And speaking of old ports.... no virtual console? Not that I'm huge on rebuying straight ports for a premium but it would've helped pad out what feels like a pretty barren storefront. The system is pretty convenient and feels nice though, and I am looking forward to Pokemon despite the negativity, but I guess I just missed hearing about all of these issues and/or just assumed they'd be fixed by now.
There's NES and SNES games available with the
NS Online subscription, but they don't add very regularly games.
You can share a NSO family subscription with a stranger online for reduced price. Wasn't there a thread for membership sharing?
From
the ones that are there, there's Super Metroid, Mario World, Yoshi's Island, Zelda A Link to the Past, Demon's Crest, Breath of Fire that stand out for me on the SNES. (other people might have other stand-outs) Missing some good titles (missing a Kirby, Donkey Kong Country, or any Bomberman or Megaman).
The NES is if you want to catch up on serie firsts like the first three (four) Super Mario Bros. (some people say SMB3 is better than SM World), the first Metroid, the first two Legend of Zelda, the second Kirby, what's Kid Icarus...
(Of course if you played them elsewhere [you know how] that's less valuable, but since you mentionned the VC by name, I thought I'd freshen you up.)
Tetris 99's Battle Royale mode is also part of the NSO.
Personally I used the NSO for Splatoon 2 (kind of revolutionary shooter for people not used to shooters), but if you don't have any online game you want to play, $20 for a year of access (less if you share a membership) can be a tough sell.