Tag: Nintendo Switch Online
News Nintendo Shares Updated Figures For Registered Accounts And Switch Online Members
Up and up
During the latest financial briefing, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa touched on the ways Nintendo builds relationships with its consumers. As part of this, he revealed some updated data about the player numbers within the company's ecosystem as of 30th September 2025. There are currently 400 million Nintendo Accounts, and in terms...
News Kirby 64 And Kirby's Dream Land 3 Switch Online Icons Now Available
"Play to unlock"
If you're a fan of the pink puffball Kirby, you won't want to miss the latest Switch Online icons. Nintendo is now offering new designs based on the Super Nintendo release Kirby's Dream Land 3 and the N64 title Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. To unlock these icons, you'll need to have an active Switch Online + Expansion subscription...
News Nintendo Music Updated To Version 1.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Including an update for Animal Crossing tracks
[Fri 31st Oct, 2025 01:55 GMT]: In case you missed it, this week marks the first anniversary of the Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online subscribers. Nintendo already rolled out a music update earlier this week - adding the DS soundtrack New Super Mario Bros. and it's now apparently released a...
PSA Don't Expect Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition To Include The DLC
Here's what the box art states
Nintendo is releasing its Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons early next year, and it includes new Switch 2 enhancements. However, one thing that hasn't been mentioned is the paid DLC Happy Home Paradise, which was originally released for the Switch version in 2021. If you are wondering about this,...
Review Luigi's Mansion (GameCube) - A Spooky Little Romp That Still Sucks You In
It's-a me! Mari— wait, what?
This review was originally published in October 2010. We're updating and republishing it to mark the game's arrival in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack GameCube library on Switch 2. Enjoy! Nintendo has always had a dark side. Though it's built up a name for itself as a family-friendly company, every so...
PSA Struggling With Luigi's Mansion's Inverted Controls? You Can 'Fix' Them On NSO
From "Marioooo?" to "?ooooiraM"
Spooky season is well and truly upon us, and Nintendo has marked the occasion by dropping the excellent Luigi's Mansion onto the Switch 2's GameCube NSO library. Many of us will be diving back in today for the first time in decades, but with so many hours spent with Luigi's Mansion 2, 3, and 2 HD in the years since,...
News Nintendo On Why The Mario Kart World Album Isn't Available For Nintendo Music
The music app is now a year old
Whether you're a fan of Mario Kart World or not, one thing every racer should probably agree on is that this new entry has an amazing soundtrack. If you are wondering why Nintendo hasn't added this album to its Nintendo Music service just yet, we've now got an official response. During a chat with The Washington Post...
News Nintendo Expands Switch 2's GameCube Library Today With A Spooky Classic
Return to Luigi's Mansion
The Switch 2's 'Nintendo Classics' GameCube library for Switch Online expands next week with the return of the original Luigi's Mansion. This spooky GameCube launch title will drop on 30th October 2025, so just in time for Halloween. It made its debut in 2001 and puts Luigi in the spotlight as the main character. After...
News Nintendo Updates Its Music App With Another DS Soundtrack
Welcome back, New Super Mario Bros.
The Switch Online mobile app Nintendo Music has been updated with another Super Mario-themed soundtrack. This time, it's the New Super Mario Bros. album from the DS generation. This platformer was originally released in 2006, and the update today features "all tracks" from this title. This includes 60 tracks in...
News Boo! Mario's Halloween Switch Online Icons Are Now Available
Get 'em while you can
We're officially in the spooky season, and apart from an eShop sale, it appears Nintendo will also be offering some Halloween icons. These icons will be made available on 28th October, and you'll need to have a Switch Online membership to redeem them. As you can see, there's Mario dressed up as a pumpkin, and the rest of the...
News My Nintendo Store Adds A New Metroid Reward For Switch Online Members (US)
Get it while you can
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond lands on the Switch 2 and Switch this December, and ahead of the long-awaited release, Nintendo is celebrating the Metroid series in all sorts of ways. It's now offering a special Metroid Desktop Metal Display, based on the original NES release. It's exclusive to Switch Online members in the US right...
News Samus' Game Boy Outing Metroid II Returns In Latest Nintendo Music Update
Listen with an active Switch Online sub
Ahead of the arrival of Metroid Prime 4 later this year, why not take a trip to the past with some Metroid II: Return of Samus jams? This title originally made its debut on the Game Boy in 1991/92, and now the entire soundtrack is available to listen to on the Switch Online Nintendo Music app. As usual,...
