Nintendo eShop - October 2021

tolkir · Oct 2, 2021

♫ Disco Elysium - Whirling-in-Rags, 8am (British Sea Power) ♫

Well-known Releases: 08/Metroid Dread, 29/Mario Party Superstars, 05/Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, 15/Crysis Remastered Trilogy, 19/Dying Light: Platinum Edition, 28/Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water

Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi - 28 (NA, EU) - Trailer

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars - 28 (NA, EU, JP) - Trailer

The Good Life - 25 (NA, EU, JP) - Trailer

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut - 12 (NA, EU, JP) - Trailer

Dusk - 28 (NA, EU) - Trailer

Dungeon Encounters - 14 (NA, EU, JP) - Trailer

Monster Crown - 12 (NA, EU, JP) - Trailer

Okinawa Rush - 28 (NA, EU, JP) - Trailer

The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf - 26 (NA, EU) - Trailer

The Caligula Effect 2 - 19 (NA, EU, JP) - Trailer

eShop Originals

01 - Doom & Destiny Worlds - Heartbit - $19.99/€19.99 - 1.0 GB
01 - Short Games Collection #1 - Nerd Monkeys - $19.99/€16.99 - 2.7 GB
01 - FIFA 22 Legacy Edition - EA Games - $39.99/€39.99 - 12.7 GB
02 - Mystik Belle Enchanted Edition - Last Dimension - €16.99 - 70 MB *EU*
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04 - Toree 2 - Diplodocus Games - $0.99/€0.99 - 313 MB
05 - Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl - Ludosity/Game Mill - $49.99/€49.99 - 2.9 GB
05 - Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan - ManaVoid Ent./Skybound Games - $29.99/€24.99 - 3.9 GB
05 - Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases - Microids - $39.99 - 1.9 GB *NA*
07 - Gang Beasts - Boneloaf - $29.99/€29.99 - 2.2 GB
07 - The Lightbringer - Zordix - $14.99/€14.99 - 2.8 GB
07 - Lyrica2 Stars Align - Cosen - €23.99 - 257 MB
07 - Jack Axe - Neon Doctrine - $14.99/€14.99 - 132 MB
07 - No Longer Home - Fellow Traveller - $14.99/€12.99 - 1.5 GB
07 - Amane - CyberStep - $13.99/€11.59 - 166 MB
07 - InfiniteCorp: Cyberpunk Card Game - T-Bull - $7.99/€6.99 - 162 MB
07 - Creepy Tale 2 - No Gravity Games - $14.99/€14.99 - 680 MB
08 - Metroid Dread - MercurySteam/Nintendo - $59.99/€59.99 - 4.1 GB
08 - Tetris Effect: Connected - Monstars/Enhance - $39.99
08 - LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - TT Games/WB Games
08 - Knockout Home Fitness - Marvelous - €39.99 - 1.0 GB *EU*
08 - Bouncy Bullets 2 - Ratalaika Games - $4.99/€4.99 - 113 MB
08 - Lord of the Click II - ChiliDog Interactive - $4.99/€4.99 - 196 MB
08 - Toroom - Game Nacional - $14.99/€12.99 - 188 MB
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12 - Disco Elysium: The Final Cut - ZA/UM - $39.99/€39.99 - 6.5 GB
12 - Monster Crown - Studio Aurum/Soedesco - $29.99/€29.99 - 3.0 GB
13 - Lumione - Perfect World Games - $12.99/€10.49 - 3.5 GB
13 - Critadel - Pixelian Studio/Nicalis - $19.99/€14.99 - 248 MB
13 - Catty & Batty: The Spirit Guide - Sometimes You - $4.99/€4.99 - 594 MB
14 - Dungeon Encounters - Square Enix - $29.99/€29.99 - 1.7 GB
14 - A Little Golf Journey - Okidokico/Playtonic - $19.99/€16.79 - 1.3 GB
14 - Nira - Graffiti Games - $9.99/€9.99 - 178 MB
14 - Ruin Raiders - Freedom Games - $19.99/€15.99 - 400 MB
14 - Inspector Waffles - Hitcents - $13.99/€12.99 - 430 MB
14 - Tears of Avia - CooCooSqueaky/PQube - $14.99/€14.99 - 6.0 GB
14 - The Sundew - 2054 - $14.99/€12.49 - 284 MB
14 - Aeon Must Die! - Limestone Games/Focus Home - $19.99/€19.99 - 3.4 GB
14 - Fight of Animals: Arena - Justdan - $19.99/€19.99 - 927 MB
14 - The Jackbox Party Pack 8 - Jackbox Games - $29.99/€25.99 - 1.3 GB
15 - The Good Life - White Owls/Playism - $39.99/€33.99 - 3.0 GB
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19 - The Caligula Effect 2 - FuRyu/NIS America - $49.99/€49.99 - 6.7 GB *10/22 on EU*
19 - Dying Light: Platinum Edition - Techland - $49.99 - 14.5 GB
19 - Angry Alligator - Orange One - $29.99/€29.99 - 861 MB
19 - Youtubers Life 2 - Raiser Games - $39.99/€39.99 - 2.7 GB
20 - Sheepo - Top Hat Studios - $10.99/€10.99 - 346 MB
20 - Spectacular Sparky - FreakZone Games/Nicalis - $14.99/€14.99 - 218 MB
21 - Evertried - Dangen Ent. - $19.99/€16.79 - 471 MB
22 - My Friend Peppa Pig - Outright Games - $39.99/€39.99 - 2.3 GB
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26 - The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf - Osome Studio/Microids - $39.99/€39.99 - 2.1 GB
26 - Shadow Corridor - Regista/NIS America - $14.99/€14.99 - 1.4 GB
26 - Hermitage: Strange Case Files - Giiku Games - $19.99/€19.99 - 1.4 GB
28 - Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi - Experience/Aksys Games - $59.99 - 1.8 GB
28 - Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars - Square Enix - $29.99/€29.99 - 2.3 GB
28 - Dusk - New Blood - $19.99/€16.66 - 2.7 GB
28 - Okinawa Rush - Sokaikan/No Gravity Games - $19.99/€19.99 - 721 MB
28 - Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water - Koei Tecmo - $39.99/€39.99 - 14.1 GB
29 - Mario Party Superstars - Nintendo - $59.99/€59.99 - 2.7 GB
29 - PJ Masks: Heroes Of The Night - Outright Games - $39.99/€39.99 - 6.9 GB

