Nintendo Announces New NES and SNES Games for Switch Online
Every few months, Nintendo releases new games for the ever-growing NES and SNES libraries available to those who have Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions. The developer announced five new games being added on December 18 through Twitter today, with the most notable title being Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble for the SNES. Players will have access to the Rare's entire trilogy of platformers as a result, following Donkey Kong Country first being added in July 2020.
Three other games from the SNES will be available alongside Donkey Kong Country 3. Of those, two come from Japanese developer Jaleco: The Ignition Factor, a top-down firefighting simulation/action game; and Tuff E Nuff, a fighting game. The fourth SNES title coming to Nintendo Switch Online is Super Valis 4, an action-platformer developed and published by Telenet Japan.
The only NES game included in the bundle is 1992's Nightshade, a noir detective-themed point-and-click adventure game developed by Beam Software and published by Piko Interactive. Nightshade is one of many titles published by Piko Interactive for the NES or SNES that is currently available on Steam. However, the title costs $5 on Valve's digital storefront, whereas Nintendo Switch users will be able to access it and dozens more classic games for the cost of a monthly subscription.
Though Donkey Kong Country 3 is clearly the stand-out title of the bunch given Rare's pedigree, and considering the developer is still active as an Xbox Game Studio working on titles like Sea of Thieves, the others will likely be worth trying for those who missed the NES/SNES era. Jaleco titles in particular are interesting given the developer ceased operations in 2006, according to Gematsu, with its catalog of IPs made available to license through owner City Connection just this year.
Many Nintendo fans feel the Switch Online service is too stingy, only releasing its back catalog of games in small amounts every few months, especially as titles on the NES, SNES, and other platforms were readily available through the Virtual Console on systems like the Wii and Wii U. A recent leak suggests Nintendo Switch Online will add Game Boy Advance titles soon, and if this is true it should be a huge boon to the service.
In the meantime, titles like Donkey Kong Country 3 should give players something to occupy their time between major new game releases. Nintendo recently made it easier to access Nintendo Switch Online from the console's home screen, though many users were not thrilled about the Switch Online button standing out from the rest of its interface.
Sources: Steam, Gematsu, City Connection
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