We’ve been expecting you… for darn months. Welcome, at last, Nintendo Switch Online. It looks as though we can rest easy on that issue, though. What nobody was expecting, though, was a big fracas so early on about the included NES titles causing screen burn-in.
The smack-talk about the service has been reaching fever pitch lately, and hopes were… well, they weren’t sky-high, that’s for sure. Update, May 8th, 9:00AM : Added additional information from Nintendo with regards to the virtual console on the Switch.Now, nobody was expecting a smooth and flawless transition to Nintendo Switch Online. It's not quite the Netflix-for-Nintendo subscription package we've been waiting for, then, but it's a start. As for the subscription service, Nintendo says new titles will be added to the service regularly, though it looks like it'll be limited to the NES initially. “There are currently no plans to bring classic games together under the virtual vonsole banner as has been done on other Nintendo systems,” a company spokesperson said. To go along with this, Nintendo told Kotaku that it won’t be offering a traditional virtual console section of its digital shop, as it did with past consoles like the Wii and Wii U. There'll be 20 games at launch, with the following 10 confirmed: Other than maintaining the ability to play existing games online, the biggest reason to sign up for the service will be the library of NES games that Nintendo is adapting to the Switch complete with online compatibility and voice chat. Nintendo has confirmed that cloud backup for save data will also form part of the service, a long-requested feature for Nintendo consoles. Features like voice chat will continue to be offered through a smartphone app. The service lets you play games like Splatoon 2, Arms, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe online, which has previously been free. There's also a $34.99 option for a family plan that works across up to eight accounts.
The service, officially called Nintendo Switch Online, will go live this September costing $3.99 a month, with the price for three months set at $7.99 and one year for $19.99. Nintendo has given some new details on its long-in-gestation online service for the Switch.
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