Tag: Expansion Pack
Video Nintendo Today Gives Us Another Look At SoulCalibur II For Switch 2 Online
GameCube will be available for Switch 2's 'Expansion Pack' tier
The Nintendo Today! mobile app has been sharing additional footage of the GameCube games on the way to the Switch 2's online expansion pack at launch, and the latest video is a look at SoulCalibur II. This Namco fighter originally made its debut on consoles in 2003, with each version...
Video Nintendo Today Gives Us Another Look At Zelda: Wind Waker For Switch Online
The GameCube library is exclusive to Switch 2
Last week, Nintendo announced GameCube games would be added exclusively to Switch 2's online expansion pack at launch. If you haven't already somehow seen it, one of the three games joining the service at launch is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Nintendo Treehouse showcased gameplay footage of...
News Three Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Available today
Nintendo has wrapped up this week by adding three more Sega Genesis / Mega Drive classics to the Switch Online Expansion Pack. These titles include the original 1991 beat 'em up Streets of Rage, the 1988 shooter Super Thunder Blade, and the 1990 side-scroller ESWAT: City Under Siege. You can see all of these titles in action on the...
PSA Switch Online Includes Switch 2 Edition Upgrade Pack Access At "No Additional Cost"
Active Expansion Pack subscription required
Nintendo has announced it will be releasing paid "Switch 2 Edition" upgrade packs for select Switch games, but it seems there's a catch. You won't actually have to fork out extra coin (for at least some games) if you already have access to the original game and an active Switch Online + Expansion Pack...
News Three Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Here's what's included
Nintendo has just added four more games to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive app for the Switch Online Expansion Pack service. The latest editions include platformer Toejam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (1993/94, Johnson Voorsanger Productions), action platformer Vectorman (1995, BlueSky Software), and the run & gun Wolf...
Video New Switch Online Trailer Highlights Classic Pokémon Games
Now, how about those mainline classics?
Switch Online's retro game library has been bolstered over time with all sorts of exciting releases and there's now a handful of classic Pokémon games available on the service. With this in mind, the latest trailer from Nintendo's UK branch has put the spotlight on every Pokémon game released for the...
News Nintendo Says Switch Online Expansion Pack Subs Are "Steadily Increasing"
But overall there has been a "decrease in membership" YoY
Nintendo's latest financials are in and there are all sorts of insights about the business. In terms of the Switch Online service, it's mostly positive news. According to Nintendo's update, there are now "over" 34 million Switch Online subscribers as of 30th September 2024. In a more...
News Switch Online's Expansion Pack Promises "Excitement" In 2025
"Stay tuned to find out"
Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack tier got off to a slow start with a handful of Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance and DLC releases, but it's steadily grown over time. We're now in the third year of this higher priced tier and it's sent out an email informing fans to "stay tuned" for what's to come in 2025. Although there...
News Nintendo Announces Switch Online: Playtest Program Related To "New Feature"
Update: Registrations are now full
Update #2: [Thu 10th Oct, 2024 16:15 BST]: Well, as expected, that was quick. As per Nintendo's tweet, posted a whopping seven minutes after the application pages went live, registration for the 'test' is now full. The mystery continues until 21st October - check out the full details below and let us know in the...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Pokémon
Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is now available
Update [Fri 9th Aug, 2024 02:05 BST]: Following last week's announcement, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is now available to Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers. To access this game, you'll need to have the Game Boy Advance app installed on your system. Nintendo has also released a...
News Switch Online + Expansion Pack Survey Asks Users To Share Their Experience
"We appreciate your time and your input"
The Switch Online + Expansion Pack service might not have launched in the best state, but it's slowly improved over time with more consoles, games, and DLC offerings. Nintendo is still looking at ways to enhance this service for users, and with this in mind, it's now sending out a survey. Multiple members...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Two More Titles
Get racing today
Nintendo has added two N64 surprises to the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service this week. This includes the 1997 futuristic racer Extreme-G and the 1998 racing game Iggy's Reckin' Balls. Both titles were published by Acclaim Entertainment back in the day. Both titles include local split-screen multiplayer as well as online...
Poll What Switch Online Rare Game Are You Playing This Weekend?
Five more titles have joined the service
Five more Rare games have this week joined Nintendo's Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. The first four titles are available in the base tier and the N64 release Blast Corps is available in the premium tier subscription. With these games now available on the service, it's got us wondering which one...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Two RPG Classics
Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age out now
Update [Wed 17th Jan, 2024 01:05 GMT]: Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age are now officially available to Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers. Enjoy! Original article [Fri 12th Jan, 2024 01:05 GMT]: Next week on 17th January 2024, Switch Online + Expansion Pack members will be able to...
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Three More Titles
Available today!
Nintendo has dropped a trio of classic games today, announcing Harvest Moon 64, 1080 Snowboarding and Jet Force Gemini are now available on the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. All of these games have been made available in Japan, too. Here's the rundown about each one, courtesy of Nintendo's official PR: Harvest Moon 64...
News Nintendo Updates Switch Online's N64 Release Schedule
Multiple titles are still scheduled for 2023
Earlier this week, Nintendo announced Jet Force Gemini would be coming to the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service this December. In Japan, Star Twins (Jet Force Gemini) will be released alongside GoldenEye 007 on 29th November. If it's got you wondering what's next for the Expansion Pack's N64...
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Another Mario Game
Mario Party 3 has arrived!
Update [Fri 27th Oct, 2023 02:30 BST]: Following an announcement earlier this week, Nintendo has now officially made Mario Party 3 available to Switch Online + Expansion Pack members. Original story [Wed 25th Oct, 2023 02:05 BST]: Nintendo has announced it will be adding the Mario Party 3 to the Switch N64 service...
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Excitebike 64
Update: Expansion Pack subscribers can now play this game
Update [Wed 30th Aug, 2023 02:05 BST]: Nintendo's latest Switch Online N64 title Excitebike 64 is now live! To access this title you'll need to have a subscription to the 'Expansion Pack' tier. And once again, Japan has also received the same game. <products id="18790,18792,22996">...
News Four Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Ghouls 'n Ghosts and more!
Nintendo has just added four more games to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive app for the Switch Online Expansion Pack service. The latest editions include The Revenge of Shinobi, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Landstalker, and Crusader of Centy. The Revenge of Shinobi is no
News Four Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Street Fighter, Game Freak's Pulseman & more
Nintendo has just added four more games to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive app for the Switch Online Expansion Pack service. The latest additions include Capcom's Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (1993), Pulseman (1994) from the Pokémon developers Game Freak, Sega's side-scrolling action game...
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Another Game Next Week
Pokémon Stadium returns
Nintendo has announced it will be adding the original Pokémon Stadium to the Switch N64 service next week on 12th April. This arena battle title was first released in 2000 and features "the original 151 Pokémon" from the Pokémon Red Version, Pokémon Blue Version and
News Nintendo Highlights Classic Super Mario Games In New Switch Online Graphic
Celebrating MAR10 Day
MAR10 Day has been packed with all sorts of surprises this year from movie trailers to LEGO announcements, and if that's still not enough, you can always turn your attention to Mario's video game history. With this in mind, Nintendo has taken to social media to promote some of Mario's retro experiences - from the original
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online Game Boy Advance Service March 9th
Samus returns in Metroid Fusion
Nintendo originally teased Metroid Fusion as one of the many games coming to the Switch Online GBA library in the near future and now it has confirmed it will be the first title to expand the service on 9th March. To reiterate, that's next week! This entry in the Metroid series originally made its debut on the Game...
News Nintendo Updates 'Switch Online + Expansion Pack' Trailer With New Footage
Metroid Fusion, Pokémon & Excitebike are on the way
If there's one thing Nintendo loves doing, it's updating its Switch Online + Expansion Pack promotional trailer - highlighting all the new offerings. Just yesterday, it's shared a brand new trailer on its official YouTube channel, this time highlighting the new offerings in the N64 library such...
News Nintendo Updates Its 'Switch Online + Expansion Pack' Trailer With New Footage
Game Boy has arrived & more N64 games are coming
Nintendo yesterday bolstered its Switch Online + Expansion Pack service with some new retro libraries. Now, following on from this, it appears to have updated its official "overview trailer" for the service in its homeland of Japan. Within it, you can see footage of the Game Boy Advance library. In...
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Service With GoldenEye 007
Rare's legendary FPS returns
Well, it's officially here - you can now play GoldenEye 007 on your Nintendo Switch! Provided you have access to the Expansion Pack service, your mission begins now. Rare's famous licensed FPS first arrived on the N64 in 1997. In this new and slightly updated version, players can now participate in online multiplayer...
