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| − | For varying monthly or annual fees, Nintendo Switch users can gain access to a variety of features on the system, including online play, cloud backup for saved data, vouchers and exclusive offers on the Nintendo eShop, and a wider range of custom player icons. The service also offers a library of games for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Game Boy]], all with support for online play. | + | For varying monthly or annual fees, Nintendo Switch users can gain access to a variety of features on the system, including online play, cloud backup for saved data, vouchers and exclusive offers on the Nintendo eShop, and a wider range of custom player icons. The service also offers a library of games for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Game Boy]], all with support for online play, savestates and rewind. |
The [[Nintendo Direct September 2021|September 2021 Nintendo Direct]] announced the addition of the Expansion Pack for a higher price tier. This tier offers DLC for certain games available for free, and adds [[Nintendo 64]] and [[Sega Mega Drive]] games for Nintendo Switch Online. [[Game Boy Advance]] games were later added for Expansion Pack members as of the [[Nintendo Direct February 2023|February 2023 Nintendo Direct]]. | The [[Nintendo Direct September 2021|September 2021 Nintendo Direct]] announced the addition of the Expansion Pack for a higher price tier. This tier offers DLC for certain games available for free, and adds [[Nintendo 64]] and [[Sega Mega Drive]] games for Nintendo Switch Online. [[Game Boy Advance]] games were later added for Expansion Pack members as of the [[Nintendo Direct February 2023|February 2023 Nintendo Direct]]. | ||
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| + | Special controllers were also manufactured and sold by [[Nintendo]] exclusively on their online store for use with the classic games offered on the service, including a replica of the Mega Drive [[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Control Pad]]. Japan received a replica of the [[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button Control Pad]], whereas the West only got the Three Button Control Pad though with the addition of the {{Mode}} button to access the Suspend Menu - both regional variants also include '''HOME''' and '''Capture''' buttons. When used with the Mega Drive app, the menu sound effects will change to a variety of sound effects from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games. | ||
==Sega Games on Nintendo Switch Online== | ==Sega Games on Nintendo Switch Online== | ||
Revision as of 11:23, 14 February 2023
Nintendo Switch Online is a paid subscription service for the Nintendo Switch.
Contents
Overview
For varying monthly or annual fees, Nintendo Switch users can gain access to a variety of features on the system, including online play, cloud backup for saved data, vouchers and exclusive offers on the Nintendo eShop, and a wider range of custom player icons. The service also offers a library of games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy, all with support for online play, savestates and rewind.
The September 2021 Nintendo Direct announced the addition of the Expansion Pack for a higher price tier. This tier offers DLC for certain games available for free, and adds Nintendo 64 and Sega Mega Drive games for Nintendo Switch Online. Game Boy Advance games were later added for Expansion Pack members as of the February 2023 Nintendo Direct.
Special controllers were also manufactured and sold by Nintendo exclusively on their online store for use with the classic games offered on the service, including a replica of the Mega Drive Control Pad. Japan received a replica of the Six Button Control Pad, whereas the West only got the Three Button Control Pad though with the addition of the MODE button to access the Suspend Menu - both regional variants also include HOME and Capture buttons. When used with the Mega Drive app, the menu sound effects will change to a variety of sound effects from the Sonic the Hedgehog games.
Sega Games on Nintendo Switch Online
Mega Drive
Japan
- Bare Knuckle II (2021)[1]
- Contra: The Hard Corps (2021)[1]
- Ecco the Dolphin (2021)[1]
- Golden Axe (2021)[1]
- Gunstar Heroes (2021)[1]
- Musha Aleste (2021)[1]
- Phantasy Star: Sennenki no Owari ni (2021)[1]
- Puyo Puyo (2021)[1]
- Ristar (2021)[1]
- Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan (2021)[1]
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2021)[1]
- Strider Hiryuu (2021)[1]
- The Super Shinobi II (2021)[1]
- Vampire Killer (2021)[1]
- Dynamite Headdy (2021)[2]
- Juuouki (2021)[2]
- Thunder Force II MD (2021)[2]
- ToeJam & Earl (2021)[2]
- Vermilion (2021)[2]
- Alien Soldier (2022)[3]
- Light Crusader (2022)[3]
- Super Fantasy Zone (2022)[3]
- Space Harrier II (2022)[4]
- Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin (2022)[4]
- Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (2022)[4]
- Assault Suit Leynos (2022)[5]
- Comix Zone (2022)[5]
- Rockman Mega World (2022)[5]
