Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will launch in late October including Nintendo 64 games and Sega Genesis titles

The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, launching in late October, incorporates Nintendo 64 games, as well as Sega Genesis titles. The Nintendo 64 games can be played locally and online with up to four players.

Nintendo is moving forward with the features that users get with Nintendo Switch Online, insofar as they’re willing to upgrade to a higher-tier service. Uncovered during the present Nintendo Direct, the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, will give players access to everything as of now available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, as well as a suite of Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis titles.

Nintendo is, at last, growing the platform offerings in its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service. The publisher as of now has more than 100 games for the Nintendo and Super Nintendo consoles. Furthermore, presently the organization is adding Nintendo 64, and Sega Genesis to that roster. Yet, you’ll need to subscribe to a new, higher-priced tier. The organization gave details on that pricing, however, it said it would add these games in October.

A cost for the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack hasn’t been declared, however, clients can subscribe to it toward the end of October. The service’s exact release date and pricing data will be available at a later time.

The new service incorporates a suite of hit Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis titles, including Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Ecco The Dolphin, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Castlevania Bloodlines, and more. Notwithstanding, those are just some of the service’s launch titles. More games will be added for subscribers to play on their Switch as time goes on, basically in the same fashion that the Nintendo Switch Online library updates now.

Nintendo is likewise launching two new controllers that should return players to their ’90s mindsets. The controllers, demonstrated after the Nintendo 64 controller and Sega Genesis controller, mean players can play games the same way they were played when they launched. While using a Nintendo 64 controller remotely on the Switch is an exciting premise, it might likewise help clients to remember how bad these old gamepads are. The two controllers, which will set players $50 each, don’t have a set launch date right now. They might be available to buy for Switch Online members.

Nintendo Switch Online debuted in 2018. At that time, it accompanied the clumsily named Nintendo Switch Online Nintendo Entertainment System app. This enabled Switch owners to get instant access to a library of Nintendo games. The organization later extended that to incorporate Super Nintendo classics. Furthermore, all along, the publisher likewise occasionally added features like online multiplayer to these classic games.

Be that as it may, since adding Nintendo and Super Nintendo, the organization has started to run out of games to add to the online service. This has prompted lackluster additions to the platform in the last few months.

With these new classic systems, Nintendo can keep Nintendo Switch Online feeling fresh.

During the most recent ‘Direct’ broadcast, Nintendo dropped some big news – with the uncovering of a Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) ‘expansion pack’ for the Switch Online service.

This will be a “new membership plan” and is launching “late” in October (aka next month). It will come loaded with every one of the base features of the Nintendo Switch Online membership, and more details about the pricing and timing of this release will be shared soon.

Existing plans will likewise stay available – so there’s no need to worry about losing your old membership or anything like that. Concerning the games on offer, there’ll be a “collection” of N64 and Sega Genesis titles.

Executive Officer Yoshiaki Koizumi, who introduced the Nintendo Direct, clarified that the new plan “will include all elements of the base Nintendo Switch Online membership” along with the new games. Current NSO members can choose to remain on the existing membership plan if they wish, or switch to the new one. “We’ll share more details about this new membership plan at a later time, including the exact release date and pricing information,” Koizumi says.

You can check the full list of launch and future games below, including 16 affirmed N64 classics (nine at launch, seven additional to be added later) and 14 Genesis gems.

Here are the ones you can expect at launch, alongside some future titles:

Nintendo 64

Launch titles:

The lineup of Nintendo 64 and SEGA Genesis games the expansion is expected to launch with include these classics:

• Super Mario 64
• Mario Kart 64
• Star Fox 64
• Yoshi’s Story
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• WinBack: Covert Operations
• Mario Tennis
• Dr. Mario 64
• Sin & Punishment

Future releases:

This doesn’t conclude the titles Nintendo wishes to add; there is something else to come. Fans can expect that these titles should be added soon:

• The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
• Mario Golf
• Pokémon Snap
• F-Zero X
• Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
• Paper Mario
• Banjo-Kazooie
• Custom Robo (Japan only)
• Custom Robo V2 (Japan only)

Sega Genesis

Launch titles:

Concerning the SEGA Genesis Games lineup, this is the thing that Nintendo plans to release:

• Castlevania: Bloodlines
• Contra: Hard Corps
• Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine (Puyo Puyo – Japan)
• Ecco the Dolphin
• Golden Axe
• Gunstar Heroes
• M.U.S.H.A.
• Phantasy Star IV
• Ristar
• Shining Force
• Shinobi III
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Streets of Rage
• Strider

During a similar declaration, Nintendo likewise uncovered new wireless Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis wireless controllers, both demonstrated dependent on the original hardware. These can be bought by Nintendo Switch Online members for $49.99 each and ought to be available around a similar time as the service launches.

Wireless versions of the notorious Nintendo 64 controller and Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) gamepad will be accessible to Switch Online members. They’re priced at $49.99/£39.99/€49.99 each and are expected to launch around a similar date as the expansion service, in late October.

The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership plan will be available in late October.