News Four Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Virtua Fighter 2 and more!
Nintendo has just added four more games to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive app for the Switch Online Expansion Pack service. The latest editions include Golden Axe II, Alien Storm, Columns and Virtua Fighter 2! Japan has received the same four titles. To play these games on your Swi
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Library With Two More Games
Mario Party 1 & 2 have arrived!
Nintendo's latest N64 games for the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service are now officially available. Yes, that's right - Mario Party and Mario Party 2 have arrived! As previously noted, the first game arrived here in the west in 1998/99 and the second title followed up on the same platform in 1999 in Japan, and...
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online N64 Service With Two More Titles
Get ready to party in Mario Party 1 & 2
Nintendo has announced it will be adding the original Mario Party game and Mario Party 2 to the Nintendo Switch N64 service on November 2nd. Mario Party first made its debut here in 1998/99 and the sequel followed in 1999 in Japan and the year 2000 here in the west. These Switch versions of the game will both...
News Nintendo's Latest N64 Game For Switch Online + Expansion Pack Is Out Now
Take to the skies in Pilotwings 64
Last week, Nintendo announced it would be adding a new addition to its Switch Online + Expansion Pack N64 library. Now, Pilotwings 64 has officially gone live on the service. This friendly flight sim originally made its debut on the N64 in 1996/97 - giving players a chance to fly all sorts of aircraft. You can...
News Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online Library With Pilotwings 64
Take to the skies next week
Following on from the release of Wave Race 64 in August, Nintendo has now announced Pilotwings 64 will be making its way to the Switch Online + Expansion Pack N64 library next week on October 13th. This more relaxed take on the flight simulator genre was first released on the Nintendo 64 in 96/97, and requires players to...
News Three Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Earthworm Jim and more!
Nintendo has just added three more games to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive app for the Switch Online Expansion Pack service. The latest editions include Alisia Dragoon, Beyond Oasis (The Story of Thor) and Earthworm Jim! Japan has also received the same three titles.
Poll What Switch Online N64 Game Are You Most Excited About?
A new batch of titles are on the way
Nintendo's Direct presentation earlier this week was loaded with all sorts of announcements, and one of the highlights was the segment announcing a new batch of N64 games for the Switch Online's Expansion Pack service. While GoldenEye 007 is arguably the highlight for many Switch owners out there, we're still...
News Switch Online's N64 Library In Japan Is Getting One Extra Game
Harvest Moon 64 returns in 2023
Nintendo's latest Direct was packed out with farming simulators, but somehow we've missed out on one here in the west. During the announcement of more N64 games for the Switch Online service, Japan's segment revealed one extra title. Instead of 9 games between now and 2023 (GoldenEye 007 included), it'll be receiving...
Gallery Here's A Look At Wave Race 64 For The Switch Online Expansion Pack
See for yourself
Nintendo has confirmed its next Switch Online + Expansion N64 release will be Wave Race 64. This jet ski racer was originally released in 1996/97 and is returning later this week on August 19th. Again, this version will include the Kawasaki banners (like the Wii U release), and in Japan, the game will also feature Rumble Pak...
Reminder Custom Robo And Its Sequel Are Out Now For Switch Online (Japan)
The west gets Pokémon Puzzle League
Update [Fri 15th Jul, 2022 05:00 BST]: Custom Robo and Custom Robo V2 are now available for the Switch Online Expansion Pack service in Japan. See below to find out how to access these games. Original article [Fri 8th Jul, 2022 02:45 BST]: When the N64 library was originally announced for the Switch Online...
News Nintendo Reassures Fans "More" N64 Games Will Be Added To Switch Online
What would you like to see next?
Nintendo last week surprised Switch Online Expansion Pack subscribers with the announcement of Pokémon Puzzle League, but we're now at a point where we don't know what's coming next. Even Japan's line up has now been completed with the release of the first two Custom Robo games. This has also got some fans...
