Overview
- Nintendo announced Thursday that Donkey Kong 64 will join Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack and become available on June 4, 2026.
- The game will be delivered through the Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Classics app and requires an Expansion Pack membership for access.
- The release preserves the original single‑player adventure with five playable Kongs and local four‑player split‑screen battle arenas.
- Nintendo notes that additional accessories may be needed for multiplayer and a trailer and promotional copy accompany the announcement.
- The addition continues Nintendo’s steady expansion of the N64 library on Switch and gives many players their first widely available legal way to play the 1999 title since the Wii U Virtual Console.