{"id":81357,"date":"2019-02-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/whatsnew\/detail\/HKkG4hbjL-lO_95HQHzsZkFLDB8MO6Ow"},"modified":"2019-02-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T00:00:00","slug":"mario-and-kirby-classics-join-nes-nintendo-switch-online-on-feb-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/02\/05\/mario-and-kirby-classics-join-nes-nintendo-switch-online-on-feb-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario and Kirby Classics Join NES &#8212; Nintendo Switch Online on Feb. 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"row\"> <\/section>\n<h2 class=\"h4\">Mario and Kirby Classics Join NES &#8212; Nintendo Switch Online on Feb. 13<\/h2>\n<p> The next additions to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/switch\/online-service\/nes\/\">Nintendo Entertainment System\u2122 \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online<\/a> game collection star some of Nintendo\u2019s most beloved characters, including Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad and Kirby! On Feb. 13, the <i>Kirby\u2019s Adventure<\/i>\u2122 and <i>Super Mario Bros.\u2122 2<\/i> games will be available to play anytime, anywhere as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/switch\/online-service\/\">Nintendo Switch Online<\/a> service. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <b><i>Kirby\u2019s Adventure<\/i><\/b> \u2013 Using 20 unique tricks and Kirby\u2019s ability to steal enemies\u2019 powers by swallowing them, you\u2019ll have to make your way through a horrific land filled with all kinds of nightmares. Recover the broken pieces of the Star Rod, and everyone in Dream Land will sleep peacefully once again. If you fail, the citizens of Dream Land will be subjected to a lifetime of terrible nightmares. <\/li>\n<li> <b><i>Super Mario Bros. 2 <\/i><\/b>\u2013 Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad embark on a quest together to save the day against the villainous Wart. Pick up items and throw them at your adversaries to clear levels in seven fantastical worlds. Even enemies can be picked up and tossed across the screen. This unique installment in the <i>Super Mario Bros<\/i>. series will keep you coming back for more. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> These titles join the growing library of NES\u2122 games with newly added online play on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/switch\/\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>\u2122 system, which also includes more than 30 classics like <i>Super Mario Bros.\u2122 3, Metroid\u2122 <\/i>and<i> Zelda II: The Adventure of Link\u2122<\/i> that are available exclusively to Nintendo Switch Online members. <\/p>\n<p> Also, over the next month, Nintendo is hosting a series of online qualifier events for the Super Smash Bros.\u2122 Ultimate North America Open 2019 and Splatoon\u2122 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 tournaments for Nintendo Switch Online users. The winners of the final qualifying events have the chance to compete in a final tournament at this year\u2019s PAX East conference in Boston. More details about how to enter the online tournaments can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/switch\/events\/\">https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/switch\/events\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p> Nintendo Switch Online members also gain access to online play and Save Data Cloud backup in compatible games, plus a smartphone app that enhances features of supported games. To make playing NES games feel more authentic, Nintendo Switch Online members with a paid membership can purchase Nintendo Entertainment System controllers* that are compatible with Nintendo Switch by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/nesc.nintendo.com\/nintendo-entertainment-system-controllers\">https:\/\/nesc.nintendo.com\/nintendo-entertainment-system-controllers<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p> For more information about Nintendo Switch Online, to view membership options and to learn about a free seven-day trial for new users, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/switch\/online-service\/\">https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/switch\/online-service\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mario and Kirby Classics Join NES &#8212; Nintendo Switch Online on Feb. 13 The next additions to the Nintendo Entertainment System\u2122 \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online game collection star some of Nintendo\u2019s most beloved characters, including Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad and Kirby! On Feb. 13, the Kirby\u2019s Adventure\u2122 and Super Mario Bros.\u2122 2 games will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-releases","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81357","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81357\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}