Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack drops two Ubisoft N64 titles

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Nintendo has expanded its classic catalog for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. As of December 17, 2025, the Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Classics app adds two late‑1990s Ubisoft releases: Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Tonic Trouble. Both titles originally launched in 1999 and bring distinct takes on 3D platforming to the service. The update arrives alongside Nintendo’s broader slate of legacy platforms available through the membership.

What’s new on Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Classics

This drop focuses on two contrasting platform adventures from the same era. Rayman 2 leans into large, interconnected levels with collection and combat loops, while Tonic Trouble emphasizes traversal gimmicks and puzzle‑tinged stages across a dozen themed worlds. Below is a closer look at what each game brings.

Rayman 2: The Great Escape

Rayman faces a takeover by spacefaring robot pirates after the Heart of the World is shattered and its energy—1000 Yellow Lums—is scattered. To restore balance, players chase down four magical masks to awaken the ancient spirit Polokus and regain Rayman’s powers.

• Genre and structure: 3D action platformer with combat, collection, and multi‑biome exploration, originally released on Nintendo 64 in 1999.
• Core objectives: Gather Yellow Lums, recover masks, and dismantle the pirate threat.
• Movement and abilities: Run, jump, swim, climb, slide, and swing; deploy Rayman’s hair to hover and fire magical fists to take down enemies.
• Settings: From dense rainforests to narrow canyon routes, levels are built around environmental variety and navigation challenges.

Tonic Trouble

After a careless mishap, the alien Ed drops a mutagenic Tonic on Earth, twisting flora, fauna, and people alike. The canister ends up with the brawler Grögh, who uses its power to seize control—leaving Ed to fix the mess.

• Scope: Explore 12 worlds filled with traversal challenges and puzzle‑infused missions to confront Grögh.
• Movement variety: Jump, climb, fly, crawl, and even pogo through eccentric stages.
• Tone and design: Action‑adventure structure with quirky gadgets and level gimmicks, originally released in 1999.

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Quick reference – Release context and mechanics

For a fast comparison, here is a snapshot of both additions—covering release year, primary loop, and signature mechanics. This helps identify which platformer fits your taste first.

How this fits the broader NSO + Expansion Pack lineup

These Nintendo 64 additions join a rotating library of classics available to members across multiple platforms: Nintendo GameCube (available exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 systems), Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Super NES, Game Boy, NES, and SEGA Genesis. Content descriptors for this update include: Blood, Use of Alcohol, Violence.

Official video

Watch the official update video here (YouTube): https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uAVh2BgUkxA

Final checkpoint – Why it matters

Two late‑1990s Ubisoft staples now anchor fresh reasons to revisit the N64 app within Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Whether you prefer Rayman’s polished 3D platforming loop or Ed’s oddball traversal and puzzles, this update adds variety—and a clear path for both nostalgia runs and first‑time playthroughs.