This will mark the series’s return to Nintendo, after SquareSoft’s decision to jump ship to Sony during the 32-bit era. This ended almost a decade of support for Nintendo, with the Super Nintendo’s Final Fantasy VI being the final new mainline release on a Nintendo console.

For those who are interested in just one of the titles, both Final Fantasy VII and VIII are also available digitally on the Nintendo eShop store, as well other platforms including Steam, Xbox and PlayStation.

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These latest additions include the infamous side-scrolling shooter Zero Wing, classic platformer Mega Mega: The Wily Wars, adventure brawler Comix Zone and mech shooter Target Earth.

Zero Wing

Cats, the leader of a band of swashbuckling space pirates, is terrorising the galaxy. You must pilot the only remaining Milky Way attack craft into combat and stop Cats and his buccaneers!

Mega Man: The Wily Wars

In the last few years, a titanic struggle for control of the planet has raged.  Each time it has pitted Mega Man, a cybernetic champion of justice against the villainous Dr. Wily and his renegade robots.

Comix Zone

Enter the Comix Zone… the first truly interactive comic book! Strange events have left Sketch trapped in the pages of his post-apocalyptic comic book, and the drawing pen is in the hands of his most evil creation yet: Mortus.

Target Earth

Enemy Chron cyborgs are attacking Earth and its space bases with lightning fury. Everyone you know and love is about to be captured and turned into cyborgs by Chron… unless you come to Earth’s defence.

These titles are available exclusively for members with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription and that have upgraded to the premium Expansion Pass.

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Announced at this evening’s Nintendo Direct. Pyra and Mythra will be coming to the popular Switch brawler as part of the title’s second Fighter Pass. These two fighters will mark the second and third playable fighters from the Xenoblade games, following on from series favourite Shulk.

Fans will likely be worried about the inclusion of yet another sword user joining Ultimate’s roster. However, Pyra/Mythra have a unique twist up their sleeves. The ability to tag in and out at will during a battle.

Fighting as each character will influence your fighting style. Where as the hot-headed Pyra unleashes explosive and powerful attacks. The more calm and collected Mythra will grant the player increased agility. To take advantage of this due, players will need to learn when to switch.

Long-time fans of the Smash Bros series will recognise this set up as how Zelda and Shiek worked in earlier entries.

Other Xenoblade Chronicles 2 fan favourites will also make an appearance. Including title protagonist Rex, who will lend a hand to help either Pyra or Mythra pull off their devastating Smash moves.

There will of course be a new Xenoblade Chronicles 2 stage, that appears to have fighters battling it out amongst the clouds on the back of ‘gramps’. You’ll even get spurred on by some of your fellow party members cheering you on from the side-lines!

You’ll be able to join the fight as Pyra and Mythra when they’re available in March 2021.

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