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

September 2, 2024Last Updated: September 2, 2024

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

eShop Select August 2024 — *Image: Nintendo Life*

Click, punch, welcome to another eShop Selects release, this time in August!

We hate to admit it, but we’ll soon be enjoying warm cocoa and curling up by the fireplace with our Switches. Sounds nice and all, but shorter days, longer nights, and the cold? Brrrr. We’re going to need some video games to fix that, right? Luckily, there’s a Nintendo Direct Indie World & Partner Showcase coming up in the next few months.

Anyway, focusing on August, you might think it was a relatively quiet month — Emio – The Smiling Man is the head of Nintendo, and that’s just only abandoned — but we had ton of great eShop exclusive releases. So with that in mind, our staff and contributors got together to vote for the 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).

For July’s readers’ poll, the dual-stick shooter Satryn DX is the clear winner. And we can’t blame you — retro neon pixel art, chaotic action, addictive gameplay? Sounds like a winner. And for just $6.99?

Now, let’s get to the matches of August…

Honorable Mentions

The Nintendo Direct may have thrown us a curveball, but that doesn’t matter. There were 11 games that fit the criteria this month, all of which scored 7/10 or higher. Here are the honorable mentions that didn’t make our top three…

Who else jumped out of their seats when Castlevania Dominus Collection was revealed during the Partner Showcase, and then jumped on the table when Nintendo announced that the game was get out now? Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia on Switch are enough, but Haunted Castle And another Haunted Castle re-imagining? And now it’s good? Say no more.

No notes, Konami, great collection — we gave it a score 9/10.

As big SteamWorld fans at Nintendo Life, we’re excited that SteamWorld II Steal As good as it gets. Building ambitiously on its predecessor with a vast ocean and all-new mechanics, SteamWorld Heist II rewards patience and increases difficulty. It’s also just plain fun, full of personality and visual style.

We have come up with this surprise sequel 8/10 in our review.

Thank God you are here! is one of the funniest video games we think we’ve ever played. It’s also the Britishest video game we’ve ever played. It’s vulgar, heavily accented, and doesn’t drag on too much at just a few hours long. It’s our eShop game of the month for August, and if you like causing chaos, British English, and haven’t checked it out yet, what are you waiting for?

Thank God you are here 9/10 from us, and rightly so. Time for a cup of tea…

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eShop Readers’ Choice Votes (August 2024)

You saw how busy August was — and September is unlikely to be any better. But there are plenty of hidden gems we missed when reviewing the eighth month of the year. So here’s your chance to tell us about them!

We know there is a glaring absence above — pssst, Pizza Tower — and we’re evaluating that as we speak. But there’s still plenty more shadow drops to unravel.

As always, vote for your favorite game that we missed, and be sure to pick your favorite game from our list as well.

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.