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Nintendo Download: Launch Into a Timeless Tale

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This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content:

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD will be available on July 16. (Graphic: Business Wire)

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD will be available on July 16. (Graphic: Business Wire)

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch

    • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – A hero rises, and the legend begins. Join Link in his high-flying quest to save Zelda, a childhood friend who must confront her destiny. Soar between floating islands and descend to the mysterious surface world in this updated HD version of the original The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword game. This classic journey, enhanced for Nintendo Switch, not only features improved performance, smoother motion controls and newly added button controls, but also a range of quality of life improvements. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD will be available on July 16.
    • Songs for a Hero: Definitive Edition – Join an unlikely hero as he sings his way through a strange world full of floating platforms, bright and colorful enemies, and many other inexplicable phenomena in an adventure unlike anything you have ever heard! This humorous platformer features a fully dynamic soundtrack that reacts to your every input, meaning that the hero will always sing and crack jokes about whatever is happening to him, whenever it happens. Songs for a Hero: Definitive Edition is an old-school, sung-through videogame extravaganza!
    • Cris Tales – Experience the past, present and future simultaneously in this gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs. To stop the Time Empress and rewrite the future of the land, embark on a harrowing journey across the kingdoms, recruiting powerful allies to aid in the fight. Master their abilities and Crisbell’s unique Time Magic to overcome mighty foes. Peer into the past, act in the present and watch as your choices dynamically change the future. Pre-order Cris Tales today and get ready for the game’s launch on July 20.
    • Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective – From the award-winning studio behind Homo Machina and Californium, Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective is a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary puzzle game. Playing as detective Pierre, you must find your way and solve puzzles to retrieve the magical stone stolen by the nefarious Mr. X. You’ll meet adorable and hilarious characters, travel through works of art and interact with a world that was previously only available on paper!
  • Digital Spotlight

    • The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening – While you can soar through Skyloft this week in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, you can enjoy a tropical adventure with Link in The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, also available on Nintendo Switch. Link washes ashore on a mysterious island with an assortment of curious characters. To return home, he must collect magical instruments across the land and awaken the legendary Wind Fish. Explore Koholint Island and all its puzzle-filled dungeons in an art style that breathes new life into this memorable adventure! The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is available now in Nintendo eShop.

Nintendo Mobile

  • Summertime Fun Continues in the Los Angeles Tour – Race the sights of the City of Angels with the Los Angeles Tour, the latest limited-time event in the Mario Kart Tour game, happening now! Hit the streets with the new Los Angeles Laps 3 course and its R, T and RT variants. Take on fun challenges and see if you can unlock all the in-game rewards. Plus, the Summertime Celebration continues in the Los Angeles Tour, too! Until Aug. 10, you can look for bonus rewards to celebrate summer. You can even earn a maximum of 27 rubies just by completing in-game challenges.

Activities:

  • Win Rewards and Defeat the Ultimate God of Destruction! – Join Zed on his quest to defeat the Ultimate God of Destruction in DISGAEA 6: Defiance of Destiny! My Nintendo members also have until July 20 for a chance to win a Laharl and Zed Metal Art Print signed by DISGAEA 6 writer and series producer Sohei Niikawa, as well as a Cerberus Plush in the DISGAEA 6: Defiance of Destiny My Nintendo Sweepstakes! You can also redeem your My Nintendo Platinum Points* for DISGAEA 6: Defiance of Destiny themed rewards, including a 10x Boost Ticket and the exclusive digital manga – DISGAEA 6: Defiance of Destiny – Tales of Super Reincarnation. Visit https://my.nintendo.com/news/503cd81dce634453#sweep to learn more about this offer.**

Nintendo eShop sales:

Also new this week in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

* A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem My Nintendo points. Terms apply.

** NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the United States, District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 13 years old or older. Sweepstakes begins 10:00 AM PT on 6/22/2021 and ends at 11:59 PM PT on 7/20/2021. To enter, you must (1) have a Nintendo Account (if you do not have a Nintendo Account you can register for one at https://my.nintendo.com/); (2) visit https://my.nintendo.com/reward_categories/sweepstake; (3) sign in to your Nintendo Account; and (4) redeem 10 Platinum Points per entry at the My Nintendo™ Disgaea® 6: Defiance of Destiny Sweepstakes page (https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/dac1b0705c8e1634) as stated in Official Rules. There will be ten (10) winners. Each winner will receive one (1) Disgaea® 6 Cerberus plush (ARV $39.99 USD) and one (1) Disgaea® 6 Zed + Laharl metal art print signed by Mr. Sohei Niikawa (ARV $199.99 USD). Total ARV of all prizes: $2,399.80 USD. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Details and restrictions apply. For Official Rules, visit https://nintendo.com/rules/my-nintendo-disgaea-6-sweepstakes. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052. NIS America is not a sponsor, co-sponsor or administrator of this sweepstakes.

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to Nintendo eShop, which offers a variety of options for the Nintendo Switch family of systems, the Wii U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

Nintendo Switch Online is a paid membership service that allows members to team up or face off online in compatible Nintendo Switch games, such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Members also enjoy a curated library of NES and Super NES classic games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, among many others. To find out more about the benefits that come with Nintendo Switch Online, to view membership options and to learn about a free seven-day trial for new users, visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/.

Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch family of systems, Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used in any Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single Nintendo Account.

Customers in the U.S. and Canada ages 18 and older can also link a PayPal account to their Nintendo Account to purchase digital games and content for the Nintendo Switch family of systems both on-device and from the Nintendo website. Once the accounts are linked, users may also use PayPal as a payment option when buying digital content for the Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family systems from the Nintendo website.

My Nintendo members can earn Gold Points on eligible digital purchases. Already have Gold Points? Redeem them toward your next digital purchase of Nintendo Switch games and DLC on Nintendo eShop, or on discount rewards for select Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Visit https://my.nintendo.com/reward_categories for more details.

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