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Nintendo has announced that Nintendo Switch Online members in Japan will be able to try out Deemo as part of their latest Switch Online Game Trial. Players will be able to experience the entire game for free during the trial’s duration, from April 4th to April 10th. All progress will also carry over to the full game.

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There’s another batch of Switch user icons up for grabs based on Super Mario Odyssey. As part of this week’s rotation, Nintendo has new designs available for Steam Gardens. Characters, borders, and more are available from the Wooded Kingdom.

When the icons feature started earlier this month, the icons focused on Bonneton. It was then followed by designs for Fossil Falls and Tostarena.

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A new batch of SEGA Genesis games have just dropped on Nintendo Switch Online – specifically Light Crusader, Super Fantasy Zone, and Alien Soldier.

Here’s a brief overview of each title:

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More profile icons are now available based on Super Mario Odyssey for Nintendo Switch Online members. This time around, Tostarena gets the focus. There are photos for characters, borders, and more. The second wave featured Cascade Kingdom.

The custom Switch icons feature was added in earlier this month. My Nintendo members can now spend their Platinum Points on these images, though they need to be an active subscriber of Nintendo Switch Online as well.

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Following the release of F-Zero X on Nintendo Switch Online a short while ago, new gameplay has emerged. Over an hour of footage is shown in a video from GameXplain.

Here’s a bit of information about F-Zero X:

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Nintendo provided a first look at F-Zero X on Nintendo Switch Online when it announced the game’s release date for the service a short while ago, and a new video from GameXplain compares this version to the N64 original.

F-Zero X originally released on the N64 in 1998. It has since appeared on the Wii Virtual Console.

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F-Zero X is the next N64 game to be joining Nintendo Switch Online, it’s been announced. The title will be available to those that are subscribed to the program at the Expansion Pass tier starting on March 11, 2022.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was the previous release for the lineup of N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online, which came out on February 25. We did know that F-Zero X would be arriving at some point, but Nintendo was reluctant to share any sort of release window.

Monster Hunter Rise Switch Online

Monster Hunter Rise will be offered to Nintendo Switch Online members as the program’s next Game Trial, Capcom has revealed. This applies to both North America and Europe.

With the Game Trial, players can experience everything the title has to offer without any restrictions. Progress also transfers over to the full game.

The selection of user icons has been updated on Nintendo Switch Online, adding a new set of designs based on Super Mario Odyssey.

Nintendo just made this feature available last week. My Nintendo members can spend points on various icons, with the Super Mario Odyssey set comprised of characters, enemies, backgrounds, and frames. Icons currently cost either 5 or 10 Platinum Points.

Switch Online app update 2.0.0

Nintendo has just released a new 2.0.0 update for its Switch Online app. It includes a new design, the ability to see which friends are online, and more.

The full patch notes for the Nintendo Switch Online app version 2.0.0 update are as follows:


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