This Week In Nintendo Downloads(TWIND): 3/20/2025

This Week In Nintendo Downloads(TWIND) highlights the release of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on the Nintendo Switch, a sci-fi adventure game set on the planet Mira.

Alongside this, Nintendo promotes spring-themed games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Pikmin 4.

The Nintendo Music app for Switch Online members now includes soundtracks from classic games like Dr. Mario and Tetris.

Two sweepstakes are announced: one for Xenoblade Chronicles X merchandise and another for a trip to the grand opening of the new Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO store.

Finally, the update details numerous new game releases and sales on the Nintendo eShop.

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – The massive sci-fi adventure returns for a new generation! The year is 2054 and Earth has been destroyed by an intergalactic war between two alien races. After a small number of survivors crash onto the untamed planet Mira, it falls to you to help bring humanity back from the edge of extinction. Recruit party members to your cause, customize their gear and weapons, pilot powerful Skells and explore a massive world full of surprises. Adventures exclusive to the Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition game also await you, including a new location, new characters and new story content. Start assembling your crew today!

Digital Spotlight

Bring On the Flowers – Spring is finally here, so why not enjoy the changing of the seasons with a bouquet of games available on the Nintendo Switch family of systems? Hone your green thumb and give your island a personal touch with a blossoming flower garden in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. More about the little things? Pluck up some Pikmin and guide these pint-sized, plantlike creatures on an endearing expedition to explore a mysterious planet in Pikmin 4! You can also celebrate the seasons with year-round events in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, where you’ll embark on a cozy adventure to restore an abandoned island to its former glory. As the weather gets warmer, spring into all these games and more with Nintendo Switch!

Nintendo Music

About the Score like Dr. Mario – Let’s put this together: the Dr. Mario (NES), Tetris^® (NES) and Tetris^® (Game Boy) soundtracks are available now on Nintendo Music, the smart-device app for Nintendo soundtracks*! Stack your way to victory anywhere, anytime with these classic puzzle-solving earworms. Nintendo Music is exclusively for Nintendo Switch Online members. For more info, visit: https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/online/nintendo-switch-online/nintendo-music/.

Activities

• My Nintendo Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Sweepstakes – Enter the My Nintendo Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Sweepstakes** for a chance to win items that could be of aid to both new and seasoned explorers, such as a blanket that also doubles as a map and a library-quality journal to chronicle your adventures! You can stay warm while taking on foes and documenting your journey in the open-world RPG of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. For more information, check out https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/bbf8d7be59b0a7b3.
• My Nintendo x Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO Sweepstakes – My Nintendo members can redeem 10 My Nintendo Platinum Points*** to enter for a chance to win a trip to the May grand opening event of the new Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO store. We’re talking flights, hotel, food, store credit — the works! For more information, visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/0347dfdfd78e4195.

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

• 6 in 1 Racing Games Collection
• Aero Cosmos
• Arcade Archives Juno FIRST
• Assault Suit Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute – Available March 21
• Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land – Available March 21
• Beyond Hanwell: Nintendo Switch Edition
• Birdie Up
• Boomerang of Destruction
• Breakout Beyond – Available March 25
• Chess Grandmaster: Ancient Egypt Battle
• Cozy Meadow – Available March 22
• Croaktopia – Available March 21
• Desktop GOLF – Available March 21
• Dog Spotting Challenge!
• Dye The Bunny
• EGGCONSOLE GULKAVE MSX
• Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark – Available March 26
• Jumble Quest
• Lost & Found Spot It Fast!
• Ludo Party
• Masters Tennis – Available March 21
• Meow Delivery: Fish Frenzy – Available March 22
• Odd Shape Out!
• PICROSS S Doraemon & F Characters edition – Available March 26
• Picture the Difference!
• Sand Legends – Available March 22
• Station platform 42
• Swarm Madness
• Tales of Autumn
• The Exorcist: Gravebound Horror
• The Last Hero: Journey to the Unknown – Available March 21
• United Assault – Final Stand
• World Flag Master

 
* Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Not available in all countries. Internet and compatible smart-device required to use app. Data charges may apply. Terms apply. https://www.nintendo.com/purchase-terms
 
** 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 10:00 a.m. PT on 3/17/25 and ends at 11:00 p.m. PT on 6/20/25. 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/bbf8d7be59b0a7b3, (3) sign in to your Nintendo Account, and (4) redeem 10 Platinum Points per entry at the My Nintendo Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Sweepstakes page (https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/bbf8d7be59b0a7b3) as stated in Official Rules. There will be ten (10) winners. Each winner will receive one (1) Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition blanket (ARV $59.95 USD) and one (1) Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition journal (ARV $46.95 USD). Total ARV of all prizes: $1,069.00 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-xenoblade-chronicles-x-definitive-edition-sweepstakes/. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052.
 
*** NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the United States or the District of Columbia who are 18 years old or older. Sweepstakes begins 7:00 a.m. PT on 3/13/2025 and ends at 11:00 p.m. PT on 4/8/2025. To enter, you must (1) have a Nintendo Account (if you do not have a Nintendo Account you can register for one free of charge at https://my.nintendo.com/); (2) visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/0347dfdfd78e4195; (3) sign in to your Nintendo Account; and (4) redeem 10 Platinum Points per entry at the My Nintendo x Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO Sweepstakes page (https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/0347dfdfd78e4195) as stated in the Official Rules. Limit five (5) entries per person. One (1) winner will receive a 4 day, 3 night trip for Winner and up to 2 Guests to San Francisco, California. Trip will include: round trip coach (economy) class air transportation for Winner and up to two (2) Guests from a major commercial airport near Winner’s home (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to San Francisco, California; three (3) nights’ standard hotel accommodation (one room, quadruple occupancy, room and tax only) in San Francisco, CA at a hotel as determined by Sponsor in their sole discretion; non-exclusive ground transportation to and from airport and hotel in San Francisco, CA; $500 VISA gift card; $100 Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO store shopping credit or equivalent; and a personal tour at the Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO store for Winner and up to two (2) Guests. If winner is a resident of California, air transportation may be substituted with another method of transportation by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The Approximate Retail Value of Prize is $3,569.00 USD (actual value may vary depending on departure date and location). 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 http://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/events/rules/mynintendo-san-francisco-trip-sweepstakes/. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052.
 
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.
 
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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.

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