Update [Tue 24th Jan, 2023 04:00 GMT]: The same UNO trial has now been confirmed for the North American region. In this location, the trial will run from 24th January until 29th January. During this time, the game will also be 60% off on the local eShop. If you do decide to purchase it, all your save data will carry across from the trial.
Original story [Thu 12th Jan, 2023 17:45 GMT]: Nintendo has announced that UNO is set to be the next free game trial for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers in Europe. The freebie is available to download from the Switch eShop right now, but it won't be playable until the trial begins on 19th January.
The chances are you will have come across UNO before and you don't need us to tell you how the game works (yep, we have also been a part of those long family game nights that get a little too competitive). In one of the few differences between the Switch version and the OG card game, the power of online play lets you play solo against others from around the world — perfect for working on your skills before the next family event.
This is, as we have come to expect, a trial by name and a trial by nature and subscribers will once again have only one week to play the game for free before the virtual cards are snatched from our virtual hands. Any saved data will be carried over to the full game if you do decide to purchase though, so there's always that!
Will you be picking up or skipping on this one? Play your cards in the comments below!
[source twitter.com]
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This strikes me as being an unbelievably weird choice for a trial game. Flipping heck. Maybe it's just me, but surely there are more tempting games which haven't been on trial yet?
What other innovative experiences will we get to try via this service? Checkers? Tic-tac-toe?
I’m joking of course, but is this really what you want to show people is a definitive game for the system? Odd choice.
Huh, so did Mattel or Uno pay them or something, like what makes them want to promote Uno of all things
Switch online subscriptions are bound to go up after this announcement
This seems like the perfect type of game to play for free with the limited trial time period. A week is relatively short.
Lame. I have more fun playing actual Uno then I would this.
@JakedaArbok Don't be too sure, they might do that as well.
Considering this was a free game back on Xbox Live on the 360 years ago - £8, no thanks.
Now it's time for the Uno memes to crawl back out again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hryAPx9OFZM
I am not in Europe, but I would try this. Last Card is a lot of fun on Clubhouse Gsmes.
Just play the actual Uno, it's more fun than digital on the tv.
Meanwhile Japan gets Snipperclips Plus as their Trial.
"You guys wanna play UNO and i can record it and make that my upload tonight?"
Isn’t this game like 3 dollars lol
Is there any reason to get this when you already have 51 Worldwide Games which also has Uno?
Wow.....I'm actually shocked.
This looks like a good, fun card game. I want to check it. Well done. I am in shock. 19th January is not far away.
Junk! Haha, compare this to Ys VIII which was a quality game. But hey, Uno is something.
@PBandSmelly was looking for this comment, thank you very much.
I hope this is serious because it would be an awful joke.
Just if people want to know, Japan is doing a snipperclips trial from 13-19 (you can get the trial by making a Japanese Nintendo account and downloading the free trial)
This is probably the funniest nso moment yet.
@Axecon I prefer this version:
https://youtu.be/xErBJWmC43w
Lmao Uno?!
Man NSO is an absolute joke.
I grabbed Uno for €3 on a sale a few years back and still felt scammed. Would not recommend playing it on Switch in the slightest: IT DOESN'T. F*****. WORK.
I remember playing uno on Xbox back when camera first camera out and allowed you see each other. Never seen such a family friendly game turn x rated !
It is a blast though just chill play online with friends if can't do it in person. That 51 clubhouse games is really good one pick up if ya enjoy those types of games
@theModestMouse When I get games like chained echoes and halo infinite on my game pass I tend to agree with you. I have a yearly subscription to NSO, but aside from Mario kart courses kinda been let down specially with how much I loved my VC titles on past consoles. I wish they carried that over and allowed us keep games we bought throughout it's service
Go into the Nintendo eShop and you'll be able to download it for free!
Think I will never played uno more or a monopoly fan
@PBandSmelly "I didn't get it, I have the oldest Nintendo Switch known to man"
Holds up a Gameboy
Hmm. What to play a week from Friday? Fire Emblem Engage, or Uno?
Cool! Can't wait for Chess, Monopoly and Othello next! Maybe Catan this summer if we're lucky!
...Jokes aside, I'm good, thanks. I only subscribe for N64, and even that is starting to wear thin at this point with its less than stellar emulation and hilariously slow drip feeding of new content. NSO is still trash, but it's very cheap trash in comparison to most others, so the occasional nostalgic N64 game is still barely worth the asking price for me personally. Now, if they'd dump Game Boy, GBC, GBA and DS on there, it would definitely be worth it for years to come ...but that will most likely result in yet another price jump and even more drip feeding. I sure hope not, though.
