Is the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Worth It?
Nintendo has introduced an additional subscription tier for Switch owners who want to play online and take advantage of some additional features. So what does the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack include, and is it worth it?
The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack allows you to subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online and claim some additional features, including more emulation options and downloadable content (DLC) packs for select games.
A standard Nintendo Switch Online subscription costs $19.99 for 12 months (with monthly and tri-monthly subscriptions available at $3.99 and $7.99 respectively), plus a family option for up to eight account holders at $34.99 per year. The expansion pack costs $49.99 per year or $79.99 for a family membership.
You can subscribe to both of these services using your Switch by selecting the “Nintendo Switch Online” button on the console’s dashboard.
The expansion pack includes everything you get with a standard Nintendo Switch Online membership: access to online play, the NES and SNES apps for playing older titles, cloud saves, access to the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app, and special offers.
You also get access to additional features including Nintendo 64 (N64) and Sega Genesis emulation, plus DLC for two popular Nintendo titles: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. While access to the N64 and Genesis apps is gated to the expansion pack, the DLC packs can be purchased separately and kept forever.
When the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack was first announced it only included access to the N64 and Sega Genesis apps and the Happy Home Paradise DLC for Animal Crossing: New Horizons which launched a few weeks later. There were a handful of popular N64 titles like Mario
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