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An online subscription service for the Nintendo Switch video game console.

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.

Following an interim period where Nintendo offered online multiplayer free of charge, the subscription service officially launched on September 18, 2018. An expanded tier of the service, Expansion Pack, was released on October 25, 2021, and adds Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games to the library.

Nintendo Switch Online site

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Can you play Nintendo Switch classic games without paying for the yearly subscription?

The only way I could find out how to get classic Super Nintendo games to work on the Nintendo Switch is to sign up for Switch Online. However, I want to keep playing those games without paying for them every year. Is it possible to purchase the…
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Can I get all the fruit types by visiting Random Islands?

I don't have a Switch Online subscription, and have no intention of getting one, so the only way (aside from physical LAN meetups) that I can get fruit that isn't native to my island is to use Nook Miles Tickets and visit random islands. This seems…
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How do I play Minecraft on a local network with multiple Nintendo Switches?

I would like to play local network multiplayer on Minecraft on the Switch. Is it possible to play with multiple people locally without a Nintendo Online Service account?
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Nintendo Switch Family Plan: Against TOS to add friends?

A friend of mine wants to crowd source the cost of a family membership. We are not in the same household, and I can't find anything in the TOS that restricts members to an actual household. Is there any specific documentation of Nintendo ALLOWING…
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Does online multiplayer require a Nintendo online subscription?

Does the online multiplayer for Overcooked 2 require a Nintendo Online subscription? I wasn't able to figure this out using the store description of the game, or on the game's website.
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Does the Nintendo Switch Online Family Group allow sharing of eShop games between accounts on different devices?

This is not a duplicate of Can you share digital games on Nintendo Switch like how it is for PS4 and Xbox One?, as that question was asked before much information was available about Nintendo Switch Online. This question is specifically about that…
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Unable to play FIFA 2022 online matches on Nintendo Switch

I've been playing FIFA 2022 on a Nintendo Switch, for many months, the game and console are updated to the latest version, I have a Nintendo Online subscription and inside the game, I am able to access other online functions, but matching people…
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Does every local villager need Nintendo Switch Online to play online?

If I own AC New Horizons, and have Nintendo Switch Online, it is a given that I can add/remove friends as well as visit other friend's islands. However, what I want to know is this -- if I do not own New Horizons (say another family members owns it…
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What does "SP" do?

I recently decided to subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online, so I can play the NES games included in the service. When I launched the NES Nintendo Switch Online app, I noticed that some games were listed twice, such as Metroid, The Legend of Zelda,…
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Can Spiritomb be encountered without a Nintendo Online account?

Spiritomb can be caught in the Crown Tundra DLC. It requires you to speak to 32 trainers online. However, I don't have a Nintendo Online account. Given this, is it possible to encounter Spiritomb by speaking to trainers online or by another method…
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Disabling switch online rewind function

I'm having a personal problem when playing NES and SNES games on the Nintendo Switch Online. I want to be able to say I have beaten Super Mario Bros, the Legend of Zelda, Super Metroid and all the other classics. Yet doing so with all these modern…
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What are the requirements to play Kingdom Hearts on Nintendo Switch?

The Kingdom Hearts series will come to Nintendo Switch. It will use cloud technology to make this possible, apparantly it's not the first game that uses this technology. What do I need to have except for a Nintendo Switch and the game to play? Do I…
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NookLink with a child account

I want to use the NookLink features in the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app with my child's account. When I sign in on the NookLink I see my adult account and the child. When I select the child account it says this cannot be used. When I choose…
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Does DLC purchased on a Switch OLED apply to linked Lites?

I plan on purchasing the Pokémon Scarlet/Violet DLC using the primary account on our Switch OLED. We also have two linked Lites whose accounts appear on both the main console and the Lites. Will the DLC be accessible to these non-primary users on…
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How to play Four Swords on Nintendo Switch Online?

I have a Nintendo Online Subscription and would like to play Four Swords after getting the Expansion Pass, however I only have one Switch and I heard that you need 2 people to play Four Swords like the original version. I was hoping that when it…
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