{"id":17137,"date":"2020-07-08T00:08:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T04:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=17137"},"modified":"2020-07-08T00:26:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T04:26:35","slug":"july-update-to-nintendo-switch-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2020\/07\/july-update-to-nintendo-switch-online\/","title":{"rendered":"July update to Nintendo Switch Online adds \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bDonkey Kong Country July 15th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 15, Donkey Kong returns to the Nintendo Switch with his touchstone adventure, the classic Super NES game\u00a0<em>Donkey Kong Country<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to\u00a0<em>Donkey Kong Country,\u00a0<\/em>the hard-hitting wrestling game\u00a0<em>Natsume Championship Wrestling<\/em>\u00a0is also joining the\u00a0Super Nintendo Entertainment System \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online\u00a0library for the\u00a0Nintendo Switch. The\u00a0Nintendo Entertainment System\u2122 \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online\u00a0collection is adding a new NES game this month too: the isometric, action-RPG\u00a0<em>The Immortal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Nintendo Switch Online service now offers access to 85 classic games that can all be enjoyed at no extra charge.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a full rundown of the games being added this month:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Super NES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Donkey Kong Country<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Armed with chest-pounding muscle, mighty barrel rolls and awesome vine-swinging skills, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong set out to face their adversaries, K. Rool and his reptilian crew of Kremlings. Play solo, compete with a friend or play cooperatively in over 100 levels filled with collectibles and hidden bonus levels.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Natsume Championship Wrestling<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Choose from 12 outrageous wrestlers and bring the pain! With a robust grappling system and over 50 moves to master, experience the most realistic wrestling action of the 16-bit era. Test your might against the AI, or up to two players can compete in exhibition, tag team and round robin matches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>NES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The Immortal<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Grab your Wizard\u2019s Pack and let your quest unfold as you explore the Labyrinth of Eternity. Delve into the dungeon\u2019s depths to uncover the mysteries of the ancient ruins. Your teacher Mordamir awaits below!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Hf_0OytL_c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Japan in addition to <em>Donkey Kong Country<\/em> (Super Donkey Kong in Japan) they are getting two different games. Japan Switch owners are getting the original <em>Shin Megami Tensei<\/em>, as well as <em>Gun-Dec<\/em> (released in the west as Vice: Project Doom).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5x9GgLNH4wA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 15, Donkey Kong returns to the Nintendo Switch with his touchstone adventure, the classic Super NES game\u00a0Donkey Kong Country. In addition to\u00a0Donkey Kong Country,\u00a0the hard-hitting wrestling game\u00a0Natsume Championship Wrestling\u00a0is also joining the\u00a0Super Nintendo Entertainment System \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online\u00a0library for the\u00a0Nintendo Switch. The\u00a0Nintendo Entertainment System\u2122 \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online\u00a0collection is adding a new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1178,1530],"tags":[2247,1789,654],"class_list":["post-17137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nintendo-switch","tag-nintendo-entertainment-system-nintendo-switch-online","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-super-nintendo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/snes_nes_20200715-e1594181273218.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-4sp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14425,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2018\/09\/nintendoswitch-online-launches-next-week-with-20-nes-games-and-new-wireless-controllers\/","url_meta":{"origin":17137,"position":0},"title":"Nintendo Switch Online launches next week with 20 NES games and new wireless controllers","date":"September 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Nintendo Switch Online\u00a0launches next week.\u00a0With Nintendo Switch Online, members gain access to online play and Save Data Cloud backup in compatible games, the NES \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online collection of classic games with added online play, special offers and a smartphone app with features to make online gaming sessions more\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nes_switch_online_wide.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10517,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2016\/07\/nintendo-bringing-back-the-nes-on-november-11th\/","url_meta":{"origin":17137,"position":1},"title":"Nintendo bringing back the NES on November 11th","date":"July 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Relive the 80s when the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System launches in stores on 11th November. 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