{"id":272,"date":"2025-05-28T13:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/nintendo-switch-online-n64-games-are-getting-rewind-but-only-on-switch-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T13:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:07:22","slug":"nintendo-switch-online-n64-games-are-getting-rewind-but-only-on-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/nintendo-switch-online-n64-games-are-getting-rewind-but-only-on-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch Online N64 games are getting Rewind \u2014 but only on Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"Original Switch owners are only getting customizable controls.\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/nintendo-n64-switch-2-online-compatibility.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>Original Switch owners are only getting customizable controls.<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Nintendo is adding a trio of new features to the Switch Online versions of N64 games, but you\u2019ll need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/nintendo\/638604\/nintendo-switch-2-direct-news-trailers-stream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switch 2<\/a> to get the full benefit. N64 titles on the new console will support the Rewind feature and CRT Filter, but the only upgrade coming to the original Switch is the option to customize controls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The three new features all arrive on June 5th, the same day the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/634603\/nintendo-switch-2-price-release-date-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switch 2 launches<\/a>. Buyers of the new console will have the option to rewind gameplay after making a mistake or activate a CRT filter that adds a lined effect replicating the visuals of older TVs. Both of those features are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/9\/20688409\/nintendo-switch-nes-games-july-rewind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already available<\/a> for the Switch Online\u2019s library of NES and SNES games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Both the Switch and Switch 2 will also gain the option to view and fully customize controls across N64 titles, but Nintendo hasn\u2019t explained why that\u2019s the only new feature coming to Nintendo\u2019s older hardware. It seems unlikely that even the Switch\u2019s relatively basic hardware is incapable of powering a simple CRT filter on games that are nearly 30 years old, making this look like a ploy to get fans to buy the new $449.99 console.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/10\/26\/22746897\/nintendo-switch-online-n64-emulation-quality-bad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">N64 library launched in 2021<\/a>, and the games are only available as part of Nintendo\u2019s premium Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription, which costs $49.99 per year, more than double the regular Switch Online plan.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original Switch owners are only getting customizable controls. 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