Online multiplayer is free on Nintendo Switch and it'll remain that way until September 2018. That's when Nintendo plans to finally launch its subscription-based online service for the system.
#NintendoSwitch Online will launch in September 2018! pic.twitter.com/h3Rpeyymsx
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 1, 2018
Aside from the updated launch window, the company didn't share any new details -- though it sounds like we'll hear more specifics soon enough. As previously detailed, Nintendo Switch Online will grant access to online multiplayer, the Switch app, the so-called "Classic Game Selection" with added online play, and eShop deals. Subscriptions to the service will run $4 per month, or $20 per year.
I'll be curious to see what, if anything, changes as Nintendo talks details leading up to September. You also have to wonder what big-name game might potentially coincide with the service's rollout.
Worth noting: even once the paid service is live, you'll still be able to use the eShop, register and manage friends, share screens to social media, and use the parental controls app without a sub.
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