Nintendo aimed for a lower price point in comparison to PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold, as the service does not include the same range of features as these subscription services provide. Then-Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé explained that the delays were to ensure that the service was 'world-class', and had enough of its announced functionality available on-launch to justify its cost.

By June 2017, Nintendo pushed back the service's release until 2018, but did establish the pricing plans for the service, with an average annual price of US$20, depending on region. The service was initially planned for late 2017. Features announced included a companion smartphone app, as well as access to a free Nintendo Entertainment System game per-month.

Nintendo stated in its pre-release announcements that the system would eventually require the purchase of a paid 'online service' but that they would be available to all users at no charge until the service launched. The Nintendo Switch was announced in October 2016 and released on March 3, 2017. The service is Nintendo's third generation online service after Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and Nintendo Network. An expanded tier of the service, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, was released on October 25, 2021, and adds Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games to the library, as well as included access to paid DLC for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Splatoon 2. Nintendo Switch Online features include online multiplayer, cloud saving, voice chat via a smartphone app, access to a library of Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) games, as well as other promotions and offers.įollowing an interim period where Nintendo offered online multiplayer free of charge, the subscription service officially launched on September 18, 2018. Nintendo Switch Online ( NSO) is an online subscription service for the Nintendo Switch video game console. Suite of online services for the Nintendo Switch

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