Nintendo has revealed the price and release date for the upcoming Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription. This adds Sega Genesis and Nintendo 64 games to the tier and bundles access to the paid Animal Crossing New Horizons Happy Home Paradise DLC. The annual cost for an individual subscription is $49.99, and $79.99 for a family membership. Official launch of the service is scheduled for October 25th.
These prices are significantly higher than the regular Switch Online subscription which costs $19.99 per annum for a single membership and $34.99 for a family subscription. The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription tier provides the same benefits and perks as the standard Switch Online service, including online multiplayer, classic NES, SNES, and cloud saves.
The Expansion Pack subscription adds access to retro games from Sega Genesis and Nintendo 64. Today's pricing announcement also revealed that premium subscribers will get bundled access the Animal Crossing: New Horizons DLC for $24.99 (which is already on sale).
The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack will launch with several of the most loved N64 games such as Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time and Mario Kart 64. Future titles include Banjo-Kazooie and Pokmon Snap as well as The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask and Paper Mario.
Additionally, the higher price of $49.99 per annum puts Nintendo Switch Online + Extension Pack closer to other major subscription costs from Microsoft and Sony (PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold both cost $59.99/year, but with fewer perks that Nintendo's retro games offerings).
Updated October 15, 2010 at 10:44 AM ET: Added release dates information.
