Nintendo have updated Family Computer Nintendo Switch Online to Ver. 3.0.0 adding an SP version of Mighty Bomb Jack, along with Donkey Kong 3 and Wrecking Crew, and the new Rewind feature. Mighty Bomb Jack SP begins in the final room. Trailers for the original two games and the Rewind feature at this post with screenshots for all three titles added below…
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Nintendo have announced that the July games for the Nintendo Switch Online service will be Donkey Kong III and Wrecking Crew, with both games scheduled for release on 17 July. A Rewind feature will be available to use with the entire collection of Famicom – Nintendo Switch Online games, allowing you to easily rewind gameplay by pressing and holding ZL + ZR if you make a mistake or just want to retry a section of the game! Introduction videos added below…
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The second paid DLC of TETRIS 99 will add a new mode that lets you play offline with your family and friends. Distribution will be by 31 December 2019. No further details are known at present. Thanks to Mark M.
Edit: the DLC adds a Mochiyori Battle mode where you can play a local match with up to 8 people, and a Share Battle mode that allows you to play Joy-Con separately.
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Nintendo have announced a Splatoon 2 Collaboration Festival event for TETRIS 99 for 96 hours from 12-16 July 2019 with Splatoon graphics in-game. Players who score 100 event points at the Maximus Cup (called “Grand Prix” in Europe and “Teto 1 Cup” in Japan will receive a Splatoon 2 collaboration theme! Buy the packaged version of the game here and use the code JPNINTENDO for 5% off!
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When asked at the 79th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders earlier today, when we can expect content from more recent past consoles such as Nintendo 64 and GameCube, Nintendo say they are looking at extending the Nintendo Switch Online service
“At this place we cannot tell new information about future classic hardware among others, but we are thinking about providing an extension of the online service which is currently providing Famicom [NES] software, as well as other methods of providing them. We also recognise that there are opinions wanting to play past titles.”
Thanks to NStyles for the transcript and to BlackKite for the translation.
Nintendo have updated Family Computer Nintendo Switch Online to Ver. 2.6.0 adding an SP version of TwinBee, along with City Connection, Double Dragon II: The Revenge, and Volleyball. TwinBee SP begins at Stage 6 at the highest difficulty. Trailers for the original three games at this post with screenshots for all four titles added below…
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Nintendo have announced that the June games for the Nintendo Switch Online service will be City Connection, Double Dragon II: The Revenge, and Volleyball, with all three scheduled for release on 12 June. Introduction video added below…
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Nintendo have updated Family Computer Nintendo Switch Online to Ver. 2.5.0 adding an SP version of Star Soldier, along with Clu Clu Land, Donkey Kong JR., and VS. Excitebike. Star Soldier SP begins at Stage 8 with the Big Star Brain boss battle. Trailers for the original three games at this post with screenshots for all four titles added below…
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Nintendo have announced a Game Boy mode for the upcoming TETRIS 99 tournament, paid DLC with offline play, and more. The Game Boy theme will be in next weekend’s tournament on the game’s 35th Anniversary and can be permanently unlocked for 100 event points. ‘Customise’ has been added to today’s update allowing players to change the game’s theme.
Big Block DLC is also now available priced at ¥1,000／$9.99 and adds CPU Battle where you can play offline against 98 CPU players and Marathon which is an offline challenge mode where you must clear the most lines and score big. More DLC is also planned for the future. New screenshots added below…
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Japanese and English trailers for the next batch of Nintendo Switch Online games (Clu Clu Land, Donkey Kong JR., and VS. Excitebike) which are confirmed for worldwide release on 15 May 2019…
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Nintendo have announced that the May games for the Nintendo Switch Online service will be Donkey Kong JR., VS. Excitebike, and Clu Clu Land. I’ll update this post once date and the Japanese line-up are confirmed. Thanks to MondoMega.
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Nintendo Co., Ltd. President Shuntaro Furukawa reports that Nintendo Switch Online now has 9.8 million paid accounts (excluding free trial memberships) and that 2.8 million accounts have played TETRIS 99. Furukawa also says more titles are coming to Nintendo Switch Online to make it more attractive.
Thanks to David Gibson.
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Nintendo have updated Family Computer Nintendo Switch Online to Ver. 2.4.0 adding an SP version of Kid Icarus, along with Punch Out!! (Punch Out!! featuring Mr. Dream), Super Mario Bros. 2 (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels), and Star Soldier.
Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami Sanshu no Shinki Version (Kid Iacrus SP) sees you start the last stage with the Mirror Shield, the Arrow of Light, and the Wings of Pegasus. Trailers for the original three games at this post with screenshots for all four titles added below…
Nintendo have announced a second TETRIS 99 Teto 1 Cup event from 12 April at 22:00 JST until 15 April at 15:59 JST with 999 players who earn 100 event points to be selected by lottery to receive 999 My Nintendo Gold Points!
The second Maximus Cup event was also announced by Nintendo of America from 12 April at 06:00 PT until 14 April at 23:59 PT where 999 players with the most event points will each get 999 My Nintendo Gold Points!
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Nintendo have updated the Nintendo Switch Online app to Version 1.5.0 requiring 69.8 MB with the following improvements:-
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Nintendo have updated TETRIS 99 to Version 1.2.0 where Nintendo have implemented a system that grants points based on place ranking while an event is ongoing. The update also delivers a new win screen, hard drop sensitivity settings, and bug fixes. Check out the full patch notes in Japanese here and in English here. Thanks to Naruki.
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Nintendo have announced that the Family Computer Nintendo Switch Online games for April 2019 will be Punch Out!! featuring Mr. Dream, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, (Super Mario Bros. 2 in Japan) and Star Soldier. All three titles release on 10 April 2019. Japanese and English trailers added below…
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