Hackers find Super NES games mentioned in Switch’s emulated NES files

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Dataminers have discovered references to numerous Super NES games in the files for the Switch's 'Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online' subscription emulation service, suggesting that the company could be planning to expand the system's emulated offerings in the future.
Switch hacker KapuccinoHeck—who has previously shared mods and hidden data for Splatoon 2 and other Switch games—used Twitter to link to the text of a file full of internal string variables purportedly stored in the NES Online's file system. Fellow modder OatmealDome confirmed that file's authenticity via Twitter. Though Ars has not been able to independently verify the file's existence in the Switch's NES Online app, the information comes from hackers who have provided reliable datamining information from Switch games in the past.
In addition to information about the current NES Online software selection, the shared file also includes references to the following Super NES games, many of which include extensive descriptions of those games in Japanese and/or English:
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