Topic: The Nintendo Switch Online Subscription Service Thread

Looks like North America's getting a different game trial.

If I do play this one, it'd probably be only once because I'm not into fighting games. Kinda curious about that Ys game, honestly!

Pokken Tournament is high on my list of Switch games I'd like to play but wouldn't spend much money on, so that's very good for me.

Didn't this game get a trial period roughly two years ago?
Hopefully I didn't delete my save that from that time.

Why does the screen look so small on Wave Race compared to the other N64 games? It has more black around it.

I just got a Ps5 and it’s really cool that I can play some of my Vita games that had Ps4 compatibility or versions… also, if I renew my PS plus membership, I can play all the games I downloaded several years ago.

I wish Nintendo would do this in some capacity- allow us to access our digital purchases for at least some games. I would actually pay to be able to do this through subscription service….

MARIO PARTY YESSSSSSSSSS.

Oh and Goldeneye's pretty cool too I guess

As a PC gamer who hates paid online, the inclusion of Pokemon Stadium and GoldenEye is making me consider getting 1 year of the Expansion Pack. Just to experience GoldenEye at least. Going to wait for now. Will most likely go back to the base membership after it expires if I do.

I'm just glad the got whatever legal hurdles the game had to get it to both Switch Online Expansion Pack and Xbox Game Pass were resolved.

Pokemon Stadium does make me wonder, if Game Boy came to Switch Online with classic Pokemon, would that potentially allow the transfer pack functions. I know this isn't official, but just food for thought.

First thing I checked when rewatching the trailer and the answer is sadly a cold hard no

@Fizza Aww, that's a bummer. Good eye, I missed that too while watching the Direct.

(Sad Eel noises)

@Sunsy I gotta be honest, the Mario Party games are what's making me want the expansion pack. I'd love to play those online. I wouldn't mind playing GoldenEye, either.

I'll be honest, I was not expecting Mario Party this soon, consider y'know...the Superstars release. And tbh, Superstars is probably a vastly better option to play online, but even still, I would've thought they wouldn't want to do that.

Goldeneye is bizarre to me, since Nintendo has gotten exactly one 3rd party game on the N64 NSO, and then decided to get the one that was arguably the most difficult to get. Like they had to collaborate with both Microsoft and checks Eon Productions, and possibly others too, just to get this. When you consider all the far easier 3rd party games that aren't on NSO, its just very weird to me.

@kkslider5552000 Microsoft also benefits a lot from Goldeneye, it's a 2 way thing. A strong Day 1 on Game Pass release in a year that's very weak for Game Pass and Rare Replay is more complete (the Xbox trailer has the Rare Replay logo). Goldeneye appears on so many "best games of all time" lists so to be able to say that's on Game Pass is a very big deal.

@kkslider5552000 @Grumblevolcano I think what puzzles me the most about this whole thing (apart from the fact that it's actually happening) is that the Xbox version of Goldeneye doesn't have online play....yet the SWITCH version does. This feels like it should be swapped around, doesn't it? I mean I'm not complaining: I'd love to play some online Goldeneye wherever. Just don't pick Oddjob ok: I've heard horror stories about him.

@Fizza

@MarioLover92 Yeah, my main reason for not upgrading was most of the games that did interest me, I can play right now on Wii U. I may consider it now because of the game options, but I may wait on it. Still have my Pokemon Stadium carts, and never played GoldenEye aside from that Wii re-imagining Activision published, which played more like Call of Duty.

If you get it, enjoy the Mario Party games.

@Fizza Thinking about it, it might just be the usual online functions of the N64 NSO app has. I never used it as I don't have the Expansion Pack, but I do know the SNES/NES stuff works with making a room and letting friends join. Maybe similar to that, it's still split screen with online play.

I imagine if Xbox version did have online play, I'd assume it's a similar lobby system to most Xbox games, while Switch Online is the usual connect with friends, then pick your game. That's my guess, just online with Nintendo's own emulation that NSO has.

I was really disappointed with the list of games. I've never been able to get into Pilotwings, I don't really care for Mario Party (although my son will probably like them, but he just got Superstars like a week ago), I don't care for Pokemon (although again my son might like them), 1080 was a good time back in the day, but it's one of those genres I've grown out of, although I'm sure I'll still give it a go like I did with Wave Race. And while Excitebike 64 and Goldeneye are great, I still have both them on cart on my N64. I've always loved the NSO for the obscure titles I would never have otherwise played, and I'm hoping for more of those. And Donkey Kong 64 as I've never played that. How is that not on there yet?

@Sunsy Yeah, that's understandable. I do still have a fair amount of my N64 games, both in cartridge form and on the Wii VC. I've actually played GoldenEye before, my cousin had it a while back and we played the multiplayer for a decent while. It's definitely cool that they're bringing it over to NSO+EP and Xbox.

Thanks! I'm especially excited to play Mario Party 3. That one hasn't gotten a VC release, either.

As someone who grew up with N64, rented games during that time and played it semi-regularly for the decade after the Gamecube came out, it is almost impressive how many even obvious N64 games I haven't played in either 20+ years or at all. Just a random thought I've had, like I'm surprised NSO N64 hasn't been largely redundant for me considering how much I played that system.

It's kinda why the whole thing has worked out for me, even though its hard to spend too much time on it with all the actually bought games I have yet to play.

I'm even more torn over the Expansion Pack:

• Mario Party 1-3 - I'm fine with Superstars (the GC games had better minigames too)
• Goldeneye - I bought Rare Replay in 2015 so I'll have it for free on Xbox
• 1080 Snowboarding, Pilotwings 64 and Excitebike 64 - Not that interested in those
• Pokemon Stadium 1-2 - Are the games still good even without the transfer function from the mainline games?

I have a few days to decide as my base NSO expires then. Would've been so much easier to decide if they added something like GBA.