Nintendo Download: 14th February (Europe)

The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!

Switch eShop - New Releases

TETRIS 99 (Nintendo, Free) - 99 players…but only one will remain! TETRIS 99 is the iconic puzzle game as you’ve never seen it before. Can you pick the right strategy to best 98 other players online – all at the same time?! TETRIS® 99 is available as an exclusive offer for members of the Nintendo Switch Online paid membership service. After all, TETRIS® 99 is all about battling online for block-dropping dominance against players around the world!

FINAL FANTASY IX (SQUARE ENIX, €20.99 / £16.99) - Experience the adventure once again with characters and pre-rendered movies featured in high definition, as well as a new booster system with a selection of various modes such as "high speed" or "no encounters"!

OlliOlli: Switch Stance (Gambitious, €14.99 / £13.49) - Rack up the biggest and coolest combos along the way then time your landing to perfection to rule the Leaderboards. The iconic skater goes all green-screen with a stunning new look in OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood, plucking you from the street and dropping you squarely in the middle of the big screen’s most bodacious cinematic locations! - Read our OlliOlli: Switch Stance review

Captain StarONE (Flyhigh Works, €9.99 / £9.19) - Became the hero "Captain StarONE" in this game blending action and ‘inaction’. You set your strategies and combos, then multitask as the game carries out your attacks. Watch the battles unfold and be ready to jump back in to guide our hero!

Duck Hunting Challenge (BoomBox, €9.99 / £8.99) - Pack up your gear, call on your canine companion, and get ready for one of the best hunting trips ever. Duck Hunt Challenge features an engaging Career mode, as well as a fun Quick Hunt mode — allowing players to test their skills and earn new weapons, camo and more. Along with this trusty hunting dog, players will get to travel the US, upping their skills and unlocking new challenges.

Dungeon Stars (Dungeon Stars, €4.34 / £3.89) - Delve deep into hundreds of dungeon levels to liberate your fellow heroes, rescue pets, gather gold, pilfer potions and discover magical loot. The goblin hordes will try to stop you. Fearsome creatures will try to eat you. Prepare yourself to face the ever-changing challenges of the star portals. With grit and determination, you may create a team of amazing adventurers with enough guts and glory to destroy the Conqueror Worm!

Minesweeper Genius (Blowfish Studios, €5.99 / £4.99) - Inspired by the classic computer game from our childhood - as well as sudoku and picross - Minesweeper Genius is a brain teaser that will challenge your mind and logical thinking. Help Aristotle – the genius with a broom – sweep the minefield to regain his memory and escape from the aliens' scientific experiments, discovering where all the bombs are hidden.

The King's Bird (Graffiti Games, €15.99 / £14.39) - Escape into a world kept secret by a tyrant, and discover the truth about your freedom. The King’s Bird is an artistic, momentum-based game that seamlessly combines precision-platforming with physics-based gliding. - Read our The King's Bird review

Iron Crypticle (Tikipod, €8.99 / £7.49) - The glorious Royal Treasures of Cryptonia have been stolen! Now the King’s washed-up knights must suit up and descend into the ancient palace crypts to return those GOLDEN GOODIES! Get ready for GHOULISH arcade action in this epic medieval twin-stick dungeon shooter. Up to 4 players (local co-op) can fight together to SMASH through all manner of ghouls and fiends. - Read our Iron Crypticle review

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (NIS America, €19.99 / £19.99) - Plucked straight from the pages of an ancient fairy tale, The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince tells the story of two lonely hearts brought together through a mutual misunderstanding. Transform between the wolf and the princess to solve puzzles and evade traps, collect flowers and petals to unlock fragments of memories, and weave through the dark and dangerous forest to guide the prince toward a cure. But be warned...an all-seeing forest is no place for a blind prince. - Read our The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince review

Hexa Maze (TREVA, €19.99 / £17.99) - Tricky puzzles to test your brain power: work your way from level to level by cleverly fitting the colourful hexagonal blocks into the templates. With four different levels of difficulty, this puzzle will be enjoyed by beginners and experts alike. Are you stuck? Useful hints will help you to get moving again.

Alchemic Dungeons DX (Flyhigh Works, €7.99 / £7.29) - Alchemic Dungeons DX is an expanded and improved entry in the series. This deluxe version includes new characters, items and dungeons; even the background music has been enhanced! Dungeons are randomly generated and you progress with turn-based action. Every step you take will affect events, enemies and exploration.

