOGEO.
Control the magician Elta on a journey to save the world from Gal-Agiese, who came back to life once again.
The "ACA NEOGEO" series has faithfully reproduced many classic NEOGEO masterpieces.
Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.
No. of Players 2 players
Sky Ride (MUTAN INC./Switch/$7.00/eShop)
An action game in which a player will ride on a high speed bike and defeat a large group of approaching enemies.
The player will fly over the ground, in the sky and various fields and fight utilizing 4 weapons. We aim for the game which offers a sense of exhilaration through routing the enemies all at once in addition to a sense of exhilaration felt though flying around in the sky.
Nintendo DSiWare/3DS/3DSXL/eShop
Chicken Wiggle (Atooi/3DS/$14.99/eShop)
The stars of Chicken Wiggle are an improbable duo: a young chicken and his best buddy – a wiggly worm – nestled in his backpack! Together, they team up for adventure to jump, peck, and worm-grapple across a myriad of perplexing platforming levels – full of fun gadgets, tricky hazards, and sneaky foes – determined to rescue their friends from the wicked witch in her sky towers.
But wait, there's more! Aspiring game designers and playful doodlers alike can spend hours of fun hatching their own levels with the user-friendly level creator included with the game. You can even choose different gameplay rules, art themes, and provide custom hints, tips, and search tags. Once you're ready, it's easy to share your creations on-line with other Chicken Wiggle players via the community portal. Now, anyone can be a game designer on the go!
Players seeking more levels to play after completing Chicken Wiggle's main story mode will find a wealth of unique levels to download, play, and rate for free! Level categories include Atooi official, popular, latest, or simply enter your own search tags or a specific level ID to locate a friend’s level.
No. of Players 1 player
Alchemic Dungeons (Q-Cumber Factory/3DS/$5.00/eShop)
Classic rogue-like plus item crafting. Challenge the randomly generated dungeons to the best of your knowledge!
Alchemic Dungeons is a rogue-like game that can be replayed with the random dungeon generating system.
One action, one turn. The orthodox turn-based rogue-like game. With the item crafting feature, you can combine the obtained items and create powerful items that give you advantages in battle. Though the rule is simple in beating enemies with magic and skills, an easy miss will trouble you in despaired with tough enemies that'll leave you surrounded. In being easy, if you are distracted, you get stuck. Which is the thrill of the rogue-like game!
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- 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.
Activities:
- My Nintendo Rewards – The Flip Wars game for the Nintendo Switch console is now available. This tense multiplayer action game will have you stomping to flip over panels – and unwitting opponents! To win, flip the most panels to your color in local battles, online* or single-player. To celebrate the launch, we’re featuring My Nintendo rewards for players who love a good virtual battle.
- Redeem your points for 30 percent off:
- Tank Troopers (Nintendo 3DS): Choose a tank, pick troopers and battle your friends via local wireless**. Each trooper has a special ability, from electric shocks to healing. Deploy them tactically to win 30+ custom tanks with unique stats. Battle with bombs, on teams or in a free-for-all – but always fight! Fight! FIGHT!
- The Wonderful 101 (Wii U): Developed by Platinum Games, play as Wonder Red, leader of the Wonderful 100. Unite your band of Wonderful Ones to morph into powerful transformations such as a fist, sword, glider and gun to battle invaders throughout Blossom City and across the world. The Wonderful 100 – and YOU – are the city’s best weapon.
- You can also pick up the Smash Controller application on the Nintendo 3DS system for just 10 Gold Points. This application lets you use your Nintendo 3DS family system as a controller when playing the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U game – even without owning the Nintendo 3DS version of the game.
- Plus, you can redeem points for Flip Wars and Tank Troopers wallpapers. Interested in more action-packed, battle-based games? Check out the selection here.
- Redeem your points for 30 percent off:
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