Rumour Nintendo Patent Supposedly Points To Return Of DS Games
Anything is possible after Virtual Boy's revival
The Switch Online service has already been expanded with GameCube games this year, and the Virtual Boy library will be making a comeback early next year. Now, a Nintendo patent filed in April and published this week has ignited new rumours about Nintendo DS games potentially returning in the future...
News Pokémon Legends: Z‑A Ranked Battles Season 1 Now Live, Reach 'Rank K' For A Special Reward
"This item can't be obtained through normal gameplay"
In case you missed it, the first season of Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battles is already underway. It will run from now until 4th November 2025, and gives trainers who reach 'Rank K' a special reward of Greninjite. This item can be used to Mega Evolve Greninja into Mega Greninja, and "can't be...
News The Next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial Is A Modern RPG Classic
Get on it
Nintendo has announced its next game trial for Nintendo Switch Online users, and this one is a doozy. Yes, if it wasn't obvious from the above image, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance will be available to download for free for NSO members from 16th to 22nd October 2025. It's a flippin' massive game, so chances are you won't get...
News Nintendo's "Mysterious" Switch Online Playtest Program Gets Another Patent
The playtest was extended to Switch 2 in July
Another patent has been published for the Switch Online Playtest Program, which was extended to Switch 2 users in July. According to Nintendo Patents Watch on Bluesky, the patent was originally filed in Japan in April last year and in the US in April 2025. The latest one was published in the US this...
Guide Every Nintendo Switch Online SNES Game, Ranked
All the Super NES games on NSO
Updated with Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, Fatal Fury Special, and Mario & Wario. Enjoy! The library of SNES games available on Switch with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription now stands at 77 titles. While it may lag behind the number of
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With Three More Titles
Mario & Wario, Bubsy and Fatal Fury Special!
Nintendo's latest batch of Switch Online SNES games has dropped, and for October three games have been added. Following his Purrfect Collection release in September, Bubsy is now back with Accolade's original 1993 Super Nintendo side-scroller. Along with this, we've got the release of the 1994/95 SNK...
News Mario's Super Picross Has Got Some Rather Lovely NSO Icons
Available until 3rd November
New month, new NSO icons. With the Nintendo Switch Online Missions & Rewards Program, you can nab some rather unique icons for your Switch profile. Now, you could grab some icons for Mario Party 3 — and they're quite nice, too — but have you seen those Mario's Super Picross icons? No? Well just look at them!...
News Nintendo Music Adds Two Paper Mario Albums, But There's A Catch
There'll be no music updates next week
The fan favourite Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door made its grand return last May, and in an update to the Nintendo Music app today, the game's soundtrack has finally been added. This includes not only the Switch version of the soundtrack but also the original
News Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 Switch Online Icons Now Available
Update: New waves are now live
Super Mario's 40th anniversary is now underway and Nintendo's been promoting it with all sorts of announcements and reveals. As part of the ongoing celebrations, next month Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 is returning for Switch. Ahead of this, Nintendo has also announced a new wave of themed Switch Online...
News Nintendo Music App Adds Princess Peach Album In Latest Update
It's showtime!
The Nintendo Music app for Switch Online subscribers has received all sorts of themed music in recent weeks and months, and now, to add to this, Nintendo has released the Princess Peach: Showtime! album on the service. Princess Peach: Showtime! originally made its debut on the Switch in March last year. According to Nintendo's social...
Guide Every Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy Advance (GBA) Game Ranked
The best GBA 'Nintendo Classics' on Switch
Updated with Mr. Driller 2 and Klonoa: Empire of Dreams following the September 2025 update. Remember, this is a dynamic, reader-ranked list based on each game's User Rating in our database. The order is therefore subject to real-time change as those ratings fluctuate. Enjoy! Ninte
Review Klonoa: Empire Of Dreams (GBA) - One Of The System's Best Still Plays Like A Dream
Wahoo!
This review was originally published in May 2014. We're updating and republishing it in honour of the game's arrival on Switch as part of the Nintendo Classics GBA lineup. Starting life on the PlayStation in 1997, at a time when Super Mario 64 had just brought the gaming world triple-jumping headlong into the era of 3D platforming, Namco's...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Two More Titles
Two Namco games join 'Nintendo Classics'
Nintendo has today announced it will be expanding its Switch Online + Expansion Pack service with two more games for the Game Boy Advance library. They include the Namco titles Mr. Driller 2 and Klonoa: Empire of Dreams, and they'll be arriving next week on 25th September 2025. The puzzle title Mr. Driller 2...
Poll So, Will You Be Checking Out Switch Online's Virtual Boy Service?
