More Nintendo 64 Classics Are Coming to the Nintendo Switch
Including both ‘Pokémon Stadium’ games, the first three ‘Mario Party’ releases and more.
While the Nintendo Switch continues to offer exciting new titles on its platform each year, one of its best features is the library of Nintendo 64 games made available to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers. Currently, iconic titles such as Mario Kart 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64 and more are part of the expanding catalog. During this week’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced the addition of nine more titles.
As discussed previously, the fan favorite GoldenEye 007 will be coming to both the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Game Pass with online play. Beyond this, Pokémon Stadium 1 and 2, notably without its crucial transfer feature, Mario Party 1 through 3, Pilotwings 64, 1080° Snowboarding and Excitebike 64 are all heading to the Nintendo Switch.
Unfortunately, fans will have to be patient as games do not have specific release dates yet. However, they’ve been grouped into release years of 2022 and 2023. By the end of this year, Pilotwings 64, Mario Party and Mario Party 2 are all launching. In 2023, Mario Party 3, Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2, 1080° Snowboarding and Excitebike 64 will be released. All of these Nintendo 64 titles will be made available via the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
In other Nintendo Switch news, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been officially revealed as the sequel to Breath of the Wild.
