Editing Nintendo Switch Online

'''{{wp|Nintendo Switch Online}}''' is an online gaming network and subscription service acting similarly to {{wp|Sony}}'s {{wp|PlayStation Network}} and {{wp|PlayStation Network#PlayStation Plus|PlayStation Plus}} and {{wp|Microsoft}}'s {{wp|Xbox network}} and {{wp|Xbox Game Pass}} that grants players online play for compatible [[Nintendo Switch]] games. Nintendo Switch Online launched on September 18, 2018, in North America<ref>{{cite|title=#NintendoSwitchOnline memberships will start on 9/18. You can sign-up for a 7-day free trial from Nintendo #eShop at launch! We will introduce more information during the Nintendo Direct on 9/13.|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1039877541790670848|date=September 12, 2018|publisher=X|language=en-us|author=Nintendo of America|accessdate=May 29, 2024}}</ref> and on September 19, 2018, in Japan, Europe, and Oceania,<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo|url=x.com/Nintendo/status/1039876899277692929|date=September 12, 2018|title=「Nintendo Switch Online」の正式スタート日は9月19日(水)に決まりました。正式スタート後は、ニンテンドーeショップにて7日間無料体験もご用意します。サービス内容については改めて「Nintendo Direct 2018.9.14」でご紹介します。|publisher=X|language=ja|accessdate=May 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=x.com/NintendoEurope/status/1039876932098314241|author=NintendoEurope|title=The #NintendoSwitchOnline paid membership service will start on 19/09. You can sign-up for a 7-day free trial from Nintendo #eShop at launch! We will introduce more information during the #NintendoDirect on 14/09.|publisher=X|accessdate=May 29, 2024|language=en-gb|date=September 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=x.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1039882590860259329|author=NintendoAUNZ|The #NintendoSwitchOnline paid membership service will start on 19/09. You can sign-up for a 7-day free trial from Nintendo #eShop at launch! We will introduce more information during the #NintendoDirect on 14/09.|publisher=X|date=September 12, 2018|language=en-au}}</ref> following a "free trial" period where [[Nintendo]] offered online services free of charge from the launch of the Nintendo Switch. It is the third online network service created by Nintendo, after [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] (which launched during the release of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' in 2005) and the [[Nintendo Network]] (which launched on January 26, 2012). To use the service, players must pay a subscription fee for a plan lasting in increments of one month, three months, or 12 months. A week-long trial period is available to use, after which payment will automatically begin renewing for the specified plan unless auto-renewal is turned off. The Nintendo Switch is also able to synchronize with smartphones via an application of the same name; this allows for online capability to invite friends to play online, set play appointments, voice chat with friends on online matches, and other game-specific features.<ref name="Switch 1.12.2017">Nintendo (January 12, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuC4YLLkqME Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017]. ''YouTube.'' Retrieved August 14, 2023.</ref> Subscribers can also find Nintendo Switch Online-specific news and information in an application of the same name on the Switch's home menu. Basic online features such as the [[Nintendo eShop]] and system updates do not require a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to access.