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Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Nintendo’s Online Service

While Nintendo Switch has definitely been a success so far in terms of excellent game releases, it still lacks many of the features which its competitors hold as standard. Since launch, fans have been clamoring for a more substantial Nintendo online service, the details of which have recently just been announced. It’ll bring a slew of new features to Nintendo Switch, and is available as part of a variety of different levels of membership. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Everything You Need to Know About Nintendo’s Online Service

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Since launch, Nintendo Switch has allowed players to play games online free of charge. This is all set to change when the online service launches later this year, with games like Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. requiring a subscription to be played online. Nintendo has set a launch window of September 2018 for the Online service, though no exact timings have been announced. We’ll likely hear more details closer to the launch.


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