Nintendo Download: 8th March (North America)

Nothing for me until I see what the Direct has to offer. I have a feeling come 5:30pm I will be clamoring for Nintendo to take my money.

Jesse Ventura doesn't have "time to Bleed" but I sure do!!

Flinthook has my attention this week, and perhaps Bleed 2!

No purchases for me until I get Kirby on game card next week. I caved and used my gold points to get a discount on Celeste and I’m absolutely hooked. That should tide me over for the next week.

Nothing for me this week!

Oh, Earthlock !
I had watched from Youtube, it had so many Drastic improvements.
I saw proper gestures and attitudes when they were talking.
Good improvements.
Hopefully the Physical release for Earthlock Switch version will be available soon....
And i can "Eliminate" my PS4 version of Earthlock. Hehehe....

@thesilverbrick Is it as hard as everyone says? I’m interested, but I don’t want to get frustrated and not want to play it again.

Earthlock looks pretty cool. Super strong late 90’s vibes. Definitely getting Flinthook!

I'm broke this week but I will get Earthlock next week. I just got DQ builders anyway.

Already bought Steredenn and I'll use my gold points on Danmaku Unlimited 3 on Tuesday and Aero Fighters 3 next Thursday.

Nothing for me. Maybe we'll get lucky and see some sort of surprise eshop release after the Direct, though!

Hmm. I'm intrigued by I Zombie, Earthlock, and The Trail. Look forward to reviews.

Waiting for a review of Earthlock. Then if I want it, I'll have to wait and see if it gets a cartridge since I'm trying to stick to physical releases.

Quiet week. Quite weak.

Gotta be Coffin Dodgers for Me.

Eagerly awaiting my Earthlock backer code. Too bad they didn't pull a Yooka-Laylee and let us play before release, but I've got plenty on my plate, so that's fine.

Flinthook’s art style is gorgeous, and the Spider-Man-like rope swinging looks interesting, but I’ll probably hold off on it unless it gets a physical release.

Nothing for me.

I think Nintendo should start getting more selective with what they allow on the eShop?

It's non-crowded market place was one of the few advantages it had over its counterparts...

Didn't A Whole New World come out last week?

Bleed 2 is definitely the pick I'd go with here

Binary Stars and Danmaku 3 for me this week! Maybe Bleed 2 but have to get the first one yet.

Nice week of releases. I want Bleed 2, Flinthook, and Earthlock. Gonna wait till after the direct to grab anything tho. Might be a surprise release of something as they tend to do.

@SimplyCinnamon53 It’s tough by default, to be sure, but you can customize the difficulty to suit you.

Flinthook looks great. Also intrigued by the art style of One Eyed Kukth.

I know absolutely nothing about it, but Turtlepop: Journey to Freedom sounds and reads like a browser game I would have played for free, maybe $5, years back on one of those PC gaming sites. I just can't imagine it's going to sell a lot at $19.99.

FYI - Interesting note on Earthlock - old game, new edition releases today for $30 on all systems. The subtitle "Festival of Magic" is no more. So don't go by the older mediocre reviews, look for new ones.

Nothing for now, still preoccupied. Plus I'd like to see a review or two for games such as Earthlock.

Quite a number of games this week. I have to find gameplay videos on most of them just to see if it's my type of game.

@holygeez03: @Tasuki: - No system is free from junk, or titles that are enjoyed, but by less than the majority. With games like "Fantastic Beauties"(looks similar to Sexy Poker on Wiiware, therefore I was uninterested, since I didn't like that either) coming around, the releases permitted on the eShop reminds me of Wiiware.

@Everyone_Else: I'll have to, over the course of the next few days, read the reviews. Quite a bit here,& I may be interested in some of it. Also, don't forget the Direct today.

It seems like a kinda slow week, but Nintendo's been fairly consistent with having Direct announcements that end with "You like that? Well guess what!? You can go buy it RIGHT THE HECK NOW!!!"

@Capt_N
But what happens when the eShop is overcrowded, good games don't sell as well, and the online system is clunkier... my guess is support from the developers we actually want will dry up.

Also, all this shovelware and then I hear about how a very refined and popular game like DustForce is not welcome because Nintendo says it's "too old"!

@holygeez03: "my guess is support from the developers we actually want will dry up."

• I agree, since overcrowded means it is harder to find gems among the less-than-stellar titles. It becomes like Google Play store, or the Apple store. Fewer people who don't know certain titles are on the eShop won't buy, and it will certainly be much harder for them to find those titles.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I see you're coming around to see the strengths of the Switch. You never would have called a week that saw the release of 18 Wii U games quiet.

Nothing for me. Hope direct has some nice reveals though. Perhaps a demo?

