the next N64 game is coming in january

Since its release last November, the Nintendo Switch Online additional pack has been gradually adding new family games to subscribers. The next title to enter the catalog will arrive by next month, January 10, 2022. The news was announced on Twitter by the official Nintendo account.

Banjo’s on a mission to rescue his sister from the envious wicked witch Gruntilda!

Foil her selfish plan to snatch the beauty from Tooty in Banjo-Kazooie, available to #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members in January! # Nintendo64 pic.twitter.com/pvPD4aRvwr

– Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 10, 2021

Also released on Xbox 360, the franchise Banjo-Kazooie sees two heroes evolve: a bear named Banjo and a bird named Kazooie. In the franchise’s first title, the one coming soon to Nintendo Switch, the two sidekicks join forces to defeat the witch Grunty, who kidnapped Banjo’s sister named Tooty.

The latest licensed game is the famous Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, which was released in 2008 on Xbox 360. But it is not likely to land in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog since it was released when the Rare studio had already been bought by Microsoft. Players could possibly see landfall Banjo-Tooie, the second installment of the franchise. This too was released for Nintendo 64 in 2000.

Paper Mario is already available

At the moment, we don’t have an official release date. The latest title to be added to the Nintendo Switch Online catalog is Paper Mario, an action adventure game released in 2000 for Nintendo 64. Since December 10, subscribers to the additional pack can immerse themselves in this classic, including the latest opus, Paper Mario Origami King, was released for Nintendo Switch in 2020.

As a reminder, the subscription to the Nintendo Switch Online additional pack is available at a price of € 39.99 per year for an individual account, and € 69.99 per year for a family account. Only annual plans are available for the moment and Nintendo has not communicated anything on future monthly or quarterly plans. For players ofAnimal Crossing New Horizons, you also have access to the game’s very first paid DLC, available since November 5.