The Nintendo Switch Online July games have been revealed by Nintendo, and a lot of fans are unhappy about the free SNES games being offered. The Nintendo Online free July games for the US are three slightly obscure platformers, but the Switch Online July Japan games include the Shin Megami Tensei game that inspired the Persona series. So why are the Switch Online US games for July so upsetting?
What are the Nintendo Switch Online July free games?
The Nintendo Switch Online games for July in the US comprise the SNES games Claymates, Jelly Boy, and Bombuzal. All of these will be coming to the service on July 28 for free, but fans are upset at the seeming randomness of these choices from the SNES back catalogue — especially as Nintendo continues to prioritize obscure titles over fan-requested games such as Earthbound and Super Mario RPG.
If Nintendo is just gonna keep on adding stuff that nobody knows or cares about they can at least get some good ones pic.twitter.com/57BYC6wRyW
— ZXeroP (@Z_XeroP) July 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/DemeechYT/status/1417681704630767619
Three Nintendo Switch Online games (SNES) coming July 28th:
•Sloppy Simon
•Super John Grisham’s The Firm
•Official Super NES Cleaning Kit— pixelatedboat aka “mr tweets” (@pixelatedboat) July 21, 2021
However, US fans are particularly upset with the fact that the Japanese Switch Online games for this month include Shin Megami Tensei: If…, a SNES SMT spin-off that is actually the precursor to the popular Persona series of RPGs. It’s set in the same continuity as the Persona games, is likewise set in a high school, and the characters have ‘Guardians’ which are basically Personas. However, other than a fan translation the game has never been officially brought over into English.
The fact that Japan has gotten SMT 1, 2 and IF (the precursor to the Persona series) while the rest of the world gets leftovers is painful… pic.twitter.com/H4hY4BgheX
— Arty the Gothtober 🅱unBoi 🎃 🐇 (@SuperiorArtemis) July 21, 2021
Japan only pic.twitter.com/poBMeJ3S4j
— I ❤️ Flonne From Disgaea (@DisPrinny) July 21, 2021
Elsewhere in Nintendo Switch news, Pokemon Unite has launched today and players can get the electric cat Pokemon Zeraora as a free bonus, although the upcoming release of the Switch OLED has caused some controversy as Nintendo apparently has “no plans” for a more powerful Switch Pro — especially with the upcoming release of the Steam Deck. As for the Persona games, fans know that Persona 6 is in development, but it might be a while before it gets revealed.
