Tag: Nintendo Switch Online - Page 6
Will Nintendo ask members to pay more?
A few weeks ago, known insider 'NateDrake' revealed on his podcast how Game Boy and Game Boy Color games would supposedly be coming to Nintendo's Switch Online service in the near future. Eurogamer added to this - noting how "other retro platforms" are also likely to show up. While no syst
News WarioWare: Get It Together! Features In Tetris 99's 24th Maximus Cup
Includes cool block designs
Tetris 99 continues to tick along and keep plenty of us mildly addicted, and now Nintendo's outlined details for the 24th Maximus Cup. These often tie-in with major game releases so, yep, it's themed on WarioWare: Get It Together!. Running this weekend - 17th to 20th September - you'll be able to jump in and compete to...
Reminder Try Daemon X Machina For Free With Nintendo Switch Online Game Trials
Update: Available now!
Update: Just a friendly reminder that the Daemon X Machina Nintendo Switch Online trial begins today. Make sure to give it a go if you haven't played already (full details can be found below). Original Article (Mon 6th Sep, 2021 10:20 BST): Daemon X Machina was a pretty big deal when it arrived in Septem
Update: Here's your last chance to claim
Update: Nintendo has kindly reminded us that its current free trial offer for Nintendo Switch Online ends tomorrow. Make sure to get on it over the next couple of days if you were thinking of signing up (full details and a word of warning about automatic renewals can be found in our original article below)...
Feature Game Boy Games We Probably Won’t See On Nintendo Switch Online
Custom cart complications
Rumours abound that Game Boy games are finally coming to Nintendo Switch Online and we’ve been busy daydreaming about all the classic games we might be able to play again — and all the ones we won’t too. The record-shattering dominance of
Random Check Out These Mock-Ups Of Game Boy For Nintendo Switch Online
Will Nintendo release something similar?
The big rumour doing the rounds this week is about Nintendo potentially bringing Game Boy and Game Boy Color games to the Switch Online service very soon. Following on from a podcast about this, we confirmed with our own sources Nintendo's most famous handheld was making a return and this was
Rumour Nintendo Will Expand Its Switch Online Service With Game Boy And Game Boy Color Titles
Update: Eurogamer corroborates report, claims "other retro platforms are also on the cards"
Update: Our friends over at Eurogamer have done some digging and have separately corroborated our report that Game Boy and Game Boy Color games are headed to Nintendo Switch Online – and they've even gone as far as to claim that "other retro platforms are...
Talking Point If Nintendo Switch Online Adds Game Boy, Why Not Throw In GBA, Too?
Imagine the entire 2D Metroid timeline playable before Dread...
Nintendo Switch Online has been relatively static, as a service, for quite some time. We have had some turnover of free online games, most recently with Pac-Man 99, and a slow and steady influx of NES and SNES titles, but generally it's been a quiet time. Aside from some oft-demanded...
News Minecraft Dungeons Is Your Next Nintendo Switch Online Trial
Matching up with the Japanese equivalent
Update: Nintendo of America has now confirmed the same trial for North American players, starting at 10am Pacific on 18th August. Original Article: In early August we shared the news that Minecraft Dungeons was lined up as a Nintendo Switch Online free trial in Japan, representing the latest high profile...
News Minecraft Dungeons Is The Next Nintendo Switch Online Trial In Japan
Is the service upping its game?
Nintendo Switch Online is a service that elicits some feisty conversations online as its merits are debated. As a service it can be relatively inexpensive (especially if you utilise the family subscription), and alongside some 'free' games like Pac-Man 99 it also offers up access to full online play and cloud saves...
News Two Point Hospital Is Free On Nintendo Switch Online For A Limited Time
Update: Game Trial now live!
Update: Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can now check out Two Point Hospital for free for a limited time as part of Nintendo of Europe's latest Game Trials offer. If you enjoy the game and feel like keeping a copy forever, you can then go ahead and purchase Two Point Hospital: JUMBO Edition and its DLC at 30% off...
News Super Mario Bros. 3 Special Version Jumps Onto The Switch Online NES Library
Fashionably late
The NES Nintendo Switch Online app has had a decent number of Special 'SP' game versions since it launched - these typically give you shortcuts to specific areas of games and apply unique conditions. Somewhat randomly, alongside today's expected addition of 3 SNES games, we now have a Super Mario Bros. 3 SP version (hat-tip to...
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES Service With Three More Titles
Update: Out now!