News Pokémon Puzzle League Now Available On Switch Online's Expansion Pack
The N64 puzzle classic is back
Update [Fri 15th Jul, 2022 02:15 BST]: Pokémon Puzzle League has now been made available to Switch Online Expansion Pack subscribers. You'll be able to access it via the Nintendo 64 games library. Enjoy! Related - Custom Robo And Its Sequel Join Japan's Switch Online Service Or
Gallery Here's A Look At Custom Robo 1 & 2 For The Switch Online Expansion Pack
Out in Japan next week
Nintendo yesterday announced it would be adding Pokémon Puzzle League to the Switch Online Expansion Pack service on 15th July. Over in Japan, however, the same service will be receiving the action role playing games Custom Robo and Custom Robo V2 developed by Noise. These games have never been released here in the west, so...
News Four Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Mega Man: The Wily Wars and more!
Nintendo has just added four more games to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive app for the Switch Online Expansion Pack service. Here's what you'll get, along with a look. The latest additions include Comix Zone, Target Earth (Assault Suits Leynos), Zero Wing and Mega Man: The Wily Wars.
Gallery Here's A Look At Pokémon Snap For The Switch Online Expansion Pack
See for yourself
Nintendo yesterday announced the classic 1999 Nintendo 64 release Pokémon Snap would be coming to the Switch Online Expansion Pack service. Apart from Custom Robo and its sequel, this was the only remaining game scheduled to be released in the original batch of teased games. From here on out, we're not entirely sure what's on the...
News Nintendo Updates Its 'Switch Online + Expansion Pack' Trailer With New Footage
More bang for your buck
Since Nintendo introduced its higher-priced Expansion Pack tier to the Switch Online service, it's continued to bolster it with more DLC offerings and retro content. The latest addition just the other week was the Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion. It's now updated the official 'Switch Online + Expansion Pack - Overview Trailer'...
News Three Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games Have Been Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Try 'em out today!
Well, it's happened again! Following on from scheduled maintenance for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Switch Online app, it's now been updated with another three classic games. The latest editions include Sonic Spinball, Shining Force II and Space Harrier II. Here's the full rundown, courtesy of the PR: Gather your Emerald Power,...
News Nintendo Highlights Another N64 Title Coming Soon To Switch Online's Expansion Pack In Japan
Custom Robo V2 is on the way
Earlier this week, Nintendo announced it would be releasing the N64 classic Mario Golf on the Switch Online Expansion Pack. It means the remaining games (which have already been revealed) include
News Former Nintendo Employee Admits He's Frustrated With Switch Online
"giving people an indication of what the plan is helps"
Everyone has an opinion about the Switch Online service, and it seems former Nintendo employees are no different. In a very honest reply to a fan question, former Nintendo Minute co-host Kit Ellis (who now runs a weekly podcast with Krysta Yang) has shared his own thoughts about Nintendo's...
Kirby, Pokémon Snap and Mario Golf are on the way
If you're like us, you're probably eager to know what Nintendo 64 games are being added next to Switch Online Expansion Pack. While we've had no updates since the release of F-Zero X last week, a slightly different 'Switch Online + Expansion Pack - Overview Trailer' on Nintendo's official YouTube...
News Three Sega Genesis Games Have Been Added To Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Try 'em out today!
Scheduled maintenance yesterday suggested Nintendo would be updating its Switch Online Expansion Pack service with some additional Sega Genesis/Mega Drive titles and sure enough, three more games have now been added to the service. The latest additions include Light Crusader, Super Fantasy Zone and Alien Soldier. Here's a bit...
News Cruis'n Creator Would "Love To See" The N64 Trilogy Added To Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Just imagine playing USA, World and Exotica on the go
Cruis'n Blast was released on the Switch in September, and since then fans have been asking for more. One common request seems to be for Nintendo to bring the classic entries to the recently announced Switch Online Expansion Pack. It appears the creator of the series is just as eager. During a...
News Five Sega Genesis Games Have Been Added To Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack
Try 'em out today!
Well, here's something we weren't expecting - Nintendo...with the help of Sega, has updated the 'Expansion Pack' with five additional Genesis / Mega Drive games. The new additions include Altered Beast, ToeJam & Earl, Dynamite Headdy, Sword of Vermilion and Thunder Force II
News Doug Bowser (Kind Of) Addresses Complaints About Switch Online's Nintendo 64 Emulation
"We take feedback very seriously"
Nintendo launched its Switch Online 'Expansion Pack' premium tier earlier this month, but it's not exactly received the warmest welcome from fans - with concerns raised about the price and value, the quality of N64 emulation, and the official trailer for it becoming the most disliked video ever on Nintendo's YouTube...
