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Nintendo tweeted<\/a> this evening that their paid online subscription service Nintendo Switch Online, which has been delayed, will finally launch in September 2018. The service is said to cost $20 per year.<\/p>\n

This paid service lets Nintendo Switch owners enjoy online multiplayer gaming as well as a dedicated smartphone app that connects to your Nintendo Switch system and helps you connect with friends for online play sessions in compatible games.<\/p>\n

Subscribers will also get to download and play a classic game for free for a month, and will receive discount offers on select digital games.<\/p>\n

Please note that online multiplayer gaming will be free until the paid service launches in 2018<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nintendo tweeted this evening that their paid online subscription service Nintendo Switch Online, which has been delayed, will finally launch in September 2018. The service is said to cost $20 per year. This paid service lets Nintendo Switch owners enjoy online multiplayer gaming as well as a dedicated smartphone app that connects to your Nintendo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Nintendo Switch Online to launch in September","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1178,1530],"tags":[1386,1789],"class_list":["post-12977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nintendo-switch","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/nintendo_switch_online_wide.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-3nj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14425,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2018\/09\/nintendoswitch-online-launches-next-week-with-20-nes-games-and-new-wireless-controllers\/","url_meta":{"origin":12977,"position":0},"title":"Nintendo Switch Online launches next week with 20 NES games and new wireless controllers","date":"September 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Nintendo Switch Online\u00a0launches next week.\u00a0With Nintendo Switch Online, members gain access to online play and Save Data Cloud backup in compatible games, the NES \u2013 Nintendo Switch Online collection of classic games with added online play, special offers and a smartphone app with features to make online gaming sessions more\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/nes_switch_online_wide.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11795,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2017\/02\/nintendo-reveals-upcoming-nintendo-switch-nindies\/","url_meta":{"origin":12977,"position":1},"title":"Nintendo reveals upcoming Nintendo Switch Nindies","date":"February 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"It's hard to believe that the time has almost come and the Nintendo Switch system launches on March 3, this Friday! 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