Nintendo Switch eShop Update Includes Popular Franchises This Week

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 20, 2022

News: There are some big titles arriving this week that gamers have been waiting a while to play on Nintendo’s platform.

The weekly update is here for the eShop on the Nintendo Switch and this week features some really big titles. There are four featured games this week in addition to the over 45 other games that you have a chance to pick up. Each game that you see listed below is available right now unless otherwise noted.

Mario+Rabbids: Sparks of Hope

A cosmic adventure of galactic proportions with Mario and the Rabbids is here. Explore vibrant worlds, unlock secrets, rescue Sparks and save the galaxy in exciting tactical battles. Freely roam through all sorts of wondrous worlds, each one jam-packed with discoveries. Recruit up to 30 different Sparks, each with their own special powers and skills that can help “spark” a decisive victory. Can Mario and the Rabbids put an end to the Darkmess?

Persona 5 Royal - Available October 21

Prepare for the award-winning RPG experience in this definitive edition of Persona 5 Royal, featuring a treasure trove of downloadable content. Forced to transfer to a high school in Tokyo, the protagonist has a strange dream. “You truly are a prisoner of fate. In the near future, ruin awaits you.” With the goal of “rehabilitation” looming overhead, he must save others from distorted desires by donning the mask of a Phantom Thief.

New Tales from the Borderlands - Available October 21

Within the perpetually war-torn metropolis of Promethea, you’ll control Anu, Octavio, and Fran on the worst day of their lives. Help these three lovable losers as they endeavor to change the world (and maybe even save it)! You decide the fates of altruistic scientist Anu, her ambitious, “streetwise” brother Octavio and the fierce, frogurt-slinging Fran. With nothing left to lose and everything to gain, you’ll claw and con your way through this thrilling five-part story full of gun-toting goons, otherworldly beasts, and delicious tacos. It’s time to fight back against exploitation and corporate greed. It’s time to make Mayhem your business.

Jackbox Party Pack 9

Introducing the ninth installment of the Party Pack Franchise you know and love. Enjoy five games – Fibbage 4, Quixort, Junktopia, Nonsensory, and Roomerang. Learn more about each of these games on Nintendo.com or in Nintendo eShop. Whether you’re hanging out with friends, having a remote get-together, trying to make the holidays less awkward, or looking for your next game to stream, Jackbox Party Pack 9 is here to spice things up. Jackbox Party Pack 9 is available to play with friends today. (Compatible smart device required. Game, systems, and smart devices are sold separately.)

In addition to those games, the following titles are also arriving in the Nintendo eShop:

Aery – Last Day of Earth

Apré Lapli [After the rain]

Arcade Archives TOY POP

Attacker-chan!

Backgammon: Board Game Puzzle

Beholgar

Crowalt: Traces of the Lost Colony – Available October 21

Crystal Goddess – Available October 21

CubicBan

Dead Secret Circle

Doomed to Hell

Ducky Quacky – Available October 25

Fantasy Blacksmith – Available October 21

Fishing Ducks

Flying Neko Delivery

Forest Pop

Gas Station Simulator

Harmonia

Howloween Hero – Available October 21

JoJo Siwa: Worldwide Party – Available October 21

Letterbox by POWGI

Little Mouse’s Encyclopedia + Comic Coloring Book – Complete Edition

Lost Grimoires 2: Shard of Mystery

Matchpoint – Tennis Championships

Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx – Available October 25

Moonlight

One More Island

One True Hero

Our Fantasy Quest

Pink Explorer

Pompom: The Great Space Rescue – Available October 25

Pretty Girls Escape

Pure-hearted Gyaru and the Shape of Happiness

Robotry! – Available October 26

Runefall 2 – Collector’s Edition

RUNOUT – Available October 21

Sea Horizon

Seduced in the Sleepless City

She Wants Me Dead – Available October 21

Shutter Nyan! Enhanced Edition

Super Mabus Mania – Available October 25

TEMPUS

The Walking Zombie 2 – Available October 21

Touhou Gouyoku Ibun～ Sunken Fossil World.

Turret Lab – Available October 22

Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

World Soccer Cup 2022 – Available October 21

Yomawari: Lost in the Dark – Available October 25

Zombies Killer Machine – Car Games, Driving, Dead Mechanic Simulator

Which of these games interests you the most? Will you buy one of the bigger titles or give an indie game a chance?