Topic: The Nintendo Switch Online Subscription Service Thread

I could not tell you personally about how it looks on anything, but barring a few N64 games that they had to slightly fix after release, they're on average considered to be better emulated than on past systems (I could not tell you how much better or everything that entails outside of not being weirdly darker like Wii U VC was).

The only full game is the online focused Tetris 99, outside of Pacman 99 which will sadly be taken offline in a few months. But they do have occasional game trials where you can download and play a full game for free for a few days.

You can only play older games with an active internet connection of some sort.

@Spider-Kev All the retro games on NSO honestly look great, including the GBA games that you've mentioned. I have a 55 inch 4K TV, but I would imagine they would look just as good on your projector. I never had a projector so I can't say for sure.

The silver (Nintendo calls them platinum) coins can be acquired by doing stuff like playing games online, playing a certain retro game on any of the NSO apps, and playing a game trial. The gold coins are acquired by buying games from the eShop, or by redeeming them from game cartridges. Though with the cartridges, the gold coins expire one year after a game in question comes out, so you'll have to redeem those before that happens. You'll always get gold coins from at least most eShop purchases, regardless of their release date.

Yes, as @kkslider5552000 mentioned, there's Tetris 99 and the game trials that you can check out with your NSO membership. There's also Pac-Man 99, you can still play that online for the time being until October comes around.

Those games do require the NSO subscription, yes. In the case of N64, GBA, and Genesis, you'll need the expansion pack sub. However, after booting them up, the console won't check for a subscription for a whole week. So for example, if you boot up the SNES app, and it says "checking if the software can be played" and it starts, you can play the SNES games without having to have an internet connection for one week. This is especially handy for when you're traveling or going on vacation, and you happen to have your Switch with you.

Hope I did a decent job explaining all that, and hope this helped!

@MarioLover92
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I'm kind of (not really, it is Nintendo) surprised that we don't get gold coins for the switch subscription. A handful every month would be nice, as it is a purchase. But only as long as subscribed

@Spider-Kev gold coins every month would be too good to be true. Those coins are meant to be saved up (or not) so you can get a game for free.

I dunno, I already played quite a bit of the original games, so the new GBA additions don’t cut it for me. I presume Amazing Mirror is next. I can’t believe I gotta wait two more months just for one GBA game

I haven't subscribe to the online service yet, there is one question, if i cancel the service after 1 year, all the downloads, will they be usable or they don't work is the subscription is cancelled.

Also is killer instinct available for download on the nintendo 64 download for the switch.

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@kms108 once your NSO subscription fully expires, you can’t play the respective games even if you downloaded the applications.

And no, killer instinct isn’t on NSO.

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It’s time to tilt and tumble it seems

Does anyone know how long you get on the n64 app?(switch v2)

That’s awesome

@DannyBoi

As long you are subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass, you should have access to all NSO content including all games available on the N64 app. Keep in mind, you are required to have an active internet connection at least once a month because NSO apps uses DRM that checks for active NSO membership to launch these apps. If you have not launched the N64 app in a month or more and you have no access to the internet, you will be locked out from the app until your NSO membership can be validated via internet.

It's insane how quickly Oracle of Ages has already managed to grab me by the throat when it comes to basking in that 2D Zelda goodness, it's only been out for a day and I've already put over 2 and a half hours into it and gotten the first two dungeons completed. The Zelda bug has well and truly hit me again and I couldn't be happier

@HistoricKombat
Which is precisely the reason why I want to straight out but then like Virtual Console games.

@GameOtaku

I agree, but Nintendo wants our money and does not want us to stop giving it to them despite being a loyal customer for almost seemingly forever, long since the SNES for me.

@HistoricKombat
The way I see it if they did as I suggested they’d just make more money catering to those consumers that don’t play online but want our own classic gaming library.

@HistoricKombat
Don't bother, the discussion is pointless and has been going on for years. The opposition to NSO by some is driven by ideology rather than logic. It's not about what's better value or what's more profitable. It's certainly not about whether or not the VC itself was good or not especially considering those purchases didn't stick between generations (or even within generations). It's not even really about the concept of ownership vs licence vs subscription

It's about some people being nostalgic for the Wii VC specifically to the point where they almost stake their entire identity on disliking anything that is not exactly the Wii VC model. They'd rather pay ~$22AU for every N64 game they want, ~$12AU for every SNES/GBA game they want and ~$7.50AU For every NES/GB game they want. Then do that all again next year for the Switch 2. Why? Not because it's cheaper... but because that's what the Wii VC was

@skywake
It could be improved so purchases can move between gens especially with the account system. Besides it just makes more sense to allow purchases to non subscribers. They are making money either way. I don’t see how allowing us to buy games we want would undermine the subscription service especially if you don’t want to play online.

@skywake

Oh, I don't want the old Wii VC back...the emulation was absolute garbage, it was not any better on Wii U, well aside from GBA from M2. NSO is much improved aside from the N64 at launch. Also, that Fire Emblem game for the series 30 Anniversary, the emulation was trash.