Nintendo Download: Cheers to the New Year!

Eddie Garcia
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Justin Aclin
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This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content:

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Shop the Hits for the Holidays Sale on Nintendo.com or Nintendo eShop before it ends on Jan. 5! (Graphic: Business Wire)

• Digital Spotlight:
  • Happy New Year! – As we start ringing in 2025 with family and friends, why not bring your Nintendo Switch system into the mix? Keep the party going with the Super Mario Party Jamboree game, where you and your loved ones* can choose between 22 playable characters and compete to collect coins in over 110 minigames! You can also get a real kick out of EA SPORTS FC 25, where you can team up with your friends** and experience more ways to win for the club in 5v5 Rush. Or, if you’d rather start the year with something punch-y, Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer*** gets you moving in a boxing workout that fits your lifestyle! Box to the beat of 30 songs, solo or with a friend in 2-Player Mode. Want to give it a try? A free demo of Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer is also available on Nintendo eShop. No matter how you plan on spending your quality time with your loved ones during the first part of the year, Nintendo Switch is here to keep the ball rolling even after it drops!

Activities:

• My Nintendo Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Sweepstakes – Celebrate Princess Zelda’s new adventure with the My Nintendo Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Sweepstakes****, featuring a prize pack inspired by Princess Zelda’s wisdom and the kingdom of Hyrule in the Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom game! Enter now for a chance to win this collection of prizes, a great starting kit for just about any adventure. Hurry – this sweepstakes ends Jan. 7 at 11 p.m. PT! For more information, visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/02cd6fb1b5ebc046.

Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch:

• Last Chance to Save with the Hits for the Holidays Sale! – Time is running out to save up to 50% on select Nintendo Switch games! From now until Jan. 5 at 11:59 p.m. PT, find great deals on select games when you shop on Nintendo.com or Nintendo eShop on your device. Remember that when you shop digital games, you can earn My Nintendo Gold Points***** – awarded based on 5% of the amount you pay (excluding tax and any points or discounts used). Then, you can redeem your Gold Points towards the purchase of other eligible digital games, DLC, Nintendo Switch Online memberships and more. For more information and to view the full list of games, visit https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/sales-and-deals/hits-for-the-holidays/.

Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

• Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana – Available Jan. 7
• Rivenaar’s Grove – Available Jan. 8

* Additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode. Sold separately.

** 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.

*** Be aware of your surroundings. Wear wrist straps and allow adequate room around you during game play.

**** NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 13 years old or older. Sweepstakes begins 12:00 p.m. PT on 9/19/2024 and ends at 11:00 p.m. PT on 1/7/2025. 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/rewards/02cd6fb1b5ebc046, (3) sign in to your Nintendo Account, and (4) redeem 10 Platinum Points per entry at the My Nintendo Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Sweepstakes page (https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/02cd6fb1b5ebc046) as stated in Official Rules. There will be five (5) winners. Each winner will receive one (1) The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Technical Adventure Backpack (ARV $110.99 USD), one (1) The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - 34 oz Stainless Steel Water Bottle (ARV $76.99 USD), one (1) The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Tapestry - Hyrule (ARV $59.99 USD), and one (1) The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Still World (ARV USD 59.99). Total ARV of all prizes: $1,539.80 USD. A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem points. Terms apply (https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_point). Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Details and restrictions apply. For Official Rules, visit https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/events/rules/mynintendo-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-sweepstakes/. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052.

***** Gold Points are awarded based on the amount you pay (excluding tax and any points or discounts used) and have no cash value. A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem My Nintendo points. Terms apply. https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_point.

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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