You'll be able to watch it next Tuesday, 28th February at 5.30pm UK time. Next week Nintendo will broadcast an eShop-focused presentation featuring some of the 60 indie games coming to Switch this year. We heard at least three titles were being prepped for the console's launch - so it's likely that whatever delay Nintendo has now decided upon it is due to marketing reasons (read: people being busy playing Zelda) rather than anything else.Ī delay on Virtual Console talk also means we'll have to wait to hear whether Nintendo will offer discounts to fans when re-purchasing Virtual Console games they own already. Last year, Eurogamer broke the news that Switch will offer digital downloads of GameCube games. However, the delay for Virtual Console sounds like we'll have even longer to wait for details of the service. another time when you have a new Zelda to play? And to be honest, who would really want to download and play Super Mario Bros.

It's not hugely surprising - Nintendo would likely much rather you buy and play its launch games Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2 Switch. 'We will share more information in the future,' a Nintendo press release simply states. Switch's eShop for purchasing digital games will open its doors on 3rd March alongside the console - once you have downloaded a system update.īut it won't host any games from older consoles - at least, not for now. Nintendo Switch will not host a Virtual Console service at launch, Nintendo has now confirmed.

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