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Nintendo Download Update (Jan. 22, 2026)

Nintendo Download Update (Jan. 22, 2026)

The following content is available for Nintendo Download this week:

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2:
    • FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE – With the critically acclaimed FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE, which tells the original plot of FINAL FANTASY VII up until the escape from Midgar, you can enter the reimagined world of a cherished role-playing game classic. Join Cloud, a former soldier brandishing the famous Buster Sword, as he embarks on a mission that turns into a battle to determine the planet’s future in a hybrid battle system that combines strategic command with real-time action. FF7R EPISODE INTERmission, a side narrative starring Yuffie Kisaragi that provides a novel viewpoint parallel to Cloud’s quest, is also featured.Today marks the release of FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE on the Nintendo Switch 2 system!
    • DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS – In this tactical action game set during China’s Three Kingdoms era, you take on the role of an anonymous hero and battle valiantly while making daring decisions to bring about peace and change history. Your decisions will affect the narrative and have the potential to change historical events in Dynasty Warriors, a game with the biggest armies and fiercest fighting. You can take a different route and discover new developments that weren’t included in the main plot thanks to the paid DLC1’s simultaneous release.Today, DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS takes the lead on the Nintendo Switch 2.
  • Updates:
    • Mario Kart World – The Mario Kart World game on the Nintendo Switch 2 has received a free update! In local wireless2 and online3 play, version 1.5.0 introduces a new feature that allows you and your friends to compete as a team in Knockout Tour. In the racing mode known as Knockout Tour, 24 drivers are tasked with racing nonstop over back-to-back courses all around the world. There are five checkpoints to cross, though, and you will be eliminated if your placement is lower than what is displayed when you reach a checkpoint. With this new version, up to four teams can now participate together in Knockout Tour, which previously only enabled individuals to compete in a free-for-all race against one another! For more information, visit HERE.

Pre-orders:

  • Dispatch Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – The superhero workplace comedy Dispatch, from the authors and directors of Tales from the Borderlands and The Wolf Among Us, takes place in contemporary Los Angeles. Play as Robert Robertson, sometimes known as Mecha Man, who must accept a position as a dispatcher at a superhero dispatch center after his mech-suit is destroyed during a fight with his adversary. Lead a group of former supervillains who have been granted the opportunity to turn their lives around. In addition to managing office relationships and romantic relationships and rebuilding your suit for a chance at retribution, you must manage and level up your roster! Dispatch for Nintendo Switch and Dispatch Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 will be accessible on January 28. The Nintendo eShop is currently accepting preorders.

Nintendo Music:

  • Sing Us a Shanty – With the Legend of Zelda, raise the sails and set off on an aural journey across the Great Sea: The Phantom Hourglass soundtrack is currently accessible on Nintendo Music.4. Use songs like “The Pirate Ship,” “Linebeck’s Theme,” and “Boss Battle at Sea” to map out Link’s journey to save Tetra. For more information, visit HERE.

Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2:

  • Supercharge Sale – There is not much time left to take advantage of the Supercharge Sale and save money on DLC and digital games! Shop on Nintendo.com or Nintendo eShop on your device until January 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT to get amazing bargains on a range of digital titles for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. To view the full list of games and for more information, visit HERE.

Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch 2:

Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

 

Related: Nintendo Download Update (Jan. 15, 2026)

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