Pac-Man 99 is the next Nintendo Switch Online battle royale Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Pac-Man 99 is the next Nintendo Switch Online battle royale Final circle. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 7 Apr 2021 15 comments Nintendo has announced Pac-Man 99, the next battle royale take on an arcade classic coming to Nintendo Switch Online. 99 players play Pac-Man simultaneously, and attempt to be the last Pac-person standing. As with other 99 games, you can disrupt your fellow players. Chomping ghosts will send "Jammer Pac-Mans" to their screens, which will slow them down. Watch on YouTube Pac-Man 99 also introduces Sleeping Ghosts, a new stationary enemy you can wake to gobble up en masse with a Power Pellet. Doing so will create dozens of Jammer Pac-Mans to fire at your rivals. Selecting players to target works the same as in other 99 games, too - so you can pick players on the verge of being knocked out, or people who have targeted you. Become the leader of the PAC in PAC-MAN 99, a new online battle royale game on #NintendoSwitch that's available as a special offer for #NintendoSwitchOnline members from 08/04!Download now so you're ready to play: https://t.co/hotiRSdPU4 pic.twitter.com/D9Jba3UP85- Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) April 7, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Pac-Man 99 joins Tetris 99 as being available at no further cost to Nintendo Switch Online members, and arrives a week on from the deletion of Super Mario 35. Nintendo has said the game launches overnight tonight - at about 2am tomorrow morning UK time - or 6pm Pacific in the US. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store