Nintendo Switch Online: How much does it cost and what free games do you get?

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(Pocket-lint) — The Nintendo Switch has its own, paid subscription service which is required for online play.

However, not only does Nintendo Switch Online enable Switch owners to play many games online, membership offers a growing selection of free classic games to download, including Super Mario.

So here's everything you need to know about Nintendo Switch Online, including the price, family plans and what it has to offer.

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Switch Online is Nintendo's equivalent to PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold. It is a paid subscription service that gives you access to online multiplayer play for many games, plus other benefits and features.

You will need to be a Nintendo Switch Online member to play the vast majority of games online. You will still be able to play games such as Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in single-player or local multiplayer, but won't be able to compete against your friends over the internet if you don't have an active Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

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A growing library of Nintendo Entertainment System games are available to play at no extra cost. Classics on offer include Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 3, Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda.

Switch Online members also get the chance to play a selection of SNES games. Like the NES library, an increasing selection of Super Nintendo titles, such as Super Mario World and Mario Kart, are available through a free-to-download app. There are more than 100 games on both lists in total.

This effectively turns your Nintendo Switch into a NES Classic Mini or SNES Classic Mini.

From 25 October 2021, the service will also add classic N64 and, perhaps surprisingly, Sega Mega Drive / Genesis games. However, they