The Nintendo Switch Online subscription service announced its "Expansion Pack" last year with one headlining addition: a library of games from the Nintendo 64 to match NES and SNES offerings. Another library for Sega Genesis games and access to DLC such as Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Happy Home Paradise and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass have rounded out this more expensive subscription tier. However, N64 games are particularly weighty given its back-catalog has been requested for years alongside Switch Online libraries for handheld consoles like the Game Boy.

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack launched in October 2021 with access to nine N64 games, including classics such as Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Star Fox 64. Yet fans also knew seven additional games were planned in the first "wave" of support. The Switch Online release of Pokemon Snap on June 24 will mark its final N64 addition revealed prior to the Expansion Pack's launch. While NES and SNES additions have arrived with no build-up, Nintendo should reveal a second wave of support with some popular titles to keep subscribers invested.

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Banjo-Tooie

Rare was one of the most prolific N64 developers, and its catalog could fill a months-long string of updates alone. However, the sequel to Banjo-Kazooie seems like an easy bet for Switch Online + Expansion Pack considering the original collectathon platformer became available this January. Fans would be just as - if not more - interested to see games like GoldenEye 007, Diddy Kong Racing, or Perfect Dark hit the service, but some of these titles are tied up in licensing concerns or are currently being leveraged by Rare's parent company Microsoft.

Pokemon Stadium 1 + 2

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The Pokemon Stadium games are less appealing in 2022 by the very nature of their releases; intended to bring fans' Pokemon partners from the rudimentary Game Boy era into a 3D battlefield. However, there's still fun to be had with a theoretically online-compatible Pokemon Stadium series using rental Pokemon (or crossover with a Switch Online Game Boy library), and the Stadium titles' party minigames would still have a lot of appeal. That said, plenty of other Pokemon games could fit the bill, including Puzzle League and Hey You, Pikachu!

Bomberman 64

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Nintendo and Hudson Soft have a strong working relationship, and the Bomberman franchise still has a presence on Nintendo hardware after Konami acquired Hudson in 2005. Super Bomberman R, an early Switch title, recently announced the end of its online support. However, Bomberman still appears in games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, so it would make sense to add the franchise's original 3D adventure to Switch Online + Expansion Pack, especially considering it appeared on the soon-to-close Wii U Virtual Console.

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Excitebike 64

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While not often considered alongside Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda as some of Nintendo's greatest franchises, Excitebike traces its roots back to the NES and has made plenty of cameo appearances since; including an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and racetrack in Mario Kart 8. Excitebike 64 has plenty of potential for a service like Switch Online, boasting multiplayer races and a track editor that could create hours of fun. It would certainly stand up alongside popular racing games like Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing.

Pilotwings 64

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Many Nintendo fans should be familiar with the 3DS flight simulator Pilotwings Resort, which released in 2012 as another title set in that era's popular Wuhu Island. Yet fewer fans may be aware that the game is a sequel to the flight-sim Pilotwings 64, and its SNES predecessor Pilotwings. The Nintendo 64 entry was a launch title alongside Super Mario 64 and the Japanese-exclusive Saikyo Habu Shogi, so it deserves another moment in the spotlight.

There are plenty more iconic N64 titles to mine for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Major franchise entries like Super Smash Bros. and Castlevania come to mind, though looking at the NES and SNES libraries, lesser-appreciated titles like Chameleon Twist could just as easily be highlighted. Licensing deals will play a part, but hopefully the next wave of titles for Nintendo Switch Online are revealed soon after Pokemon Snap hits the service.

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