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Nintendo Download: Here Comes the Punchline …

This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content:
 

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2:
    • Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition1 – Punch and dodge to the beat in the latest entry in the Fitness Boxing series, now with enhanced resolution and frame rate. Advanced Scoring Mode accounts for the speed and timing of each hit, while the new Boost Up feature gradually increases the workout speed with each round. Plus, CameraPlay2 allows players to see themselves on screen and adjust their form in real time, and GameShare3 allows up to three players to work out side-by-side via local wireless! Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is available today on the Nintendo Switch 2 system. If you already own the Nintendo Switch version, you can purchase the upgrade pack4 on Nintendo eShop.
    • Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit – Attention, Spirit Scouts! Something spooky is afoot: A bus crash has left you stranded alone on a mysterious (yet delightfully cute) island. Explore the island and befriend cute, ghostly spirit bears who need your help to remember their pasts and find peace. Customize a bustling campsite by crafting, decorating and building furniture to bring life and color back— and hopefully reunite with your lost scout troop as you gradually repair your bus. Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit is available now on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
    • Heave Ho 2 – Swing into action, reach out and offer your friends a helping hand … or lose your grip and send them tumbling to the deadly void below in this fiendish online5 and local multiplayer6 game for up to four players. Explore new gameplay twists, from weightless space to cookery chaos and much more across eight themed worlds. Heave Ho 2 is available now on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
    • Denshattack! – Travel across a colorful dystopian Japan in this off-the-rails extreme action-adventure platformer game. Flip, trick and grind a fast-paced train while racking up points and facing off against bizarre bosses. Take back the tracks with nothing but skill, speed and style as you ollie and kickflip through volcanoes, meadows and oceans. Purchase the game to get an exclusive in-game train skin. Denshattack! is available now on Nintendo Switch 2.

Nintendo Music:
  • Crank It Up to 99! – It’s time to get loud in Mute City – the F-ZERO 99 soundtrack is available now on Nintendo Music7! Feel the sonic adrenaline rush with pulse-pounding tracks including “Death Wind,” “Red Canyon,” “Big Blue” and more. For more info, visit: https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/online/nintendo-switch-online/nintendo-music/
  • Tune Into Adventure – Even more Free Roam playlists featuring tracks from the Mario Kart World game have cruised onto Nintendo Music! Fuel your next adventure with the Free Roam with New Super Mario Bros., Free Roam with New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Free Roam with New Super Mario Bros. U playlists. Plus, you can get creative with the Free Roam with Mario Paint and Free Roam with Super Mario Maker playlists.

Activities:
  • The Duskbloods Network Test – The closed network test for The Duskbloods is coming! Starting July 22 at 7 a.m. PT through July 28 at 6:59 a.m. PT, players can register for the closed network test taking place Aug. 21 through Aug. 24.  To apply for and participate in the network test, you must have a Nintendo Switch 2 system and an active Nintendo Switch Online membership5. For more information, visit: https://campaign.theduskbloods.jp/p/event/networktest/.
  • Pokémon Pokopia – Zorua’s Hide-and-Sneak Contest Event – Players can participate in Zorua’s Hide-and-Sneak Contest in the Pokémon Pokopia game starting on July 19 at 5 a.m. local time until July 27 at 4:59 a.m. local time. Talk to Zorua to participate in the event, and earn special in-game rewards, including a trophy!
  • Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush Super Mario Collaboration Event – The second wave of the limited-time content in collaboration with the Super Mario Bros. game is now live in the DK Island & Emerald Rush paid DLC8 for the Donkey Kong Bananza game! Players who have beaten the main game and purchased the DLC can enjoy new outfits for Donkey Kong and Pauline inspired by Mario and Luigi, plus ? Blocks, Super Mushrooms and more! The second wave ends July 21 at 12:59 a.m. PT.
  • My Nintendo Pikmin Accessory Adventure Sweepstakes – Celebrate the launch of the new Pikmin collection at Hot Topic with the My Nintendo Pikmin Accessory Adventure Sweepstakes9! Enter now through 11 p.m. PT on Oct. 6 for a chance to win a prize package featuring playful Pikmin accessories, including the Pikmin Fruit Dad Cap, Pikmin Oatchi Coin Purse and Pikmin Blue Potted Plant Crossbody Bag. For more information, visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/294947397d3422c9.
  • My Nintendo Crocs x Super Mario Sweepstakes – Step into the Mushroom Kingdom with the My Nintendo Crocs x Super Mario Sweepstakes10. Enter for a chance to win a Super Mario inspired Crocs prize package featuring classic clogs for adults and kids plus collectible Jibbitz charms inspired by Mario, friends and foes – perfect for bringing playful family style to every step! This sweepstakes ends on Sept. 22 at 11 p.m. PT. For more information, visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/5c4a71dfeb83928a.
  • Play It Loud With Nintendo Classics! – For a limited time, you can get a free bonus month11 of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack5 when you purchase or redeem a 12-month individual or family membership! Current Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members can also take advantage of this offer. Act fast – this offer ends July 28 at 11:59 p.m. PT. For more information, visit https://www.nintendo.com/us/online/nintendo-switch-online/expansion-pack-extra-month-free/.

Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2:
Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch 2:
Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:
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1 Be aware of your surroundings. Wear wrist straps and allow adequate room around you during game play.

