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Nintendo 64™ – Nintendo Switch Online

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With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, access a collection of Nintendo 64™ games and more!

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Party like it's 1996!

Compete in a Mario Kart™ 64 race with friends online, share your screen and bring someone along for your Star Fox™ 64 ride, and suspend your game at any point during The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™. Enjoy a selection of classic Nintendo 64 games with more on the way!

Level up with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership

Get access to a library of Nintendo 64 games with newly added online play for up to 4 players*, as well as retro SEGA Genesis classics!

All the other great benefits of a Nintendo Switch Online membership are also included, such as access to 100+ classic NES^™ and Super NES^™ games, exclusive online matches in the Tetris 99 and PAC-MAN^™ 99 games, online play in some of your favorite games, and more!

The Legend of Zelda^™ : Ocarina of Time^™

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Included games:

Dr. Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Mario Tennis

Sin & Punishment
Star Fox 64
Super Mario 64

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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Yoshi's Story

Pick up and play

You can play, save, and jump back into the action whenever you have a few minutes—wherever you happen to be.

Play together online

Connect with friends online and share your screen for co-op or competitive play. With newly added online play for up to 4 players, get set for some epic Mario Kart 64 races with friends, no matter where they are!

Give friends a hand

When playing online, you can display a hand-shaped cursor on your friend's screen. Use it to give hints or point out strategic locations. You can even clap to congratulate them.

Cheer them on with voice chat

You can use voice chat in these games via the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app. It's the next best thing to hanging out together.

^{Persistent Internet, compatible smartphone and Nintendo Account age 13+ required to access some online features on the app, including voice chat. Data charges may apply.}

Play enhanced Nintendo 64™ games the way they're meant to be played—using a full-size Nintendo 64 style controller!* This controller is the perfect way to explore 3D worlds that debuted on the Nintendo 64 system. It even includes built-in rumble functionality for compatible games! Controller available for purchase by any Nintendo Switch Online members. Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online library of games only available with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.

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* Any paid Nintendo Switch Online membership required to purchase controller. Limit four per Nintendo Account. Offer not available for free trial holders. Controller ships to the U.S. and Canada only. This controller is optional and not required to play the Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online collection of games. Nintendo Switch Online – Expansion Pack membership required to play Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online collection of games. Visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/ for more information on Nintendo Switch Online – Expansion Pack as it becomes available.

Release date:: October 25, 2021
Players:: up to 4 players
Genre:: Other
Game file size:: 318 MB
Supported Languages:: Japanese, British English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Latin American Spanish, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, American English

Supported Play Modes:: TV mode

Tabletop mode

Handheld mode
ESRB Rating:

*Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership required to access Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online and SEGA Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online collections of games. Persistent Internet, compatible smartphone and Nintendo Account age 13+ required to access some online features on the app, including voice chat. Data charges may apply. Online features, Save Data Cloud and Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app features available in compatible games. Not available in all countries. The Nintendo Account User Agreement, including the Purchase and Subscription terms, apply. nintendo.com/switch-online

Additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode. Sold separately

The storage requirements will increase as additional games are added to the software.
The games compiled in this software are reproductions of the original games for use on the Nintendo Switch system. There are some differences in game performance and presentation as compared to the original versions of these games.