Both games will be added to the service on the same day – Wednesday, November 2.
Although it wasn’t the first video game take on board games, Mario Party is credited with redefining the ‘party’ genre with its eight detailed boards, 50 mini-games and support for up to four players.
Mario Party 2 featured six new boards, each dressing the characters up in costumes, as well as 65 mini-games.
When they come to Switch Online next month, Mario Party and Mario Party 2 will bring the total list of N64 games on Switch Online up to 21, following the addition of Pilotwings 64 in October, Wave Race 64 in August and Pokémon Puzzle League in July.
Once they’re added, the full list of N64 titles on the service will be as follows:
Banjo-Kazooie
Dr Mario 64
F-Zero X
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Mario Golf
Mario Kart 64
Mario Party
Mario Party 2
Mario Tennis
Paper Mario
Pilotwings 64
Pokémon Puzzle League
Pokémon Snap
Sin & Punishment
Star Fox 64
Super Mario 64
Wave Race 64
WinBack
Yoshi’s Story
Switch Online’s Expansion Pack tier launched in October 2021 alongside a library of Nintendo 64 games. This was initially met with frustration from some players, due to emulation issues and a lack of features including button mapping.
However, regular updates to the service have seen the emulation improve, and now most major issues have been remedied.
The nature of emulation does mean each new game brings it potential new problems though – Pilotwings 64 was added to the service earlier this month, and it’s been discovered that its Birdman stage is much harder to play due to the improved frame rate.
Party like it’s the year 1999 (and 2000)! Hit some Dice Blocks and become a Super Star in #MarioParty and Mario Party 2, coming to #NintendoSwitch for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members on 11/2! #Nintendo64 pic.twitter.com/gkoPmAPFUk
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 21, 2022
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