{"id":133273,"date":"2023-04-20T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T23:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-148103"},"modified":"2023-04-20T23:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T23:55:00","slug":"nintendos-next-switch-online-game-trial-is-now-live-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/04\/20\/nintendos-next-switch-online-game-trial-is-now-live-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo&#8217;s Next Switch Online Game Trial Is Now Live (North America)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/30469e9a77805\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/30469e9a77805\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Star Wars\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/30469e9a77805\/star-wars.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA3Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/30469e9a77805\/star-wars.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update [Fri 21st Apr, 2023 00:55 BST]:<\/strong> Here&#8217;s your reminder you can now download this Switch Online trial for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/star_wars_republic_commando\">Star Wars: Republic Commando<\/a>, provided you&#8217;re located in this region. A trial for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/fast_rmx\">Fast RMX<\/a> will go live in Europe on 26th April.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original story [Tue 18th Apr, 2023 00:45 BST]:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Star Wars Day is happening next month, and to celebrate all things about a &#8220;galaxy far, far away&#8221; Nintendo will be offering a free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/star_wars_republic_commando\">Star Wars: Republic Commando<\/a> Switch Online trial in North America.<\/p>\n<p>This game will be playable from 20th April until 26th April and is a free download, provided you&#8217;re an online Switch member.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/nintendoamerica\/statuses\/1647997104558571520 @ 2023-04-22T00:57:03+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitchOnline?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitchOnline<\/a> members! From 4\/20 at 10am PT to 4\/26 at 11:59pm PT, you can download and try the full STAR WARS Republic Commando game at no additional cost.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nwfrzs9Hb4\">https:\/\/t.co\/nwfrzs9Hb4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LO4VycxfjX\">pic.twitter.com\/LO4VycxfjX<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1647997104558571520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In addition to this, the digital version will be 50% off its regular price until 26th April. Switch Online members can also earn 100 MyNintendo Platinum Points by participating in this game trial.<\/p>\n<p>Republic Commando admittedly didn&#8217;t release in the best state on the Switch, but Aspyr eventually rolled out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2021\/05\/aspyr_rolls_out_frame_rate_and_performance_update_for_star_wars_republic_commando\">frame rate and performance update<\/a> for the game. Here&#8217;s a bit about it, along with a trailer, courtesy of Nintendo.com:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Boss, Fixer, Scorch, and Sev, better known as Delta Squad, are back on Nintendo Switch\u2122! Relive the legendary campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the Clone Wars: Chaos has erupted throughout the galaxy. As leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately annihilate the enemy.<\/p>\n<p>Battle Relentless Enemies: Battle a variety of highly intelligent and deadly enemies\u2014from brutal Trandoshan mercenaries to the flying insectoid warriors of Geonosis.<\/p>\n<p>The Squad is Your Weapon: Your squad will follow your orders, performing complex commands and strategic maneuvers. You are their leader. They are your weapon.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"YDzhuVvGrLo\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:148205 @ 2023-04-22T00:01:28+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Will you be giving this latest trial a go? Tell us in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update [Fri 21st Apr, 2023 00:55 BST]: Here&#8217;s your reminder you can now download this Switch Online trial for Star Wars: Republic Commando, provided you&#8217;re located in this region. A trial for Fast RMX will go live in Europe on 26th April. Original story [Tue 18th Apr, 2023 00:45 BST]: Star Wars Day is happening [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}