Nintendo Switch Online NES and SNES games for February 2020 revealed



Nintendo is bringing fans some new-old classics for the first time of the year, in their February 2020 update for Nintendo Switch Online retro games. Four new games are slated to be added to the service on February 19th, including two NES games and two SNES. On the Nintendo Entertainment System side of things, Shadow of the Ninja and Eliminator Boat Duel will be the latest playable titles, while the Super Nintendo section will see Pop'n TwinBee and Smash Tennis joining their ranks.

Super NES™ Pop'n TwinBee - The sixth game in the TwinBee series, this vertically scrolling shooter takes place in a cute, poppy setting. This shooting game was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ in 1993. TwinBee and WinBee hear from a girl named Madoka that her great-grandfather, Dr. Mardock, has lost his wits, so they set off to return him to his normal self. This game doesn't offer multiple "lives," but the ship will not be destroyed when hit by enemies or their attacks until the life gauge reaches 0. Shoot bells found in the clouds to change their colors and receive various effects.

Smash Tennis - In Smash Tennis for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System™, the controls may be simple, but there's plenty of room for skill! Perform a strong shot with the A Button, a weak shot with the B Button, or a lob with the X Button. Easy, right? Well, with only those moves, you can develop all sorts of approaches, unlocking the deep strategies of tennis! See how you fair on the court in Exhibition mode, where you can select your character and court type freely, or in Tournament mode, where you must win set after set to progress through the tournament. All on one of eight court types—three basic and five special!

NES Shadow of the Ninja - Infiltrate Emperor Garuda's stronghold as you prowl through the shadows. It is the year AD 2029, and America is ruled under the dictatorship of Emperor Garuda. In the midst of disorder and oppression, two shadow warriors rise to the people’s cry for help. Choose to play as one of two ninja masters from the Iga clan—Hayate and Kaede—as they infiltrate enemy front lines in these action-packed stages. Master tactics of stealth as you acquire additional weapons and power-ups, defeating numerous foes until you reach the emperor himself. Overthrow the emperor and destroy his wicked empire from within, solo or with a friend!

Eliminator Boat Duel - In this powerboat racing game, get behind the wheel of one of the fastest machines on the water, and get ready to earn boatloads of in-game cash! Drivers earn thousands of dollars for competing, and you'll use your winnings to repair and upgrade your boat to really push your competitive edge to its maximum. Money is what keeps you afloat, and a little aggression can go a long way: sink an opponent to earn a cool $50,000 in-game reward to spend souping up your powerboat. Just try not to get sunk yourself, or you'll be swimming back to dry land. And try to keep the false starts to a minimum. Each time you jump the gun, you'll be slapped with a $2,000 in-game penalty, which is almost worse than going for a swim!
 
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I just wonder.. there is no one at nintendo saying things like.. " why dont we put game cube, n64, snes, gba, heck even ds on a virtual shop and sell each game for like 5 usd ? ...
i understand that they use this so people get nintendo online... but why not make the virtual shop to requiere a nintendo online subscription ? ( just dont give crap that if i opt out i lose the purchased game )
Nintendo might be planning different NSO tiers.

NSO - NES/SNES Bundle = $20 (Active)
NSO - GBA/DS Bundle = $30
NSO - N64 Bundle = $40
NSO - NGC Bundle = $50
NSO - Wii/U Bundle = $60
NSO - All Included Edition = $99.99

This is something you'd expect from EA and Ubisoft, but Nintendo is part of it too.
 
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Well, at least this is making me feel less and less bad for hacking my Switch, and not going online. I'm not banned, but, I don't feel the need to go on normal nand. Sometimes I feel like just getting rid of emunand, and playing all my pirated games on my normal nand, and getting back the 30ish gb I lost for splitting my nands.

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NSO - All Included Edition = $99.99
That sounds pretty bad, when compared to Gamepass.
 
