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'SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game' the main attraction this week, although let us not forget about some online Sword Art.
October 3, 2024
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Nintendo :
This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content:
Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game – At long last, Patrick Star takes the lead in his very own game! Step into his shorts and create hilarious, physics-based mayhem in an open world playground that puts all of Bikini Bottom at your disposal. Hunt for buried treasure, release rage in Mrs. Puff’s Rage Room and get pulled into quests and challenges by Sandy Cheeks, Mr. Krabs and SpongeBob himself. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game will be available Oct. 4. Pre-orders are available now on Nintendo eShop!
SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Enter a distorted version of the SWORD ART ONLINE world that exists beyond memories, time and space in this action game that features solo play and online* co-op. Pick your role in the form of your favorite SWORD ART ONLINE characters and team up in 20-player raids to defeat powerful enemies. Customize your favorite character, quest with friends and challenge high-level raids! SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream launches on the Nintendo Switch system Oct. 4.
Activities:
No Tricks, All Treats – From cozy delights to howling frights, discover spooky fun with games for the Nintendo Switch system, Halloween merch, in-game events happening in October and more from Nintendo! For more information, check out this page: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/games/october-seasonal/.
Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch:
Check out the full list of deals available this week at https://www.nintendo.com/store/sales-and-deals.
Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
All You Need is Help – Available Oct. 4
Camp Sunshine – Available Oct. 9
Cyberpunk Hacker – Available Oct. 4
Flight Simulator Delivery: Cargo Business – Available Oct. 5
Hidden in my Paradise – Available Oct. 9
Hide ’N Seek – Available Oct. 4
Kill The Crows – Available Oct. 7
Macho Shot – Available Oct. 4
Mark of the Deep – Available Oct. 8
Necro Story – Available Oct. 7
Offroad Quest Simulator – Available Oct. 4
Rogue Sentry – Available Oct. 9
Skautfold: Into the Fray – Available Oct. 4
Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire – Available Oct. 9
Submarine Bubble – Available Oct. 5
Urban Skater – Skateboard Delivery City Challenge – Available Oct. 4
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel – Available Oct. 4
* Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch/online
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 Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo Switch Sports and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Members also enjoy a curated library of classic NES, Super NES and Game Boy games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Kirby’s Dream Land, 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/.
With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, players get access to even more benefits, including a library of Nintendo 64 games with added online play for up to four players (additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode; sold separately), a library of select Game Boy Advance games, Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion DLC (full version of game required to use DLC for that game; sold separately) and retro SEGA Genesis games.
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.
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.
Remember that the Nintendo Switch features parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. Nintendo Switch players who register a Nintendo Account gain access to free-to-start games and free game demos from Nintendo eShop, and also get the latest news and information direct from Nintendo. For more information about parental controls on Nintendo Switch and other features, visit https://play.nintendo.com/parents/tools-for-parents/parental-controls/ and https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.
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