One of the more glaring faults of the stellar Nintendo Switch is its lack of a virtual console. After years of fans begging to be able to play their favorite retro titles on the ultra-popular handheld/home console hybrid, Nintendo announced that select NES titles would be playable through their new paid online service. This news appeased some fans, but those who wanted more depth to their back catalog of SNES or N64 titles were left disappointed. Until now.
Data miner KapuccinoHeck found a back door into the NES Online service and found information leading to the idea that SNES titles could eventually make their way to the online service.
https://twitter.com/KapuccinoHeck/status/1084281635586146304
This is currently in the rumors and speculation category as Nintendo has not officially said anything in regards to titles outside of the NES catalog will be coming to the Nintendo Switch. A list of the games that were found in the data mine can be viewed below:
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Soccer
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Demon’s Crest
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
- Stunt Race FX
- Kirby’s Dream Course
- Pop’n Twinbee
- Star Fox
- Contra 3: The Alien Wars
- Kirby Super Star
- Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
- Kirby’s Dream Land 3
- Super Metroid
- Super Mario World
- Pilotwings
- F-Zero
- Star Fox 2
- Super Punch-Out!!
- The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Breath of Fire 2
Many of these titles were available on the SNES Classic, but there are a few additions to further lend to the idea that this will be a separate game list from that of the mini console. If these titles do eventually become available, it shouldn’t be expected for some time. Nintendo has been releasing a mere 3 games a month on the NES Online service. It seems likely that Nintendo wouldn’t start putting in SNES titles until they exhaust more fantastic NES games to drive sales of their lackluster online offerings.