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This system has been out for nearly 3 years and has a piss poor retro library. 2 systems with hand picked games. Most of which aren't what people actually want. It's disappointing, really. This system is just begging for a nice library of both, old and new titles.
 
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Playstation/xbox: "here's a couple AAA titles from a few years ago. Thanks for being an online subscriber."

Nintendo: "fuck them give them the equivalent of a few indie games from 20+ years ago and lets talk about uping the price a few bucks."
 

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mario rpg, paper mario, paper mario the thousand year old door, and super paper mario. Nintendo make these available for sale and i’d renewal my lapsed subscription as a thank you. but i still won’t subscribe to pokemon jail nor buy the missing 3/4th of pokemon sword.
 

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Shadow of the Ninja is decent, but none of this is particularly exciting.

Where are the Earthbound games? Their continued absense has me speculating that we may see a Mother/Earthbound trilogy release soon, as those kinds of collections seem to be popular these days, and it'd be a clever way to first release an official localization of Mother 3 too.

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Still waiting for Donkey Kong Country. :blink:

I'd love to see Donkey Kong Country collection release including DKC 1-3, DKC Returns, and DKC Tropical Freeze. Maybe include Jungle Beat as a bonus unlockable game.
 

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SNES Donkey Kong Country trilogy could be added to Switch Online in addition to being available on Wii U eShop.

Shadow of the Ninja has at least one music track that reminds me of Castlevania.

Smash Tennis has among the better sprites for 2D Tennis games.

Pop'n Twinbee is odd, in that you keep your shot power-up on continue (?).
 

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Shadow of the Ninja is decent, but none of this is particularly exciting.

Where are the Earthbound games? Their continued absense has me speculating that we may see a Mother/Earthbound trilogy release soon, as those kinds of collections seem to be popular these days, and it'd be a clever way to first release an official localization of Mother 3 too.

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I'd love to see Donkey Kong Country collection release including DKC 1-3, DKC Returns, and DKC Tropical Freeze. Maybe include Jungle Beat as a bonus unlockable game.
Or, we should have had donkey kong country returns with tropical freeze for $60 Instead of FUNKY MODE FOR THAT PRICE. :ninja:
 
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You know, if they want to go with obscure stuff, why not something with redeeming qualities like the following?



(*eargasm warning*)



(HAL Laboratory made this one, why not translate it or take the fan translated ROM and put it on your SNES Online service, Nintendo!? It's not like you haven't used ROM files before... *Super Mario All-Stars for Wii intensifies*)

Who's going to play Madden '94 in 2020 when you could get Madden'20XX instead?

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The video has more dislikes than likes, lmao.

*Byleth reaction fire gets buffs from wind*

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i understand that they use this so people get nintendo online...

Answered your own question. Remember, all a corporation cares about is money. Which is why you hack your Switch and tell the system Nintendo set up to go find something to fuck itself with!



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Nintendo might be planning different NSO tiers.

NSO - NES/SNES Bundle = $20 (Active)
NSO - GBA/DS Bundle = $30
NSO - N64 Bundle = $40
NSO - NGC Bundle = $50
NSO - Wii/U Bundle = $60
NSO - All Included Edition = $99.99

This is something you'd expect from EA and Ubisoft, but Nintendo is part of it too.

Are you trying to give them ideas?

Besides, all I see them doing for the Switch 1 at most with this plan is N64 followed by the GBA, with all of the backwards compatibility that comes with making a competent GBA emulator. Maybe if the Switch 2 has a beefier processor that can handle more instructions, then I'd see GC and Wii coming alongside however they'd implement normal DS support. I don't know enough about 3DS emulation to know how demanding that would be.
 

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NSO £3.49 a month - each game less than a quid - all those moaning spoilt brats
I don't think the outrage comes from the price of the sub, but the selection of games. NES and SNES have a gigantic library of games and would take years to deplete the good games of the bunch, with some reasonable and some duds in the middle of each offering to make things interesting.
 
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"february games" implies they're going to add 2 games for each console every month from now on, let's hope this lasts
 

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