A subscription to Nintendo Switch Online is often equated with access to classic games from NES, Game Boy and Super Nintendo. For example, Pokémon fans have something special to look forward to at the moment. Anyone who books the expansion pack can also play on virtual versions of Sega Mega Drive, N64 and Game Boy Advance with the Switch. But Nintendo Switch Online offers many other advantages.
What are the benefits of Nintendo Switch Online?
A basic subscription for 19.99 euros per year opens up the possibility of playing titles such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe or Animal Crossing together online. You can also save your game progress in the cloud. If the Switch falls into the toilet, at least the saved games are still available. But that’s not all.
Brilliant multiplayer online games like F-Zero 99 or Tetris 99 are reserved for Nintendo Switch Online members. With a membership you can also buy exclusive accessories, like these brilliant retro-style controllers, directly from Nintendo. If you also treat yourself to the expansion pack, you’ll pay 39.99 euros, but you’ll get plenty of additional content.
Also popular with PC Games readers
Play Pokémon classics “for free”: Nintendo releases new retro game for Switch
Seriously, are these Pokémon games almost 20 years old?
Forget the Nintendo Classic Minis and the Switch 2 – the old consoles are back, but completely different than you think
Nintendo fans will once again be nostalgically transported back to their childhood.
Huge disappointment in Deadpool 3: These rumors were complete nonsense
Deadpool and Wolverine provide numerous surprises in the cinema.
In addition to the retro console emulators mentioned above, you get access to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Track Pass with an incredible 48 new tracks. You can also play the expansions for Animal Crossing (Happy Home Paradise) and Splatoon 2 (Octo Expansion), which are normally paid for. The family memberships for the two price levels cost 34.99 and 69.99 euros respectively and offer all the benefits of Nintendo Switch Online for up to 8 accounts.
Recommended editorial contentHere you will find external content from (PLATFORM). To protect your personal data, external integrations are only displayed when you confirm this by clicking on “Load all external content”:Load all external contentI agree that external content will be displayed to me. This means that personal data will be transmitted to third-party platforms. More about this in our privacy policy.
This is how you get over 160 additional Nintendo classics
With a special Action called “12 + 2” Nintendo is giving you 2 months of membership to Nintendo Switch Online for free. Anyone who treats themselves to any 12-month membership by September 8, 2024 will get 2 months extra. This apparently doesn’t just apply to new customers.
Anyone who has an existing subscription can extend it manually, even if the current membership would end after September 8, 2024. Nintendo informs: “When purchasing a valid 12-month membership, a bonus code for an additional 2-month Nintendo Switch Online membership will be sent by email within 72 hours.” It is apparently about the time of purchase.
