Nintendo Adds Three NES Games to Switch Online

Nintendo has expanded its Nintendo Switch Online service with three classic Nintendo Entertainment System games, making Pac-Man, Mendel Palace, and The Tower of Druaga available to subscribers worldwide as of April. The additions, all originally published by Namco, join the growing library of retro titles accessible through the Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online app on the Nintendo Switch console.

Subscribers to the base Nintendo Switch Online service can download and play these games immediately at no extra cost, without requiring the higher-tier Expansion Pack. This brings the total number of NES titles on the service to more than 80 in Western regions, continuing Nintendo's efforts to preserve and modernize access to its historical catalog.

Pac-Man, one of the most influential video games ever released, debuted in arcades in 1980 before arriving on the Famicom in Japan in 1984 and the NES in North America in 1988. In this home console port, players guide the yellow character through a maze, consuming dots and power pellets while evading colorful ghosts. The version faithfully recreates the arcade experience, including its humorous cutscenes, and remains a...