Go on, tell us
The recent Direct broadcast revealed the Virtual Boy library would be joining the Switch Online 'Nintendo Classics' library. As you've likely already seen, there are a few paywalls. Firstly, you'll need to have an active Expansion Pack subscription (on top of the regular Switch Online subscription), and according to Nintendo, a paid...
News Nintendo Music "Special Release" Adds Tracks From Donkey Kong Bananza Today
Two updates in one week
The Nintendo Music app for Switch Online subscribers typically gets one update per week, but this week is a little bit different. Following the shadow drop of DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC on the Switch 2 last week, Nintendo has now added a "special release" to this app featuring select music from Donkey Kong Bananza...
Opinion NSO Subscribers Outside Key Markets Get Less, And Nintendo Should Fix That
Region-free access, region-locked perks
Since its launch in 2018, the Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) has been a lightning rod for debate among players. Fans have argued over whether its two-tier price structure constitutes good value, questioned the quality of emulation — sometimes patchy at first with certain N64 games but steadily improved — and...
ICYMI If You Want To Play Virtual Boy Classics, You'll Need To Buy One Of Nintendo's Accessories
And don't forget the premium tier membership
During the latest Direct, it was revealed Virtual Boy games would be joining the 'Nintendo Classics' library early next year. In case you missed it, there'll be a few (paid) gates you'll need to pass through before you can even access this particular library. Not only will you need to have an active...
News Virtual Boy Is Being Added To Nintendo Switch Online
A dedicated accessory is also confirmed
Nintendo has confirmed a new expansion for Nintendo Switch Online on Switch and Switch 2: Virtual Boy. It'll launch on 17th February, 2026. No, it's not an April Fool's joke, this is actually happening! The addition will require a dedicated Virtual Boy accessory in which to insert your console. Here's a peek...
News Nintendo Adds Another Golden Sun Soundtrack To Nintendo Music
Listen to Camelot's RPG sequel
Nintendo's weekly update for the Nintendo Music app has arrived, and this time it adds the soundtrack from the RPG Golden Sun: The Lost Age. Nintendo and Camelot released this sequel on the Game Boy Advance in 2002/03. As for the album, it contains a whopping 94 tracks and has a runtime of 3 hours and 23 minutes. Here...
News Switch Online's GBA App Has Been Updated (Version 3.0.0)
New features, but no game update
Switch Online's 'Nintendo Classics' library has this week been expanded with Forsaken 64 and the Japan-only release, Magical Vacation. Although the GBA title hasn't been made available locally, the app here has received an update, bumping it up to Version 3.0.0. Firstly, the official banner and icon for this app...
News Switch Online's Mature N64 App Expands With Another Title This Week
Update: Forsaken 64 is now available
Nintendo has announced it's bringing the first-person shooter Forsaken 64 to its "Mature" Switch Online + Expansion Pack app. The Acclaim Entertainment title, released on the Nintendo 64 in 1998 and developed by Iguana UK, will be arriving for the Switch and Switch 2 online service on 4th September 2025. Here's...
News Latest Switch Online Release Potentially Confirms Leaked Upcoming N64 Classics
Smashing
In a move some saw coming, Nintendo announced that Forsaken 64 — an FPS from Acclaim — is coming to the Nintendo Classics + Expansion Pack on 4th September 2025. But its announcement also may have confirmed a major leak for the service — a line-up of games coming to the N64 app (thanks, VGC).
News Brownie Brown's GBA Title 'Magical Vacation' Returns This Week (Japan)
Joining the 'Nintendo Classics' library tomorrow
Nintendo's Switch Online + Expansion Pack service in Japan is this week adding Brownie Brown's 2001 Game Boy Advance RPG, Magical Vacation. This Japanese exclusive will show up for the service on 4th September 2025. That's the same date as the release of Forsaken 64 on the mature N64 app locally. In...
PSA Switch Online Offering "Two Bonus Months" With 12-Month Memberships (Europe)
Available until the end of September
If you want a little bit more from your next Switch Online subscription, Nintendo is currently offering a special deal in certain parts of the world. Switch and Switch 2 users in select locations like the UK, Europe or Australia and New Zealand can currently get two bonus months alongside any 12-month Switch...
News Nintendo Music Adds Fire Emblem: Awakening Soundtrack In New Update
Switch Online icons also available
Apart from a Switch and Switch 2 firmware update today, Nintendo has also released its weekly Nintendo Music update. The latest update adds the soundtrack from the 2012 3DS tactical RPG, Fire Emblem: Awakening. You can get a quick sample of this album in the official Nintendo social post below: To access this...
