{"id":11788,"date":"2017-02-23T21:04:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T02:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=11788"},"modified":"2017-02-23T21:05:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T02:05:43","slug":"nintendo-eshop-indie-games-ready-for-nintendo-switch-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2017\/02\/nintendo-eshop-indie-games-ready-for-nintendo-switch-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo eShop, indie games ready for Nintendo Switch launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the launch of the Nintendo Switch system set for just over a week away, Nintendo has confirmed that Nintendo eShop will be ready to go, complete with a lineup of downloadable indie games. To celebrate many of these upcoming \u201cNindie\u201d creations before launch, Nintendo will host a Nindies Showcase video presentation on Tuesday, February 28th, at 12:00 PM ET at <a href=\"http:\/\/live.nintendo.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/live.nintendo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo has stated that there will be more than sixty games in the eShop before the end of the year, including indie games, and digital versions of packaged games, DLC and more. <\/p>\n<p>Three games will be ready for launch on March 3rd.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>FAST RMX<\/em> from Shin\u2019en Multimedia: Challenge your friends to local split-screen competition or take part in online races against players from all over the world. This lightning-fast anti-gravity racer is exclusive to Nintendo Switch.<\/li>\n<li><em>Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment<\/em> from Yacht Club Games: The latest DLC for the critically acclaimed hit Shovel Knight is a full-featured game starring Specter Knight, one of the enemies from the original game. The massive campaign includes even more content than the last DLC, Plague of Shadows. Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is exclusive to Nintendo Switch for a limited time.<\/li>\n<li><em>Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove<\/em> from Yacht Club Games: For Shovel Knight\u2019s biggest fans, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove includes the original Shovel Knight game, as well as all previously released DLC \u2013 even Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment! Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove will be exclusive to Nintendo Switch for a limited time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In advance of the Nintendo Switch release, the big N revealed a bit of information about the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The shared eShop wallet that is used between the Wii U and 3DS also works on Nintendo Switch as well. Once they link their Nintendo Network ID and Nintendo Account and then their Nintendo Account to their Nintendo Switch system, this functionality becomes possible.<\/li>\n<li>Virtual Console games will not be available on Nintendo Switch at launch. Details TBA<\/li>\n<li>A news feature will offer updates about the latest additions to Nintendo eShop, as well as providing information about upcoming games and other updates from Nintendo.<\/li>\n<p>To access Nintendo eShop, a system update that will be available on launch day is required. The system update downloads in the background, is designed to install quickly and doesn\u2019t disrupt gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>After visiting Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch for the first time, gamers can also purchase Nintendo Switch digital games on Nintendo.com. Users can purchase the games on Nintendo\u2019s website and have them download automatically to their Nintendo Switch system at home or on the go, wherever there is a Wi-Fi connection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the launch of the Nintendo Switch system set for just over a week away, Nintendo has confirmed that Nintendo eShop will be ready to go, complete with a lineup of downloadable indie games. To celebrate many of these upcoming \u201cNindie\u201d creations before launch, Nintendo will host a Nindies Showcase video presentation on Tuesday, February [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1178,1530],"tags":[1386,1789],"class_list":["post-11788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nintendo-switch","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nintendo_switch_wide.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-348","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12923,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2018\/01\/january-25th-nintendo-download\/","url_meta":{"origin":11788,"position":0},"title":"January 25th Nintendo Download","date":"January 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Celeste\u00a0\u2013 Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges in this super-tight platformer, as you help Madeline survive her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain. 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