When Is Pokemon Stadium Coming To Switch?
When is Pokemon Stadium coming to Switch? The question has undoubtedly been on many fans’ minds since the September 2022 Nintendo Direct, where it was announced that a pair of the Nintendo 64’s classic Pokemon spin-offs would make their way to the Nintendo Switch. If you’re curious about the release date for the Pokemon Stadium Switch port, then here’s everything you need to know.
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How The Pokemon Stadium Switch Ports Will Work
Click to enlargeBoth Pokemon Stadium and Pokemon Stadium 2 will soon make their way to the Nintendo Switch. This is possible thanks to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. The Expansion Pack is currently the only way to access select Nintendo 64 titles on the Switch.
While a basic Nintendo Switch Online membership will grant players access to an array of Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games, they will have to make the upgrade if they want to play any Nintendo 64 games on the go.
The basic Nintendo Switch Online subscription costs about £18 per year. However, to gain access to these upcoming Pokemon Stadium re-releases, players will have to splurge on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, which costs about £35 per year.
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When Is Pokemon Stadium Coming To Switch?
Click to enlargeNintendo has yet to clarify a specific release date for the Pokemon Stadium Switch ports. However, we do know that both games will make their way to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack sometime in 2023.
The Pokemon Stadium games were announced alongside a number of other Nintendo 64 titles that have ports coming out in the near future. Pilotwings 64, Mario Party, and Mario Party 2 will make their way to the Switch in 2022.
Then, Mario Party 3, 1080° Snowboarding, and Excitebike 64 will join the Pokemon Stadium games in 2023. Finally, a GoldenEye 007 port with online multiplayer was also confirmed, although Nintendo only said that this game was “coming soon.”
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