Nintendo Switch Online Game List | Tiers Explained and Listed by Genre

This guide explores Nintendo Switch Online, a subscription service offering online multiplayer, classic game access, cloud saves, and exclusive deals. We'll cover membership plans, game lists, and other benefits.

Nintendo Switch Online Plans

Two membership options exist: Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, both with individual and family plans (family plans support up to 8 users). Use Ctrl/Cmd + F (keyboard) or your browser's "Find In Page" function to locate specific games.

Nintendo Switch Online Exclusives

• Online Play: Enables online multiplayer for select Switch games.

• Save Data Cloud: Securely backs up save data to Nintendo servers, accessible via the game menu or System Settings. Downloaded backups overwrite existing data; overwritten data is unrecoverable.

• Nintendo Switch Online App: Provides voice chat in online lobbies and game-specific features (e.g., NookLink for Animal Crossing: New Horizons).

• Exclusive Offers: Members receive special deals and content.

• Missions and Rewards: Earn My Nintendo Points by completing missions to redeem rewards like user icons.

• Game Libraries: Access to NES, SNES, and Game Boy games.

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Exclusives

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass: Features 48 remastered tracks and 8 new characters from other Mario Kart games (also available separately).

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC: Become a vacation home planner, designing interiors and exteriors for villagers. Includes new characters and unlockable items.

• Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion DLC: A single-player adventure with Agent 8, featuring 80 new missions and unlockable items.

• Game Libraries: Access to N64, Game Boy Advance, and SEGA Genesis games.