TMNT and NES challenges join this week’s eShop roundup

It’s the end of the week and that means it’s time to see what’s happening on the Nintendo Switch eShop. It’s an impressive week for gaming with a few big hitters to play, from Nintendo World Championships to the latest TMNT outing.

In Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, you’ll be challenged with conquering over 150 moments from 13 classic NES titles. If you grew up with, or have a passion for, the likes of the original Super Mario Bros., Zelda II, and Kirby’s Adventure, then this one might speak to you. We’re keen to give it a go ourselves!

Meanwhile, those half-shelled heroes are back with an all-new adventure in Splintered Fate. This outing sees our four green teens takes to the sewers in an interdimensional adventure to rescue Master Splinter. The standout feature is a roguelike element that changes the beat-’em-up formula we’re used to. Does it work? We’ll let you know in our upcoming review, so stay tuned.

Four new Game Boy Advance titles dropped this week, too, in the form of Densetsu no Starfy 1-3. These classic titles were Japan exclusives in the early 2000s, so this is a real treat for fans that’s worth checking out.

There’s a lot of new content on offer, so check out the list below and let us know what you’ll be playing this weekend. Be sure to tune in to the Pure Nintendo Podcast to find out what we’re playing, too!

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• Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition – Bring the Nintendo World Championships straight to your living room, or on the go! Test your speedrunning skills across more than 150 challenging moments from 13 classic NES games including Super Mario Bros., Kirby’s Adventure and so much more! Compete against the ghost data of players from around the world online, challenge your friends on the couch or try to see how far you can push your personal bests. Do you have what it takes to be a champion? The Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition game is available now.
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate – The heroic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles need to fend off the Foot Clan and rescue their kidnapped master in their first roguelike adventure! Travel through reality-bending portals where every level has the potential to change with randomized power-ups, changing room layouts and boss modifiers. Permanently upgrade and strengthen your Turtle powers by spending in-game currency on ability-enhancing artifacts and use your increased skills to take on more challenging runs. Explore iconic New York City locations solo or jump online with up to three other players in drop-in/drop-out co-op play. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is available now.
• Darkest Dungeon II – Form a party, board your stagecoach and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert an apocalypse in this roguelike road trip of the damned. Choose from 12 playable heroes and journey across five campaigns, each featuring its own terrifying challenges to face. Play the game with touchscreen controls, customize your difficulty with thematic modifiers, discover 10 companion pets that confer various bonuses onto you and explore an extensive progression hub called The Altar of Hope. In addition to the base game, The Binding Blade DLC – featuring two new heroes, a special questline and more – will also be available as part of the Oblivion Edition. Darkest Dungeon II is available now.
• SCHiM – SCHiM is a game about jumping from shadow to shadow, while interacting with a relaxing and lively environment. A “schim” is the soul and spirit of an object, thing or living being. Everything in the world has one. A schim should never be separated from their thing! In SCHiM, you play as a schim separated from their human. Manipulate and jump through shadows to reunite with your human companion. SCHiM is available today!
• ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN DELUXE EDITION – Become an ace pilot and take to the skies in the ultimate flight and combat simulator series: ACE COMBAT. Soar through the air with 360 degrees of freedom, relying on your flying and fighting instincts to take down the enemy, overcome tense situations and become the hero. The latest installment includes three original aircraft sets and three SP Missions, Music Player Mode and more. ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN DELUXE EDITION is available now.

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• Densetsu no Starfy – No sleep ’til Pufftop! A sudden storm has caused Starfy, prince of the floating sky kingdom Pufftop, to plummet from his lofty home into the sea below. Luckily, he is rescued by an old lobster named Lobber who sets the adorable hero on a grand journey back to Pufftop. The way home is full of dangers, though, and Starfy will need to employ a variety of abilities – including Star Spin and Glide – and vehicles like the mighty Mole Tank, to overcome the challenges that await. The legend begins here!
• Densetsu no Starfy 2 – Help Starfy save his mother and bring peace back to Pufftop Kingdom in this action-packed sequel! Ogura – the villain of the first game – is back to seek vengeance against Starfy, and this time he has Mama Star in his sights. The revenge-driven ruffian ransacks Pufftop and steals away Starfy’s mother in the ensuing kerfuffle, leaving Starfy no choice but to dive head-first into his next adventure. With his best friend Moe in tow and challenges aplenty to face, Starfy has his work cut out for him.
• Densetsu no Starfy 3 – Starfy’s sister Starly joins him and Moe for their third adventure on Game Boy Advance! Discover the truth behind the mysterious villain that’s been pulling Ogura’s strings all this time and put a stop to their nefarious plans once and for all. Spin and float with the starry siblings and save the day across action-filled stages with the help of familiar friends, including … Wario?! You read that right: Wario crosses paths with Starfy and Starly to help them through the Undersea Ruins in Stage 8 (while hunting for treasure, of course), so be sure to check it out. Go, Starfy and Starly, go!

 Activities

• Show Off Your Championship Spirit in Style! – Inspired by the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition game, get a totally rad trucker hat as a physical reward from My Nintendo. My Nintendo members can redeem 1200 My Nintendo Platinum Points to get this reward! For more information, check out https://my.nintendo.com/news/5ebf7a72fcd827d6.

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