Retro, Remasters, Remakes, Old ports

05 - Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania - Sega - $39.99/€39.99 - 2.9 GB
15 - Crysis Remastered Trilogy - Crytek - $49.99/€49.99
21 - Toy Soldiers HD - Accelerate Games
22 - Raiden IV x Mikado Remix - PQube - €34.99 - 822 MB *EU*
28 - Abarenbo Tengu & Zombie Nation - City Connection
28 - Black Widow: Recharged - Adamvision Studios/Atari Games

Cloud

26 - Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Square Enix

eShop Originals

07 - Shuuen no Virche -ErroR: salvation- - Idea Factory - ¥7,150
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14 - Earth Defense Force 3 - D3Publisher - ¥4,980
14 - Monark - FuRyu - ¥8,470
14 - Illvelo Swamp - RS34 - ¥2,980
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28 - Super Robot Taisen 30 - Bandai Namco - ¥9,460
28 - Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side 4th Heart - Konami - ¥8,580
28 - Kochira, Haha Naru Hoshi Yori - Nippon Ichi - ¥7,678
28 - Aikagi 3 - iMel - ¥2,200
28 - Saka Agari Hurricane Portable - Entergram - ¥6,270
28 - Keiken Zero na Classmate - Entergram - ¥2,970

Retro, Remasters, Remakes, Old ports

28 - Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli - Toaplan/M2

Eastward - Adventure, Action, Role-Playing - $24.99/€24.99 - Trailer

Cruis'n Blast - Racing, Arcade - $39.99/€39.99 - Trailer

Tails of Iron - Action, Adventure - $24.99/€24.99 - Trailer

UnMetal - Action, Adventure - $19.99/€16.99 - Trailer

TOEM - Adventure, Puzzle - $19.99/€17.99 - Trailer

If those games aren't enough:

