Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo is apparently expanding the range of "free" games for members of Nintendo Switch Online. As reported by the insider NateDrake in a current podcast, Nintendo will add games for Game Boy and Game Boy Color to the list of free gifts for all Switch Online subscribers in the coming weeks. The website NintendoLife also claims to have found out from its sources that the games catalog will soon be expanded to include classics for Nintendo handhelds. The timing would be perfect: Both NES and SNES were added as platforms in September. No other Nintendo system was added to the game selection last year.Therefore, it seems reasonable to assume that Nintendo will expand the range of games for Nintendo Switch (buy now) online members this year. Of course, it remains to be seen whether the rumors will be confirmed. If the information turns out to be true, users could look forward to great games.
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The Nintendo Switch eShop is currently attracting again with many exciting offers. Here you will find the best deals from the sale! var lstExcludedArticleTicker = '1378701,1378668,1378302,1378247'; The Game Boy and Game Boy Color classics include Tetris, Super Mario Land, Kirby's Dream Land, Pokémon Blue & Red, Donkey Kong Land and Metroid 2: Return of Samus. To get access to the Nintendo classics, you need a Switch Online subscription. The annual subscription costs 19.99 euros, three months for 7.99 euros and one month for 3.99 euros. Members currently have access to an ever-growing NES and SNES classics collection.Nintendo Switch Online might actually be worth subscribing to soon
© Provided by TechRadar Nintendo Switch Online NES and SNES game selectionNintendo Switch Online could receive a massive shot in the arm, as Game Boy and Game Boy Color games are tipped to come to Nintendo’s subscription service in the near future.
Game Boy and Game Boy Color games were first rumored to be coming to Nintendo Switch Online in 2019, thanks to a datamine that revealed four emulators were hiding inside Nintendo’s NES app. One of the emulators, ‘Hiyoko’, would reportedly enable Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles to run on Nintendo Switch.
Speaking on the “Nate the Hate” podcast, known insider ‘NateDrake’ believes that Nintendo could add Game Boy and Game Boy Color games to the Switch Online service in the next few weeks. However, it’s unclear how many titles will hit the service initially, or whether they will be drip-fed into Nintendo’s growing retro library much like NES and SNES games are.
Sources at Nintendo Life have also confirmed that Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles should hit Nintendo’s online service “really soon”, though no specific date was given.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like Game Boy Advance games or Nintendo DS will be coming to the service anytime soon. The Wii U offered titles from both handhelds via its Virtual Console service.
Even though you need a Nintendo Switch Online membership to play online, Nintendo’s service isn’t very appealing, despite its cheaper price point. For starters, the online infrastructure on Nintendo’s system leaves a lot to be desired: you can’t send messages or use party chat on Nintendo Switch, and games that support voice chat are often handled by the dedicated Nintendo Switch Online app.
Nintendo’s wonderful Virtual Console service, which was one of the best bits about the Wii, still hasn’t been replicated either. Instead, Nintendo has a library of NES and SNES titles available, with questionable additions being added to the service at an agonizingly slow pace.
In contrast, both PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live are required to play online on PS5 and Xbox Series X, but Sony and Microsoft give away multiple games every month for users to download and keep as long as they’re subscribed. Discounts are also offered on various titles.
The addition of Game Boy and Game Boy Color games won’t address the problems with the Nintendo Switch Online app, but they will at least provide more value to those who are subscribed to Nintendo’s service. Here’s hoping Nintendo doesn’t take an eternity to add the games people want, though.