Nintendo Life eShop Selects & Readers’ Choices (July 2024)

August 4, 2024Last Updated: August 4, 2024

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Nintendo Life eShop Selects & Readers' Choices (July 2024)

eShop selects July — *Image: Nintendo Life*

Pinch yourselves, it’s August, summer is almost over, and we’re here to talk about video games of the past. Yes, it’s time to look back at last month and talk about July’s eShop Selects.

Nintendo has had a pretty quiet month on the Switch — Nintendo World Championship: NES Version is the biggest one, with things like Ace 7 FightThe long-awaited Switch port proved to be a top-notch re-release. But the eShop is still booming, as usual. That’s what we’re focusing on in eShop Selects, and as usual, our staff and contributors will vote for their top three eShop games from the list of games we’ve reviewed, and we’ll let you know the winners (and the rest of the best).

Before we enter July, let’s celebrate Moon Rock IslandJune Winner! The game won our NL readers’ poll of games we didn’t review. And, we had a pretty good reason for not reviewing this one; former Nintendo Life staffer and current contributor Kate Gray is a games writer! We thought it was a great choice.

Now, back to this month… or last month… you know what we mean!

Honorable Mentions

Eight games qualified for this eShop Selects edition, and fourth place missed out on the top three. one vote. It was a tight call — we really are spoiled for choice on the Switch, aren’t we? Here’s what didn’t make the cut…

Notable Mentions from Nintendo Life

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus impresses with its visuals and style, but some unique pogo mechanics and movement options make this game other A fantastic Metroidvania in 2024. Developed by Squid Shock Studios and some of the names behind AM2R, it’s clear to see what makes this subgenre so great.

We rate Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus an 8/10 at NL and with good reason, this game comes in third place.

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Great premises don’t always make for great video games, but luckily, SCHiM Not one of those cases. Shadow-hopping seems like a platforming mechanic that should have been used before, but SCHiM makes it the entire purpose of the game. It may not go much further than that, but the novelty and beautiful visuals make up for any shortcomings, and is a game that many in NL love.

We give SCHiM a score of 7/10.

Taking the top spot by a single vote this month is Furniture & Mattress’ debut title, Arranger: A Challenging Adventure. And this author in particular is very pleased with the results. It’s a fun puzzle game with a heartwarming story, beautiful visuals, and a central gameplay mechanic that continually evolves as you progress. It’s short, engaging, and definitely worth your time.

We gave Arranger an 8/10 and we especially liked the Zelda and features RPG elements throughout the game.

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eShop Readers’ Choice Votes (July 2024)

You know how this goes—we can’t review every game every month, so here’s your chance to tell us about your favorite Switch eShop game that we didn’t get a chance to review, this time in July.

And you can also vote for your personal choice from the above options.

How we decided our top 3 eShop Selects: At the end of each month, the Nintendo Life team votes for their favorite titles from a list of games selected by the editorial team. To be eligible for this list, games must have been released as digital-only Nintendo Switch eShop titles that month and must have been reviewed on Nintendo Life; we select eligible games based on their review scores.

Employees are then asked to vote for the three games they think deserve to be at the top of that list; the first choice gets three points, the second choice gets two points, and the third choice gets one point. These votes are then tallied to create a top three list, with the overall winner taking home that month’s top prize.