Though it isn’t as Earth-shattering a subscription service
as PlayStation Plus or Xbox Game Pass, there’s a strong chance you’re already a
Nintendo Switch Online member. Why? Because how else are you going to be your
Nan at Mario Kart 8: Deluxe. Another perk of the service, however, is an
ever-updated library of classic NES and SNES games. Well, yesterday Nintendo
announced that five more are coming, and launching as early as next week.
Caveman Ninja, Magical Drop 2, Super Baseball Simulator
1,000 and Spanky’s Quest on NES and Ninja JaJaMaru-kun on SNES will all come
to Nintendo Switch Online on May 26th, the House of Mario confirmed
on Twitter. You can see for yourself how all five of these games play in the
announcement video below:
You’d be forgiven that thinking that these new additions
were just business as usual, but in another major milestone, this now brings
the number of digital games available on Switch Online to a staggering 104.
That works out at just under 35 games per year since the service launched on
September 18th, 2018. While not quite the pace as some of Nintendo’s
subscription rivals, so far it’s been a good way for people to check out small
slices of Nintendo history.
Calls for Nintendo to add games from the GBA’s library to
the Online service continues to persist, but the House of Mario is yet to give
in to such wishes. However, the likelihood of this eventually happening only
increases the more the NES and SNES’ back catalogue continues to be pillaged. Will
there ever be a day we can play Metroid: Zero Mission on Nintendo Switch? We
can only dream. That being said, Nintendo Switch Online continues to offer good
value to subscribers.
Get the best price on a Nintendo Switch Online
subscription:
Not yet a member of Nintendo Switch Online? It’s still the
only way to enjoy online multiplayer in games like Spaltoon 2, Fortnite and Tetris
99 online, as well as gaining access to the digital NES and SNES library. You
could link your credit card details to your Nintendo account on Switch directly,
but we’d recommending saving money by picking up a subscription card at discount.
Here’s the best price:
