Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Release Date and Price Revealed

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Update (10/15/21) – Nintendo has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will officially launch on October 25, 2021.

In addition, the new Switch versions of the Nintendo 64 and SEGA Genesis Drivers They are now available for pre-order for those who have a Nintendo Switch Online membership.

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Nintendo has announced that the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, which will give Switch owners access to N64 and SEGA games along with the Happy Home Paradise DLC from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, will cost $ 49.99 / year, a $ 30 increase from standard membership.

If you have other Switch owners in your family, a family membership, which can support up to eight Nintendo Account holders, will cost $ 79.99 for 12 months. No release date has been given other than the end of October.

The new pricing details for the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack.

The new pricing details for the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack.

For comparison, the current Nintendo Switch Online membership costs $ 3.99 for one month, $ 7.99 for three months, and $ 19.99 for 12 months. A family membership costs $ 34.99 for 12 months.

As mentioned above, the expansion pack unlocks access to N64 games such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, and Mario Kart 64; SEGA games like Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Ecco the Dolphin and Streets of Rage 2; and Animal Crossing: Happy Home Paradise DLC from New Horizons, which costs $ 24.99 alone.

Nintendo Switch Online members will also be able to purchase full-size Nintendo 64 and SEGA Genesis wireless controllers to play these classic titles as you remember playing them.

This news was announced on the same day as the last Animal Crossing Direct that revealed the Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 2.0 update that brings with it Brewster and his coffee shop The Roost, other fan-favorite villagers, Gyroids, Island Ordinances, and plus. along with the Happy Home Paradise DLC that lets you design villagers’ dream homes in a new archipelago.

Nintendo also shared that these updates would be the last major updates to the game that has sold over 33 million copies since its launch in March 2020.

As you wait for the release of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, be sure to check out our list of the 25 best N64 games of all time and our picks of the best Switch games you can play right now.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and in Twitch.



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