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

NBA 2K18 (Take 2/Switch/$59.99/eShop/Available on on Sept. 15)

The highest rated annual sports title makes its Nintendo Switch debut with NBA 2K18, featuring unparalleled authenticity and improvements on the court.

• Your NBA 2K18 bonus content will be delivered by code on your Nintendo Switch eShop receipt.
• To redeem, select Features/Options from the NBA 2K18 main menu, select Locker Codes, and enter your code using the virtual keyboard.

No. of Players up to 10 players

Robonauts (QubicGames/Switch/$13.49/eShop/Available on on Sept. 15)

The action combines familiar arcade shooting gameplay with a unique possibility to switch gravity. Colorful graphics appeal to both younger and adult players while first-class music by Simon Viklund makes the adventure feel even more epic.

Key Features:

• great for the whole family
• solo and multiplayer
• 12 unique planetary systems
• large variety of weapons and enemies
• explosive art style and graphics
• epic music composed by Simon Viklund
• easy-to-learn yet challenging gameplay
• 2 difficulty settings: normal and hard

No. of Players 2 players simultaneous

Semispheres (Vivid Helix/Switch/$9.99/eShop)

Semispheres is a meditative parallel puzzle game that places dual realities at the heart of its challenge.

Its unique single-player split-screen mechanic challenges your brain by putting you in control of two characters at the same time.

Your left and right side must work together to unfold the mystery by solving clever puzzles in an entrancing ambience.

Using portals and other abilities to avoid sentries, devise and execute your plan, reuniting the parallel worlds of Semispheres.

Key Features:

• More than 50 levels, each building on top of each other, culminating with fiendishly complex puzzles
• Stealth-inspired gameplay, including abilities like noise-makers, portals, side-swapping, teleporting and more
• Immersive ambient soundtrack by Sid Barnhoorn, composer for Antichamber, The Stanley Parable and Out There
• Mesmerizing and soothing bichromatic art style comprised of warm blues and oranges
• A heartwarming story about a boy and his robot, unfolding in parallel with the puzzle progression

No. of Players 1 player

Beach Buggy Racing (Vector Unit/Switch/$9.99/eShop)

Drive into an action-packed, surprise-filled world of off-road kart racing mayhem. Race against a field of rival drivers, each with unique personalities and special abilities. Build a collection of crazy powerups, like Dodgeball Frenzy, Fireball, and Oil Slick. Unlock and upgrade a variety of cars, from dune buggies to monster trucks. Test your skills in 6 different game modes on 15 imaginative 3D race tracks, against a pack of tropical-loving rivals with a serious case of road rage!

Fast, furious, and fun, Beach Buggy Racing is a kart-racing island adventure for all ages.

Features:

• EXCITING KART-RACING ACTION: Utilize your driving skills and a collection of creative powerups to fight your way to the finish line. It’s not just a great looking 3D racing game, it’s an epic battle with spectacular physics-based gameplay!
• COOL CARS TO CUSTOMIZE: Use your winnings to collect and upgrade a garage full of unique cars, from monster trucks to muscle cars to lunar rovers!
• TONS OF AMAZING POWERUPS: Beach Buggy Racing crushes other kart racers with over 25 totally unique Powerups!
• 15 SPECTACULAR RACE TRACKS: Explore dinosaur-infested jungles, lava-spewing volcanoes, beautiful beaches, and mysterious swamps.
• COLLECT A TEAM OF RACERS: Recruit a team of drivers to play with, each with a unique special power like teleportation, flaming fire tracks, and confusion spells.
• SPLIT SCREEN MULTIPLAYER: Race shoulder-to-shoulder with up to 4 friends on one screen!

No. of Players 1 player

Kingdom: New Lands (Raw Fury/Switch/$14.99/eShop)

Rulers will need all the strength of their subjects to sail away and find new kingdoms in these New Lands.

Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy. Travel to the New Lands and welcome the deluge of new mounts, merchants, and vagrants that call these isles home, but be wary of the new obstacles that threaten your arrival -- for not just the greedy creatures block your way but even the environment itself can defeat you.

Kingdom: New Lands asks you to puzzle things out on your own. You'll come across items, NPCs, and mysterious statues to help you but you'll have to figure out just how exactly they'll aide you in building and defending your Kingdom.

Features:

• One ruler, their horse, and a bag of coins
• Greedy creatures trying to take your coins and crown every night (stop them!)
• Loyal subjects who will help build, attack and defend your Kingdom
• Multiple upgrades for your homestead, different unit types to attack and defend, and secrets littered throughout the land
• Beautiful soundtrack that has received two honorable mentions from the Independent Games Festival

Be brave, ruler, and fight to the bitter end, lest these New Lands conquer you instead.

No. of Players 1 player

36 Fragments of Midnight (Ratalaika Games/Switch/$2.99/eShop)

Your task is to find them, and take them back, but it won't be easy. In this procedurally generated platform game, you have to avoid deadly lasers, circular saws and spikes to collect all the Fragments, to get their greatest gift. Do you have what it takes to collect all?

No. of Players 1 player

Quest of Dungeons (Upfall Studios/Switch/$8.99/eShop)

Quest of Dungeons is a turn-based dungeon crawler game: a roguelike featuring a good old 16-bit, retro artistic look.

An evil Dark Lord has stolen all the light, so your mission is to enter his lair and defeat him.

