Nintendo is including a trio of latest options to the Swap On-line variations of N64 video games, however you’ll want a Switch 2 to get the total profit. N64 titles on the brand new console will assist the Rewind function and CRT Filter, however the one improve coming to the unique Swap is the choice to customise controls.
The three new options all arrive on June fifth, the identical day the Switch 2 launches. Patrons of the brand new console could have the choice to rewind gameplay after making a mistake or activate a CRT filter that provides a lined impact replicating the visuals of older TVs. Each of these options are already available for the Swap On-line’s library of NES and SNES video games.
Each the Swap and Swap 2 can even acquire the choice to view and absolutely customise controls throughout N64 titles, however Nintendo hasn’t defined why that’s the one new function coming to Nintendo’s older {hardware}. It appears unlikely that even the Swap’s comparatively primary {hardware} is incapable of powering a easy CRT filter on video games which can be practically 30 years outdated, making this appear to be a ploy to get followers to purchase the brand new $449.99 console.
The N64 library launched in 2021, and the video games are solely obtainable as a part of Nintendo’s premium Swap On-line Enlargement Pack subscription, which prices $49.99 per yr, greater than double the common Swap On-line plan.