Nintendo Switch Online

Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Chinese Switch owners were unexpectedly unable to access Nintendo Switch Online after purchasing it, encountering black screen and connection errors. This is because Nintendo’s voice chat is hosted on Google servers, and all Google services are banned in China. Nintendo is unlikely to do much, given the Switch isn’t even officially sold in China, but we’ll have to wait for more information.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 0 comments

GameXplain has put together a video comparing the emulation behind the new Nintendo Switch Online service and the NES Classic Edition. Watch it below.

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Nintendo has opened up pre-order for the NES controllers tied in to Nintendo Switch Online. Orders can be placed here.

Note that you’ll need to have an active Nintendo Switch Online subscription in order to be eligible. Furthermore, you must have a paid membership and a Nintendo Account.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The Nintendo Switch Online service starts this week. As it turns out, you can actually pay the initial fee using My Nintedo Gold Points, as an FAQ on Nintendo’s website reveals:

Can I use My Nintendo Gold Points to purchase the Nintendo Switch Online membership?

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

More and more details about the NES games included with Nintendo Switch Online are coming to light. The latest batch of information comes straight from the official site.

On the Nintendo Switch Online page for NES games, a couple of clips are shown. One of these confirms that suspend points will be included.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Nintendo is sending out emails to its customers about Nintendo Switch Online. Some additional interesting information has come to light about the NES games.

First, these titles are said to run in “HD resolution”. The same email also states that filters will be available, though no further details are provided.

Nintendo Switch Online launches September 18 in North America and September 19 in the rest of the world.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

Switch owners will be able to begin playing NES games on Switch when Nintendo Switch Online officially kicks off next week. How will that be done? Well, you’ll simply need to download the new Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online app.

Perhaps it’s not much of a surprise, but Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online will be a very small download. Nintendo UK’s website lists it at just 58.72 MB.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Nintendo UK has posted a new FAQ for Nintendo Switch Online that contains quite a bit of interesting information.

When your subscription to the service ends, cloud saves expire. Nintendo says explicitly: “Save data stored with Save Data Cloud cannot be kept outside of the duration of your Nintendo Switch Online membership.” On the other hand, NES save data can be maintained if you keep local save data.

Here’s the full FAQ:

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News, Switch | 0 comments

Nintendo has started to roll out a new update for the Nintendo Switch Online app. Version 1.4.1 is live on Android, and should be up soon on iOS.

The main highlight for today’s update is the addition of more supported software for voice chat. We have the full patch notes below.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Nintendo Switch Online will kick off next week with twenty NES games. But Nintendo isn’t stopping there, with new games being added regularly.

Nintendo has actually already revealed what’s in store for October, November, and December. Some of these include “special versions”.

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