Nintendo is doing something the company has never done before: Next month, it will remove a retro game from its the Nintendo Switch Online’s classic catalog.

Following yesterday's update about the removal of Super Formation Soccer from the Switch Online Super Famicom service in Japan, Nintendo has now confirmed the local version of the game will also "no longer be available" later this month.

Nintendo has confirmed plans to remove a game from its Switch Online retro collection for the first time ever, but it's not a game anyone's likely to miss.

Nintendo has revealed that it will be delisting a retro game from its Nintendo Switch Online lineup for the first time in the service's history.

Nintendo is removing a game from its Switch Online retro library, for the first time since the service launched. Since 2018, Nintendo has been re-releasing classic 8-bit and 16-bit games, making them available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.

Nintendo Switch Online customers in Japan and South Korea will lose access to Super Formation Soccer on March 27th. This is a harsh reminder that subscriptions are not a replacement for ownership, and that legacy game publishers are not motivated by preservation.

The Nintendo Switch 2 release date should be officially revealed during April's Nintendo Direct presentation.The Switch 2 was previously tipped for a May release date, specifically after Nintendo finishes holding its Switch 2 Experience events.

For the first time, a game in the Nintendo Switch Online library will be removed. Super Formation Soccer or Super Soccer in the West will be removed from the Japanese library, though it's unclear if it'll also happen in the West.