Nintendo Switch Fans are Ecstatic About N64 and Sega Genesis Games

24.09.2021

During today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, an Expansion Pass for Nintendo Switch Online was revealed, which will allow subscribers to play games originally released on the Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis. Nintendo 64 games had been rumored for the platform for months, but the Genesis games came as a pretty big surprise! Either way, fans seem pretty excited about the possibility of playing so many classic games on Nintendo’s handheld hybrid, and many took to social media to share their excitement. Hopefully that excitement will remain high when Nintendo reveals a price point for the Expansion Pass sometime in the next few weeks!

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Keep reading to find out what fans are saying about the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass!

A lot of fans are excited about the possibilities.

So glad I got a Nintendo Switch when I did. After reading about the announcement of n64 games coming to the Switch online service soon. It’s got me a bit hyped about how the gaming and speedrunning community are going to be impacted by this forever.

— TheBruteDream (@Starfoxgeek120) September 24, 2021

There are so many great games they could add!

Hype for this N64 release for Nintendo Switch Online. I need Diddy Kong Racing, Ocarina of Time, DK64, Paper Mario, Star Wars Ep. 1 Racer, the original Smash,… I need the whole N64 collection

— Return of the MAK (@Michael_AK) September 24, 2021

Could GameCube be next?

ALSO I CHECKED THE N64 GAMES ON THE SWITCH AND MAJORA’S MASK AND PAPER MARIO ARE CONFIRMED~???

I think Nintendo Switch Online is almost worth it tbh~! And now we wait for the Gamecube games to be implemented~!

— Nino Azalea 💜 College Arc 💜 (@NinoAzalea) September 24, 2021

Fans clearly like the line-up so far.

N64 games are coming to Nintendo Switch online?! Sweet! Let’s see what more games they plan on addi- …

OH.

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OH! OH! OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH AAAAAAHHHH AAAAAAAHHHH!!!! pic.twitter.com/DSednfA9zZ

— Matty Kong (@Sea_Simian) September 24, 2021

Ocarina comes before everything.

N64 IS COMING TO NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE!! LET’S GOO TIME TO IGNORE EVERY OTHER GAME I’VE STARTED AND REPLAY OCARINA OF TIME!!!

— ⁶Katie⁷ (@kbug_starlight) September 24, 2021

Dare we dream(cast)?

Just realized that with the Sega Genesis collection coming to Switch we could easily get a Dreamcast collection as well…

— izayah (@bIackestboi) September 24, 2021

To a new age of peace and happiness!

Nintendo selling Sega Genesis controllers has officially marked the end of the console wars

— Pontius Brady (@BradyStardust) September 24, 2021

Some are less optimistic about the future, though.

we KNOW that by this time next year the N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online+ will be stuff like Glover and Paperboy 64

— Mr. Truth (@ItsMrTruth) September 24, 2021

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