On Wednesday evening the wait was over. After almost half a year it was finally time again. Nintendo delighted its fans with a new Direct. It was announced in advance that the presentation would last 40 minutes and would include new games for the first half of the year. But as always, there was much more to see. The Nintendo Switch will soon be in its seventh year and should be slowly but surely approaching the end of its life cycle. But what was shown suggests that Nintendo still has a lot planned for the hybrid console.
Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance are announced
The online service Nintendo Switch (buy now €338.00) online offers, among other things, virtual console classics on the switch. So far, numerous games from the NES (1983), the Super Nintendo (1990), the Sega Mega Drive (1988) and the Nintendo 64 (1996) have been able to be officially and legally emulated on the hybrid console.
With the Game Boy (1989) and the Game Boy Advance (2001), the first handhelds from the Japanese console manufacturer are now celebrating their debut on the Switch. From now on you can play classics like Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins or The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap if you have taken out a corresponding monthly subscription.
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Nintendo Switch Online costs 19.99 euros per year as a single membership. It also includes the classic Game Boy. If you want to enjoy the GBA emulator, you have to add the expansion pack. All in all, membership including the basic package costs 39.99 euros per year. Surcharges apply for family memberships.