Lost In Random - Action, Adventure - $29.99/€29.99 - Trailer

Actraiser Renaissance - Action, Simulation, Strategy - $29.99/€29.99 - Trailer

Flynn Son of Crimson - Adventure, Action, Platformer - $19.99/€19.99 - Trailer

Razion EX - Arcade, Action - $19.95/€19.95 - Trailer

Metallic Child - Action, Role-Playing - $29.99/€29.99 - Trailer

Are you insatiable? Here you have more games:

tolkir · Oct 2, 2021

North America - Thursdays, 9 A.M. PT
Europe - Thursdays, 3 P.M. CEST
Japan - Thursdays, 12 A.M. JST

Nintendo Switch

Version 13.0.0 - September 14th, 2021

- Price

Individual Membership
$3.99/month
$7.99/3 months
$19.99/year

Family Membership
$34.99/year

- Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers
They can be purchased in a set of two. Each individual voucher can be redeemed for a selected Nintendo Switch digital software title.
They are redeemable for one year from the date of purchase and don't have to be used at the same time.

List of NA Games compatible (Unavailable)
List of EU Games compatible
List of JP Games compatible

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tolkir · Oct 2, 2021

After 8 years and 96 threads, this is going to be the last eShop thread that I make. The motivation isn't close to the moment when I started, it's a good time to take a rest right now before I get more tired.
When European PRs moved at Thursdays and later, they were reduced to the minimal info already I was looking a moment to stop. I bear it how I could with your support.
I didn't created this topic, just took it when the former OP got tired as well. These threads were an oasis of peace for me respect to others threads of the same forum. Minimal off-topic, zero issues between users or mods and healthy discussion about games that appeared on the eShop.
Thanks to the users that posted all these years, without you the thread already would be dead years ago.
I hope someone keeps making threads even if the OP is more basic. Always is good to have a place to speak about indies and AA games which often are overlooked for many people. I'll always be available if you need my help for anything.

Thanks again and keep enjoying with games.

(Now it's when Team Cherry shadowdrop Silksong this month as a gift :))

Maximo · Oct 2, 2021

Your are a god damn treasure for making all these threads, enjoy the break.

Putosaure · Oct 2, 2021

Thanks for all these years! This new thread smell is different this time.

basic_text · Oct 2, 2021

I can't vouch for the Switch performance (playing on pc game pass) but please don't let Unsighted pass you by.
You'll definitely dig it if you enjoy CrossCode/Hyper Light Drifter, it's a very competent game!

Nharox · Oct 2, 2021

tolkir Thanks for your efforts! This is the only thread I regularly checked and it was super helpful to keep up-to-date with the indie scene.

No indies for me this month though, there are already many great releases this month. Looking forward to Monkey Ball and Metroid next week. I'll also check out Back 4 Blood and Age of Empires 4 thanks to Game Pass.

EDIT: The Discord invite is invalid. Can someone create a new one?

ginnokane · Oct 2, 2021

Thanks for all the threads tolkir! I have been reading them and enjoying the discussions in here for years, even if I don't post too often. I know the threads don't get as many posts as they used to, but I always appreciated the fantastic OPs you prepared. You've earned your retirement, and hopefully there is someone around willing to take up the mantle.

cowbanana · Oct 2, 2021

Thanks for all the threads, tolkir. They've been a great resource! Personally I'm winding down my Switch purchases to a minimum and I'll only be getting games like Metroid Dread, SMT V and the occasional Arcade Archives release. The Switch is getting long in the tooth and too many games perform utterly terrible.

TheMoon · Oct 2, 2021

wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wallet breaker!!!

beatmeup · Oct 2, 2021

Many thanks tolkir for the excellent threads, these have easily been my most enjoyed on this site.
Enjoy the rest

tolkir · Oct 2, 2021

Nintendo General thread surely will give you one.

alundra311 · Oct 2, 2021

Thank you very much for taking the time to create these threads, tolkir. I just hope these threads won't die as it is a great resource for Switch game recommendations.

deadfolk · Oct 2, 2021

Thanks so much for all your hard work Tolkir. It's good to get out when the time is right. I hope you will still be around.

TheMoon · Oct 2, 2021

oh wow, end of another era!

thanks for all the effort you put in on a regular schedule over the years! :O

Rellik · Oct 2, 2021

Muchas gracias tolkir for these threads! Best of luck for the future and I hope to see you again here or wherever :D

cw_sasuke · Oct 2, 2021

Thanks for all the hard work and maintaining my favorite thread series on ERA - the last couple years on the eShop been crazy. You deserve your break and i hope to still see you around.

