SNES games coming to Nintendo Switch Online this week
20 titles launching on Thursday in the US and on Friday in Europe
Nintendo is to launch a library of SNES games for Nintendo Switch Online on Thursday September 5 in the US and on Friday September 6 in Europe.
20 titles will be available at launch including Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, F-Zero, Star Fox, Super Metroid, Pilot Wings and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Stunt Race FX will also be included, marking the first time it’s been made available on another system.
The other titles available at launch will be Brawl Brothers, Demon’s Crest, Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics, Kirby’s Dream Land 3, Super EDF Earth Defense Force, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, Super Puyo Puyo 2, Super Tennis, Breath of Fire, Kirby’s Dream Course, Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts, and Super Soccer.
The SNES library will be available to existing Switch Online subscribers at no extra charge.
Nintendo is set to release SNES-style controllers for Nintendo Switch to use with the new library of titles. They’ll cost £26.99 plus shipping in the UK.
The SNES library will also include the rewind feature recently released for Switch Online’s NES games.
Over 10 million Nintendo account holders have signed up to Nintendo Switch Online, according to the platform holder.