Nintendo 64 classics like GoldenEye 007, the first three Mario Party games, and the Pokémon Stadium series are all headed to Nintendo Switch Online.
The news was shared during this morning’s Nintendo Direct, during which the full NSO N64 game line-up was revealed along with their release windows:
- Pilotwings 64 (2022)
- Mario Party (2022)
- Mario Party 2 (2022)
- Mario Party 3 (2023)
- Pokémon Stadium (2023)
- Pokémon Stadium 2 (2023)
- 1080° Snowboarding (2023)
- Excitebike 64 (2023)
- GoldenEye 007 (“Coming Soon”)
GoldenEye 007 for Nintendo Switch Online will include online multiplayer for the first time ever, and was worked on by Rare Ltd., the game’s original developer.
It will release simultaneously on Xbox Game Pass, where it will feature achievements, 4K support, and a “smoother framerate.”
25 years after its original release, experience GoldenEye 007 faithfully recreated for Xbox consoles. Includes achievements, 4K resolution and a smoother framerate – even in split-screen local multiplayer! Coming soon to @XboxGamePass. pic.twitter.com/kpBlJKqFR9
— Rare Ltd. (@RareLtd) September 13, 2022
Although 1080° Snowboarding and Excitebike 64 have appeared on Nintendo’s Virtual Console offerings in the past, the Nintendo Switch Online launches of Pilotwings 64, Mario Party, Mario Party 3, Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2, and GoldenEye 007 are the first time these titles have seen re-releases on Nintendo platforms.
Written by Daniel Dell-Cornejo
Daniel is an editor at Nintendo Wire. Always with his head in the clouds, he is never apart from his creative thoughts – a blessing for an aspiring fiction writer. As a journalist and lifelong gamer, he aims to provide readers with the very best in Nintendo coverage.