BassForever · Oct 2, 2021

Has anyone played Unsighted? Hadn't heard of the game but watched a trailer and it looks pretty good. Gives me some cross code vibes with the combat and aesthetic and the reviews, the few I can find, are very positive. Does the game run well on switch? Or did it just get over shadowed by Eastward?

Gong · Oct 2, 2021

tolkir

Thank you for all the hard work. I lurk more than the average Era user, but I find your threads invaluable each month you've done them. You've more than earned your rest.

Reddaye · Oct 2, 2021

I've been playing it for a bit via Xbox Game Pass and the game is good, with a pretty interesting setting/story, and decent combat. My main issue with the game is you pretty quickly get hit with many different timers that constantly count down for pretty much all the characters, and the only way to seemingly circumvent them is through a consumable item that adds to their countdown.

If you don't mind needing to constantly worry about timers, and enjoy stamina based combat with Zelda like world progression, I think you'd enjoy it. If you don't like those things, I'd recommend avoiding or waiting for a discount.

BassForever · Oct 2, 2021

What do you mean by timers? My first though it something like Majora's Mask where certain events have to be done by a certain time or Dead Rising where characters die if you don't rescue them quick enough.

basic_text · Oct 2, 2021

If it's what I think the other poster is talking about then there's kind of a superficially imposed time limit of around 327 days and you lose a day whenever you die.

I have no idea what the implications are as I'm only about an hour or two in but you can find items that either extend your life or another characters (it tells you how long other characters have to live when you converse with them).

Reddaye · Oct 2, 2021

I didn't wanna say too much, but basically the MC and seemingly most NPCs (including shopkeepers, quest givers, etc) all have an individual countdown. When the countdown hits 0 they turn hostile and must be killed. You can extend a character's timer by 24 hours using a particular consumable item, but as far as I know these aren't something you're constantly getting.

So it's kind of a combination of MM and DR, I suppose.

Apparently there are different endings depending on who you save, and who you don't.

Rodrigues solitaire · Oct 2, 2021

Thank you for you hard work tolkir! End of an era.

K Samedi · Oct 2, 2021

Thank you tolkir. You did a great job with this thread. I certainly bought many games just by cheking out the op for games and recommendations made by everyone who participates in these threads.
This month though, I mean there is a lot of interesting stuff and Metroid Dread too. I will also try to get the Oled Switch and that will probably make me buy a lot of games this month too (I love the feel of fresh hardware and new games to play).

LiftGammaGain · Oct 2, 2021

Thank you Tolkir. Fantastic threads through and through.

Zonic · Oct 2, 2021

I think just Metroid Dread for me this month. I'll wait on a sale for Super Monkey Ball.

...though oh right, the outta nowhere port of Zombie Nation from NES is out this month. I'll keep an eye out on that as well.

Jet Jaguar · Oct 2, 2021

In for Tetris Effect provided it runs at a locked 60fps

Deleted member 9035 · Oct 2, 2021

Thank YOU tolkir, you're a major reason I keep visiting this forum and engaging with it. Your threads have been a source of great joy and discovery, and helped foster a warm sense of international community which is often lacking in other areas of this forum.

I wish the eshop had the option to gift games so I could get you something as a token of my appreciation. Perhaps we could all pitch in via Paypal.

9-Volt · Oct 2, 2021

Your efforts are much appreciated Tolkir, godspeed!

Busy month but the busiest one in the year. Planning to buy:
Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz
Tetris Effect Connected
The Caligula Effect 2
Mario Party Superstars
Disco Elysium
Dying Light
Crysis 2&3
Fatal Frame 5

Waiting for reviews:
The Good Life
Dungeon Encounters
Aeon Must Die
Voice of Cards
Smurfs

Kattbuss · Oct 2, 2021

Thanks for all the work tolkir !

For me it's going to be Metroid and Project Zero. Then maybe Mario Party for the kids!

blackrogue13 · Oct 2, 2021

Tend to lurk this thread rather than post. However, thank you tolkir for all the months you have done this. Really hope some one take over as it's such a good community.

blackrogue13 · Oct 2, 2021

Reckon I will get Mario party for the kids (and me) for Christmas (sorry if it's too early to mention) but have Metroid Dread coming. Still got many to pick up from previous month's, so not sure I will grab anything else.

