US EditionNintendo Announces New NES and Game Boy Titles for Switch Online: Battletoads, Ninja Gaiden II, More
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers gained access to four classic titles, including challenging Battletoads and Ninja Gaiden II, expanding NES and Game Boy libraries for the holidays.
- On Nov. 25, Nintendo announced a November Switch Online update adding four Nintendo Classics playable for subscribers on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.
- Heading into the holidays, Nintendo's additions supplement Switch Online as retailers offer 50% price drops and amiibo deals starting from $9.99 on qualifying orders over $35.
- The lineup features Battletoads, Ninja Gaiden II: Dark Sword of Chaos, Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters and Bionic Commando, with Battletoads eased by the Nintendo Classics rewind feature and Ninja Gaiden II praised as a superior sequel.
- The update expands Nintendo Switch Online's 8‑bit era NES and Game Boy libraries, with access tied to base membership and Expansion Pack .
- On the Ninja Gaiden franchise, the NES Ninja Gaiden II release arrives nearly seven years after Koei Tecmo's 2018 Nintendo Classics debut, with interest in a Kid Icarus Uprising remake for Switch 2 suggested.
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