Alvastia Chronicles (KEMCO, €12.99 / £11.69) - After encountering the man who killed their parents ten years prior, Elmia and her brother Alan set out to avenge their deaths as they fight to stem the tide of monsters flooding into the upper world, and restore peace to Alvastia. However, in their quest to amass an army of diverse companions with the same goal, will they really be able to gain the strength necessary to bring their parents' killer to justice, and save the world...?

Arcade Archives FRONT LINE (HAMSTER, €6.99 / £6.29) - “FRONT LINE” is an action game released by TAITO in 1983. All alone, you must use pistols and grenades to take out a group of hostiles. You can also combat the enemy by climbing into the blue tanks and armoured vehicles on the battlefield.

Astrology and Horoscopes Premium (Crazysoft, €8.99 / £7.99) - 2019 Astrology and Horoscopes Premium is the most luxury astrology, horoscope and numerology application. Learn your love horoscope in style. Get detailed daily predictions of tomorrow and yesterday based on biorhythms. We use professional astrologers and give you the best results. Personal Astrologer: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Scorpio. Zodiac Matchmaking / Matchmaker that predicts the compatibility of two signs accurately.

Cinders (Crunching Koalas, €19.99 / £17.99) - A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and shaping the famous fairy tale in any way you like. Cinders is a witty young woman living with an overbearing stepmother and her two daughters, as if she was reenacting a certain well-known fairy tale. But unlike its protagonist, Cinders is not afraid of taking fate into her own hands. Even if it means breaking the rules...

Degrees of Separation (Modus Games, €19.99 / £15.49) - Degrees of Separation is a 2D puzzle platformer in which duo Ember and Rime must use their contrasting powers to manipulate heat and cold to overcome obstacles. Through cooperation, they will learn about each other and the fate of their worlds.

Ghoulboy (Dolores Ent., €9.99 / £8.99) - Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired style action platformer. An exciting new platformer that combines the action-RPG genre with hack 'n' slash gameplay. 2D action, heroic characters, gloomy environments, demonic bosses, these all seem to excite players a lot.

Guess the Word (Ultimate Games, €1.29 / £1.19) - Play and learn letters and words - "Guess A Word" is an educational game for preschoolers and toddlers. Create words from letters as fast as you can! Your teacher will give you hints!

LOVE (Mokuzai Studio, €2.60 / £2.29) - LOVE is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has a custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.

Mindball Play (Interactive IP, €14.90 / £13.90) - Challenge your family and friends to a fun action packed racing game for all ages. Gather around the TV for split screen, create an online party and race your friends, or play by yourself and take on the time trial leaderboards.

Modern Combat Blackout (Gameloft, €19.99 / £19.99) - Pick from 9 customisable classes and fight around the world in thrilling 12-player online battles, or in the engaging offline story mode. Find friends and join a squad that fights together, or go it alone like a true commando. However you play, you’ll unlock potent new skills and a variety of gear as you progress.

NEKOPARA Vol.2 (CFK, €10.99 / £9.89) - This newest edition will feature a new opening movie and theme song, all-new hand-drawn art from NEKO WORKs, and new fully voiced story scenes. The game's gorgeous graphics are all in high definition for a truly complete experience.

Nice Slice (Kool2Play, €1.99 / £3.00) - Skilfully cutting food into many little pieces might be the greatest joy of cooking. Kool2Play studio, the makers of the critically acclaimed zen rhythm game Clock Simulator and the trippy visual puzzle Estiman, set out to recreate that pleasing sensation in a video game. Nice Slice gives you a knife and an endless supply of stuff to cut – the smaller the pieces, the bigger the score.

Pet Care (Ultimate Games, €1.29 / £1.19) - Do you know what else a bear has to do with honey, and maybe you can guess what the horse eats? Meet our animals and match the right food that cat, mouse, dog and other pets eat.

The Golf (D3 Publisher, €9.99 / £8.99) - A fun and simple golf game anyone can enjoy. Includes golf courses with up to 18 holes. With support for 1-4 players, enjoy at your pace by yourself or have an exciting competition with your friends and family.

Strikey Sisters (DYA GAMES, €8.99 / £8.09) - Say hello to a fantasy-themed arcade action brick breaker! Featuring cute characters, silly humour, powerful magic, crazy boss battles, and even a local 2 player co-op mode!

