Nintendo Switch adds 2 classic games, free to download now

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can claim two more classic games available to download right now.Nintendo Switch Online was once a free service that granted you access to online multiplayer. Though to be fair, Nintendo was always open about this service one day costing money and no longer being free but it is also cheaper thanPS PlusandXbox Game Pass.Check out the Nintendo Switch Online trailer below!However, when it was required to pay forNintendo Switch Online, a selected library ofNintendoclassics from the NES, Game Boy and SNES eras became part of the service. It includes beloved titles such asSuper Mario Bros.,The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past,Wario Land 3and many more.AdvertThere is also an upper tier withNintendo SwitchOnline + Expansion which not only includes additional titles from the SEGA Mega Drive, N64 and Game Boy Advance but also free expansions toSuper Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,Animal Crossing: New HorizonsandSplatoon 3.This week, Nintendo has announced two new titles available to download now in the NES and Game Boy libraries, and if you’re a Tetris fan, you’re in for a treat.Available to download now at no extra cost for both tiers of Nintendo Switch Online areTetrisfor the NES andTetris DXfor the Game Boy, just in time for the 40th anniversary of the franchise.While both games are fun, I’d say thatTetris DXis the pick of the bunch. Originally released for the Game Boy Color,Tetris DXincludes two additional modes, ‘Ultra’ a mode that lasts three minutes and ‘Vs.’ where you’d go up against the CPU, both of which are intense.AdvertAs with all games included in the Nintendo Switch Online libraries, they will always be available to play as long as you have an active subscription.We can’t wait to see what other classic games are announced for Nintendo Switch Online in the new year.Featured Image Credit: NintendoTopics:Nintendo,Nintendo Switch,Nintendo Switch Online,Retro Gaming

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can claim two more classic games available to download right now.

Nintendo Switch Online was once a free service that granted you access to online multiplayer. Though to be fair, Nintendo was always open about this service one day costing money and no longer being free but it is also cheaper thanPS PlusandXbox Game Pass.

Check out the Nintendo Switch Online trailer below!

However, when it was required to pay forNintendo Switch Online, a selected library ofNintendoclassics from the NES, Game Boy and SNES eras became part of the service. It includes beloved titles such asSuper Mario Bros.,The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past,Wario Land 3and many more.

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There is also an upper tier withNintendo SwitchOnline + Expansion which not only includes additional titles from the SEGA Mega Drive, N64 and Game Boy Advance but also free expansions toSuper Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,Animal Crossing: New HorizonsandSplatoon 3.

This week, Nintendo has announced two new titles available to download now in the NES and Game Boy libraries, and if you’re a Tetris fan, you’re in for a treat.

Available to download now at no extra cost for both tiers of Nintendo Switch Online areTetrisfor the NES andTetris DXfor the Game Boy, just in time for the 40th anniversary of the franchise.

While both games are fun, I’d say thatTetris DXis the pick of the bunch. Originally released for the Game Boy Color,Tetris DXincludes two additional modes, ‘Ultra’ a mode that lasts three minutes and ‘Vs.’ where you’d go up against the CPU, both of which are intense.

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As with all games included in the Nintendo Switch Online libraries, they will always be available to play as long as you have an active subscription.

We can’t wait to see what other classic games are announced for Nintendo Switch Online in the new year.

Topics:Nintendo,Nintendo Switch,Nintendo Switch Online,Retro Gaming