Nintendo will charge subscribers more than twice as much to get N64 and Mega Drive games

Last month, in September, Nintendo announced that it would bring several N64 classics to its Nintendo Switch Online service. At the time, the amount that would be charged to obtain the titles of one of the most classic Japanese video games had not been informed. Today the company finally revealed the value of subscribing to the expansion pack to get Nintendo 64 games.

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers typically pay $4 a month or $20 for an annual membership, allowing you to play online multiplayer games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In addition to the benefit of playing games with other people around the world, there are also more than 100 classic games from the Super Nintendo (SNES) and Nintendo (NES) available. With the N64 game expansion pack, Nintendo will charge $50 a year, making the subscription to the service considerably expensive.

Family pack could be the salvation for those who still want access to N64 games on Switch

Fortunately, there's still the alternative of subscribing to the $80 family pack, which gives access for up to 8 people to the Nintendo Switch Online service with access to Nintendo 64 titles, as well as over XNUMX games for SNES and NES. The values ​​for subscriptions for one or three months in the family-oriented plan have not yet been reported.

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What games will be available on Nintendo Switch Online?

According to Nintendo, there are nine N64 games that will initially be available at the launch of the Nintendo Switch Online expansion pack. Are they:

• dr mario 64
• Mario barth 64
• Mario Tennis
• Sin & Punishment
• Star Fox 64
• Super Mario 64
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Win Back: Covert Operations
• Yoshi's Story

Below are the games for Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) that will be available initially:

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Streets of Rage 2
• Here is the Dolphin
• Castlevania: Bloodlines
• Contra: Hard Corps
• Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
• Golden Ax
• Gunstar Heroes
• U.S.H.A.
• Phantasy Star IV
• Ristar
• Shining force
• Shinobi III: Return

New controls to arrive along with the expansion pack

The new controls based on the design of the original version that came on the Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) will arrive at the same time as the release of the expansion pack with video game classics. Both will cost $49,99.

Launch and availability

From October 25th, subscribers will be able to upgrade to the premium version of Nintendo Switch Online, which includes titles for the N64 and Mega Drive (Sega Genesis), in addition to those for the SNES (Super Nintendo) and NES (Nintendinho). You will be charged $50 per year to access all titles and $80 for the family plan (8 people).