The service also marks the first ever North American release of the SNES games Pop'n TwinBee, Smash Tennis, and Mario's Super Picross. Some games saw their first re-release in any form since their original debut such as Pro Wrestling, Vice: Project Doom, and Stunt Race FX. The service is home to several titles that were not available on the Virtual Console including Crystalis, Journey to Silius, Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics, and Star Fox 2. The Western NES variant of the software is available in South Korea, while the Japanese Family Computer variant is available in Hong Kong. Most of the games released in both the Americas and PAL territories are the original NTSC-U versions, including their North American naming and 60 Hz support. Games are accessible as long as the user has an active subscription, and a user must connect to the internet at least once a week to continue to access games while offline.Ĭertain NES games released on the service beginning in October 2018, and certain SNES games released on the service beginning in May 2021, also have an alternative version labeled 'SP' ('Extra' in some regions) which changes the game in some way, typically either unlocking additional modes, starting the player with additional items or levels, or starting the player midway through the game. In certain cases, some of these games have been reworked to support multiplayer gameplay for up to four players locally or online. As of October 2021, subscribers that also purchase the Expansion Pack for the service have access to a growing library of Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games. Some NES and SNES games with multiplayer modes support both local and online play. However, with the addition of SNES titles in September 2019, Nintendo stated that new NES and SNES games would no longer be made available on a regular schedule though would continue to expand both libraries over time.

Premium subscribers are able to access games for the Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis/Mega Driveĭuring its first year, the Online service provided a new batch of NES games on a monthly basis.

But for the Nintendo Switch family, they however did not use this brand. Retro games from older Nintendo consoles were usually released on the brand Virtual Console through the previous three systems ( Wii, Wii U, and the Nintendo 3DS family). Subscribers have access to games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and for an additional cost, are granted access to Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games. Nintendo distributes retro games to subscribers of its Nintendo Switch Online service. Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can access classic games for the NES and Super NES (top row).

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