ICYMI Nintendo Reminds Us Switch Game Vouchers Won't Be Sold After January 2026
But it will still add games to the voucher catalogue
It's been incredibly busy in the land of Nintendo recently with the arrival of the Switch 2, and in case you missed the initial announcement in July, Nintendo announced it would be discontinuing Switch Online Game Vouchers. It has now issued another notice about this via its custome
Opinion No One Told Me 'Chibi-Robo' Is Traumatising
Just your very presence makes everyone happy, happy... happy?
Editor's note. Spoilers for a 20-year-old game inbound... I’ve spent 20 years “awww-ing” over the delightful character of Chibi-Robo despite having never played any of his games. This cute little robot is just joy incarnate – tiny and helpful with gormless black eyes. Whether it...
News Nintendo Music Update Adds More Songs To Kirby And The Forgotten Land Playlist
The Switch 2 Edition arrives this week
In March of this year, the Nintendo Music app received an update adding songs from the Switch title Kirby and the Forgotten Land. At the time, Nintendo mentioned how the rest of this album was coming "later this year", and now, ahead of the launch of the Switch 2 Edition of this title, additional tracks have...
News Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Switch Online Game Trial Now Available (Europe)
Get ready for the third entry
During Nintendo's recent Partner Direct, Capcom lifted the lid on Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection. If you haven't got around to playing the second game Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin just yet, now is the chance if you happen to be based in Europe and have an active Switch Online subscription. This...
Chibi-or-not-Chibi
This review was originally published in November 2009. We're updating and republishing it in honour of the game's arrival on Switch 2 as part of the Nintendo Classics GameCube lineup. Meet the Sandersons, your atypical, dysfunctional American family. Mr. Sanderson is an out-of-work engineer-cum-manchild who liv
News Nintendo Expands Switch 2's GameCube Library This Week
Chibi-Robo returns
Nintendo has today announced it will be bringing Chibi-Robo to the Switch 2's GameCube library next week on 21st August, 2025. This title was one of the many games confirmed alongside the reveal of the GameCube library for the Switch Online service. It originally made its debut on the GameCube in 2005/06 and was developed by the...
News Nintendo Music "Special Release" Adding Tracks From Kirby Air Riders Today
Update: Confirmed in today's Direct
Nintendo Music is mostly known for retro soundtrack updates, but this week it's completely different, with the Japanese firm today revealing we're actually getting some music from a game that's not even out yet. This information was shared via the Nintendo Today! mobile app's calendar. And it's songs from...
News Captain Toad Returns In This Week's Nintendo Music Update
Treasure Tracker also got a Switch 2 upgrade recently
Nintendo Music has received its weekly update today and this time it adds the soundtrack from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. You'll be able to listen to tracks like the game's title theme, The King of Pyropuff Peak and much more. All up, this album contains a total of 58 tracks and has a...
PSA Shoot Some Hoops With Drag x Drive's Dev Team This Weekend
The 'Global Jam' online demo gets underway
The Drag x Drive 'Global Jam' demo event gets underway for Switch Online subscribers this weekend, and as part of this, Nintendo has announced the developers will be joining in on the fun. You'll apparently be able to take them during this event, which runs between 9th August and 10th August, 2025. They'll...
News Pilotwings SNES, N64 And 3DS Albums Soar Onto 'Nintendo Music' In New Update
Here's every song included
Following the Nintendo Music app being updated to Version 1.3.0, Nintendo has this week added the Pilotwings soundtracks. This update includes not only the Super Nintendo album, but also the soundtracks for Pilotwings 64 and Pilotwings Resort on the 3DS. The SNES release contains 21 tracks with a total run time of 19...
News Switch Online's SNES Update Has Apparently Upgraded The CRT Filter
Looking good
Nintendo has been busy this week with all sorts of updates, and yesterday it released Mario Paint for Switch Online's Super Nintendo app. More details about this latest update have now emerged, and apart from being able to remap the buttons in this specific library, it seems the CRT filter on this app has also received an update. The...
News Nintendo Announces 'Global Jam' Demo Event For Switch 2 Online Members
Update: Demo pre-orders go live later today
As we get closer to August, Nintendo has announced it will be hosting a special Drag x Drive 'Global Jam' demo event. This demo, which will give players a "sneak peek" at this new title, will be taking place between 9th August - 10th August across multiple sessions. It will be available "exclusively" to...
PSA You Can Now Remap Super NES Controls With Nintendo Switch Online
From A to B
We woke up this morning to the excellent news that Nintendo has added Mario Paint to the Nintendo Switch Online SNES library, along with mouse control support for Nobunaga's Ambition and Mario Super Picross. However, you may have missed another new feature of the Super NES app on Switch 1 and 2: remappable buttons, finally! The feature...
