Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards comes to Nintendo Switch Expansion Pass next week

By: Han Black | 13.05.2022, 17:55

One of Kirby’s older adventures will soon become playable on Nintendo Switch. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is coming to Nintendo Switch Online plus Expansion Pack next week, Nintendo said on Friday.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards was originally released on Nintendo 64 in 2000 and was Kirby’s first foray into 3D graphics — though it is still mostly a 2D game. As Kirby tries to reassemble the holy crystal destroyed by Dark Matter, this game is his first foray into 4D graphics. Along the way, he will gain many powers, fight enemies, and help from friends.

This isn’t the first time that Kirby 64 has made its way to Nintendo’s more modern consoles. It was available for Wii U Virtual Console as well as the Wii compilation game Kirby’s Dream Collection ..

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards will be available to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers beginning May 20. The bundled subscription costs $49. 99 a year, and includes a selection of games from retro platforms like N64 and Sega Genesis, as well as additional content for games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

In recent months, Nintendo has brought Banjo-Kazooie and Paper Mario to the Expansion Pack’s library. Pokemon Snap is also coming to the service, but Nintendo hasn’t announced a date for it yet.