Nintendo Switch Online is adding classic NES games next week

Nintendo Switch Online Adding the NES version Tetris On December 12. This addition will further strengthen the ever-growing selection of classic titles that Nintendo Switch Online has to offer.

Unlike PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass, Nintendo's subscription service does not have a fixed schedule for new releases. However, it usually introduces new titles every few months, with such additions being more frequent around special events such as anniversaries. Most recently, the first two Donkey Kong land The games made their way to Nintendo Switch Online in late November 2024, then Mercs, Vectorman ToeJam and Earl in Panic on Funkotronwhich was added to the expansion pack-level library.

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NES version of Tetris Now set to follow suit next week, Nintendo has just announced that the classic game will be added to the NSO content catalog on December 12th. This arrival may not come as a surprise to the most observant of fans. Tetris It was already confirmed to be coming to Nintendo Switch Online in late August 2024. Although NSO usually adds multiple titles to its library at once, the NES version Tetris The exception to this pattern will be the debut itself – unless Nintendo has any last-minute surprises in store, which isn't out of the question.

Tetris for the NES just turned 35 years old

Tetris Following the 35th anniversary of its North American release, the Nintendo Switch Online library will soon be arriving. As with all NES titles, this upcoming addition will be available at all levels of Nintendo's subscription service. The game itself wouldn't be the first rendition of the beloved classic to make its way to NSO, as the Game Boy version would. Tetris Already available to Nintendo members since February 2023.

More NSO games are coming in December 2024

Based on Nintendo's release patterns, this NES version is likely Tetris 2024 will not be the last addition to the NSO library. Since its launch in 2018, NSO has consistently added more titles to its catalog each December. Even in 2023, its least eventful year, the service still received two new titles in December: 1080° Snowboarding and Harvest Moon 64.

A number of games are added to Nintendo Switch Online every December

2024 would thus mark a new low for December NSO releases, or see Nintendo introduce at least one more surprise title alongside the NES version. Tetris. Looking at the slightly bigger picture, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has recently confirmed that the Switch 2 will support Nintendo Switch Online. Tetris It's therefore almost guaranteed to be playable on the company's upcoming device — unless its NSO tenure proves unusually short-lived.

Nintendo Switch Lite

The Nintendo Switch Lite was released in 2019 as a low-cost, handheld-only gaming system. It is specifically designed for handheld play, offering a lightweight design as part of its portable offerings. Controllers are built into the system for handheld play, unlike the larger Switch models. The console itself retains full functionality as a standard Switch, but it does not support docked mode.

4K capabilities

no

power source

AC power and battery

brand

Nintendo

screen

5.5” touch screen

processing power

0.

storage

32GB

CPU

Custom Nvidia Tegra X1 processor

Battery

Li-on battery (3570mAh)

dimensions

2.76 x 7.8 x 7.09 inches

weight

0.61 lbs

RAM

4GB DDR4

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 (720P)

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