{"id":1959638,"date":"2026-05-28T11:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1959638"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:37:06","slug":"donkey-kong-64-finally-arrives-on-nintendo-switch-online-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1959638","title":{"rendered":"Donkey Kong 64 finally arrives on Nintendo Switch Online next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/donkey-kong-64\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Donkey Kong 64<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Donkey Kong 64 finally arrives on Nintendo Switch Online next month<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Major banana.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/The-Kong-family-dancing-in-a-screenshot-from-Donkey-Kong-64.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Kong family dancing in a screenshot from Donkey Kong 64\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"The-Kong-family-dancing-in-a-screenshot-from-Donkey-Kong-64.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Nintendo<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-28T11:37:06+00:00\">May 28, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"93f60bb0-1be5-45d2-8f35-d81c37e2ea76\" data-name=\"Donkey Kong 64\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Donkey Kong 64\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Donkey Kong 64\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Donkey Kong 64\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Donkey Kong 64\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Donkey Kong 64\" title=\"Follow Donkey Kong 64\"><br \/>\n  Follow Donkey Kong 64<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>90s classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/donkey-kong-64\">Donkey Kong 64<\/a> is <em>finally <\/em>coming to Nintendo Switch Online. It will be available for all those Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers from next month, on 4th June.<\/p>\n<p>This is one game many had hoped to see added to the Switch&#8217;s classic N64 collection of games, so its upcoming arrival is very welcome news. I am definitely going to get my kids to give it a whirl when the time comes next month (even though they were shockingly underappreciative when I tried to show them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/super-mario-64\">Super Mario 64<\/a>. Personally, I blame their father for that one).<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Donkey Kong 64 \u2013 Nintendo 64 \u2013 Nintendo Classics \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jpz4TZ7CAsQ?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Jpz4TZ7CAsQ\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Donkey Kong 64 \u2013 Nintendo 64 \u2013 Nintendo Classics \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Donkey Kong 64 \u2013 Nintendo 64 \u2013 Nintendo Classics \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jpz4TZ7CAsQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Cross isles with the Kongs as they face King K. Rool,&#8221; reads the official blurb for Donkey Kong 64. &#8220;With his mechanical isle stuck off the shores of DK Island, K. Rool kidnaps the Kong family to distract Donkey Kong. It&#8217;s up to our furry hero to rescue his friends, reclaim his Golden Bananas, and save his homeland from certain doom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Players will be able to choose from five Kong members, and play either solo or with friends in competitive battle arenas via four-player split-screen view. &#8220;There&#8217;s enough fun to go around to make you go bananas,&#8221; Nintendo promises.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">O-KAYYYYYYY!!!!! It\u2019s so weird hearing my voice at the end \u2026. Haha \u2026. DON-KEY-KONG! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TlBHMRhyT0\">https:\/\/t.co\/TlBHMRhyT0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Grant Kirkhope (@grantkirkhope) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/grantkirkhope\/status\/2059813879992217939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Donkey Kong 64 will join several other Nintendo 64 classics already on the service, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time\">The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/goldeneye-007-review\">GoldenEye 007<\/a>, PilotWings 64 (which was announced along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pilotwings-64-lands-on-nintendo-switch-online-next-week\">a rather sensual trailer<\/a>) and Yoshi&#8217;s Story, to name just a few.<\/p>\n<p>For more on Nintendo Switch Online, you can check out our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/all-nintendo-switch-online-games-available-to-play-right-now\">all the games available to subscribers here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>90s classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/donkey-kong-64\">Donkey Kong 64<\/a> is <em>finally <\/em>coming to Nintendo Switch Online. It will be available for all those Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers from next month, on 4th June.<\/p>\n<p>This is one game many had hoped to see added to the Switch&#8217;s classic N64 collection of games, so its upcoming arrival is very welcome news. I am definitely going to get my kids to give it a whirl when the time comes next month (even though they were shockingly underappreciative when I tried to show them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/super-mario-64\">Super Mario 64<\/a>. Personally, I blame their father for that one).<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Donkey Kong 64 \u2013 Nintendo 64 \u2013 Nintendo Classics \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jpz4TZ7CAsQ?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Jpz4TZ7CAsQ\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Donkey Kong 64 \u2013 Nintendo 64 \u2013 Nintendo Classics \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Donkey Kong 64 \u2013 Nintendo 64 \u2013 Nintendo Classics \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jpz4TZ7CAsQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Cross isles with the Kongs as they face King K. Rool,&#8221; reads the official blurb for Donkey Kong 64. &#8220;With his mechanical isle stuck off the shores of DK Island, K. Rool kidnaps the Kong family to distract Donkey Kong. It&#8217;s up to our furry hero to rescue his friends, reclaim his Golden Bananas, and save his homeland from certain doom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Players will be able to choose from five Kong members, and play either solo or with friends in competitive battle arenas via four-player split-screen view. &#8220;There&#8217;s enough fun to go around to make you go bananas,&#8221; Nintendo promises.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">O-KAYYYYYYY!!!!! It\u2019s so weird hearing my voice at the end \u2026. Haha \u2026. DON-KEY-KONG! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TlBHMRhyT0\">https:\/\/t.co\/TlBHMRhyT0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Grant Kirkhope (@grantkirkhope) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/grantkirkhope\/status\/2059813879992217939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Donkey Kong 64 will join several other Nintendo 64 classics already on the service, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time\">The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/goldeneye-007-review\">GoldenEye 007<\/a>, PilotWings 64 (which was announced along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pilotwings-64-lands-on-nintendo-switch-online-next-week\">a rather sensual trailer<\/a>) and Yoshi&#8217;s Story, to name just a few.<\/p>\n<p>For more on Nintendo Switch Online, you can check out our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/all-nintendo-switch-online-games-available-to-play-right-now\">all the games available to subscribers here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Donkey Kong 64 Donkey Kong 64 finally arrives on Nintendo Switch Online next month Major banana. 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