Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack pricing and membership breakdown
As announced last month, Nintendo Switch Online is finally adding Nintendo 64 games (along with SEGA Genesis games. But they will be offered through an expanded service Nintendo is dubbing “Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.”
This is basically the same service that has been offered but with the expanded library of games. And with this expanded library comes a more expensive price tag. Nintendo has finally revealed when Nintendo Switch Online will launch and how much it will cost.
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will launch on October 25. Here are the different pricing and subscription options:
Nintendo Switch Online vs Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Pricing
Individual Membership
Designed for one Nintendo Account Holder, this is best if you are the only one with a Switch in your household who plans on playing your Nintendo Switch Online.
- Nintendo Switch Online
- 12 months (365 days) – $19.99
- 3 months (90 days) – $7.99
- 1 month (30 days) – $3.99
- Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
- 12 months (365 days) – $49.99
Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that Nintendo will be offering anything less than a full year subscription to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
Family Membership
If two or more people are using Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, your most cost effective option is the Family Membership, which allows for up to 8 Nintendo Account holders.
- Nintendo Switch Online
- 12 months (365 days) – $34.99
- Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
- 12 months (365 days) – $79.99
You can change from your current to Nintendo Switch Online membership to a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership at at any time a pro-rated discount based on the number of days you have remaining in your subscription.
What’s included in Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack?
For such a hefty upgrade price, your getting access to a limited library of N64 and SEGA Genesis games at launch, including the recently announced Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise paid DLC.
Among the N64 launch titles are Mario Kart 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, Dr. Mario 64, Star Fox 64, and more. Additional titles are also planned to arrive in the future, like Banjo-Kazooie, Pokemon Snap, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Paper Mario.
For SEGA Genesis, some of the included launch titles are Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Streets of Rage 2, Castlevania: Bloodlines, Strider and more — with additional titles planned for the future as well.
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Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is quite a price hike from what Nintendo Switch fans have been paying — more than double the current cost — but puts the service more in line with other gaming subscription services like Sony’s PlayStation Plus and Microsoft Xbox Live Gold (both $59.99 per year). The addition of beloved retro games is a nice perk, but until the library is more fleshed out, I’m not so sure it’s worth the price increase right now.