Nintendo Switch Online: Your Gateway to Enhanced Gaming
Nintendo Switch Online is a subscription service boosting your Switch experience with online multiplayer, classic game access, cloud saves, and exclusive offers. This guide explores its membership plans, game libraries, and additional benefits.
Membership Plans
Nintendo Switch Online offers two plans: the standard Nintendo Switch Online and the enhanced Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Both are available individually or as family memberships (supporting up to 8 users). Finding specific games within the library is easy: use Ctrl/Cmd + F (keyboard) or your browser's "Find In Page" function.
Nintendo Switch Online Exclusives
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Online Multiplayer: Access online play for compatible Switch titles.
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Save Data Cloud: Securely back up your game saves to Nintendo's servers, accessible via the game's menu or System Settings. Note: downloaded backups overwrite existing data; lost data cannot be recovered.
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Nintendo Switch Online App: Communicate with friends via voice chat in online lobbies. Some games offer app-specific features (e.g., NookLink in Animal Crossing: New Horizons).
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Exclusive Member Offers: Enjoy special deals and content.
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Missions & Rewards: Earn My Nintendo Points by completing missions and redeem them for rewards like user icons.
- Classic Game Libraries: Access extensive catalogs of NES, SNES, and Game Boy games.
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Exclusives
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass: Race on 48 remastered tracks and 8 new characters from other Mario Kart games. (Also available for separate purchase).
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC: Design and decorate vacation homes for villagers on a tropical island.
- Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion DLC: A single-player adventure with 80 new missions and unlockable items.
- Expanded Classic Game Libraries: Access N64, Game Boy Advance, and SEGA Genesis game libraries.
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