Over 30 games hit the Nintendo Switch eShop this week, led by Pikmin 4 upgrade

A busy week on the eShop

More than 30 games are arriving on the Nintendo Switch eShop in North America this week, according to Nintendo Life's regular Nintendo Download round-up published on 13 November. The line-up covers both the original Switch and the Switch 2, with release dates spread from 5 November to 17 November.

The week's headline items include the Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition with its Dandori Academy add-on, SEGA's Metaphor: ReFantazio and the cooperative racer Sonic Pico Park.

Switch 2 highlights

Pikmin 4 leads the Switch 2 releases at $69.99, dated 12 November. The game asks players to guide plantlike Pikmin creatures on an expedition, and this version is enhanced for the newer hardware.

Metaphor: ReFantazio from SEGA also lands on 12 November at $39.99, putting players in a tournament for the throne in a fantasy role-playing game. Sonic Pico Park arrives the same day at $9.99, with racing as Knuckles, Amy, Tails and other characters.

Other Switch 2 releases include RACCOIN: Chaos Max Edition from Playstack at $11.99, a coin-pusher roguelike, and TANUKI: Pon's Summer from Critical Reflex at $19.99, a cosy life sim in which a tanuki with a post office job wins over townsfolk on a BMX.

The Switch 2 new-release list also features A Little to the Left Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at $14.99, two Arcade Archives 2 titles from HAMSTER at $9.99 each, Harold Halibut at $23.44, Moomin: Midsummer Madness at $17.99, OVA MAGICA at $23.99, Spirit Crossing at $26.99 and Where the Seeds Fall at $9.99.

Original Switch releases

The original Switch eShop sees its own batch of new games. TANUKI: Pon's Summer and Sonic Pico Park appear on both systems, while other arrivals include a pet shop after dark at $8.99, Combat Kart at $14.90 and the EGGCONSOLE Mr.Bump PC-8801mkIISR release from D4 Enterprise at $6.49.

Further titles listed by Nintendo Life include Ex-Master, Zombie at $9.99, Frutageddon Fruit Platformer at $10.00, Mr Sticky's Ragdoll Launch at $4.99, Nekomimi Sweet Housemates and its sequel at $14.39 each, Paths of Fight: Samurai at $2.99, TYPE-NOISE: Shonen Shojo at $19.99 and Unicorn Academy: Island of Magic at $39.99. An Arcade Archives version of EXZISUS is also available at $7.99.

Three discounts until 19 November

Nintendo Life highlights three older games on sale alongside the new releases, with offers running until 19 November. COCOON drops from $24.99 to $9.99, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes falls from $24.99 to $12.49, and The Artful Escape is reduced from $19.99 to $4.99.

The outlet notes that Lorelei and the Laser Eyes has a free Switch 2 Edition upgrade, and that COCOON reaches a steadier 30 frames per second on Switch 2. These observations come from the site's writer and reflect its own impressions rather than official figures.

Context and what it means

This week's round-up follows a notable previous week that Nintendo Life describes as dominated by talk of Ocarina of Time arriving on the platform. The site also reports that a GTA title will not come to Switch 2 next Thursday, so the current line-up carries the week instead.

For players, the spread of dates means some games are already out while others, such as Spirit Crossing on 16 November and Unicorn Academy: Island of Magic on 17 November, arrive later in the week. Prices listed are in US dollars for the North American store, and readers elsewhere may see different dates and pricing.