Nintendo Switch Online: Your Guide to Membership Plans and Game Libraries
Nintendo Switch Online is a subscription service offering online multiplayer, classic game access, cloud saves, and exclusive eShop deals. This guide covers membership options, game lists, and additional benefits.
Membership Plans
Nintendo Switch Online provides two plans: Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, both available individually or as family memberships (supporting up to 8 users). Finding specific games within the library is easy; use Ctrl/Cmd + F to search by name (desktop) or your browser's "Find in Page" function (mobile).
Nintendo Switch Online Benefits
Online Multiplayer: Access online multiplayer for select Nintendo Switch titles.
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 saves; lost data is unrecoverable.
Nintendo Switch Online App: Communicate with friends using voice chat in online lobbies. Some games offer app-specific features (e.g., Animal Crossing: New Horizons' NookLink).
Exclusive Member Offers: Enjoy special deals and content.
Missions and Rewards: Earn My Nintendo Points by completing missions to redeem rewards like user icons.
Game Libraries:
- NES Games
- SNES Games
- 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 various Mario Kart games. (Available separately).
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 featuring Agent 8 and 80 new missions.
Game Libraries:
- N64 Games
- Game Boy Advance Games
- SEGA Genesis Games