WinniethePimp · Oct 2, 2021

Tolkir NOoooooooooO :(

just kidding...well not really. What i mean is... thanks for all the hard work and effort put into these threads over the years, and that i, like many others greatly enjoyed them, not only as a source of info, but maybe more even, a source of joy, happiness, and discovery, untainted by other things that get in the way like in so many other threads.

Not sure there will be a replacement for this on this site here, probably not. Enjoy your "retirement" though, you've more than earned it :)

jordn613 · Oct 2, 2021

Is Death's Gambit as amazing as it seems it might be after all the work that was done to it since release 3 years ago? The reviews are very positive but most stop short of calling it great or a must-play.

Deleted member 9035 · Oct 2, 2021

This thread from 2004 reminded me of you for some reason tolkir, and I'd like to share it.

Terminators in Hats

www.somethingawful.com

Enjoy your retirement!

bonch00ski · Oct 2, 2021

You can probably do a lot worse for 20 bucks

Millvain · Oct 2, 2021

Thanks so much for the superb effort you have our into maintaining this thread, my favourite on ERA. You say that you intended to create an oasis of peace, and you certainly achieved this. It has been a go to place for me when life has been stressful.

Kattbuss · Oct 2, 2021

I just bought Mario Kart Home Circuit as a gift to the kids for Christmas since I found it cheap. It's never too early :-)

Marz · Oct 2, 2021

RIP to the greatest threads on Era, loved reading these over the years you will be missed.

.exe · Oct 2, 2021

I've mostly lurked here lately, but thanks for all the great threads, tolkir! I've appreciated all the effort you put into them.

Edit: Having now played more now (20+ hours), I had to rewrite my impressions. Definitely play this if it looks even remotely appealing to you. Sure, it has some shortcomings like a limited selection of weapons of each weapon type and some weird bugs, but it makes it up in many other ways too. I'm really enjoying building my character, fighting cool bosses and exploring beautiful environments in this. On the balance, I think this is a great game that I'm enjoying more than many of the higher profile metroidvanias I've played.

Also, if you haven't played it yet and are looking for a bit more platforming and puzzling in this genre, consider Astalon: Tears of the Earth. A kind of overlooked game, and it's possibly my favorite metroidvania that doesn't rhyme with Bymphony of the Tight. Definitely up there.

Markoff Chaney · Oct 2, 2021

You are so appreciated and will be missed tolkir. Thank You so much. I wish you happiness and passion in all you pursue.

Mandos · Oct 2, 2021

farewell and thanks a ton tolkir!

Conrad Link · Oct 2, 2021

My birthday month! :D

Metroid comes out a week before hand but I'm still getting it as a present haha. :D

Niraj · Oct 2, 2021

Appreciate all the work you've done over the years. My posting in general has declined quite a bit over the years, but this is one of the only threads I'd consistently follow and read. Won't be the same, but wish you all the best.

Fireblend · Oct 2, 2021

Thanks for the excellent threads, and enjoy your well deserved rest!

Mudo · Oct 2, 2021

This truly is the end of an era wow.

Thanks Tolkir for creating what has been my favorite thread on the sites! I visit here daily even if I've slowed down posting as the Switch years have rolled on. I completely understand being done and can't imagine the amount of work that goes into making this thread and keeping it up to date. Hats off to you and I hope the thread survives into the future as it's a core part of my overall experience here on ERA :)

Watershed · Oct 2, 2021

Thank you for making all these threads over the years. They helped me identify games I was interested in each month and surfaced great discussions of smaller games.

Curt Baboon · Oct 2, 2021

Shout out to a real one.

Jo-awn · Oct 2, 2021

Even though I don't post as much --my desire to play games just isn't there since life is a bit busy. Maybe when it gets colder and there's less sun out again next month. But it's been real amigo so gracias. I lurk mostly these days because I haven't bought anything on the eShop in over a month.

I think most people never realize that there's a human behind an avatar and regular thread with fancy graphics and frequent updates. It's a human that takes time out of their busy day to dedicate themselves to a community. This is one of the more wholesome threads where people aren't drive by-posting, being console warriors, or low key trolling.

I really hope the mods give you a tag at least. Will it mean much in the grand scheme of things? No. But it's nice to have some kind of acknowledgement. Anyway, enjoy your break!

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