2 Compatible USB camera required for some in-game modes. Sold separately.

3 Nintendo Switch 2 system must initiate GameShare session. Users who receive software via GameShare can only play the software during the session in which it was shared. Shared game will not be playable after the session ends.

4 Full version of Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer game required to use this content. Sold separately. For details, visit support.nintendo.com/switch2/upgradepack

5 Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms

6 Additional games, systems and/or accessories may be required for multiplayer mode. Games, systems, and some accessories sold separately.

7 Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Not available in all countries. Internet and compatible smart-device required to use app; data charges may apply. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms

8 Full version of game required to use DLC. Sold separately.

9 NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 13 years old or older. Sweepstakes begins 12:00 p.m. PT on 7/10/2026 and ends 11:00 p.m. PT on 10/6/2026. To enter, you must (1) have a Nintendo Account (if you do not have a Nintendo Account you can register for one at https://my.nintendo.com/); (2) visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/294947397d3422c9; (3) sign in to your Nintendo Account, and (4) redeem 10 Platinum Points per entry at the My Nintendo Pikmin Accessory Adventure Sweepstakes page (https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/294947397d3422c9) as stated in the Official Rules. There will be three (3) winners who will each receive one (1) Pikmin Blue Potted Plant Crossbody Bag (ARV $59.90 USD), one (1) Pikmin Fruit Dad Cap (ARV $24.90 USD), and one (1) Pikmin Oatchi Coin Purse (ARV $19.90 USD). Total ARV of all prizes: $314.10 USD. A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem points. Terms apply (https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_point). Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Details and restrictions apply. For Official Rules, visit www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/events/rules/mynintendo-pikmin-accessory-adventure-sweepstakes. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052.

10 NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 13 years old or older. Sweepstakes begins 12:00 p.m. PT on 7/15/2026 and ends 11:00 p.m. PT on 9/22/2026. To enter, you must (1) have a Nintendo Account (if you do not have a Nintendo Account you can register for one at https://my.nintendo.com/); (2) visit https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/5c4a71dfeb83928a; (3) sign in to your Nintendo Account, and (4) redeem 10 Platinum Points per entry at the My Nintendo™ Crocs™ x Super Mario™ Sweepstakes page (https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/5c4a71dfeb83928a) as stated in the Official Rules. There will be five (5) winners who will each receive one (1) Super Mario Core Classic Clog (adult sizing: women’s 4-12, adult men’s 2-13) (ARV $69.99 USD), one (1) Kids Super Mario Core Classic Clog (kid sizing: C11-J6) (ARV $54.99 USD), one (1) Mario & Friends 5-Pack Jibbitz™ Charms (ARV $19.99 USD), and one (1) Super Mario Foes 5-Pack Jibbitz Charms (ARV $19.99 USD). Total ARV of all prizes: $824.80 USD. A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem points. Terms apply (https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_point). Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Details and restrictions apply. For Official Rules, visit https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/events/rules/mynintendo-crocs-x-super-mario-sweepstakes/. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA 98052.

11 Offer valid thru 7/28/2026. Offer activation and purchase of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership required. Limited one per Nintendo Account. Code must be redeemed during offer period. Available in US, CA (excluding Quebec), MX, BR, CO, CL, PE, AR only. Existing membership can only be extended up to 36 months, including the bonus month.

MORE ABOUT…

NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE
Nintendo Switch Online is a paid membership service that allows members to team up or face off online in compatible Nintendo Switch games like Super Mario Bros. Wonder and
Splatoon 3, and Nintendo Switch 2 games like Mario Kart World. Members also enjoy a curated library of classic NES, Super NES and Game Boy games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, among many others. Nintendo Switch 2 players can use the GameChat feature to connect with friends through voice, video or screen sharing (terms and requirements apply, visit support.nintendo.com). Additionally, members can access the Nintendo Music smart-device app to stream or download Nintendo soundtracks, create playlists, browse music by different categories and more. To find out more about the benefits that come with Nintendo Switch Online, to view membership options and to learn about a free seven-day trial for new users, visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online/.

NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE + EXPANSION PACK
With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, players get access to even more benefits, including a library of Nintendo 64 games with added online play for up to four players (additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode; sold separately), a library of select Game Boy Advance games, retro SEGA Genesis games, Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC and Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion DLC (full version of game required to use DLC for that game; sold separately). Nintendo Switch 2 players can also access a library of classic Nintendo GameCube games, enhanced features for compatible Nintendo 64 games and upgrade packs for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (full version of game required to use content for that game; sold separately).

NINTENDO eSHOP
Nintendo eShop is a digital store that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch family of systems or Nintendo Switch 2.

Customers in the U.S. and Canada ages 18 and older can also link a PayPal account to their Nintendo Account to purchase digital games and content for the Nintendo Switch family of systems or Nintendo Switch 2 both on-device and from the Nintendo website.


PARENTAL CONTROLS AND MORE
Remember that Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 both feature parental controls that let adults manage the content and features their children can access, including GameChat. Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 players who register a Nintendo Account gain access to free-to-start games and free game demos from Nintendo eShop, and also get the latest news and information direct from Nintendo. For more information about parental controls and other features, visit https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/parental-controls/, https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/ or https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.