Summary of information about Switch’s Nintendo Switch Online service

The last of the three consoles, the Nintendo Switch, also started charging for online services. Nintendo Switch Online is the new name of the service, allowing online play with other Nintendo Switch players.

Wait, isn’t everyone already able to play online multiplayer games like Splatoon 2 on Nintendo Switch? Yes, that is a thing of the past. Starting September 19, only those who pay for Nintendo Switch Online will be able to continue playing games online. The paid online service was originally scheduled to launch in 2017, the same year the Nintendo Switch was released, but was delayed to 2018.

Nintendo Switch Online is $3.99 a month, $7.99 for 3 months, and $19.99 annually

Nintendo introduced Nintendo Switch Online, with its features, benefits, and price, but Nintendo fans weren’t pleased at all, as shown by the number of Dislikes on YouTube videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2MbclhRzmg

As we can see, Nintendo Switch Online looks quite simple compared to its direct competitors PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live. The ability to play online games is described as the main strength for you to pay. This is really like ‘rubbing salt’ on those who have been playing Switch games online for over a year.

More interestingly, along with the presence of Nintendo Switch Online, previous NES (four-button) games are also available on the Switch. This is a feature fans have been asking for since the Switch went on sale. A better feature is the ability to play NES multiplayer games online.

One of the highlighted features in Nintendo Switch Online is Cloud Save. This is a great feature that other consoles are adopting. However, it has a shortcoming. When the Nintendo Switch Online membership period ends, all Cloud Saves are deleted.

This is what is causing a lot of controversy, although it is a new feature, but for users on PSN, Xbox Live and PC it has been around for a long time: Voice Chat. It’s not a feature, but the way Nintendo introduced it made us laugh. To use voice chat in the game on Nintendo Switch, players not only have to pay for the online service, but also have to use a smartphone app (smartphone app) for them to talk to other players. Obviously, this solution is really inadequate.

You can read more about the Nintendo Switch Online service at https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/.