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\nNintendo will add five classic Rare games to Nintendo Switch today, including SNES hit Killer Instinct and N64 great Blast Corps. <\/p>\n

\nIn Japan, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will also get Mother 3 – the third entry in the legendary Earthbound series which has never made it to the West. <\/p>\n

\nAll of these games were announced in this afternoon’s Nintendo Direct broadcast – though Mother 3 was only mentioned in the show’s Japanese version. Sorry, rest of the world.\n<\/p>\n

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Nintendo will add five classic Rare games to Nintendo Switch today, including SNES hit Killer Instinct and N64 great Blast Corps. In Japan, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will also get Mother 3 – the third entry in the legendary Earthbound series which has never made it to the West. All of these games were announced in this afternoon’s Nintendo Direct broadcast – though Mother 3 was only mentioned in the show’s Japanese version. Sorry, rest of the world. 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