Nintendo Switch 2 Locks N64 CRT Filter and Rewind

Nintendo has announced that Nintendo 64 games offered through the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription will receive three new features. However, two of these features are exclusive to the Switch 2.

The upcoming additions to Nintendo 64 games include customizable controls, a rewind function, and a CRT screen filter.

But only the ability to view and adjust controls is accessible on the original Switch. All three features will be available on the Switch 2 starting with the console's launch on June 5.

Switch users are already expressing frustration that the CRT screen filter and rewind capabilities are limited to the Switch 2. "The power of Switch 2," one comment on Nintendo's feature showcase reads. "Being able to apply a CRT filter. Truly, this is the power of next-generation hardware." "It's odd that a basic filter is locked to the Switch 2," another user added.

CRT Screen Filter only for the Switch 2?

Rewind only for the Switch 2?

Nintendo, why are you doing this? pic.twitter.com/LzOwbz0LUO

— Yorch Torch Games (@YorchTorchGames) May 28, 2025

Nintendo demonstrated the Rewind feature using Super Mario 64 and Mario Golf, which allows players to rewind gameplay and try sections again. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards was used to illustrate how the CRT Filter replicates the appearance of an old CRT television. Star Fox 64 was shown to highlight the new View/Change controls option.

The Nintendo Switch 2 launches on June 5. This week, Nintendo also updated the original Switch to align the Nintendo Switch Online app with the version that will be on the next-gen console. Recently, IGN reported that one individual appeared to get a Switch 2 console early, despite Nintendo's precautions. Unfortunately for those following leaks, the console is unusable without a day-one patch, and the related video was quickly taken down due to a copyright strike.

So far, we've played Mario Kart World on Nintendo Switch 2, and more recently we've gotten all sorts of new bits of info like free performance upgrades for Switch 1 games, variable refresh rate support stipulations, and more details about GameChat, which will require your phone number for verification in order to work. Though pre-orders flew off the digital shelves when they dropped last month, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser reassures that Nintendo will have enough systems to meet demand through the holidays.