Another month, another wave of classic games coming to the Nintendo Switch Online platform! From updates to Switch favorites to the latest games added to Nintendo’s classic libraries, we’ve rounded up everything we know about NSO in July.
Classic games
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This month, an unusual wave of titles is coming to the NES emulator. Seven new games, including the late Satoru Iwata’s tinkered masterpiece that no one thought could be a part of it, GolfThis was the first golf game to use the now standard power and accuracy bars! It’s still as good as ever. Give it a try.
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Cobra Triangle
Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Golf
Mach Pilot
The Mystery of Atlantis
Solar Jetman
Urban Champion
As always, with any announcement regarding the classic game library on Nintendo Switch Online, you should take these games and release dates as a guide. Nintendo often likes to hide other games that it doesn’t has announced same-day shadow deliveries and more in its sleeve. We’ll update this article if Nintendo makes a quick offer.
Access to everything you see in this article requires an active subscription to the Nintendo Switch Online platform. If you don’t already have an NSO + Expansion Pack subscription, you can get one on the site Nintendo AUNZ official website.
Which subscription to choose?
There are two main membership tiers for Nintendo Switch Online.
Nintendo Switch Online
The first is the standard NSO subscription, which will grant access to online play, exclusive demos, game vouchers, in-game bonuses, access to purchase classic Nintendo controllers for your Switch, and a set of missions and rewards that you can complete and exchange for gifts.
This tier will cost you $5.95 for one month, $11.95 for three months (90 days), or $29.95 for a full 12 months.
Expansion Pack + Nintendo Switch Online
The NSO + Expansion Pack subscription is a more expensive tier that offers many more benefits than the basic subscription. At this tier, you will have access to expansion passes for some current games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, and the Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion. You will also have access to some of Nintendo’s classic game libraries, including titles for the Nintendo 64 and GameBoy Advance. There is also a library of classic Sega Mega Drive games! New content is added to this tier every month.
This tier is only available as a 12-month subscription and will cost you $59.95 for the year.