Nintendo Switch Online Games: All You Need to Know
Nintendo Switch Online: Your Gateway to Enhanced Gaming
Nintendo Switch Online is a subscription service enhancing your Switch experience with online multiplayer, classic game access, cloud saves, and exclusive offers. This guide details membership plans, game libraries, and other benefits.
Membership Plans:
Two plans are available: Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, both offering individual or family subscriptions (up to 8 users). Easily search for specific games using Ctrl/Cmd + F (desktop) or your phone's "Find in Page" function.
Nintendo Switch Online Benefits:
- Online Multiplayer: Access online play for compatible Switch titles.
- Save Data Cloud: Securely back up your game saves to Nintendo's servers. Access and download backups from the game menu or System Settings. Note: Downloaded saves overwrite existing data; lost data is unrecoverable.
- 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).
- Exclusive Offers: Enjoy member-only deals and content.
- Missions and Rewards: Earn My Nintendo Points by completing missions to redeem rewards like user icons.
- Classic Game Libraries: Enjoy a vast collection 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 enjoy 8 new characters. Available separately.
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC: Design vacation homes for villagers on a tropical island.
- Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion: Embark on a new single-player adventure as Agent 8.
- Expanded Classic Game Libraries: Access N64, Game Boy Advance, and SEGA Genesis games.
Upgrade your Nintendo Switch experience today!