- Zero Wing (2022)[5]
- Alisia Dragoon (2022)[6]
- Earthworm Jim (2022)[6]
- The Story of Thor: Hikari o Tsugumono (2022)[6]
- Alien Storm (2022)[7]
- Columns (2022)[7]
- Golden Axe II (2022)[7]
- Virtua Fighter 2 Genesis (2022)[7]
North America
- Castlevania: Bloodlines (2021)[8]
- Contra: Hard Corps (2021)[8]
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (2021)[8]
- Ecco the Dolphin (2021)[8]
- Golden Axe (2021)[8]
- Gunstar Heroes (2021)[8]
- M.U.S.H.A. (2021)[8]
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (2021)[8]
- Ristar (2021)[8]
- Shining Force (2021)[8]
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (2021)[8]
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2021)[8]
- Streets of Rage 2 (2021)[8]
- Strider (2021)[8]
- Altered Beast (2021)[9]
- Dynamite Headdy (2021)[9]
- Sword of Vermilion (2021)[9]
- Thunder Force II (2021)[9]
- ToeJam & Earl (2021)[9]
- Alien Soldier (2022)[10]
- Light Crusader (2022)[10]
- Super Fantasy Zone (2022)[10]
- Space Harrier II (2022)[11]
- Shining Force II (2002)[11]
- Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (2002)[11]
- Comix Zone (2022)[12]
- Mega Man: The Wily Wars (2022)[12]
- Target Earth (2022)[12]
- Zero Wing (2022)[12]
- Alisia Dragoon (2022)[13]
- Beyond Oasis (2022)[13]
- Earthworm Jim (2022)[13]
- Alien Storm (2022)[14]
- Columns (2022)[14]
- Golden Axe II (2022)[14]
- Virtua Fighter 2 Genesis (2022)[14]
Europe/Australia
- Castlevania: Bloodlines (2021)[15][16][17]
- Contra: Hard Corps (2021)[15][16][17]
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (2021)[15][16][17]
- Ecco the Dolphin (2021)[15][16][17]
- Golden Axe (2021)[15][16][17]
- Gunstar Heroes (2021)[15][16][17]
- M.U.S.H.A. (2021)[15][16][17]
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (2021)[15][16][17]
- Ristar (2021)[15][16][17]
- Shining Force (2021)[15][16][17]
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (2021)[15][16][17]
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2021)[15][16][17]
- Streets of Rage 2 (2021)[15][16][17]
- Strider (2021)[15][16][17]
- Altered Beast (2021)[18][19][20]
- Dynamite Headdy (2021)[18][19][20]
- Sword of Vermilion (2021)[18][19][20]
- Thunder Force II (2021)[18][19][20]
- ToeJam & Earl (2021)[18][19][20]
- Alien Soldier (2022)[21][22]
- Light Crusader (2022)[21][22]
- Super Fantasy Zone (2022)[21][22]
- Space Harrier II (2022)[23][24][25]
- Shining Force II (2022)[23][24][25]
- Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (2022)[23][24][25]
- Comix Zone (2022)[26][27][28]
- Mega Man: The Wily Wars (2022)[26][27][28]
- Target Earth (2022)[26][27][28]
- Zero Wing (2022)[26][27][28]
- Alisia Dragoon (2022)[29][30]
- Earthworm Jim (2022)[29][30]
- The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light (2022)[29][30]
- Alien Storm (2022)[31][32][33]
- Columns (2022)[31][32][33]
- Golden Axe II (2022)[31][32][33]
- Virtua Fighter 2 Genesis (2022)[31][32][33]
Promotional material
16 December Update for America
17 December Update for Japan
16 March Update for America
17 March Update for Japan
21 April Update for America
22 April Update for Japan
30 June Update for America
01 July Update for Japan
15 September Update for America
16 September Update for Japan
15 December Update for America
16 December Update for Japan
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70010000046986.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-10-26 03:04)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/f75139e8-8413-450e-9369-eba602eb0510 (archive.today)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/5120ebe5-d853-47f9-a69f-8a7a5034d0a9 (archive.today)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/024066ce-d840-4af5-a4c0-8e70d94a2667 (archive.today)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/1bbb22fd-9a6b-4d8b-8554-c55c3874e49b (archive.today)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/866c0993-5a1f-4d90-9f9d-bfe80770506e (archive.today)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/3bcd70c4-2bef-4cf3-bffb-c656bf9f055a (archive.today)
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter (archive.today)
| Non-Sega consoles |
|---|
| Nintendo |
| Nintendo Entertainment System (1983) | Game Boy (1989) | Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1990) | Nintendo 64 (1996) | Game Boy Color (1998) | Game Boy Advance (2001) | Nintendo GameCube (2001) | Nintendo DS (2004) | Wii (2006) | Nintendo 3DS (2011) | Wii U (2012) | Nintendo Switch (2017) |
| Sony |
| PlayStation (1994) | PlayStation 2 (2000) | PlayStation Portable (2004) | PlayStation 3 (2006) | PlayStation Vita (2011) | PlayStation 4 (2013) | PlayStation 5 (2020) |
| Microsoft |
| Xbox (2001) | Xbox 360 (2005) | Xbox One (2013) | Xbox Series X (2020) |
| Mobile |
| iOS | Android | Windows Phone |
| Other |
| Atari 2600 (1977) | Intellivision (1979) | ColecoVision (1982) | Atari 5200 (1982) | PC Engine (1987) | CD-ROM² (1988) | Super CD-ROM² (1991) | R-Zone (1995) | Game.com (1997) | WonderSwan (1999) | Neo Geo Pocket Color (1999) | N-Gage (2003) | LeapFrog Didj (2008) | Stadia (2019) |