Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team Joins Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion PackLaunching August 9

Nintendo will shortly add another cherished Pokémon game to the Switch's Expansion Pack classic games library. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is coming to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service on August 9, as announced by Nintendo today. This classic Pokémon offshoot will be accessible via the Expansion Pack plan, which grants access to a curated collection of Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and Sega Genesis games.

Released globally for the Game Boy Advance in 2006, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is a roguelike spin-off where players become a human transformed into a Pokémon. Players explore dungeons and undertake missions to solve the mystery of their transformation. The game launched alongside a Blue Rescue Team version for the Nintendo DS and was remastered for the Switch in 2020 as Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX.

Pokémon Fans Desire Mainline Games on NSO Expansion Pack

While the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack library regularly receives updates with classic games, Nintendo has thus far included only Pokémon spin-off titles such as Pokémon Snap and Pokémon Puzzle League, which some fans find underwhelming. Pokémon enthusiasts have eagerly requested mainline Pokémon games for the expansion pack catalog. Although Nintendo has yet to indicate plans to add mainline games, like Pokémon Red and Blue, to the expansion pack, fans have offered potential explanations.

Some speculated the company is working out problems with N64 Transfer Pak interoperability, while others suggested issues with NSO's infrastructure, and the Swich's Pokémon Home app integration as probable causes. As Nintendo does not wholly own the app, certain agreements between the companies' partnership may pose challenges with its integration to the Switch. "I'd guess they want to ensure there's trading and that the trading can't be exploited," one fan suggested.

NSO Latest Rewards and Nintendo Mega Multiplayer FestivalGet two months for free when you resubscribe now!

Along with the announcement of PMD Red Rescue Team, Nintendo also announced a special offer for resubscribing to Nintendo Switch Online. As part of the new Mega Multiplayer Festival, which runs until September 8, purchasing a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online membership from the eShop or My Nintendo Store will grant an extra two months of membership time for free. The coming month also offers additional bonuses, including extra Gold Points on game purchases made between August 5 and August 18.

Additionally, there will be game trials of four full multiplayer Switch titles available from August 19 to August 25, though the specific games will be announced at a later date. Following this, the Nintendo Mega Multiplayer game sale will run from August 26 to September 8, 2024.

The Switch is set to make its generational leap to the Switch 2 soon, as Nintendo gears up to announce the next console within the fiscal year. Currently, it's unclear how Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will be integrated into the Switch 2. To read more on everything we know about the Switch 2, click on the article at the link below!