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 2, 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.

Additional Services include online save data backup, access to games from older Nintendo consoles, such as NES, SNES and Game Boy, and more.

Some users have been banned from all online services, including Nintendo Switch Online after hacking their consoles.