Update [Wed 28th Jul, 2021 08:25 BST]: These games are now available on the Switch Online SNES service. An SP version of Super Mario Bros. 3 has also been added to the NES library. Original article [Wed 21st Jul, 2021 02:45 BST]: It's now the month of July and that means Nintendo is adding even more classic games to its Switch...
Soapbox Nintendo Switch Online's Library Is A Snapshot Of '90s Gaming Shelves
Nintendo took its rose-tinted specs and threw them in the bin
Another trio of classic games have just been announced for Nintendo’s subscriber-only Virtual Console replacement, this time Claymates, Jelly Boy, and Bombuzal. They all have one very special thing in common: They’re all games nobody asked for, and nobody wanted. Nintendo could have...
News 'Shin Megami Tensei If' Is Being Added To Japan's NSO Super Famicom Collection
Experience the 1994 Shin Megami Tensei spin-off
Nintendo has just revealed its retro line-up for the Switch Online service here in the west. If you haven't seen, we're getting Claymates, Jelly Boy and Bombuzai for the Super Nintendo on 28th July. So what's Japan receiving? Three Super Famicom games.
News Among Us Is Free On Nintendo Switch Online This Week
It's also on sale!
There's a message coming through the comms — KKKRRRZZT — hang on, we just need to fix the electrical wiring, and — KKZZZZT — swipe the card a few times, and — ZZZZTTT — there we go! The message should come through loud and clear now: Among Us is free for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers this week, from Wednesday the...
News Nintendo Plugs Its NSO Zelda Games Ahead Of Skyward Sword HD's Release
Experience Link's classic adventures while you wait
Next week sees the release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on the Switch. Although it's only an updated version of a 2011 Wii title, Nintendo has been promoting it non-stop since it was originally announced. It's now using the lead-up to the game's release to promote Link's classics...
News Nintendo's Scheduled Switch Network Maintenance Appears To Be Complete
Errors begone!
The situation with Switch Error Code 2123-1502 has somewhat improved over the past week, but Nintendo seems to still be busy behind the scenes. Following on from a notice last week, it has now performed scheduled maintenance on its online services. This covers the Switch eShop and certain online game services. "[Network maintenance...
Reminder Fuser Arrives This Week As A Nintendo Switch Online Trial
Mixing it up
Fuser was quite an intriguing release in late 2020, representing the latest effort in the genre from Harmonix. Unlike the classic formula of recreating music with timed presses on large plastic instruments, this one is all about working virtual mixers to create your own gigs. We quite liked it in our Fuser review, albeit the game's core...
News Valkyria Chronicles Is The Next Nintendo Switch Online Trial In Japan
And they said pigs wouldn't fly
While it's a relatively niche series, especially in the West, Valkyria Chronicles has a dedicated fanbase. With the original and Valkyria Chronicles 4 - which story-wise is around the same timeline as the first game - both available on Nintendo Switch, meanwhile, we've been able to enjoy this quirky take on turn-based...
News Switch Mobile App Will No Longer Support Splatoon 2's Online Lounge Feature
Other features will "continue to be available"
With Splatoon 3 due out in 2022, Nintendo appears to be winding down certain features tied to Splatoon 2. In a message over on its official support page, the company has announced the game's online lounge feature within the Nintendo Switch Online app will be discontinued as of 28th July this year:...
News What Are Your Favourite Switch Online SNES And NES Games? Nintendo Wants To Know
There are now over 100 classics to enjoy
At the end of last month, Nintendo rolled out another batch of retro games for the SNES and NES Switch Online service. Japan also got another Fire Emblem game and a bonus for everyone was
News Nintendo Reminds Us The Switch Online Service Now Has Over 100 Classic Games
We're ready for Mother now, Nintendo
Nintendo has just added five more games to the Switch Online SNES and NES service for the month of May, as well as a bonus version of Super Mario Kart. Interestingly, this means there are now more than 100 retro games available in North America and Europe. As a reminder of this milestone, Nintendo has shared the...
Mini Review Super Baseball Simulator 1.000 - 16-Bit Sports With Super Powers
Serious simulation, honest
With five new additions to Nintendo Switch Online's catalogue of NES and SNES games arriving today, we decided to review these new/old releases to help you decide which to play first. Enjoy! With a name like Super Baseball Simulator 1.000, you might expect a hardcore sports game.
Mini Review Spanky's Quest - Surprisingly Charming Monkey Business
Bubbles from Natsume
With five new additions to Nintendo Switch Online's catalogue of NES and SNES games arriving today, we decided to review these new/old releases to help you decide which to play first. Enjoy! In the late 1980s, a simian named Jiro was one of the most popular monkeys in Japan, becoming famous for his 'reflection' pose. He also...
