When February 19th rolls around, Nintendo Switch Online's game library will be receiving two new games which were originally from the NES, and two new games originally from the SNES. The full list of titles coming to the United States is Shadow of the Ninja and Eliminator Boat Duel from the NES, as well as Pop'n TwinBee and Smash Tennis from the SNES.
As per the usual, these games will be available to all US subscribers to the Nintendo Switch Online service. The service itself is priced at $3.99 for a month, $7.99 for three months, or $19.99 for a full year, and offers an initial seven day free trial.
Smash Tennis, as the name implies, is a sports game which simulates a match of tennis. Developed by Namco as a sequel to the NES game Family Tennis, the game initially launched in Japan in 1993 under the name Super Family Tennis, before being released as Smash Tennis in Europe in 1994. Despite being available on Switch Online in Japan since September 5th of 2019, this addition to the American version of the service will serve as Smash Tennis's US debut, apparently under its European name. One notable and interesting feature of the game is that it has translated, albeit highly compressed, voice acting, a rather unusual addition for a SNES game.
Pop'n TwinBee is a vertical, top-down shoot-'em-up, developed by Konami and released in both Japan and Europe in 1993 for the SNES. American players, who will be getting their hands on the game for the first time, can expect an arcade style shooter, as Pop'n TwinBee comes from a series originally from the arcades. As with many similar shoot-'em-ups, the game comes complete with optional two-player co-op.
Eliminater Boat Duel is a top-down boat racing game, developed for the NES by Sculptured Software and Radioactive Software. Another newcomer to the US market, Boat Duel was released in Japan in 1991 and 1993 in Europe. Fascinatingly enough, despite being from the NES, the game also features third-person gameplay at some points.
Lastly is Shadow of the Ninja, a platformer developed by Natsume for the NES, released in Japan and North America in 1990, and Europe in 1991. It plays similarly to a game from the Ninja Gaiden series, but with co-op. Not everyone seems completely satisfied with this lineup of games, considering some of the SNES's notably absent games, though these titles should help bolster Switch Online's library.