By playing as either a Warrior, a Wizard, an Assassin or a Shaman, you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive. You can learn new skills in Tomes you find along the way and buy/sell items at shops.

The entire game is procedural so you won't find items/enemies in the same place each time you play.

Features:

• Procedural dungeons
• Procedural weapons
• Boss encounters
• Quests
• 4 Difficulty levels
• Permadeath - Once you die, game over man, game over!
• Shop - buy and sell items/weapons
• Leaderboards - compare your Adventure points with the community

No. of Players 1 player

Spin Master (HAMSTER/Switch/$7.99/eShop)

Spin Master is a side-scrolling action game released by Data East in 1993.

The adventurer Johnny along with his best friend Tom will use a large variety of weapons and attacks in order to retrieve his beloved and the stolen treasure map from the mad scientist Dr. De Playne.

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.

Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

No. of Players 2 players

Nintendo DSiWare/3DS/3DSXL/eShop

Metroid: Samus Returns (Nintendo/3DS/$39.99/eShop/Available on on Sept. 15)

Brave the hostile terrain of an alien planet teeming with vicious life forms as legendary bounty hunter Samus Aran. Her mission? Terminate the Metroid menace in this masterful reimagining of her 1991 Game Boy™ adventure. Samus Aran's arsenal has been enhanced with new moves and abilities that are sure to help her face the deadly surprises that await. This intense, side-scrolling action platformer is a great entry point into the Metroid franchise and perfect for returning fans as well, and it's available only on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

Features:

• This intense, side-scrolling action platformer has been completely remade with engaging and immersive 3D visuals and a rich, atmospheric color palette.
• Classic Metroid II: Return of Samus gameplay is joined by a wealth of new content, including a set of brand new abilities that utilizes a mysterious energy resource called "Aeion," a powerful melee counterattack, and 360-degree Free Aim Mode.
• There are plenty of secrets to find—and if you uncover enough of them, you may even start to unravel the mystery of Planet SR388's past.
• Two new amiibo figures—Samus Aran and Metroid—will be released as a set alongside the game. This game is also compatible with the Zero Suit Samus and Samus amiibo from the Super Smash Bros. series. Functionality details will be revealed at a later date.
• While supplies last, fans will be able to purchase a special edition of the game, which includes a physical copy of the game, a sound-selection CD featuring 25 tracks from across the Metroid franchise, and a reversible title-sheet insert for the game case.

No. of Players 1 player

Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition (Mojang/3DS/$29.99/eShop/Available on on Sept. 8)

Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures.

Only playable on the New Nintendo 3DS series.

Explore randomly‐generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in Creative Mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off the dangerous mobs.

• Create and explore your very own world where the only limit is what you can imagine.
• Includes five skin packs and two texture packs to customize your gameplay!
• Use the touch screen to check your map or manage your inventory!

No. of Players 1 player

Percy's Predicament Deluxe (Maestro Interactive/3DS/$5.99/eShop)

Percy's Predicament Deluxe is a casual title for all to enjoy exclusively on New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 2DS XL systems.

Percy's Predicament Deluxe is a single player game in which you control Percy Penguin, who has become trapped within a magical orb. You must navigate the course and collect all the fish before the time runs out!

100 Levels and six different environments each with their own musical themes means the fun never stops!

Gameplay is restricted to 2D.

No. of Players 1 player

Wii U / Wii

Earthlock: Festival of Magic (Snowcastle Games/Wii U/$9.99/eShop)

Earthlock is an adventure RPG inspired by the classic 3D RPGs of the late 90's, with a fresh take on turn based combat and character progression.

Enter a beautiful world haunted by its fateful past and join a party of unlikely heroes on their journey to rescue Amon's uncle from an ancient cult and uncover the secret of EARTHLOCK.

• Explore the magical world of Umbra.
• Fast-paced and highly strategic turn-based battles.
• Harvest magical materials to craft helpful items and perks on your home island.
• Utilize Your Talent Table: combining a classic 'skilltree' and equipment to customize your character's progression.
• Alternate between 6 playable characters.
• Available in English / French / Italian / German / Spanish / Norwegian / Polish / Simplified Chinese / Arabic

No. of Players 1 player

Virtual Console

Vigilante (Konami/Wii U/$5.99/eShop)

Thugs have kidnapped your beloved Madonna, and it's up to you to become a VIGILANTE. Fight your way into enemy territory to get her back! Enemies attack you with weapons like iron pipes, chains, guns, and motorcycles. To fight back, you can punch, kick, or use the "nunchaku" item that appears in the stage. Use each of your attacks effectively to defeat your enemies. To clear a stage, defeat the boss that awaits you at the end. Fight your way through exciting stages that include the City Streets, Junkyard, Brooklyn Bridge, and the Backstreets.

No. of Players 1 player

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.

Activities:

• YO-KAI WATCH 2: Oni Evolution Update (Version 2.0): Anyone that owns the YO-KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spirits or YO-KAI WATCH 2: Fleshy Souls games can download a free “Oni Evolution” software update starting today. It adds the Yo-kai Watch Psychic Blasters mode with additional bosses to battle against, the chance to befriend new Yo-kai and more fun features. This update also allows players the ability to transfer save data from the YO-KAI WATCH 2: Bony Spirits and YO-KAI WATCH 2: Fleshy Souls games to YO-KAI WATCH 2: Psychic Specters, which launches on Sept. 29.

Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

• New themes this week include:
  • Metroid: Samus Returns Samus Aran