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Donkey Kong Country Coming to Nintendo Switch Online; new SNES and NES games

July 8, 2020
Donkey Kong Country Coming to Nintendo Switch Online; new SNES and NES games
Written by: Chris Watson
July 08, 2020
Updated on July 08, 2020
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Chris Watson is a gaming expert and writer. He has loved video games since childhood and has been writing about them for over 15 years. Chris has worked for major gaming magazines where he reviewed new games and wrote strategy guides. He started his own gaming website to share insider tips and in-depth commentary about his favorite games. When he's not gaming or writing, Chris enjoys travel and hiking. His passion is helping other gamers master new games.
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After months of absence without major news, the company adds the platforms of Rare, Natsume Championship Wrestling and The Immortal.

Nintendo has confirmed that the NES and SNES applications for Nintendo Switch Online will receive new games this coming July 15; one for the 8-bit console application and two for the brain of the beast: The Immortal, Natsume Championship Wrestling and, as a great exponent of this wave, the mythical Donkey Kong Country.

July 15: Rare’s legendary Donkey Kong Country arrives on Nintendo Switch Online

After several months without any especially news in the service, Nintendo Switch Online receives in the SNES app one of the most acclaimed titles in the catalog, at the same time one of the additions that they have been asking for from the beginning. Thus, the original 1994 game will come to service with its more than 100 original levels, collectibles, bonus stages and confrontations against the K. Rool crew taking advantage of the native functions of the application; from rewinding through different visual settings or the option to save the game at any time for an immediate resume.

For the rest, Natsume Championship Wrestling is another classic of the catalog; this time in the 2D wrestling genre with 12 wrestlers available, grab system and over 50 moves. To finish, The Immortal joins the NES catalog with the aim of exploring the Labyrinth of the Eternal. A game published in 1990 of dungeons, mysteries and complications.

We recall that Nintendo Switch Online is the online infrastructure of Nintendo Switch, a periodic paid service that allows all online video games on the console to be played online. In addition, it incorporates advantages for users through the eShop in the form of gifts or discounts and, which is the protagonist today, the NES and SNES applications with several dozen exclusive classic games. The service has different rates depending on the period of time and if the subscription is individual or family:

  • 1 month (30 days): 3.99 euros.
  • 3 months (90 days): 7.99 euros.
  • 12 months (365 days): 19.99 euros.
  • Family subscription (up to 8 accounts): 34.99 euros.

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Chris Watson is a gaming expert and writer. He has loved video games since childhood and has been writing about them for over 15 years. Chris has worked for major gaming magazines where he reviewed new games and wrote strategy guides. He started his own gaming website to share insider tips and in-depth commentary about his favorite games. When he's not gaming or writing, Chris enjoys travel and hiking. His passion is helping other gamers master new games.
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