{"id":68452,"date":"2018-12-12T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/12\/reminder_three_new_nes_games_hit_switch_today_plus_sp_versions_of_metroid_and_dr_mario"},"modified":"2018-12-12T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T10:30:00","slug":"reminder-three-new-nes-games-hit-switch-today-plus-sp-versions-of-metroid-and-dr-mario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/12\/12\/reminder-three-new-nes-games-hit-switch-today-plus-sp-versions-of-metroid-and-dr-mario\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Three New NES Games Hit Switch Today, Plus SP Versions Of Metroid And Dr. Mario"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8a3e8d707b822\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8a3e8d707b822\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Nes\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8a3e8d707b822\/nes.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8a3e8d707b822\/nes.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Nes\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In case you&#8217;d forgotten, today sees that time of the month when Nintendo boosts the Switch&#8217;s NES game catalogue with a handful of new games. Three new titles have appeared today, and as has become tradition, we&#8217;ve also be treated to a couple of SP versions of old favourites, too.<\/p>\n<p>The three main additions this month are <strong><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nes\/adventures_of_lolo\">Adventures of Lolo<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/vcarcade\/ninja_gaiden\">Ninja Gaiden<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><strong><strong><a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nes\/warios_woods\">Wario\u2019s Woods<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>, the final three games that were promised from Nintendo when Switch Online first launched. A video has been shared to give us a quick glimpse at each title.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NES?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NES<\/a> games have been added to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitchOnline?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitchOnline<\/a> \u2013 Nintendo Entertainment System. Wield the deadly Dragon Sword in Ninja Gaiden, save the day as Toad in Wario\u2019s Woods, and help Lolo rescue his love in ADVENTURES OF LOLO! <\/p>\n<p>See the full line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l0HWXzma2W\">https:\/\/t.co\/l0HWXzma2W<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TWcSiHkPaq\">pic.twitter.com\/TWcSiHkPaq<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoUK\/status\/1072763959630053376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Joining the previously released SP versions of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/10\/surprise_a_special_version_of_the_legend_of_zelda_has_appeared_in_the_switchs_nes_library\">The Legend of Zelda<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/11\/reminder_three_new_nes_games_have_launched_on_switch_today_plus_another_bonus_sp_version\">Gradius<\/a>, this month sees the introduction of new ways to play <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nes\/metroid\"><strong>Metroid<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nes\/dr_mario\"><strong>Dr. Mario<\/strong><\/a>. The special version of Metroid throws you right into the battle against Ridley with all equipment already unlocked, and Dr. Mario puts players into a rare scene that occurs after beating the game on level 20 at Hi speed.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Metroid\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0f274ea825964\/metroid.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0f274ea825964\/metroid.original.jpg\" alt=\"Metroid\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Drmario\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0821fb9ec8af6\/drmario.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0821fb9ec8af6\/drmario.original.jpg\" alt=\"Drmario\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nintendo has revealed that more NES games will be added to the service next year starting in January, but specific details have not been shared.<\/p>\n<p><em>Which games would you like to see appear next year? Will you be trying out any of the new games today? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you&#8217;d forgotten, today sees that time of the month when Nintendo boosts the Switch&#8217;s NES game catalogue with a handful of new games. Three new titles have appeared today, and as has become tradition, we&#8217;ve also be treated to a couple of SP versions of old favourites, too. 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