

Pokemon Snap is also on the later additions list, which is fitting after the release of New Pokemon Snap earlier this year. Beyond that launch collection, Nintendo also confirmed seven games to come, ranging from Banjo-Kazooie to Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and F-Zero X. Nine games will be added to NSO from the N64 library in late October, including classics like Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, and Star Fox 64. One N64 series that should be considered down the line is Pokemon Stadium. Granted, these will be available through a more costly "Expansion Pack," and only a handful of titles have been confirmed for the service, but it's still a big addition. Here are the most charming unofficial Pokémon MMOs to tide fans over, all of which are free to play.Though the September 2021 Nintendo Direct was full of exciting trailers for upcoming games like Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Bayonetta 3, arguably its biggest surprise was the announcement of Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games coming to Nintendo Switch Online (NSO). The typical fan-made Pokémon MMO plays similarly to a standard Pokémon RPG game, but has features like a chat box, fights against live players, and expanded trading and auction capabilities. While Nintendo tried making a Pokémon MMO for the Game Boy Advance, neither Nintendo nor the Pokémon Company have given any signs they'll make another attempt at a MMORPG anytime soon. Related: Everything Pokémon UNITE's New Trailer Reveals About Gameplay In fact, fans were disappointed when Pokémon UNITE was initially announced, because they had expected the title to be a classic RPG-style MMO, not a MOBA. The longer-running fan-made MMO RPGs have a massive audience, proving there's certainly enough demand for a Pokémon RPG in this style. These MMOs exist to make manifest a major wishlist item among a subsection of the Pokémon fanbase: a Pokémon RPG where players can run into and interact with each other in real time.


But with a fanbase as devoted as Pokémon's, the resultant games are often charming love letters to the series.

Pokémon UNITE marks the Pokémon Company's first foray into the ever-growing world of MMOs (massively multiplayer online games) outside of Pokémon GO. Despite this, Pokémon fans having been making and playing unofficial MMOs for the last decade. When the internet is allowed to run wild, bizarre occurrences like TwitchPlaysPokemon are often the result.
