Mario vs. Donkey Kong icons added to Nintendo Switch Online
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February 15: Going along with the release of Mario vs. Donkey Kong, new icons for the game have just been added to Nintendo Switch Online.
It looks like there’ll only be a couple of waves for this one. Still, subscribers can spend their My Nintendo Platinum Points on different designs. A bunch of characters – including Mario, Donkey Kong, and Toad – can be picked up for 10 Platinum Points each. Backgrounds and frames are going for 5 Platinum Points each.
Mother 3 joins Nintendo Switch Online in Japan
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Mother 3 has just come to Nintendo Switch Online, but only in Japan. Those with an active subscription to the Expansion Pack tier can access it now.
At least in the present, don’t expect an official English release in the west. Nintendo has yet to ever localize the game in English dating all the way back to the original Game Boy Advance launch.
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Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll, R.C. Pro-Am, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, Killer Instinct, Blast Corps join Switch Online today
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Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll, R.C. Pro-Am, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, Killer Instinct, and Blast Corps have all been announced for Nintendo Switch Online. The full set launches today.
These games were originally developed by Rare. Killer Instinct and Battletoads in Battlemaniacs are a part of the SNES app. Meanwhile, Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll and R.C. Pro-Am are available on NES. Finally, Blast Corps is for the N64 library.
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EA Sports FC 24 is the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial
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February 15: EA Sports FC 24 will be offered as the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial in Europe, it’s been announced. It can be downloaded here.
Starting today, service members can play through the entire game at no extra cost. Additionally, if you choose to purchase the title, all save data will transfer over. There is no sale at the moment, but that could follow soon.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom icons added to Nintendo Switch Online
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May 11: Just in time for the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom comes a new set of user icons on Nintendo Switch Online.
As usual, icons are available for characters, backgrounds, and frames. Most cost 10 Platinum Points on My Nintendo. However, the backgrounds and frames are 5 Platinum Points. If you redeem any icon any your Nintendo Switch Online subscription expires, the icons will still be yours to keep.
Eastward is Europe’s next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial
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Eastward will be made available as Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial in Europe, it’s been announced.
The game can be accessed with a subscription starting today. Like other trials, you do not need a subscription to the Expansion Pack tier. Also, all progress can transfer to the full version.
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Nintendo Switch Online adds Pokemon Scarlet / Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero icons
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December 7: Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet will be wrapping up The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC next week, and to celebrate, fans can get their hands on new Nintendo Switch Online icons.
Characters, backgrounds, and frames are up for grabs. You can nab character icons for 10 My Nintendo Platinum Points each. The backgrounds and frames go for 5 Platinum Points each. All icons you redeem now are yours to keep forever – even if your Nintendo Switch Online subscription expires.
Golden Sun, Golden Sun: The Lost Age join Nintendo Switch Online next week
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Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age are coming to Nintendo Switch Online via the Expansion Pack tier next week, Nintendo has announced. Both are due out on January 17, 2024.
Golden Sun originally released on the Game Boy Advance in 2001. It was followed by Golden Sun: The Lost Age in 2002 (2003 in the west).
Nintendo Switch Online adds Super Mario Bros. Wonder icons
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October 19: Just in time for the launch of Super Mario Bros. Wonder comes a new batch of icons on Nintendo Switch Online.
Over the next few weeks, members will be able to pick up the designs for their profile. Nintendo will be rotating out the selecting every Thursday (early Friday for those in Europe).
Nintendo Switch Online 2023 icons getting limited-time reruns
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A bunch of games were featured on Nintendo Switch Online this year in user icon form. But if you missed out on some of the offerings, you’ll be happy to hear that Nintendo is providing members with a chance to claim them once again.
Icon elements for various games will be coming back over the next couple of weeks. Right now it’s WarioWare: Move It, but that’ll be changing very soon. Super Mario RPG, Pikmin, Fire Emblem Engage, Metroid Prime Remastered, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, and Detective Pikachu Returns are other games / franchises that have been teased for a return.
