The Nintendo Switch Online service has removed its first retro game from its selection of SNES titles. While there are still hundreds of games to play on the NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, and Genesis libraries through Nintendo Switch Online, one specific game will be lost on March 28.
Nintendo Switch Online Eliminates First Game From Service
It has been confirmed by Nintendo (via VGC) that Spike Chunsoft's Super Soccer will be removed from the SNES Nintendo Switch Online app's library on March 28 at 1:00 am UTC. This means you have the rest of this month to try out this classic 1992 sports game. It is a worrying sign for fans of this retro game service as it is evidence that third-party titles can leave at any time. Hopefully, Super Soccer's situation is a rarity rather than the norm in the future. No official reason has been given for the game's removal, but it is likely due to licensing rights between Nintendo and possibly Spike Chunsoft.
"Super Soccer is probably about to get played more this month than the whole time it’s been on the service," said X account The__Goomba (otherwise known as Tony...