05/29/2026
Games I want on Nintendo Switch!
List 3 - The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
A rental favorite from back in the mid-90s, The Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a quirky, challenging and fun game that felt really unique to me when I was first playing it. I would love to see this game on the Super NES portion of the Nintendo Switch Online service. This game has a great re-release history so I believe
that it really should not be a problem and really do not understand why it has not already been re-released! Below are the North American release dates on different platforms for reference:
Original Super Nintendo Release - 2/1992
Nintendo Wii Virtual Console Release - 4/30/2007
Nintendo Wii-U Virtual Console Release - 12/5/2013
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console Release - 7/7/2016
Japan even had it on their Super Famicom mini in 2017, making that the last official release that has been seen.
Another option would be a compilation where Konami could maybe release some of the games from the series in the US for the first time. There were two sequels to this game on the Super Famicom alone.
Here's the trailer for the Wii-U Virtual Console version that was released in 2013:
Konami's The Legend of the Mystical Ninja is now available on Wii U...
