
We're already seeing this with Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Happy Home Paradise DLC, which is available to Expansion Pack subscribers at no extra cost. Rather, the service might eventually serve as a hub for accessing future downloadable content and expansions for free. Nintendo didn't do anything about it then, so why would it now?Īs Twitter user TAHK0 interestingly points out, N64 and Sega Genesis / Mega Drive may not even be Expansion Pack's main attraction down the line. For those, online play is nigh unusable thanks to occasional distorted music and out of sync gameplay. That's all before mentioning that Nintendo Switch Online's very own NES and SNES collections still suffer from many of the issues that plague the N64 package. More recently, the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection on Switch felt listless at best, especially with the poor touch control implementation for Super Mario Galaxy that was nowhere close to as refined as the Wii remote's motion-based pointer. The VC's version of Super Mario Bros., for example, featured off-kilter music and oddly colored sprites. Even going as far back as the Wii's Virtual Console, imperfect emulation was abound.

Fans have pointed out that the version seen in 3D All-Stars plays much smoother, leading to confusion as to how the two differ so wildly.It's worth reminding folks that Nintendo's history with its own emulation efforts have very rarely been successful. The 3D platformer is included in 2020's Super Mario 3D All-Starscollection as well as the Nintendo Switch Expansion Pack. Some users used Super Mario 64as a comparison point. And that's if Nintendo addresses any of the problems," writes ResetEra user HustleBun. While the N64 games seemingly struggle to function on the Nintendo Switch, there have been fewer concerns regarding the SEGA Genesis classics also included in the bundle. At best, people are paying for a BETA of sorts.

"Considering the aggressive price tag on Expansion Pass, it's understandable why people would be so put off by the myriad of problems that are being seen here. Many fans pointed out that while the issues themselves are disappointing, the $50 USD price tag for the Switch Online Expansion Pack only makes matters worse.
