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Nintendo News: More Than 40 NES Games Now Available to Play on Nintendo Switch Online

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On May 15, classic NES games Donkey Kong Jr.,
Clu Clu Land and VS. Excitebike
are coming to the Nintendo
Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online

collection, bringing its total number of games to more than 40. That’s
dozens of classic games that can be played on the Nintendo
Switch
system anytime and anywhere with a Nintendo
Switch Online membership, with even more games on the way!

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On May 15, classic NES™ games Donkey Kong Jr.™, Clu Clu Land™ and VS. Excitebike™ are coming to the  ...

On May 15, classic NES™ games Donkey Kong Jr.™, Clu Clu Land™ and VS. Excitebike™ are coming to the Nintendo Entertainment System™ – Nintendo Switch Online collection, bringing its total number of games to more than 40. Based on the popular arcade game, Donkey Kong Jr. is the sequel to the immensely successful Donkey Kong™ game. (Graphic: Business Wire)

  • Donkey Kong Jr. – Based on the popular arcade game, Donkey
    Kong Jr.
    is the sequel to the immensely successful Donkey Kong
    game. Play as Donkey Kong’s son, and rescue your dad who has
    been kidnapped and imprisoned in a cage by Mario. Use jumping and
    climbing abilities to clamber up vines and chains, gather vital fruit
    and keys, and open the cage to free your father. Make sure you avoid
    the pesky birds, nasty electric sparks and creepy chompers. Four
    different worlds filled with numerous climbing and jumping puzzles
    await you in this timeless classic.
  • VS. Excitebike – Fans love the Excitebike
    game for its frenetic races, high stakes and sweet jumps. With this
    game, you can take it to the next level with the Famicom
    disk version of VS. Excitebike – complete with two-player split
    screen. Create tracks from 20 classic Excitebike track parts,
    and go for a best time or take on friends. Racing is even more
    exciting when the rivalries are real. You can also try out the
    single-player mode in VS. Excitebike. It adds tracks, music and
    the ability to save your high score.
  • Clu Clu Land – The greedy Sea Urchins have stolen all of
    Clu Clu Land’s gold bars and buried them in a series of mazes. As
    Bubbles, a brave bubble fish, you’ll set out to uncover all of the
    gold bars in each maze. With 20 stages to complete and increasingly
    complex conditions (like having to pass over the gold bars twice to
    uncover them), you might just want to bring along a friend for help.

These three games join classics like Super Mario Bros.
3
, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda and
many others, all of which have been enhanced with online features.

Nintendo Switch Online members also have access to the free-to-download
software Tetris®
99
as a special offer. The game includes online events like the Tetris
99
MAXIMUS CUP events.

Other features of the Nintendo Switch Online service include online play
and Save Data Cloud backup in compatible games, plus a smartphone app
that enhances features of supported games.

The Nintendo Switch Online app now includes Smash World, a new service
for the Super
Smash Bros. Ultimate
game. With Smash World, players can
use a mobile device to view recommended gameplay videos and download
custom stages created in the game’s Stage Builder mode directly to their
game, providing more ways than ever before to share their Super Smash
Bros. Ultimate
experience with others.

To make playing NES games feel more authentic, Nintendo Switch Online
members with a paid membership can purchase Nintendo Entertainment
System controllers* that are compatible with Nintendo Switch by visiting https://nesc.nintendo.com/nintendo-entertainment-system-controllers.

For more information about Nintendo Switch Online, to view membership
options and to learn about a free seven-day trial for new users, visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/.

Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account
required. Persistent Internet, compatible smartphone and Nintendo
Account age 13+ required to use app. Data charges may apply. Online
play, Save Data Cloud and Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app features
available in compatible games. Not available in all countries. The
Nintendo Account User Agreement, including the Purchase and Subscription
terms, apply. nintendo.com/switch-online

*Limit one purchase per Nintendo Account with paid Nintendo Switch
Online individual or family membership. Offer not available for trial
membership. These controllers are optional and not required to play the
Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online collection of
games.

Clu Clu Land ©1984 Nintendo.
Donkey Kong ©1981 Nintendo.
Donkey
Kong Jr. ©1982 Nintendo.
The Legend of Zelda ©1986 Nintendo.
Super
Mario Bros. 3 ©1988 Nintendo.
Tetris ® & © 1985~2019 Tetris Holding.
VS.
Excitebike ©1988 Nintendo.

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