Nintendo Switch Online Adds Exciting Sports Game and Beloved Art Program – NSO Roundup July 2025

Nintendo Switch Online added two games to its ever-growing retro collection in July. Nintendo Switch 2 owners were likely pleased with the new additions, but if you still only have a Switch 1, you might be feeling a bit left out by now. Here are the games that Nintendo Switch Online added in July.

Nintendo Switch Online – Super Mario Strikers

This game was added to the Nintendo Switch 2-exclusive GameCube collection early in the month. It’s a quirky soccer game where you play as Super Mario characters such as Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and more. The goalies are also alligators for some reason. The gameplay is fast-paced, and there are power-ups such as blue shells and bombs that you can use to gain an advantage. It’s basically what you’d expect from a soccer game, but like all Mario sports games, it’s full of personality.

Mario Paint

Originally released for the SNES, it was designed for use with the Super NES Mouse. Since the Switch 2 has mouse controls built into the Joy-Cons, people with a Switch 2 can draw, animate, and create music with this fun art program that, like Strikers, is full of personality. There’s also a minigame where you swat flies – I’m not kidding. However, if you only have a Switch 1, you have to attach your own mouse to the system, which I wasn’t able to do. I also found the mouse controls on my new Switch 2 to be a bit unresponsive, but that might have been due to the surface I was using.

Conclusion

Even though I have a Switch 2 now, I still hope that next month, Nintendo Switch Online adds some games that can be enjoyed on the Switch 1 without extra equipment. While the Switch 2 is starting to become more available, Nintendo shouldn’t forget the loyal Switch 1 owners. Still, Super Mario Strikers and Mario Paint are both great additions to the retro library.