bolstered the Switch Online’s retro games library this week with the addition of 20 SNES games being made available for all Switch Online subscribers, in addition to the growing NES library. And while both NES and SNES games will be added in the future, Nintendo does not necessarily have plans to keep up the monthly cadence it’s kept so far.A representative for Nintendo confirmed to IGN that “More Super NES games will be added after launch, but those releases will not adhere to a regular schedule. Please look forward to future announcements.” Similarly, the representative said “More NES games will be added in the future, but those releases will not adhere to a regular schedule. Please look forward to future announcements.”
Business Insider first reported Nintendo’s adjusted plans to the SNES and NES Switch Online library.
Since the introduction of NES games to Switch Online, Nintendo has delivered a handful of NES games monthly to the library, including some, like The Legend of Zelda, with special features added. Nintendo has not confirmed the plans for how and when new games will be added going forward, except for that both NES and SNES games will continue to be added to the library. Nintendo could choose to alternate platforms each month, release large batches of games every few months, or some other cadence for these releases.
For more, be sure to check out our list of the top 100 SNES games of all time to see what games we hope make it into the SNES Switch Online library. And if you’ve yet to sign up, learn how and where you can get Nintendo Switch Online to play SNES games.
Nintendo is also selling a Switch compatible SNES controller exclusively for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. The SNES controller will retail for $29.99.
