Nintendo Switch Online
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The cheapest Nintendo Switch Online plan is Individual at $3.99/mo (US, verified Sep 25, 2026). No Nintendo Switch Online price increase is on record since 2022. Individual has cost $3.99/mo since January 2022. The last change was on Apr 1, 2026: GameChat on Nintendo Switch 2 stopped being free: from April 2026 it needs a Nintendo Switch Online membership.
At a glance
- Cheapest plan
- $3.99/mo
- Individual
- Since
- No change
- Individual: $3.99/mo
- Price increases since 2022
- 0
- None on record
Current plans
Compare Nintendo Switch Online plans
| Individual | Family | Expansion Pack Individual | Expansion Pack Family | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99/mo or Nintendo Accounts: 1 | $34.99/yr | $49.99/yr | $79.99/yr |
| Nintendo Accounts | 1 | “Up to 8 Nintendo accounts” | 1 | “Up to 8 Nintendo accounts” |
| 3 months | $7.99 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Online play | Included | Included | Not listed | Not listed |
| Classic games | Super NES, Game Boy and NES – Nintendo Classics | Super NES, Game Boy and NES – Nintendo Classics | Adds “Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Virtual Boy, and SEGA Genesis” | Adds “Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Virtual Boy, and SEGA Genesis” |
| GameChat | Included on Nintendo Switch 2 (“GameChat is included with any Nintendo Switch Online membership”) | Included on Nintendo Switch 2 | Not listed | Not listed |
| Nintendo Music app | Included | Included | Not listed | Not listed |
| Save Data Cloud | Included | Included | Not listed | Not listed |
| Free trial | “free 7-day trial” (not for Expansion Pack) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Nintendo GameCube classics | Not listed | Not listed | “Only on Nintendo Switch 2” | “Only on Nintendo Switch 2” |
| Included DLC | Not listed | Not listed | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass, Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion |
| Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade packs | Not listed | Not listed | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom |
| Everything in Nintendo Switch Online | Not listed | Not listed | Included | Included |
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Price history
What each plan has cost
- Individual$3.99/mo · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
- Individual (annual)$19.99/yr · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
- Family$34.99/yr · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
- Expansion Pack Individual$49.99/yr · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
- Expansion Pack Family$79.99/yr · unchanged since ≤ (start of record)
Timeline
Every Nintendo Switch Online change
2026
2 changes
- Got worsePay, got worse
GameChat on Nintendo Switch 2 stopped being free: from April 2026 it needs a Nintendo Switch Online membership
Was Free for Switch 2 ownersnow Membership required
- Got worseGet, got worse
Members can no longer buy Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers, the $99.98 pair each redeemable for one game
Was 2 games for $99.98now No longer sold
2024
1 change
- Got betterGet, got better
Every Nintendo Switch Online membership now includes Nintendo Music, an app for Nintendo game soundtracks
Was No music appnow Nintendo Music included
Questions
Nintendo Switch Online prices: common questions
How much is Nintendo Switch Online now?
Nintendo Switch Online costs $3.99/mo for Individual and $34.99/yr for Family (US prices, verified Sep 25, 2026).
When did Nintendo Switch Online last raise prices?
No Nintendo Switch Online price increase is on record since 2022.
How much has Nintendo Switch Online gone up since 2022?
Individual costs $3.99/mo, the same as in January 2022.
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