Mini Review Magical Drop II - Fun And Colourful Puzzle Action
Grab, toss, and match three
With five new additions to Nintendo Switch Online's catalogue of NES and SNES games arriving today, we decided to review these new/old releases to help you decide which to play first. Enjoy! Magical Drop is Data East's take on the competitive puzzle game, but with a major twist - instead of fallin
Mini Review Joe & Mac - A Comical But Flawed Prehistoric Platformer
No third character called Cheese, amazingly
With five new additions to Nintendo Switch Online's catalogue of NES and SNES games arriving today, we decided to review these new/old releases to help you decide which to play first. Enjoy! There was a period in the early 1990s when the video game industry was in love with caveman characters - after...
News Nintendo Switch Online App Updated To Version 1.11.0, Here Are The Patch Notes
Temper your expectations
We're getting pretty used to seeing the infamous 'stability' Switch firmware updates these days, but today it's the Switch Online app's turn to get a small update. The app has been updated to Version 1.11.0, and while the changes aren't anything to shout about, you'll want to make sure you download and install this update...
News Fire Emblem: Genealogy Of The Holy War Is Joining Japan's NSO Super Famicom Library
Experience the fourth game in the series
Japan has once again got some slightly different offerings for its Switch Online SNES and NES library this month. All up, two of the five games are different. While Japan's service is also getting Caveman Ninja (Joe & Mac), Magical Drop II, Ninja JaJaMaru-kun, in the place of
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Five More Titles
Update: And they're now live!
Update [Wed 26th May, 2021 10:00 BST]: The five new titles are now available in their respective Nintendo Switch Online apps. You'll need to download the latest updates to access them. There's also one bonus game - Super Mario Kart SP. Enjoy! Original article [Wed 19th May, 2021 02:15 BST]: The month of May is well...
Random Check Out These "Mock-Ups" Of Game Boy Advance For Switch Online
Please Nintendo, we're begging you!
If you're like us, by now, you're probably missing Game Boy Advance games. Nintendo made them available during the Wii U generation on the eShop and also gave them to 3DS ambassadors in 2011. So, what about the Switch Online? Could we perhaps see them on this paid service one day? We're evidently not the only...
Talking Point Surely It's Time For Game Boy On Nintendo Switch Online?
Green screen
Whenever Nintendo Switch Online comes up as a topic, it's normally people demanding to know why Nintendo 64 and GameCube titles haven't arrived, or a laugh at another trailer reupload getting downvoted to oblivion. Despite Nintendo packing lots of retro games and some exclusive '99' titles with the service, and with options to get a...
News Switch Online Members Can Save 30% On Wireless NES Controllers (North America)
A limited-time offer
If you still haven't got around to purchasing a pair of wireless NES controllers for the Nintendo Switch, now might be the time. Nintendo of America is currently offering Switch Online members a special deal, allowing them to save 30% on these retro replicas. This offer runs from now until May 4th and drops the price of these...
News Nintendo Switch Online Members Can Now Play Descenders For Free (Europe)
Check out the full game for a limited time
Nintendo's back with another Game Trials offer for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, this time giving players the chance to check out Descenders. Game Trials allow Switch Online members to download a game in full (not just a demo) and play it as much as they like for a limited time. In Descenders' case,...
Guide Where To Buy The Nintendo Switch Online Nintendo 64 Controllers
Pak it in!
With Nintendo 64 games now included as part of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, you'll probably be wanting to play them with the controller they were originally designed for. Fortunately, Nintendo has also brought us wireless Nintendo 64 controllers that are available to purchase by anybody signed up to Nintendo's online...
News Good Job! Is The Next Nintendo Switch Online Trial In Japan
Good job, Nintendo
If you've not had the chance to try out the Nintendo published title Good Job! yet, soon you might be in luck. Nintendo has announced the game will be offered to Switch Online subscribers in Japan and will be playable from 19th April to 25th April. These trials are typically offered in Japan first, so something will hopefully be...
Random Nintendo Has Uploaded Its Switch Online Trailer (Again), And It's Still Getting Disliked
Oh no!
If you subscribe to Nintendo's official YouTube channel, you might have noticed over the past day that it has uploaded its Switch Online overview trailer again. Despite being a fresh upload, the dislikes already outnumber the likes. At the time of writing, there are around 5K likes and 15K dislikes. Here's a sample of one of the thousands of...
Gallery Every PAC-MAN 99 DLC Theme - All 29 Custom Skins For PAC-MAN 99
Every retro DLC skin available - vote for your favourite!
