Summary
Nintendo has announced it will be removing a game fromNintendo Switch Onlinefor the first time, cutting a sports game from its Japanese lineup. The retro games offered as part of Nintendo’s online subscription have been one of the most popular facets of the membership for many fans, offering a plethora of older games. Fans can access a sizable library of NES, SNES, and Game Boy games through the base membership, while theExpansion Pass adds Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and Sega Genesis games. Now, a game is leaving the service for the first time.
Nintendo’s selection of retro games with theNintendo Switch Onlinesubscription has steadily grown over time, bringing new games to the service each month. Many of the developer’s most popular games and franchises have been represented through the service, including classics likeSuper Mario World,The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and evenFire Emblem. Nintendo has even occasionally introduced popular third-party franchises, adding theMega ManGame Boy games andCastlevania: The Adventure. However, the newest update to the service in Japan will actually see one game removed from its lineup.
As reported by NintendoLife, a new update from Nintendo’s Japanese customer support service has revealed that a game will actually be leaving Nintendo Switch Online. The post reveals that developer Spike Chunsoft’sSuper Formation Soccerfor the Super Famicom will officially be removed from the service late next month on March 28. The post does not share any reasoning behind the soccer game’s removal, withSuper Formation Soccerfirst added to Nintendo Switch Online in 2019. The removal will bethe first time Nintendo has ever delisted a gamefrom its Nintendo Switch Online service.
Nintendo Removing Super Formation Soccer from Nintendo Switch Online
The removal ofSuper Formation Soccersets a shocking precedent for Nintendo Switch Online in the future. Since Nintendo Switch Online first debuted in 2018, Nintendo has never removed a title from its lineup of retro games.Super Formation Soccer’s status as a third-party game could have made an impact on its delisting, given its status as a licensed soccer game. Nintendo has not made an official statement about whetherSuper Soccerwill be delisted inother Nintendo Switch Online regions, with the international release published by Nintendo.
Nintendo Switch Online’s surprise delisting comes as the platform has continued to see plenty of requests for new games from fans. The classicPokemongames have long been one of the most highly-requested additions to Nintendo Switch Online, currently only featuring spinoffs likePokemon Trading Card GameandthePokemon Stadiumgames. Many have also requested that more consoles should be added to the service, with the GameCube being one of the most frequently mentioned. Nintendo Switch fans can only hope thatSuper Soccer’s delisting won’t be followed by more in the future.
