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Nintendo Switch Online (or NSO for short), is a paid online gaming subscription service for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch 2]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Switch Online — Overview |url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Nintendo-Switch-Online/Nintendo-Switch-Online-Overview-1183143.html}}</ref> similar to [[PlayStation Network]] on the [[PlayStation]] consoles and [[Xbox Live]] on [[Xbox]] consoles.

Nintendo Switch Online (or NSO for short), is a paid online gaming subscription service for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch 2]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Switch Online — Overview |url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Nintendo-Switch-Online/Nintendo-Switch-Online-Overview-1183143.html}}</ref> similar to [[PlayStation Network]] on the [[PlayStation]] consoles and [[Xbox Live]] on [[Xbox]] consoles. It was introduced in September of 2018<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-12 |title="The Nintendo Switch online service is launching on September 18th" |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/12/17850516/nintendo-switch-online-service-release-date |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033627/https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/12/17850516/nintendo-switch-online-service-release-date |archive-date=2020-11-09 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=The Verge}}</ref>, roughly a year after the Nintendo Switch's launch. At which time, games that used to have their online multiplayer functions accessible for free were locked behind this subscription service.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-02 |title="Nintendo Switch online service pushed back to 2018 |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-switch-online-service-to-launch-in-2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124013853/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-06-02-nintendo-switch-online-service-to-launch-in-2018 |archive-date=2020-11-24 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=gamesindustry.biz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What online games can you play without switch online? |url=https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/what-online-games-can-you-play-without-switch-online/}}</ref>

~~This~~ subscription ~~is required~~ to ~~access~~ online ~~modes~~ in ~~most games~~.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What online games can you play without switch online? |url=https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/what-online-games-can-you-play-without-switch-online/}}</ref>

Additional Services include online save data backup, access to games from older Nintendo consoles, such as NES, SNES and Game Boy, and more.<ref name=":0" />

Some users have been banned from all online services, including Nintendo Switch Online after hacking their consoles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petite |first=Steven |date=May 22, 2018 |title=Nintendo starts banning Switch hackers from online services |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/nintendo-starts-banning-switch-hackers/ |access-date=August 16, 2025 |work=digitaltrends}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Doolan |first=Liam |date=June 17, 2025 |title=Nintendo Reportedly Banning Switch 2's Using MIG Cartridges |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/nintendo-reportedly-banning-switch-2s-using-mig-cartridges?s=09 |work=Nintendo Life}}</ref>

==Consumer impact summary==

==Incidents==

===Nintendo Classics subscription requirement===

Nintendo Classics is the product line in which NSO subscribers gain access to games from older consoles via software emulation. Subscribers can download applications pertaining to a particular console's library, and thereby gain access to the games for that console which Nintendo has approved for the service. While the games are installed locally, the selection of games available can be changed any time by Nintendo. The selection of games has expanded over time, but in some instances, games were taken off the service.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-28 |title=Nintendo of Japan announces title will be removed from NSO library, first time since launch |url=https://nintendowire.com/news/2025/02/28/nintendo-of-japan-announces-title-will-be-removed-from-nso-library-first-time-since-launch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228182428/https://nintendowire.com/news/2025/02/28/nintendo-of-japan-announces-title-will-be-removed-from-nso-library-first-time-since-launch/ |archive-date=2025-02-28 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=nintendowire.com}}</ref>

This is in stark contrast to the 'Virtual Console' service Nintendo offered for their Wii, Wii U, and 3DS consoles previously, in which individual titles were available for a one-time purchase and digital download.

== References ==

[[Category:Subscription-based services]]

[[Category:Nintendo Switch Online]]

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-Nintendo Switch Online (or NSO for short), is a paid online gaming subscription service for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch 2]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Switch Online — Overview |url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Nintendo-Switch-Online/Nintendo-Switch-Online-Overview-1183143.html}}</ref> similar to [[PlayStation Network]] on the [[PlayStation]] consoles and [[Xbox Live]] on [[Xbox]] consoles.
+Nintendo Switch Online (or NSO for short), is a paid online gaming subscription service for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch 2]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Switch Online — Overview |url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Nintendo-Switch-Online/Nintendo-Switch-Online-Overview-1183143.html}}</ref> similar to [[PlayStation Network]] on the [[PlayStation]] consoles and [[Xbox Live]] on [[Xbox]] consoles. It was introduced in September of 2018<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-12 |title="The Nintendo Switch online service is launching on September 18th" |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/12/17850516/nintendo-switch-online-service-release-date |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033627/https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/12/17850516/nintendo-switch-online-service-release-date |archive-date=2020-11-09 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=The Verge}}</ref>, roughly a year after the Nintendo Switch's launch. At which time, games that used to have their online multiplayer functions accessible for free were locked behind this subscription service.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-02 |title="Nintendo Switch online service pushed back to 2018 |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-switch-online-service-to-launch-in-2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124013853/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-06-02-nintendo-switch-online-service-to-launch-in-2018 |archive-date=2020-11-24 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=gamesindustry.biz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What online games can you play without switch online? |url=https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/what-online-games-can-you-play-without-switch-online/}}</ref>
-This subscription is required to access online modes in most games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What online games can you play without switch online? |url=https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/what-online-games-can-you-play-without-switch-online/}}</ref>
 Additional Services include online save data backup, access to games from older Nintendo consoles, such as NES, SNES and Game Boy, and more.<ref name=":0" />
 Some users have been banned from all online services, including Nintendo Switch Online after hacking their consoles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petite |first=Steven |date=May 22, 2018 |title=Nintendo starts banning Switch hackers from online services |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/nintendo-starts-banning-switch-hackers/ |access-date=August 16, 2025 |work=digitaltrends}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Doolan |first=Liam |date=June 17, 2025 |title=Nintendo Reportedly Banning Switch 2's Using MIG Cartridges |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/nintendo-reportedly-banning-switch-2s-using-mig-cartridges?s=09 |work=Nintendo Life}}</ref>
+==Consumer impact summary==
+{{Ph-C-CIS}}
+==Incidents==
+{{Ph-C-Inc}}
+===Nintendo Classics subscription requirement===
+Nintendo Classics is the product line in which NSO subscribers gain access to games from older consoles via software emulation. Subscribers can download applications pertaining to a particular console's library, and thereby gain access to the games for that console which Nintendo has approved for the service. While the games are installed locally, the selection of games available can be changed any time by Nintendo. The selection of games has expanded over time, but in some instances, games were taken off the service.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-28 |title=Nintendo of Japan announces title will be removed from NSO library, first time since launch |url=https://nintendowire.com/news/2025/02/28/nintendo-of-japan-announces-title-will-be-removed-from-nso-library-first-time-since-launch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228182428/https://nintendowire.com/news/2025/02/28/nintendo-of-japan-announces-title-will-be-removed-from-nso-library-first-time-since-launch/ |archive-date=2025-02-28 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=nintendowire.com}}</ref>
+This is in stark contrast to the 'Virtual Console' service Nintendo offered for their Wii, Wii U, and 3DS consoles previously, in which individual titles were available for a one-time purchase and digital download.
+== References ==
 <references />
 [[Category:Subscription-based services]]
 [[Category:Nintendo Switch Online]]