Nintendo Switch Online: Your Guide to Online Play and Classic Games

Nintendo Switch Online is a subscription service offering online multiplayer, access to classic games, cloud saves, and exclusive deals. This guide covers membership plans, game lists, and key 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 for individual or family subscriptions (supporting up to 8 users). Finding specific games within the extensive library is easy using your keyboard's Ctrl/Cmd + F (search) or your smartphone browser's "Find In Page" function.

Nintendo Switch Online Benefits:

• Online Multiplayer: Access online multiplayer for compatible Switch games.
• 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 replace existing saves; overwritten data is unrecoverable.

• Nintendo Switch Online App: Communicate with friends, use voice chat in online lobbies, and access game-specific features (like Animal Crossing: New Horizons' NookLink).

• Exclusive Offers: Enjoy member-only deals and content.
• Missions & Rewards: Earn My Nintendo Points by completing missions and redeem them for rewards (e.g., user icons).

• Classic Game Libraries: Access a large selection of NES, SNES, and Game Boy games.

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Exclusives:

The Expansion Pack adds even more:

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass: Race on 48 remastered tracks and 8 new characters from other Mario Kart games (also available as a separate purchase).

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC: Design vacation homes for villagers on a tropical island.

• Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion: A single-player adventure featuring Agent 8 and 80 new missions.

• Expanded Classic Game Libraries: Access N64, Game Boy Advance, and SEGA Genesis games.

Choose the plan that best suits your needs and enjoy the world of Nintendo Switch Online!