Nintendo Switch Online is a paid membership service that allows members to team up or face off online in compatible Nintendo Switch games, such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Members also enjoy a curated library of NES and Super NES classic games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, among many others.

To find out more about the benefits that come with Nintendo Switch Online, to view membership options and to learn about a free seven-day trial for new users, visit here.

With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, players get access to even more benefits, including a library of Nintendo 64 games with newly added online play for up to four players (additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode; sold separately), Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC and retro SEGA Genesis games.

Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions. To enjoy the 3D effect of Nintendo 3DS software, you must experience it from the system itself. Use Parental Controls to restrict 3D mode for children 6 and under.

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch 2:

• Lies of P: Complete Edition – Experience the complete journey of Geppetto’s puppet in this soulslike game optimized for the Nintendo Switch 2 system. In this tale, you are caught in a web of lies amidst a world of unimaginable monsters and untrustworthy figures. Your decisions determine your humanity – and the choices you made in the past ripple through the present. Whether you are comforting a soul in despair or seeking vengeance alongside the Legendary Stalker, every action shapes the narrative, leading to multiple endings. The collection also includes the haunting prequel expansion, Lies of P: Overture, alongside the base game in one seamless package. Lies of P: Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 is available today.
• Arcade Archives 2 TX-1
• Bubsy 4D + Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection
• Console Archives Doraemon
• EA SPORTS Madden NFL 27 Deluxe Edition – Available Aug. 10
• LEGO Party! – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
• Montabi
• OBAKEIDORO 2: Chase & Seek
• Spooky Spirit Shooting Gallery for Nintendo Switch 2
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered – Available Aug. 11

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

• Aery – Surreal World
• Angel Engine
• Aooni2
• Apocalypse ? No !
• Arcade Archives TX-1
• Blast Off! Summer Showdown
• CloverPit – Available Aug. 13
• EGGCONSOLE ELTHLEAD PC-8801mkIISR
• Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER -
• FixFox
• Gods With Guns
• Grizzy and the Lemmings – Crazy Party – Available Aug. 7
• Hololive Fantasy Battle
• JALECOlle Famicom Ver. ROD LAND
• John Fox – Available Aug. 7
• Limbot
• Love Spell: Written In The Stars (Starlight Edition)
• Mai: Child of Ages – Storms of Time
• Montabi
• OBAKEIDORO 2: Chase & Seek
• Pets Survivors – Available Aug. 12
• Pro Jank Footy – Available Aug. 12
• ROUTE16
• ROUTE16R
• ROUTE16TURBO
• Talespinner

Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics1:

• ZERO RACERS – Enter the future in this never-before-released racing title for the Virtual Boy system, which takes place 10 years before the turn of the 30th century. Compete for the highest rank in your machine of choice on courses of interconnected square ducts. You must maintain a rank within each lap’s specified range and finish in the top three to advance to the next course. Fly through Rapid Marks on each course to obtain RAPID and use that to give yourself a temporary speed boost! ZERO RACERS is available now for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members2.
• D-HOPPER – When prime minister Lexer stages a rebellion in the faraway land of Celestia and sends pursuers after Prince Dorin, the prince is cornered and ultimately falls deep underground. Now, having been rescued by fairies, it’s time for Prince Dorin to return home and seek four spirits who have gone missing from Faeron along the way. Leap and fly across floating floors and defeat enemies blocking your path to advance. When you locate each of the four missing spirits, you’ll be able to transform into a dragon that wields special techniques! This never-before-released Virtual Boy adventure game, D-HOPPER, is available now for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members.

DLC:

• Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass– Part 1: Bubbly Basin – The Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass – Part 1: Bubbly Basin paid DLC3 for the Pokémon Pokopia game is available now! Use the move Dive to make a splash in the new underwater town, Bubbly Basin. Grow watermelons with the help of Pokémon with the Water specialty, power bubble machines or activate streetlights using Pokémon with the Generate specialty and make buildings which float at different levels using buoyant blocks. Traverse a hole in the sea floor to explore the deep sea, all while discovering more Pokémon, new outfits, a power-up for the move Surf, and a newly added prepared food – smoothies! For more information, check out the extended trailer here: https://youtu.be/HltHYt_3sUs.

Game Trials:

• NBA 2K26 – From Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. PT until Aug. 13 at 11:59 p.m. PT, Nintendo Switch Online members2 can download and try the full NBA 2K26 games for the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems at no additional cost. If you decide to purchase the game during or after this offer, you’ll keep all your save data, so you won’t have to worry about losing your progress. Additionally, Nintendo Switch Online members can complete a mission and earn 100 My Nintendo Platinum Points4 just by participating in this Game Trial!

Nintendo Music:

• Stereo-scopic Sounds – Prepare to enter the third dimension! Tracks from five Virtual Boy games have been added to Nintendo Music5. Surround yourself with sound and jam out to tracks from Mario Clash, Galactic Pinball, Teleroboxer, Virtual Boy Wario Land and Mario’s Tennis. For more info, visit here.
• Fanfare for Worthy Fighters – Excited to enter the Heroic Games when the Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave game launches for Nintendo Switch 2 on Sept. 17? Warm up your sword hand with a special release of some tracks from the upcoming title on Nintendo Music before you adventure into Dagsion!
• Tracks on Tracks! – Don’t pump the brakes just yet! More Free Roam tracks from the Mario Kart World game have raced onto Nintendo Music. Enjoy even more memorable Mario Kart tunes with the Free Roam with Mario Kart 7, Free Roam with Mario Kart Tour and Free Roam with Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit playlists.

Activities:

• Tetris® 99 56th MAXIMUS CUP – Make a splash in the Tetris® 99 game during its 56th MAXIMUS CUP event! Nintendo Switch Online members2 playing the Tetris 99 online mode during the event period can collect 100 event points to unlock a new in-game theme featuring art, music and Tetrimino designs inspired by the Splatoon Raidersgame. The Tetris 99 56th MAXIMUS CUP event will run from 12 a.m. PT on Aug. 7 to 11:59 p.m. PT on Aug. 10. Additionally, there’s more Tetris 99 fun to be had with a limited time event happening until Aug. 16 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Collect in-game themes from past events for just 2 tickets each. If you’re playing Tetris 99 for the very first time, you’ll earn 10 tickets right away! 

1 Paid Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Purchase limits apply. Virtual Boy for Nintendo Switch 2/Nintendo Switch or Virtual Boy (Cardboard Model) for Nintendo Switch 2/Nintendo Switch are required to play the Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics collection of games. Accessories not available in all countries or for free trial memberships. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership required to access Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics collection of games.

2 Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms

3 Full version of game required to use DLC. Sold separately.

4 A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem points. Terms apply (https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_point).

5 Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Not available in all countries. Internet required for certain features. Compatible smart-device required to use app; data charges may apply. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms