The months pass and the Nintendo Switch Online catalog continues to grow. Three Game Boy classics will soon be on display there.
Nintendo Switch Online still has a bright future ahead of it. The manufacturer’s big bosses have made this clear: The service will continue as soon as the successor to the Switch appears. We hope that it will undoubtedly continue to evolve with the introduction of new consoles in the classic catalog, but in the meantime Big N continues its routine. Little Sunday surprise: subscribers can discover three new classics in just a few days.
Three new “free” games in Nintendo Switch Online
March 10th is Mario’s day and no one else’s. “The Plumber” makes headlines this Sunday with the unexpected announcement of the second animated film, still in collaboration with Illumination. The date is set for April 2026, but there will still be a lot for players to do before then. Starting with the adventures of our Princess Peach on March 22nd, followed by Paper Mario: The Millennium Door on May 23rd and then Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD on June 27th, 2024 on Nintendo Switch. And for the nostalgic, Big N had one last surprise up his sleeve.
During the short presentation of this MAR10, the Japanese publisher confirmed the arrival of three great classics in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog. The Tetris-like Dr. Mario and the sports players Mario Golf and Mario Tennis will be available free of charge to all subscribers to the service from March 12, 2024. Be careful though, they will only be available in their GameBoy versions. If you need to refresh your memory or these three supplements will be a discovery, here is a quick summary:
Presentation of the three catalog supplements
- Dr. Mario : NES classic released in 1990, re-released multiple times on other platforms, including the Game Boy version that will be available on Nintendo Switch Online. It appears shortly after the explosion of Tetris and uses all of the game’s principles, except that Mario puts on his doctor’s coat to eradicate viruses of different colors.
- Mario Golf : Back in the late 90s, with a very colorful cartoon vision of the discipline. In the first installment of this spin-off series, which needs no introduction, Mario Golf offered 7 game modes, including tournaments and a training mode.
- Mario Tennis : In early 2001, the plumber swapped his golf club for his bat. The Game Boy version, which was released at the same time on the N64, clearly suffered from the comparison, but its graphics, hidden terrain, universe and an exciting single-player mode ensured that it gained public favor.
