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Pokemon Trading Card Game Pokemon Stadium 2 Switch Online

Pokemon Trading Card Game and Pokemon Stadium 2 are landing on Nintendo Switch Online today. The news was just announced during the latest Pokemon Presents presentation moments ago.

Remember that Game Boy games are accessible to all Nintendo Switch Online members. A membership to the Expansion Pack tier is not needed. However, you will indeed need that Expansion Pack subscription in order to access Pokemon Stadium 2.

Pikmin 4 icons Nintendo Switch Online

Original (7/20): Pikmin 4 icons are now here on Nintendo Switch Online tying in with the game’s launch.

New waves will be appearing each Thursday until August 10. Each set includes characters, backgrounds, and frames. The current icons include different type of Pikmin, the Oatchi, and more. Boot up the Nintendo Switch Online app on the Home Menu to access them.

Dragon Ball FighterZ Switch Online Game Trial

The next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial has been revealed, and members will soon be able to play Dragon Ball FighterZ at no extra cost.

If you’re a subscriber, the full title can be experienced for free. An Expansion Pack membership is not required. Save data can also be transferred to the full version.

Zelda Oracle of Ages Seasons Switch Online

Nintendo Switch Online just added a pair of Zelda classics to its service, as Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons have dropped. Both are immediately available now via the official Game Boy app.

Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons were previously announced for Nintendo Switch Online back in February. However, a release date wasn’t provided at the time.

Switch Online Expansion Pack member

Nintendo has gradually been looking to make the Expansion Pack tier for Nintendo Switch Online seem more appealing. Initially, the service only provided access to N64 and SEGA Genesis games plus the Animal Crossing: New Horizons DLC. Since then it has added GBA titles plus access to the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass and Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion.

This October, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will be around for two years. We’re curious – how many of you have subscribed to the service? If you have, what do you find to be the most appealing about it? If you haven’t, are you a member of the base Nintendo Switch Online subscription? Let us know in the comments below.

MLB The Show 23 Switch Online Trial

Nintendo Switch Online will be offering MLB The Show 23 as its next Game Trial in North America, it’s been announced.

If you’re a subscriber, you can access the full experience between July 7 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET and July 13 at 11:59 PM PT / July 14 at 2:59 AM ET. Any progress can be transferred to the full version. Also, an Expansion Pack tier membership is not required. Participating will net you 100 Platinum Points on My Nintendo.

Original (6/22): Starting today, Nintendo Switch Online members can access new user icons for the Pikmin series. This ties in with Pikmin 1 + 2, which launched digitally on the eShop yesterday after the Nintendo Direct, and with Pikmin 4, which releases next month on July 21.

Original (5/25): Starting today, Nintendo Switch Online members can access new user icons for the Xenoblade Chronicles series.

Icons were previously made available last year, but that was specifically for Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Now the entire series is being represented, including the first two games.

Fire Emblem Nintendo Switch Online

The next game in the Game Boy Advance library has been revealed for Nintendo Switch Online, with Nintendo bringing Fire Emblem to the service in just a few days. It will be available on June 22, 2023.

Otherwise known as Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, the GBA game will be accessible to those who are a part of the Expansion Pack tier for Nintendo Switch Online. We have some information about it below.

Switch Online app update 2.5.0

A new update was released today for the Nintendo Switch online mobile app, with version 2.5.2 being made available for download. 

The patch notes for this update are as follows:


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