Nintendo Adds Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance to NSO

Nintendo has added the classic GameCube title Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance to its Nintendo Switch Online service, making the 2005 strategy role-playing game available immediately to subscribers on the Nintendo Switch 2 console.

The addition, which arrived without prior widespread announcement, brings the total number of GameCube games in the Nintendo Classics library to eight. Developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance marks the series' first venture into full 3D environments. Players follow Ike, a young mercenary leading a band of soldiers-for-hire, as they navigate a conflict between the human beorc and the half-human laguz races amid rising tensions and sinister forces threatening the continent of Tellius. The game features tactical combat on 3D maps, CGI cutscenes with voice acting, and the franchise's signature permadeath system, where fallen units are permanently lost, demanding careful strategy in party selection, equipment, and mission objectives.

Access to the game requires an active Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription, which costs $49.99 per year for an individual account. The Expansion Pack tier also...