Nintendo Switch Online: How much does it cost and what free games do you get?

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(Pocket-lint) - The Nintendo Switch has its own, paid subscription work which is required for online play.

However, not lone does Nintendo Switch Online alteration Switch owners to play galore games online, rank offers a increasing enactment of escaped classical games to download, including Super Mario.

So here's everything you request to cognize astir Nintendo Switch Online, including the price, household plans and what it has to offer.

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What is Nintendo Switch online and what does it do?

Switch Online is Nintendo's equivalent to PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold. It is simply a paid subscription work that gives you entree to online multiplayer play for galore games, positive different benefits and features.

You volition request to beryllium a Nintendo Switch Online subordinate to play the immense bulk of games online. You volition inactive beryllium capable to play games specified arsenic Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe successful single-player oregon section multiplayer, but won't beryllium capable to vie against your friends implicit the net if you don't person an progressive Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

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What escaped games bash you get with Switch Online?

Classic NES and SNES games list

A increasing room of Nintendo Entertainment System games are disposable to play astatine nary other cost. Classics connected connection see Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 3, Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda.

Switch Online members besides get the accidental to play a enactment of SNES games. Like the NES library, an expanding enactment of Super Nintendo titles, specified arsenic Super Mario World and Mario Kart, are disposable done a free-to-download app. There are much than 100 games connected some lists successful total.

This efficaciously turns your Nintendo Switch into a NES Classic Mini or SNES Classic Mini.

From precocious October 2021, the work volition besides adhd classical N64 and, possibly surprisingly, Sega Mega Drive / Genesis games. However, they volition beryllium lone disposable arsenic portion of an "expansion pack" - a much pricey, premium tier.

Nintendo Switch Online escaped classical games database for UK, EU and US (as of 24 September 2021):

NES

  • Adventures of Lolo
  • Balloon Fight
  • Baseball
  • Blaster Master (+ SP version)
  • City Connection
  • Clu Clu Land
  • Crystalis
  • Donkey Kong
  • Donkey Kong 3
  • Donkey Kong Jr.
  • Double Dragon
  • Double Dragon II: The Revenge
  • Dr. Mario (+ SP version)
  • Eliminator Boat Duel
  • Excitebike
  • Fire 'n Ice
  • Ghosts'n Goblins (+ SP version)
  • Gradius (+ SP version)
  • Ice Climber
  • Ice Hockey
  • Journey to Silius
  • Kid Icarus (+ SP version)
  • Kirby's Adventure (+ SP version)
  • Kung-Fu Heroes
  • Mario Bros.
  • Metroid (+ SP version)
  • Mighty Bomb Jack (+ SP version)
  • NES Open Tournament Golf
  • Nightshade
  • Ninja Gaiden (+ SP version)
  • Ninja JaJaMaru-kun
  • Pro Wrestling
  • Punch-Out!!
  • River City Ransom
  • Rygar
  • S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team
  • Shadow of the Ninja
  • Soccer
  • Solomon's Key
  • Star Soldier (+ SP version)
  • Star Tropics
  • Super Dodge Ball
  • Super Mario Bros. (+SP version)
  • Super Mario Bros. 2
  • Super Mario Bros. 3
  • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
  • Tecmo Bowl
  • Tennis
  • The Immortal
  • The Legend of Zelda (+ SP version)
  • TwinBee (+ SP version)
  • Vice: Project Doom
  • Volleyball
  • Vs. Excitebike
  • Wario's Woods
  • Wrecking Crew
  • Yoshi
  • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (+ SP version)

SNES

  • Bombuzal
  • Brawl Brothers
  • Breath of Fire
  • Breath of Fire II
  • Caveman Ninja (AKA Joe & Mac)
  • Claymates
  • Demon's Crest
  • Donkey Kong Country
  • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest
  • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
  • Doomsday Warrior
  • F-Zero
  • Jelly Boy
  • Joe & Mac 2: Lost successful the Tropics
  • Kirby Super Star
  • Kirby's Dream Course
  • Kirby's Dream Land 3
  • Operation Logic Bomb
  • Magical Drop II
  • Mario's Super Picross
  • Natsume Championship Wrestling
  • Panel de Pon
  • Pilotwings
  • Pop'n Twinbee
  • Preshistorik Man
  • Psycho Dream
  • Smash Tennis
  • Spanky's Quest
  • Star Fox
  • Star Fox 2
  • Stunt Race FX
  • Super Baseball Simulator 1.000
  • Super E.D.F. Earth Defense Force
  • Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
  • Super Mario All-Stars
  • Super Mario Kart
  • Super Mario World
  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
  • Super Metroid
  • Super Punch-Out!!
  • Super Puyo Puyo 2
  • Super Soccer
  • Super Tennis
  • Super Valis IV
  • The Ignition Factor
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  • The Peace Keepers
  • Tuff E Nuff
  • Wild Guns

N64 (from October 2021 arsenic portion of enlargement pack)

  • Banjo-Kazooie - (to beryllium added later)
  • Dr Mario 64
  • F-Zero X - (to beryllium added later)
  • Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - (to beryllium added later)
  • Mario Golf - (to beryllium added later)
  • Mario Kart 64
  • Mario Tennis
  • Paper Mario - (to beryllium added later)
  • Pokémon Snap
  • Sin & Punishment
  • Star Fox 64
  • Super Mario 64
  • The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask - (to beryllium added later)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  • WinBack
  • Yoshi’s Story

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis (from October 2021 arsenic portion of enlargement pack)

  • Castlevania: Bloodlines
  • Contra: Hard Corps
  • Dr Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
  • Ecco the Dolphin
  • Golden Axe
  • Gunstar Heroes
  • M.U.S.H.A.
  • Phantasy Star IV
  • Ristar
  • Shining Force
  • Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • Streets of Rage 2
  • Strider

Other Switch Online subordinate benefits

Cloud saves

Switch Online allows you to store your prevention games successful the cloud, successful bid to backmost up your progress. That way, if you bash person to hitch your Switch for immoderate crushed oregon tally retired of storage, you volition inactive person a back-up you tin download astatine a aboriginal date.

There is simply a drawback though; not each games volition prevention to the cloud. Nintendo blocks immoderate to "ensure just play", immoderate that means.

Nintendo Switch Online app

A Nintendo Switch Online app is disposable for iOS and Android, and offers dependable chat and multiplayer hubs for supported games.

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Member offers

Deals and offers are disposable for members only. As are the occasional escaped games beyond those for NES, SNES, N64 and Sega Mega Drive / Genesis.

One UK connection for members is the enactment to purchase a 2 crippled voucher for £84, thereby redeeming you currency connected Nintendo eShop purchases.

How overmuch does Nintendo Switch Online outgo and is determination a household plan?

Switch Online price

The terms of Nintendo Switch Online varies depending connected whether you similar to wage monthly, quarterly oregon yearly. There is besides household rank which includes up to 8 Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions. Each antithetic household subordinate tin usage the afloat Nintendo Switch Online privileges connected antithetic consoles oregon adjacent the aforesaid Switch.

We don't yet person pricing for the caller enlargement battalion that volition unlock classical N64 and Sega Mega Drive / Genesis games erstwhile disposable from October 2021. We'll update erstwhile we find retired more.

After a one-week escaped proceedings period, a modular Nintendo Switch Online subscription volition outgo the following:

Individual membership

1 period (30 days): £3.49, €3.99, $3.99

3 months (90 days): £6.99, €7.99, $7.99

12 months (365 days): £17.99, €19.99, $19.99

Family membership

12 months (365 days): £31.49, €34.99, $34.99

How to get Nintendo Switch Online membership

It's casual to motion up for a Nintendo Switch Online account. Using a web browser, conscionable caput here if you are successful the UK, oregon here if you are successful the US.

Alternatively, you tin motion up connected your Switch itself. Head to the eShop icon connected the bottommost of the main paper screen, unfastened the eShop and you volition spot "Nintendo Switch Online" arsenic 1 of the options connected the left-hand side. Click connected it and it volition instrumentality you to the rank options surface wherever you tin take your membership, adjacent commencement the escaped proceedings period.

You volition besides request a escaped Nintendo Account though, truthful if you haven't got 1 already, caput here: my.nintendo.com.

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 2 March 2017.

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