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Nintendo Switch Onlineis adding the NES version ofTetrison December 12. This inclusion will further bolster the ever-growing selection of classic titles thatNintendo Switch Onlinehas to offer.
Unlike PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass, Nintendo’s subscription service doesn’t have a fixed schedule for new releases. However, it typically introduces new titles every few months, with such additions being more plentiful around special events like anniversaries. Most recently, the first twoDonkey Kong Landgames made their way to Nintendo Switch Onlinein late November 2024, followed byMercs,VectormanToeJam and Earl in Panic on Funkotron, which were added to the Expansion Pack-tier library.
The NES edition ofTetrisis now set to follow suit next week, with Nintendo just announcing that the classic game will be added to the NSO content catalog on December 12. This arrival may not come as a surprise to the most attentive of fans, asTetriswas already confirmed to be coming to Nintendo Switch Onlineback in late August 2024. Although NSO typically adds multiple titles to its library simultaneously, the NES version ofTetriswill seemingly be an exception to this pattern and debut on its own—unless Nintendo has any last-minute surprises in store, which isn’t out of the question.
Tetris for NES Just Turned 35
More NSO Games Might Be Coming in December 2024
Based on Nintendo’s release patterns, it’s possible the NES version ofTetriswon’t be the final addition to the NSO library in 2024. Since its launch in 2018, NSO has consistently added multiple titles to its catalog each December. Even in 2023, its least eventful year, the service still received two new titles in December:1080° SnowboardingandHarvest Moon 64.
2018
6
2019
8
2020
2021
2022
4
2023
2
2024
1?
2024 will thus either mark a new low for December NSO releases, or see Nintendo introduce at least one more surprise title alongside the NES version ofTetris. Looking at the slightly bigger picture, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has recently confirmed that theSwitch 2 will support Nintendo Switch Online.Tetrisis hence near-guaranteed to be playable on the company’s upcoming device—unless its NSO stint proves unusually short-lived.
Nintendo Switch Lite
The Nintendo Switch Lite was released in 2019 as a low-cost, handheld-only game system. It’s designed specifically for handheld play, offering a lightweight design as part of its portable offerings. The controllers are built into the system for handheld play, unlike the larger Switch models. The console itself retains full functionality as a standard Switch, but it does not support docked mode.