@JHDK Agreed

@SimplyCinnamon53 Like @thesilverbrick said, there's a bunch of options to make the game easier if you'd like. Personally, I didn't find the main campaign to be overly difficult, so I never touched the modifiers. Similar to Super Meat Boy (If you've played that) you only ever really lose a few seconds of progress when you fail, and you're back to playing that section again within a second of dying - so even the brutally hard parts felt fun to me, because I could try again immediately, without replaying minutes of stuff I've already cleared. Still, it's good to know there are options there to adjust the game to your tastes, and I highly recommend the game to everyone. It's my favorite platformer on Switch.

First week I've voted nothing for me in a long time.

@joey302: Binary Stars looks pretty sweet. I'm just finishing up with the glorious Sky Force Reloaded, so its timing works for me!

Nothing for me for now. I'm going to wait for the direct. Coffin dodgers looks funny and interesting, but I'd have to see more about it. I'd like something new for my flight back home so hopefully we get a surprise today.

Fix your misleading heading.

"Nintendo Download: 8th March" Then continues to post games not released March 8th, next to title.

@bluedogrulez have Sky Force on PS4! Great game!! 😆

@SimplyCinnamon53
I am not a fan of games that are difficult just for the sake of being difficult and I typically get frustrated with them as well... that being said, my platforming skills are decent.

I decided to try Celeste because it didn't look too punishing based on the gameplay I watched.

I can only handle one chapter at a time, but I am slowly making my way through... it is intense but very fun and rewarding. I have not yet used any of the "assist mode" and I don't plan to, but it is there if you need it.

My wallet gets a break this week.

This is such a different reaction to what I had in the Wii U days, but I have a light feeling of dread every time these are announced that something is going to appeal to me, and I'll want to add it to the (purchased) backlog.

Jeez why did I pre-order World Conquer X? It's horrible! Sound effects are taken from a flash-game. It plays like a free-to-play phone game. Except those sometimes make you come back for more!
This makes Tiny Metal look like an AAA game.
Stay away!

I want Earthlock but $30 is too steep for me compared to common pricing elsewhere

Nothing for me. Getting Kirby next week and then that PS4 game the week after plus the amiibo and then those two Atlus games. I’m good for this month

The Switch library is starting to look padded with garbage.

I for some reason get the feeling we are going to have some game drop with the direct today. Just a gut feeling and it will probably be wrong .

Two new TG16 games were ESRB rated for release on Wii U so expect those to hit the Wii U eShop soon.

The games are Dynastic Hero and Super Air Zonk.

@Agent45007 Its not misleading. Its a roundup of known releases for the full week since games are put on the eShop on Thursdays, Fridays and Tuesdays. Its been like this for a lonnnng time.

Just picked up my Switch earlier this morning with Mario+Rabbids.

Not far into it but enjoying it.

Waiting for the direct to see if there is any big surprises for today, if not then I'll probably get SMO or Xenoblade 2, leaning heavkly towards SMO though.

So excited to finally play Earthlock. As a backer I've been waiting a while to get this on Switch.

Subtitle says “DLC”. I see no DLC. I feel lied to.

@roadrunner343 @holygeez03 @thesilverbrick Thanks for the info, added to my wish list

I'd like to get Earthlock but, I'm not paying $30 for it. In a future sale I'd pay $15. I waited for years for the game to come out on WiiU. It took so long that I largely lost interest. Maybe I'll play it one day on the Switch.

I'll definitely pick up The Men of Yoshiwara: Ohgiya at some point. Waiting for more reviews on the others, but I'm also interested in Earthlock, TurtlePop, and Spy Chameleon. Maybe Flinthook.

@holygeez03 To be honest, I don't really understand the need to complain about the library being too large. Yeah, there are many games available, but nobody is making you buy all of them. There are just more options for people with varying gaming preferences. Over the years, I've noticed that quite a few of the games dismissed as "shovelware" by some are actually quite fun little puzzlers that can be good for short pick-up-and-play sessions or quirky party games that can be a blast if you have the right group. Yeah, some are crap too. Don't buy those.

@kirbygirl Did you not see my point about a crowded eShop will lower the incentive for more respectable developers to bring their games to Switch?

It's not like the Switch has the best interface or notoriously spendy users...

@holygeez03 Has that happened with the PSN or XBL? Because they get similar (in fact, many of the same) games.

Nothing for me - but I got a backlog of games I want to buy from better weeks/have stuff to finish before I ALLOW myself another eShop purchase (new year's resolution to slow down on the buys).

Can anyone recommend Aegis Defenders (for solo play)? I think I really want that from a few weeks ago. Struggling to wait for OwlBoy physical.

@Prof_Yoshtonics It's only $9.99 on Wii U.

I'll finally be getting my Kickstarted version of Earthlock, only about a dozen years after I backed it.

@ReanSchwarzer7 From what others have said this seems to be a remaster or something of the original game. I didn't know that. Still probably not worth $30. $20 would be good.

Flinthook is about it for me.