Nintendo Switch Online is a paid membership service that allows members to team up or face off online in compatible Nintendo Switch games, such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Members also enjoy a curated library of NES and Super NES classic games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, among many others.

To find out more about the benefits that come with Nintendo Switch Online, to view membership options and to learn about a free seven-day trial for new users, visit here.

With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, players get access to even more benefits, including a library of Nintendo 64 games with newly added online play for up to four players (additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode; sold separately), Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC and retro SEGA Genesis games.

Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions. To enjoy the 3D effect of Nintendo 3DS software, you must experience it from the system itself. Use Parental Controls to restrict 3D mode for children 6 and under.

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch 2:

• Pokémon Champions – Battle with Pokémon, including with Mega-Evolved Pokémon like Mega Dragonite, against other players in the Pokémon Champions game – the same game used for official Pokémon Video Game Championship events! Recruit Pokémon to join your team and train them to hone their skills. Then, use familiar mechanics from previous Pokémon series games such as Pokémon types, Abilities, and moves, enabling the rich and varied battle strategies you may already know and love across Single and Double Battles. Pokémon Champions is available now for the Nintendo Switch system – also playable on Nintendo Switch 2 with a free update.

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

• Pokémon Champions – Battle with Pokémon, including with Mega-Evolved Pokémon like Mega Dragonite, against other players in the Pokémon Champions game – the same game used for official Pokémon Video Game Championship events! Recruit Pokémon to join your team and train them to hone their skills. Then, use familiar mechanics from previous Pokémon series games such as Pokémon types, Abilities, and moves, enabling the rich and varied battle strategies you may already know and love across Single and Double Battles. Pokémon Champions is available now for the Nintendo Switch system – also playable on Nintendo Switch 2 with a free update.
• A Storied Life: Tabitha – Available April 14
• Arcadia Fallen II
• BEFORE I GO – Available April 13
• Beyond Words
• Brave Rounds
• Casual Sport Series: Racket Sports Bundle – Available April 10
• Cat Doctor: For Loyal Servants
• Cats & Friends: Purrfect Jump
• Cleaning Up! – Available April 15
• Demon Castle Story
• Dog Chaos
• EGGCONSOLE Schwarzschild II PC-9801
• Empire Hike – Available April 11
• Fast Food Van Simulator
• Football Cup 2026
• FROGGONIT
• From the Bunker
• Gentle Classical Music Course for Grown-Ups
• Geo Brain Boost! World Map Silhouette Quiz
• Guts ’n Grunts – Available April 10
• Hoodbound
• Inside The Backrooms
• Killer Toys
• Legends Aligned: Land of Order
• Mathify
• National Adult General Knowledge Selection Test
• Nature’s Question – Available April 10
• Ninjora Echoes – Available April 10
• Pengilo – Available April 15
• People of Note
• Perfect City
• Roll Mad
• Samurai Obby – Available April 10
• Science Literacy Check for Adults
• SHIKA-Q
• Skautfold: Moonless Knight
• Solid Void – Topsy Turvy World
• Sp(L/R)ite
• Spot Challenge Vol. 1
• Sumo Rumble
• SwooshCat
• Tamashika – Available April 10
• Tears Revolude
• The Confinement
• THE NEW DENPA MEN
• Timo Boll Beats
• TR-49
• Tricky Monkey Zoo
• Veins of DARKNESS Horror – Available April 10
• Viking Farm – Available April 11
• Which Era Is This? Japanese History Era Guess Quiz
• Which Era Is This? World History Era Guess Quiz
• Xtreme Drift Racing Simulator – Available April 10
• You’d Be Surprised!? Everyday English Vocabulary Fill-in-the-Blank Quiz
• Zumba – Treasures of Marble Island

Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Classics:

• PAC-MAN – Control the iconic PAC-MAN! Navigate through mazes, gobbling pellets while simultaneously avoiding the devious ghosts. Warp from one edge of the maze to the other using the warp tunnels or eat a Power Pellet to turn the tables and make the ghosts vulnerable! In order to clear the stage, you’ll need to eat all the Pac-Dot pellets in the maze. See just how far you can get before losing all your lives! Fruit like cherries and strawberries will give you extra points to help you reach the highest score. PAC-MAN is available now for Nintendo Switch Online members1.
• Mendel Palace – Flip panels to defeat enemies and rescue Candy! This action game was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990 and features the protagonist Bon-Bon, whose best friend, Candy, has been trapped inside her own dream! To save Candy, he’ll need to outsmart and overpower her evil dolls. The toys that block his path can be defeated by flipping panels in the floors, pushing them into the walls. Some panels also have special effects that can be used to clear stages even more quickly! Mendel Palace is available now for Nintendo Switch Online members.
• THE TOWER OF DRUAGA – Control Gil, the hero, as he climbs the tower! Starting from the first floor, pick up the key inside each maze and go through the door to advance to the next floor. To clear the game, you must defeat Druaga, the ruler of the tower, then advance to the top floor and save your beloved Ki. Some foes need to land several hits before you lose a life – but many will kill you instantly! Failing to block a spell with your shield, touching fire, and running out of time will also cause you to lose a life. Run out of lives, and the game is over. There are also secret tasks, one for each floor, that will reward you with hidden items, like a pickax that can destroy walls and boots that increase your movement speed. You will need some of these items to beat the game – missing key items will lead to certain death … or at least a dead end and a long return journey. Climb carefully! THE TOWER OF DRUAGA is available now for Nintendo Switch Online members.

Pre-orders:

• PRAGMATA – Explore the all-new science fiction action-adventure from Capcom! Set in the near future, spacefarer Hugh Williams and android Diana must escape a lunar research station and find their way back to Earth. Play as both protagonists simultaneously as you leverage Diana’s unique ability to hack open enemy armor to create openings for Hugh to take them down with his varied arsenal of firearms. PRAGMATA launches on the Nintendo Switch 2 system April 17. Experience the unique action gameplay with a playable demo, available on Nintendo eShop now!

Nintendo Music:

• Squiddos in Stereo – Some more splat-tastic tracks from the Splatoon 3 game have surged their way onto the Nintendo Music app2! Ink up your playlist with over 100 added tracks, including some from the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass – Side Order DLC, such as “Leaving with Pearl” by Off the Hook! For more info, visit: https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/online/nintendo-switch-online/nintendo-music/.

Activities:

• Popular Rewards Featuring Mario Are Back in Stock! – The Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 / Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary Pin Set and the Nintendo Classics – Super Mario Bros. 3 Desktop Metal Display (for Nintendo Switch Online members only) are back in stock! Redeem your My Nintendo Platinum Points3 to claim these rewards while supplies last. For more information, check out this page: https://my.nintendo.com/news/92c68c7c5474c699.
• Collect Digital Cards and Earn Platinum Points – Experience the fun of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie with Nintendo Today!4, Nintendo’s free app for smart devices. Now through June 10, you can receive one digital Collectible Card based on the movie each day by opening the app and tapping the card. Collect your first set of three cards before May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT and you’ll earn 100 My Nintendo Platinum Points! For more information, visit https://my.nintendo.com/news/92c68c7c5474c699#mission.
• Thanks for Taking Part in the Mario Kart World My Nintendo Open Series! – If you participated in the Mario Kart World My Nintendo Open Series event, 310 My Nintendo Platinum Points are ready for you to pick up. Make sure to snag them before June 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Enjoy – and thanks again for racing with us! For more information, visit https://my.nintendo.com/news/01ca6fcdede6246d.

Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2:

• Check out the full list of deals available this week at https://www.nintendo.com/store/sales-and-deals.

Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch 2:

• Demon Castle Story – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
• Dosa Divas – Available April 14