Tales of the Orient - The Rising Sun (Joindots, €14.99 / £12.99) - Prove your skills in Challenge mode with limited moves. Experience the excitement of building an ancient Japanese village in this engaging Match 3 game. See the beautiful scenery while listening to relaxing music inspired by this period in Japanese history. Dive into an epic story of honour and courage and help a Geisha and a Samurai save the day in Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun!

TOUHOU SKY ARENA -MATSURI- CLIMAX (Mediascape , €29.99 / £26.99) - Enjoy dramatic girl battles in the sky with the "Fired-up Battle System", which changes abilities to the playing song. Play Local or Network Battles up to 4 players. Play bombardment battles anytime, anywhere with anyone. Over 70 tracks recorded with famous Japanese doujin artists like Rokugen Alice, A-One and BUTAOTOME. 20 characters with each 2 types are available. Choose your favourite out of all 40 types! Rule the sky of Gensokyo with music and bombardments!

Tokyo School Life (Pqube, €14.99 / £12.99) - Tokyo School Life is a heart-warming visual novel that allows you to experience a charming summer love story. As an exchange student freshly arrived in Tokyo, you'll make the acquaintances of Karin, Aoi, and Sakura; three girls with whom you will be spending your vacations. Learn about their quirks, Japanese culture and find your soulmate before the end of the summer!

Car Mechanic Simulator (ECC GAMES, €14.99 / £14.99) - Find classic cars inside old barns! Repair engine, brakes, exhaust, gearbox and chassis! Remove rust, apply putty and paint your car! Sell rebuilt vehicles and become the best car mechanic!

Space Lift Danger Panic! (Springloaded, €3.59 / £3.19) - This new Directors Cut version features 32Bit graphics, sound and a completely new game mode, more than doubling the content found in the original. Space Lift Danger Panic! is sure to surprise you!

Aperion Cyberstorm (Apriori Digital, £10.99) - Unleash destruction alone or with your friends in the 2D twin-stick bullet hell Aperion Cyberstorm! Find new Elements and Abilities, and mix them for more destructive power – Beat your enemies with plasma-coated spiral rockets, scrap them with electric mines, or overwhelm them off with devastating lasers. - Read our Aperion Cyberstorm review

3DS eShop - New Releases

Pinball Breaker (nuGame, €6.99 / £5.99) - Pinball Breaker is a breakout game which combines the game mechanics of a traditional breakout game and a flipper game. Play through 15 exciting levels as you aim for a high score.

Switch eShop - Demos

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! Demo (Nintendo, Free) - Players eager to take their first step into the thrilling world of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! for Nintendo Switch can now get the feel for what’s it’s like to become a Pokémon Trainer by downloading a free demo version out now on Nintendo eShop. In the full version of the game, players can explore the Kanto region with a friend or go solo, use the Poké Ball Plus to catch dozens of varied Pokémon, and connect to the Pokémon GO app to transfer Pokémon.

Yoshi’s Crafted World Demo (Nintendo, Free) - In Yoshi’s Crafted World players will explore a diorama-like world made of stuff like boxes and paper cups, where each side-scrolling stage has the traditional front side as well as a flip side with different views and surprises. With this free demo version, players can get a small taste of what the game has to offer before it launches on 29th March.

DAEMON X MACHINA: Prototype Missions Demo (Nintendo, Free) - A free demo of DAEMON X MACHINA is now available, for a limited time! In the Prototype Missions demo, test yourself in four missions, then take on a boss at the end.

Awesome Pea Demo (Sometimes You, Free) - Welcome to the Awesome Islands World! Awesome Pea is a classic run-and-jump platformer, where you must jump through many challenging levels and help the greedy Pea, who is ready to undergo any trials for the sake of gold. Dangerous dungeons, deceptively beautiful nature, hidden deadly traps, and many MANY coins await you!

Mega Mall Story Demo (Kairosoft, Free) - Design a towering mall of mega proportions! Attract droves of customers and elevate yourself to 5-star status in this mall management simulation game! Add anything from fast food joints to sushi restaurants, stairs and elevators--even a heliport--all with a touch of the finger!

Switch eShop - Pre-Orders

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Special Episode (Nintendo, €5.99 / £5.39, pre-order from 14/02/2019) - This paid downloadable content includes 18 new challenges, including five new courses and new Shiny Crowns to track down on each course!

Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY! (SQUARE ENIX, €39.99 / £32.99, pre-order from 14/02/2019) - A new instalment of the ever-popular series is here! The classic FINAL FANTASY FABLES: Chocobo’s Dungeon is back with an enhanced gameplay system - to be enjoyed by both first-timers and fans of the series! Explore the challenges of the never-ending dungeons ("Insatiable Hunger"), befriend monsters with the new buddy system. You adhere to one simple rule, … every time you enter, the world around you changes shape, but it only moves whenever Chocobo moves!

DELTARUNE Chapter 1 (8 - 4, Free, pre-order from 14/02/2019) - The award-winning indie RPG, UNDERTALE, expands the series with a brand new game...in a different world! DELTARUNE: Chapter 1! Create your own avatar, meet strange friends, and jump into the darkness. By the way, this first chapter is FREE, so please feel free to check it out. Like, you don't really need to read this or anything... You can just try it...

R.B.I. Baseball 19 (MLBAM, €29.99 / £29.99, pre-order from 12/02/2019) - R.B.I. Baseball 19 takes the field delivering heightened authenticity for a genuine MLB experience. We’ve added hundreds of new animations, updated player models, every official 2019 uniform, more player gear, improved ball physics and environments, and more!

RemiLore (Nicalis, €39.99 / £35.99, pre-order from 12/02/2019) - RemiLore is a “rogue-lite” anime-style adventure set in a colourful fantasy world where players hack-and-slash their way through an army of mechanical monsters using a huge variety of unique melee weapons and devastating magic attacks!

BATTLLOON (UNTIES, €5.99 / £5.49, pre-order from 14/02/2019) - BATTLLOON is a cute and casual PvP action game which pits you against your friends in a battle of bouncing balloons! Plays up to 4 players!

Raining Coins (Crazysoft, €5.99 / £4.99, pre-order from 14/02/2019) - It's raining gold coins! Come, Play & catch them! The skies have opened up but it’s not raining cats and dogs! It’s raining gold coins! Help poor Eve catch the gold coins and buy the toys she loves.

Rotating Brave (COSEN, €4.99 / £4.49, pre-order from 14/02/2019) - “Rotating Brave” for the Nintendo Switch is an action game in which you control a pixel-art character and take on enemies while spinning. You start off holding the Nintendo Switch vertically. Then, as you progress from one stage to the next, you play while spinning the Nintendo Switch, sometimes holding the Nintendo Switch horizontally and sometimes holding it vertically.

YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY- (ACTIVE GAMING MEDIA, €15.99 / £14.39, pre-order from 14/02/2019) - Play as a young girl as she explores the mysterious and unreal world of her dreams. Start off with no story or guide, as you experience the different worlds of her dreams, each one deeply shrouded in mystery.

Awesome Pea (Sometimes You, €5.39 / £4.85, pre-order from 15/02/2019) - Welcome to the Awesome Islands World! Awesome Pea is a classic run-and-jump platformer, where you must jump through many challenging levels and help the greedy Pea, who is ready to undergo any trials for the sake of gold. Dangerous dungeons, deceptively beautiful nature, hidden deadly traps, and many MANY coins await you!

Creepy Road (GROOVYMILK, €11.69 / £10.52, pre-order from 15/02/2019) - When everything goes insane and the world falls apart, a man must take up arms to protect his loved ones. Embark with Flint Trucker on a crazy journey to reunite him with sweet Angelina, and try not to succumb to the madness that awaits you!

Klondike Solitaire (Baltoro Games, €3.99 / £3.49, pre-order from 15/02/2019) - Klondike Solitaire, the perfect game to help you escape your hectic daily routine, relax and enjoy. Change the game's appearance to suit your own taste. Progress through the game to unlock unique card sets and backgrounds.

Pirates Pinball (EnjoyUp Games, €1.97 / £1.77, pre-order from 15/02/2019) - Enjoy Pirates Pinball, a perfect reproduction of a real pinball machine, with all the graphic details and sounds. Discover all the secrets, complete all the missions and become number 1 in the world or the best among your Friends, posting your high score on the online leaderboard.

