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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 2,[1] similar to PlayStation Network on the PlayStation consoles and Xbox Live on Xbox consoles.
This subscription is required to access online modes in most games.[2]
Additional Services include online save data backup, access to games from older Nintendo consoles, such as NES, SNES and Game Boy, and more.[1]
Some users have been banned from all online services, including Nintendo Switch Online after hacking their consoles.[3][4]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nintendo Switch Online — Overview".
- ↑ "What online games can you play without switch online?".
- ↑ Petite, Steven (May 22, 2018). "Nintendo starts banning Switch hackers from online services". digitaltrends. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ↑ Doolan, Liam (June 17, 2025). "Nintendo Reportedly Banning Switch 2's Using MIG Cartridges". Nintendo Life.