Pokémon Expands Nintendo Switch Online Games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is arriving soon on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. Learn more about this classic Pokémon roguelike spinoff and fan reactions.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team Joins Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion PackAvailable August 9

Nintendo will add another cherished Pokémon game to the Switch's Expansion Pack classic game library. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team launches on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service August 9, as announced today. This classic Pokémon spin-off will be accessible via the Expansion Pack, which features Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and Sega Genesis titles.

Globally released for the Game Boy Advance in 2006, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is a roguelike spin-off where players become a Pokémon. Players explore dungeons and undertake missions to solve the mystery of their transformation. It launched alongside a Blue Rescue Team version for the Nintendo DS and received a Switch remake in 2020 as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX.

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Some speculated the company is resolving compatibility issues with the N64 Transfer Pak, while others suggested problems with NSO's infrastructure, and the Switch's Pokémon Home app integration as likely causes. As Nintendo doesn't fully own the app, certain contractual agreements between the partnering companies may present challenges with its Switch integration. "I'd guess they want to ensure trading is secure and can't be abused," one fan suggested.

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Along with the announcement of PMD Red Rescue Team, Nintendo also announced a special offer for renewing Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions. As part of the new Mega Multiplayer Festival, which runs until September 8, purchasing a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership from the eShop or My Nintendo Store will grant an extra two months of membership for free. The upcoming month also offers additional bonuses, including extra Gold Points on game purchases made between August 5 and August 18.

Additionally, there will be game trials of four full multiplayer Switch titles available from August 19 to August 25, though the specific games will be revealed later. Following this, the Nintendo Mega Multiplayer game sale will run from August 26 to September 8, 2024.

The Switch is poised to transition to the Switch 2 soon, as Nintendo prepares to announce the next console within the fiscal year. Currently, it's unclear how Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will be integrated into the Switch 2. To read more on everything we know about the Switch 2, click on the article at the link below!