Tardy (Drageus Games, €4.99 / £4.49, pre-order from 15/02/2019) - Ramto isn’t the smartest guy in the Universe. He enjoys finding troubles - and solving them, but when woke up on a spaceship it was too much even for him. Alone on the ship he had no idea how to pilot, among heaps of weird devices created by a schizophrenic engineer.

Treasure Stack (PIXELAKES, €17.59 / £15.79, pre-order from 15/02/2019) - Fusing the pulse-pounding pressure of a falling block puzzle game with grapple-powered platforming, Treasure Stack offers up a fast-paced party game experience like no other. As treasure chests and keys fall from the sky and threaten to fill the screen, take direct control of a pixelated hero as you run, jump, grab, climb, grapple and stack matching colours to keep the blocky deluge at bay. But don't go in unprepared! Unlock over 100 items to customize your hero and grapple with, featuring everything from slimes with chainsaws, to avian boxing glove grapplers.

Swords & Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon (Ronimo Games, €12.74 / £11.46, pre-order from 15/02/2019) - In this base stomping battle extravaganza, each battle is a fight to win a fast-paced tug of war; whether online, locally in split-screen or against the devious AI.

Switch eShop - Special Offers

3DS eShop - Special Offers

Wii U eShop - Special Offers

DLC / Add-On Content

Nintendo Switch

• Hand of Fate 2 - The Servant and the Beast (DefiantDevelopment) - €2.61 / £2.29
• LEGO® DC Super-Villains DC Movies Character Pack (WB Games) - €1.99 / £1.69
• Deal of the Day Unlock (Hi-Rez Studios) - €7.99 / £7.19
• Fortnite - Fallen Love Ranger Challenge Pack (Epic Games) - €19.99 / £15.99
• Alvastia Chronicles - Experience Master Orb (KEMCO) - €4.99 / £4.49
• Alvastia Chronicles - Encounter Master Orb (KEMCO) - €1.99 / £1.79
• Alvastia Chronicles - Damage Master Orb (KEMCO) - €4.99 / £4.49
• Pic-a-Pix Pieces: 15x15 Pieces Pack 2 (Lightwood Games) - €2.99 / £2.99
• Pic-a-Pix Pieces: 20x20 Pieces Pack 2 (Lightwood Games) - €2.99 / £2.99
• Stellar Interface - Lost Galaxy (ImaginationOverflow) - €2.99 / £2.99
• Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum'n'Fun! - Pops Pack 2 (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - €3.99 / £3.99
• Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum'n'Fun! - Tatsujin Challenge Pack 2 (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - €4.99 / £3.99
• Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! Mezase Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary- (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - €1.49 / £1.19
• Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! Mirai Connection (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - €1.49 / £1.19
• Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! (Bandai Namco Entertainment) - €1.49 / £1.19

Themes

Nintendo 3DS

• SmileyWorldDisco 01 (SmileyWorld, Theme) - €1.49 / £1.39
• SmileyWorldDisco 02 (SmileyWorld, Theme) - €1.49 / £1.39
• SmileyWorldPunk 01 (SmileyWorld, Theme) - €1.49 / £1.39
• SmileyWorldPunk 02 (SmileyWorld, Theme) - €1.49 / £1.39
• The search of Nichus (Animundi, Theme) - €0.99 / £0.89
• The magic of Saùro (Animundi, Theme) - €0.99 / £0.89
• Baby Jurassic Cubs (Animundi, Theme) - €1.49 / £1.39
• JC 3packNumber 21 (Animundi, Theme) - €2.49 / £2.29
• DIGITAL VIBES (Umusic online France, Theme) - €1.99 / £1.79
• OCTOPUS (Umusic online France, Theme) - €1.99 / £1.79
• PUG LIFE (Umusic online France, Theme) - €1.99 / £1.79
• RACCOON (Umusic online France, Theme) - €1.99 / £1.79
• MUSIC PACK 17 (Umusic online France, Theme) - €3.99 / £3.59
• Hello Kitty and her bows (Sanrio, Theme) - €0.99 / £0.89
• Hello Kitty Café NEW (Sanrio, Theme) - €0.99 / £0.89
• Hello Kitty kawaii style (Sanrio, Theme) - €0.99 / £0.89
• Hello Kitty with a leopard dress (Sanrio, Theme) - €0.99 / £0.89

So that's your lot for this week's Nintendo Download. Go on, be a sport and drop a vote in the poll above, and comment below with your hot picks!