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Nintendo eShop Update Week 47

This week’s line-up of Nintendo eShop software coming to Japan including Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Momotaro Dentetsu, and more.

Select highlights

The second game in the Hyrule Warriors series and the prequel to Breath of the Wild which includes many elements from Nintendo’s seminal open-air title including the Sheikah Slate, Paraglider, the four Champions, and many of the game’s characters, combined with many gameplay elements from the Musou genre.

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The first Momotaro Dentetsu game on Switch from the Hudson Soft sugoroku board game series that began life on the Family Computer in 1988 and has seen 22 console sequels, the last releasing four years ago on 3DS as a first-party Nintendo title. This Switch entry includes online battles for 4 players to battle it out.

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Also releasing this week

Arcade Archives Zero Team	Hamster	¥838
Art Sqool	RedDeerGames	¥1,199
Bokura no Houkago Asobi＋Tsuika Asobi＆Omikuji Pack Set	SAT-BOX	¥1,980
Brawl Chess	RedDeerGames	¥1,199
Breakpoint	The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild	¥520
Bullet Beat	TERNOX	¥599
Cake Bash	Coatsink Software	¥2,100
Cape’s Escape Game	AlignmentSharp	¥300
The Casino -Roulette, Video Poker, Slot Machines, Craps, Baccarat-	D3 Publisher	¥999
Deadly Days	Assemble Entertainment	¥1,300
DEX	QubicGames	¥2,000
Fall Gummies	Prison Games	¥999
G-MODE Archives 23 Keitai Shoujo	G-mode	¥823
Grisaia Phantom Trigger 05	Prototype	¥1,500
Hotline Miami Collection	Devolver Digital	¥2,570
Karma Knight	UltramarineSoft	¥980
Micetopia	Ratalaika Games	¥500
Nexoria: Dungeon Rogue Heroes	TERNOX	¥599
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2：Grand Prix	Ripples	¥4,780
OMG Police – Car Chase TV Simulator	RedDeerGames	¥699
One Dog Story	eastasiasoft	¥1,480
Rush Rover	indienova	¥499
S.N.I.P.E.R. Hunter Scope	Baltoro Games	¥1,599
Truck Driver	Sodesco	¥5,150

Coming soon

Select highlights in the coming soon section of the Japanese Switch eShop include the pictured Sumikko Gurashi: Oheya no Sumi de Tabikibun Sugoroku which launches on December 3rd for ¥6,380, Family Trainer which launches on December 17th for ¥4,378, plus two Himehibi series games – a port of Himehibi Zoku！Nigakki -New Princess Days!!- which is a digital only release on December 3rd for ¥5,808, and the brand new game in the series Himehibi Another Princess Days ～White or Black～ which launches a week after and will also be available at retail for ¥7,480. All upcoming Japanese Switch releases are listed here.

Playable demos

Four demos released last week were the pictured Just Dance 2021 from Ubisoft, Kairobotica from Kairosoft, Police×Senshi Lovepatrina! Love na Rhythm de Taiho Shimasu! from Nippon Columbia, and Shadowverse Champions Battle from Cygames. This week’s demos are Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise from Imagineer, Cake Bash from Coatsink Software, Koisuru Otome to Shugo no Tate Re:boot The “SHIELD-9” from Entergram, Picross S5 from Jupiter and Sumikko Gurashi: Oheya no Sumi de Tabikibun Sugoroku from Nippon Columbia.

Downloadable content

The pictured Neko Tomo Smile Mashimashi will be available as a free download for owners of the original game or available as a separate physical release. The update adds a Photo Studio mode, a Tailor feature, a fast-forward button, and more! Bubble Bobble 4 Friends will also be adding The Baron is Back content as a free update which adds 100 new stages along with Baron von Blubba!

Sales highlights

This week’s sale highlights include Gear.Club Unlimited which is a massive 96% off (¥199) in its final ever sale (it’s being removed from the eShop next month), ABZÛ is currently 89% off (¥247), Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix is currently 40% off (¥3,953), Moto Rush GT is currently 93% off (¥100), Elemental Knights R is currently 96% off (¥100), and The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories is currently 36% off (¥1,949)! Visit this page for a full list of every game on sale.

Download ranking

1. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous)
2. Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo)
3. Momotaro Dentetsu ～Showa Heisei Reiwa mo Teiban!～ (Konami)
4. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo Games)
5. Rune Factory 4 Special (Marvelous)
6. Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan)
7. Gear.Club Unlimited (3goo)
8. ABZÛ (505 Games)
9. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)
10. Overcooked 2 (Team17)

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Notes: All prices listed are inclusive of tax and do not include discounts unless otherwise stated. Purchase your Nintendo eShop cards from here and find out how to play Japanese Switch games here.