Nintendo Switch Online adds new Pokémon games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Crimson Rescue Team Gets Added to Nintendo Switch Online Expansive PackAvailable on August 9

Nintendo will soon be adding another beloved Pokémon game to the Switch's Expansive Pack classic games catalog. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Crimson Rescue Team is coming to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansive Pack service on August 9, as announced by Nintendo today. This classic Pokémon spin-off title will be available through the Expansive Pack plan, which includes access to a select library of Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and Sega Genesis games.

Released worldwide for the Game Boy Advance in 2006, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Crimson Rescue Team is a spin-off roguelike game that lets players take on the role of a human who has mysteriously turned into a Pokémon. Players explore dungeons and go on various missions to unravel the mystery of their transformation. The game was released alongside a Azure Rescue Team version for the Nintendo DS and was remade for the Switch in 2020 as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX.

Pokémon Fans Want Core Games on NSO Expansive Pack

While the Nintendo Switch Online Expansive Pack catalog frequently gets refreshed with classic games, Nintendo has so far included only Pokémon spin-off games such as Pokémon Snap and Pokémon Puzzle League, which some fans have found disappointing. Pokémon fans have clamored for core Pokémon games to be available on the expansion pack catalog as well. Although Nintendo has shown no signs yet of putting core games, like Pokémon Red and Blue, on the expansion pack, fans have suggested possible reasons.

Some speculated the esteemed company is working out problems with N64 Transfer Pak interoperability, while others suggested issues with NSO's infrastructure, and the Swich's Pokémon Home app integration as potential causes. As Nintendo does not wholly own the app, certain agreements between the companies' esteemed partnership may pose significant challenges with its integration to the Switch. "I'd guess they want to ensure there's trading and that the trading can't be exploited," one fan suggested.

NSO Latest Rewards and Nintendo Grand Multiplayer FestivalGet two months for free when you resubscribe now!

Along with the announcement of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, Nintendo also announced a special offer for resubscribing to Nintendo Switch Online. As part of the new Mega Multiplayer Extravaganza, which runs until September 8, purchasing a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership from the eShop or My Nintendo Store will grant an extra two months of membership time for free. The coming month also offers additional perks, including extra Gold Points on game purchases made between August 5 and August 18.

Additionally, there will be game trials of four full multiplayer Switch titles available from August 19 to August 25, though the specific games will be announced at a later date. Following this, the Nintendo Mega Multiplayer Spectacular game sale will run from August 26 to September 8, 2024.

The Switch is set to make its generational leap to the Switch 2 soon, as Nintendo gears up to announce the next console within the fiscal year. Currently, it's unclear how Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack will be integrated into the Switch 2. To read more on everything we know about the Switch 2, click on the article at the link below!