PAC-MAN 99 is the latest battle royale game on the block, and it's exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. Following in the footsteps of Tetris 99 (and the departed Super Mario Bros. 35), this competitive online game takes a classic video game franchise and injects some modern 1v100...
Reminder PAC-MAN 99 Is Now Available On The Nintendo Switch
Another Switch Online exclusive has arrived
WAKA, WAKA, WAKA - the moment has arrived, you can now download Bandai Namco's new battle royale game PAC-MAN 99. Although this is a Switch Online exclusive, there is some DLC content allowing you to purchase a bunch of offline modes in a bundle for $14.99 USD (or your regional equivalent). In addition to...
News PAC-MAN 99 Announced Exclusively For Nintendo Switch Online
Pac is back in a battle royale experience
Super Mario Bros. 35's removal last week is starting to make a lot more sense now that Nintendo, on behalf of Bandai Namco, has gone and announced a new battle royale experience - this time starring the famous yellow pellet muncher, Pac-Man. It's called PAC-MAN 99 and appears to be running on the same game...
News Unrailed! Is Getting A Free Nintendo Switch Online Trial In Japan Next Week
No news on a North American or European trial at this time
Game trials are easily one of the Nintendo Switch Online's biggest draws. Unlike demos – which only represent a fraction of the game – Nintendo's scheme allow you to play the entire game for free over a set period of time. We last saw it with Dead Cells in January, and now, Japan'
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Can Soon Order An In-Game Switch Lite Console
Exclusively for Switch Online members
Animal Crossing: New Horizons players will soon be given the chance to order their very own Nintendo Switch Lite console (as an in-game item, of course). Yes, arriving "after" this week's first-anniversary update, the Switch Lite will appear as an in-game item available to purchase from Nook Shopping. Just like...
News Nintendo's Offering 10% Gold Coin Rewards for Switch Online Subscriptions
Update: North America confirmed, too
Update: Offer also applies to North America: With over 26 million subscribers, Switch Online has done well for Nintendo. Granting players access to online multiplayer, cloud saves,
News Nintendo Switch Online Voice Chat Maintenance Scheduled For Later Today
Services may become unavailable
Nintendo has detailed an upcoming spot of network maintenance for the Nintendo Switch Online app, potentially affecting the usability of the service for a short time. On Monday, 8th March at 5pm until 7pm PT (so that's 8pm - 10pm ET / 1am - 3am GMT on Tuesday 9th / 2am - 4am CET on Tuesday 9th), maintenance for the...
PSA Switch Online Members Can Now Claim Some More Smash Bros. Ultimate Freebies
Get the edge in battle
Nintendo's Switch online service from time to time will offer a bunch of freebies for certain games. For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate it normally hands out a bunch of spirit board power-ups that can be used in the game's events. The latest offer for Switch Online subscribers (which is a bit different this time around) is Spirit...
Mini Review Fire 'n Ice - A Fine Puzzler That's Worthy Of Rediscovery On Switch
I've got the (Solomon's) key, I've got the secret
Sokoban, initially released in 1982 for Japanese home computers, is the first “block-pushing” puzzle game that challenged players to move around boxes to accomplish some kind of goal. Of the numerous similar games it inspired, one of the most popular was Tecmo’s Solomon’s Key, released for...
Mini Review Doomsday Warrior - A Street Fighter II Clone That's Doomed From The Start
Welcome to your doom
The Super Famicom port of Street Fighter II was released in June 1992. Telenet’s Doomsday Warrior then hit the market later that year in November. It’s unknown how long it was in development, but based on the final product, one could easily surmise that it was slapped together as quickly as possible to capitalize on the...
Review Psycho Dream - The Flawed Yet Fascinating Cult Classic Finally Comes To The West
Import Inception
To best understand Psycho Dream – which has finally come to the west thanks to its addition to the Nintendo Switch Online SNES line-up – you first need to understand Nihon Telenet. It was a prolific company throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, and while its games often had some interesting concepts (and some legitimately...
Reminder Nintendo Switch Online Gets Four New SNES And NES Games Today
Don't forget to update your apps
Don't forget to update your Nintendo Switch Online SNES and NES apps today, because they're getting updated with four (count 'em) new games.
News New Nintendo Adverts Continue To Pretend That Their Own Voice Chat App Doesn't Exist
Honestly, we'd forgotten about it, too
The latest "Nintendo Switch My Way" adverts, which show off Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Party, and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, are part of an ongoing campaign to show a bunch of diverse people playing the Switch in different scenarios. Unlike the recent Super Bowl adver
