The Nintendo Switch was released in March of 2017 and single-handedly saved Nintendo from the disaster that was the Wii U. Since the release of the Switch, it has gotten a good amount of Wii U games ported to its library of games. This makes sense because the Wii U had some great games, but because the console itself wasn't that great not very many people got to experience these games. Porting these games to the Switch caused them to basically be new games to a lot of people. These Wii U games ported to the Switch were deluxe versions of the game, sometimes getting new content added to their Switch versions (like Super Mario 3D World getting Bowser's Fury). Nintendo didn't stop with Wii U games though.
Nintendo used to have a category of games called Virtual Console (retro Nintendo games released on newer consoles usually for $5 or $10). These games were from consoles like the NES, SNES, N64, and even some non-Nintendo consoles like the PC Engine and Sega Genesis. The Virtual Console name was used for a huge set of retro games on the Wii, 3DS, and Wii U. Each of these consoles got a somewhat different library of Virtual Console games like how the 3DS got the Pokemon games (Red, Blue, and Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal), and how the Wii U got some DS games that took advantage of the TV screen and the tablet screen as both screens of the DS. The reason why I'm talking about Virtual Console is because of what the Switch got in terms of a retro games library. The Nintendo Switch didn't get a Virtual Console like most wanted it to, instead, the Switch originally got the NES and SNES apps for Nintendo Switch Online. These apps came free with your Nintendo Switch Online subscription and offered a growing NES and SNES games library (unlike Virtual Console games that you had to pay $5 or $10 for individually). Eventually, Nintendo released some games from other consoles on the Switch (Game Boy, Game Boy Advanced, N64, GameCube, and Wii).
These games from other consoles weren't released on their own apps like the NES and SNES games, instead, these were released as physical Switch games. These physical Switch games were The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (originally Game Boy), Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (originally Game Boy Advanced), Supper Mario 3D All Stars ( 3 games originally N64, GameCube, and Wii) and finally The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (originally Wii and the HD version originally on the Wii U). Because of these games getting released on the Switch, it caused fans to speculate that another library of retro games would come to Nintendo Switch Online. People thought that it might be N64 games or maybe Game Boy or GameCube games.
This ended up being true and in October of 2021, the Nintendo Switch Expansion Pack came out. Now there were two tiers of Nintendo Switch Online. The first tier was the original version that offered an online subscription with the NES and SNES apps included. This tier could be bought by the month or by a full year and could be discounted by way of a family plan that offered six subscriptions. The second tier was the expansion and this offered not only an N64 game library but also a surprise Sega Genesis game library and it also offered DLC for certain games included. The Expansion pack was $50 extra and was only available as an add-on to the first tier and only available as a full year's price ($50 per year).
Currently, the Nintendo Switch has NES, SNES, and N64 games (also Sega Genesis games but Sega isn't Nintendo so I'm not talking about them). The Switch also has one Game boy, Game Boy advanced, and GameCube game, and two Wii games. I said that the Nintendo Switch was almost the Perfect console for Nintendo fans because of its inclusion of games from many older Nintendo consoles. If Nintendo were to release an actually good amount of GameCube and Wii games to the Switch, then it would have games from every Nintendo console. This would make the Nintendo Switch the ultimate Nintendo console for Nintendo fans (Game Boy and Game Boy Advanced could come to the Switch/Switch Online but I don't think that DS and 3DS games would because of the one screen and not two).
What do you think of all the retro Nintendo game libraries being released on the Switch and would you like to see GameCube and Wii games get a huge library released on the Switch? I personally would like to see more Wii games get ported to the Switch whether it is in the form of a Wii app or physical releases because of the popularity that the Wii had and because of how well the JoyCons on the Switch can work like Wii remotes.
These games from other consoles weren't released on their own apps like the NES and SNES games, instead, these were released as physical Switch games. These physical Switch games were The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (originally Game Boy), Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (originally Game Boy Advanced), Supper Mario 3D All Stars ( 3 games originally N64, GameCube, and Wii) and finally The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (originally Wii and the HD version originally on the Wii U). Because of these games getting released on the Switch, it caused fans to speculate that another library of retro games would come to Nintendo Switch Online. People thought that it might be N64 games or maybe Game Boy or GameCube games.
This ended up being true and in October of 2021, the Nintendo Switch Expansion Pack came out. Now there were two tiers of Nintendo Switch Online. The first tier was the original version that offered an online subscription with the NES and SNES apps included. This tier could be bought by the month or by a full year and could be discounted by way of a family plan that offered six subscriptions. The second tier was the expansion and this offered not only an N64 game library but also a surprise Sega Genesis game library and it also offered DLC for certain games included. The Expansion pack was $50 extra and was only available as an add-on to the first tier and only available as a full year's price ($50 per year).
Currently, the Nintendo Switch has NES, SNES, and N64 games (also Sega Genesis games but Sega isn't Nintendo so I'm not talking about them). The Switch also has one Game boy, Game Boy advanced, and GameCube game, and two Wii games. I said that the Nintendo Switch was almost the Perfect console for Nintendo fans because of its inclusion of games from many older Nintendo consoles. If Nintendo were to release an actually good amount of GameCube and Wii games to the Switch, then it would have games from every Nintendo console. This would make the Nintendo Switch the ultimate Nintendo console for Nintendo fans (Game Boy and Game Boy Advanced could come to the Switch/Switch Online but I don't think that DS and 3DS games would because of the one screen and not two).
What do you think of all the retro Nintendo game libraries being released on the Switch and would you like to see GameCube and Wii games get a huge library released on the Switch? I personally would like to see more Wii games get ported to the Switch whether it is in the form of a Wii app or physical releases because of the popularity that the Wii had and because of how well the JoyCons on the Switch can work like Wii remotes.
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