The CPU cheats so much in this game. But it is fun. Especially the dlc packs that have new rules and the flip version of uno.
Weird. Glad it’s not a US offering.
@Vil I refuse to sub to the expansion right now. There’s no N64 games I actually care about on there right now. Pokémon stadium 1 and 2 are favorites of mine but are still MIA even after being announced early last year for the service. I don’t like genesis either. It’s not worth the price. If they’d add gameboy advance and potentially DS then it would be.
Wow, game companies continue to reach all time lows in output.
@cammers1995
I agree with you.
I would gladly buy a couple n64 games and snes ones, but to pay for handful of ancient games subscription only is ridiculous.
Nintendo execs, probably: "We have to promote our online subscription service. Quick! Let them try out a game that's all the rage right now!"
And thus, UNO.
I mean... I'll try the trial because why not, but this has to be the most unexciting game trial so far. tbh I was kind of hoping for a Fire Emblem: Three Houses trial since the new game is coming out and I wanted to try some Fire Emblem to see if I would like it.
@FishyS You wouldn’t like it.
@PBandSmelly Well I don’t have it, I have the oldest switch, known to man!
@Thaswizz Yeah I suppose if you play MK and Animal Crossing it would be worth it. Since I care for neither of those and know how to emulate anything retro, NSO holds absolutely 0 value for me especially since it's not needed for Fortnite or Overwatch 2.
The fact I can't message a friend asking if he wants to play in 2023 is more than ridiculous though. When I did have it, it was nothing but lag and disconnects in Splatoon and Smash...It's a fine online service..for 2001 and for maybe $10 a year. Anything more is a ripoff.
They should have done Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics. Not only are there tons more games, they even have Un—
ahem… Last Card.
Is this just the standard game or the GOTY special edition?
Let me guess, NA gets Monopoly. (which I heard runs terribly on Switch, I think it has issues in general, because...you know...Ubisoft.)
@theModestMouse I agree completely as it is to me unexcusable that we can't even send messages to our friends. Most my friends I have to ask get in discord or Xbox party chat.
I mean they're allowing hentai and GTA games so let's allow a professional social experience that allows us to connect and talk to one another while online. If Nintendo had Xbox online system it would be amazing
These online trials are an absolute joke and this is the worst one of them all. If this is the output, just don’t bother. I’m happy enough with the Mario Kart tracks and the retro console stuff (and honestly, the snail’s pace of the retro releases isn’t great either). Stop listing exclusive game trials as a “feature” of the service when AAA Clock is the kind of garbage you’re going to shart out.
This is probably the worst trial yet lmao.
At this point I would rather just get more repeat trials of old games than shovelware at least.
I would love to get another chance to play Mario Rabbids or any of the Disgaea games again instead of a game I could play a browser version with friends if I cared enough.
I bought this, cheap, for my switch back when it came out, and the dlc was included for free. Later they started making people pay for that (which is not even worth a penny), and bumped the game file size to an excessively unnecessary 4gb+. After getting Clubhouse Games and playing their version of Uno, called “Last Card”, I’ve found it to be vastly superior. It has a clean look, simple and smooth gameplay, and is on a compilation with a ton of other great games. I wouldn’t recommend uno unless it’s under a dollar.
The only platform that Uno is genuinely good on is PC. The controller controls actually put the player at a disadvantage when features moves like jump-in are intentionally randomized on controller.
I grew to love this game because of a certain group of famous YouTubers...
Are they joking with us?
... Is Nintendo just picking these game trials out of a hat?
@JimNorman that Twitter account is for Europe so then is this only in the Europe eShop or something?! Because it is now January 20th and it is still not showing up as a Free Trial on my North America eShop! Did i miss something??
You forgot to say Uno
Free trial is free. I’ll try it!
You know the way the computer AI seems to cheat in this game? That's exactly how online casinos, fruit machines and even toy grabbers work. They let you win at a set point in time.
Hilarious choice! What´s next? Calculator? This more badwill then goodwill for the service. Makes Xbox Games with Gold seem good
I'm just downloading it for the Platinum Points, as soon as I boot it up, I'm deleting it.
Really hope America also gets the Free Trial of Snipperclips in the not-so distant future.
Us NSOers living like kings over here!
uh...this game is free in the eshop, alt. decks not so much. the rabbids deck does add a little extra fun though.
Too bad Switch doesn’t have a camera. I miss all the nice penises I’d see on Xbox 360 Uno.
This is so weird in 2023. Subscription based services have made gaming widely available and even cheap. On PC you can get legit free high quality games all the time for you to keep permanently.
Nintendo gives you a change to try out a card game for a week.
Nintendo had lost there damn mind.
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