PRESS RELEASE
02/01/2018

Nintendo Download: Flip the Crypt

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch
    • Pokkén Tournament DX Battle Pack: Wave 1 – The Pokkén
      Tournament DX       Battle Pack grants immediate access to Avatar
      items upon purchase and two waves of DLC as they are released.
      (The full game is required to access the DLC.) The Battle Pack
      contains two new Battle Pokémon and two new Support Pokémon Sets.
      With these Pokémon joining the fray, the battle is just getting
      started.

      • Wave 1 launched on Jan. 31 and contains Battle Pokémon
        Aegislash, a new Support Pokémon set featuring Mega Rayquaza
        and Mimikyu, and additional Avatar items.
      • Wave 2 releases on March 23 and contains Battle Pokémon
        Blastoise, a new Support Pokémon set featuring Mew and Celebi,
        and additional Avatar items.
    • Crypt of the NecroDancer: Nintendo Switch Edition – Crypt
      of the NecroDancer       is an award-winning, hardcore rhythm-based
      dungeon crawling game. Players must move on the beat to navigate
      randomly generated dungeons and battle dancing skeletons, zombies
      and dragons, while grooving to the game’s award-winning Danny
      Baranowsky soundtrack. Players can even team up with a friend in
      local co-op mode.
    • Dandara
      – Welcome to a unique 2D platformer full of mystical creatures and
      boundless exploration. Defy gravity as you jump across floors,walls and ceilings alike. Discover the mysteries and secrets hidden throughout the world of Salt and its diverse array of characters. Empower Dandara for combat and survival against
      enemies bent on oppression. Dandara will be available on Feb. 6.
    • Night in the Woods – Night in the Woods is an adventure game focused on exploration, story and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a
      lush, vibrant world. Break stuff, play bass, hang out, walk on powerlines, jump between roofs, and discover strange and amazing and terrible things you never asked for. Come home and waste your life away in Possum Springs.

Nintendo eShop sales:

Fire Emblem Heroes Activities:

  • Fire Emblem Heroes One-Year Anniversary Celebration! – We’ve
    reached our one-year anniversary! Thanks for your support. To thank
    everyone for playing the game, we are holding a celebration with five
    different events:

    • Summoning Focus: One-Year-Anniversary Hero Fest, from Feb.
      1 at 11 p.m. PT to Feb. 8 at 10:59 p.m. PT. To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Fire Emblem Heroes, four dependable Heroes are part of a 5-star summoning focus. Also, the initial summoning rate for 5-star Focus Heroes will be set to 5%. For new
      summoning events, the first time you summon, you won’t have to use Orbs. Check it out from the Summon menu.
    • One-Year-Anniversary Present, from Feb. 1 at 11 p.m. PT to
      March 7 at 10:59 p.m. PT. During this time, anyone who logs in can
      receive 50 Orbs, one time only.
    • One-Year-Anniversary Celebration Log-In Bonus, from Feb. 1
      at 11 p.m. PT to Feb. 16 at 10:59 p.m. PT. During this time, you
      can receive a Log-In Bonus up to 10 times, for a total of 20 Orbs.
    • Daily Special Maps, Feb. 1 at 11 p.m. PT to Feb. 25 at 11
      p.m. PT. Daily Special Maps will be sent out every day for 25
      days. There are two difficulties for each: Normal and Hard. You
      can earn up to 50 Orbs by playing.
    • Double EXP and SP Event, Feb. 1 at 11 p.m. PT to Feb. 8 at
      10:59 p.m. PT. During this time, the EXP and SP you earn in battle
      will be doubled.
  • A Hero Rises – Now that the Choose Your Legends event is over,
    it’s time to decide who the No. 1 Hero is in all of Fire Emblem
    Heroes    . Get ready for a new event, A Hero Rises, which runs from
    Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. PT to Feb. 19 at 6:59 p.m. PT. The top Hero will be
    given to players as a 5-star unit at a later date. Check out the
    voting website, and choose your favorite Hero.
  • Illusory Dungeon – A new event, Tap Battle: Illusory Dungeon,
    will be here, with the Labyrinth of Mists. The event runs from Feb. 8
    at 11 p.m. PT to Feb. 22 at 10:59 p.m. PT. Illusory Dungeon is a
    simple battle game in which you time your taps on the screen to defeat
    enemies. You can even use Heroes who have not yet been leveled up, so
    feel free to choose your four favorite Heroes. During this time there
    will also be daily quests where you can earn different rewards each
    day. Starting on Feb. 11 at 11 p.m. PT, there will be two types of Tap
    Battle quests. Thanks again to everyone playing Fire Emblem Heroes,
    and happy anniversary! For more information about Fire Emblem Heroes,
    visit the official
    site    .

My Nintendo Activities:

  • My Nintendo February Rewards
    • Get set for Valentine’s Day with new My Nintendo rewards:
      • My Nintendo is offering a cute Super Mario: Pastel Pink
        Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu theme. You can redeem points for the
        reward up to five times, so you can share it with someone
        special. The offer ends on March 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
    • February is shaping up to be a great month for classic Nintendo
      game fans. Three beloved Nintendo 3DS games – Super Mario 3D
      Land      , The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Ultimate
      NES Remix       – have just been added to the Nintendo Selects
      series.

      • To celebrate, My Nintendo is offering the official Prima
        eGuide for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
        Redeem your points and get the eGuide to maximize your
        adventure.
      • My Nintendo is also offering discounts for some awesome games,
        including certain Nintendo Selects games. Redeem your points
        and get discounts for games at great values – many
        participating titles are under $18. Not a My Nintendo member?
        Sign up now for free at my.nintendo.com.

Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

  • New themes this week include:
    • Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology Theme
    • Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology Chibi Theme
    • Pokémon: Team Plasma (Pokémon Black and Pokémon White)
    • Pokémon: Team Plasma (Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon
      White 2      )

Also new this week:

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