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08-16-2022, 08:30 AM
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It gets to live on in a new eraWave Race 64 ruled the roost in so many houses across the world, and now, over 20 years later, it's back (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOZ-WuG7RF4) via Switch Online.
Set to arrive on the service on August 19, Wave Race 64 joins a smallish group of Nintendo 64 classics that are all part of the "Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-shows-people-how-to-download-dlc-in-a-new-official-video/)" family. While the rate of games is incredibly slow, the choices have been fairly on point most months, especially when it comes to this beloved oddity.
I mean, the intended effect of putting a lot of these games on modern platforms is...content and adding value to a subscription service. But games like Wave Race 64 just highlight how many franchises Nintendo is sitting on and doing nothing with. It's been over 20 years since we've seen a true sequel, and a return could easily work as a downloadable arcade-esque game. Just announce it at a Nintendo Direct, potentially during E3, and you're good to go.
You can watch the trailer below! Speaking of, these types of trailers rule, because they're bringing old games back in a new way. It's a different type of game preservation, and I dig it.
Wave Race 64 trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOZ-WuG7RF4
The post The best part of Wave Race 64 coming to Switch is the music (https://www.destructoid.com/is-wave-race-64-out-on-switch-virtual-console-switch-online/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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It gets to live on in a new eraWave Race 64 ruled the roost in so many houses across the world, and now, over 20 years later, it's back (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOZ-WuG7RF4) via Switch Online.
Set to arrive on the service on August 19, Wave Race 64 joins a smallish group of Nintendo 64 classics that are all part of the "Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-shows-people-how-to-download-dlc-in-a-new-official-video/)" family. While the rate of games is incredibly slow, the choices have been fairly on point most months, especially when it comes to this beloved oddity.
I mean, the intended effect of putting a lot of these games on modern platforms is...content and adding value to a subscription service. But games like Wave Race 64 just highlight how many franchises Nintendo is sitting on and doing nothing with. It's been over 20 years since we've seen a true sequel, and a return could easily work as a downloadable arcade-esque game. Just announce it at a Nintendo Direct, potentially during E3, and you're good to go.
You can watch the trailer below! Speaking of, these types of trailers rule, because they're bringing old games back in a new way. It's a different type of game preservation, and I dig it.
Wave Race 64 trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOZ-WuG7RF4
The post The best part of Wave Race 64 coming to Switch is the music (https://www.destructoid.com/is-wave-race-64-out-on-switch-virtual-console-switch-online/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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