What will happen when Nintendo switch online ends?

If your Nintendo Switch Online membership expires, you won't be able to access your Save Data Cloud backups. However, Nintendo will allow users who resubscribe within 180 days to access their previous Save Data Cloud backups. Does Nintendo Switch support local save data backups?
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How much longer will the Nintendo Switch last?

Nintendo's president, Shuntaro Furukawa, confirmed in an interview with Nikkei, and translated by VGC, that Nintendo will support the current-gen Switch until at least March 2025.
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How long until Nintendo replaces the Switch?

The Switch 2 rumor mill continues to grind. The original reporting on the Switch 2's release date pegged it for a fall 2024 release in time for the holiday rush. Now, according to sources speaking to VGC, Nintendo is telling publishers the console's release date is slated for Q1 2025.
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Is Nintendo Switch Online permanent?

If you purchase a Nintendo Switch Online membership, your membership will automatically renew for the selected price and subscription term unless you cancel it by turning off automatic renewal under Account Information on Nintendo eShop or in your Nintendo Account settings.
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Is Nintendo Switch at the end of its life?

While this is later than we previously expected, it fits in with an October 2023 interview with Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa, who reiterated that the company would remain focused on Switch until the end of Nintendo's current fiscal year in March 2024, and added that it would continue to support Switch with new ...
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Is Nintendo Switch going to be replaced?

Nintendo's next-generation console is slowly starting to come into focus. The Switch successor is slated for release in the second half of 2024, according to a new report from VGC, citing anonymous development sources. Some “key partner studios” reportedly already have development kits for the device.
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Is the Nintendo Switch declining?

Nintendo is squeezing sales out of the seven year-old Switch, shifting 13.74 million units in the first nine months of the financial year, a 7.8% decline on the same period a year earlier.
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How much does 1 year of Nintendo online cost?

Nintendo Switch Online: Individual - 1 month: $3.99, 3 months: $7.99, 1 year: $19.99. Provides a Nintendo Switch Online pass to 1 account. Access to online play. Full access to the Switch Online NES library.
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When did Nintendo Online stop being free?

Following an interim period which began with the launch of the Nintendo Switch where Nintendo offered online multiplayer free of charge and the launch of the Nintendo Switch Online Smartphone App on July 21, 2017, the subscription service officially launched on September 18, 2018.
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Did switch online used to be free?

Before Switch Online launched, Nintendo offered free online multiplayer for games like Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Now, you have to have a subscription to use the online features of first-party Nintendo games and most third-party games.
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Is Switch 2 confirmed?

A release in early 2025 could see the Switch 2 (which is not the confirmed name of the console) launching at the same time of year as its predecessor, which arrived in March 2017. Two of VGC's sources confirmed that they were developing Switch 2 games planned for early 2025.
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How much will Switch 2 cost?

Nintendo Switch 2 is generating buzz with rumors about being a more powerful successor. Expected features include an 8-inch LCD screen, DLSS support, DDR5 RAM, and an updated Nvidia SoC. Anticipated release after April 2024, with a speculated $400 price tag.
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Can a Nintendo Switch last 10 years?

The lifespan of your Nintendo Switch is 6–10 years if you take good care of it. You shouldn't have any wear and tear or issues with internal components before then.
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How long does a 100% Nintendo Switch last?

For Nintendo Switch Lite, model number: HDH-001, the battery life is approximately 3 to 7 hours. For Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, model number: HEG-001 [product serial number begins with "XTW"], the battery life is approximately 4.5 to 9 hours.
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How powerful will Switch 2 be?

It is said that the device will feature an Ampere microarchitecture GPU, a 128-bit memory bus and up to 16GB of LPDDR5 memory. Because of this, it is believed that Switch 2 could be above some of the Steam Deck specs.
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Is Nintendo shutting down online services?

Thank you very much for supporting our products. At 4pm PDT on April 8, 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end for Nintendo 3DS* and Wii U software. This also includes online co-operative play, internet rankings, and data distribution.
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Is Nintendo online $20 a year?

While the standard individual membership is $20 per year, the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership is $50 per year.
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Is GameCube coming to switch online?

A rumor suggests Nintendo Switch Online may add GameCube titles, expanding existing libraries from past consoles. Insider Pyoro hints at a GameCube app announcement in the February 21, 2024 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, but it's possible that remastered or remade games from this gaming era may be shown instead.
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Why is Nintendo charging me?

If you see an unknown charge from Nintendo, it is possible the charge was: A recurring payment for a service or subscription that you authorized to automatically renew such as a Nintendo Switch Online membership.
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Do I need Nintendo online?

A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to participate in co-op and competitive online features for many first- and third-party Nintendo Switch games, including Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ARMS, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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What does the 12 month Nintendo membership give you?

With a Nintendo Switch Online membership, you'll get access to online play in compatible games, an ever-growing catalog of classic NES™, Super NES™ and Game Boy™ titles with newly added online play, cloud backup for your save data in compatible games, extra features for the free Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app, ...
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Is Nintendo losing popularity?

While the Switch has surpassed 125 million units sold – it's officially at 125.62 million units as of March – both hardware and software sales for the platform are down. Hardware is down from 23.06 million units sold in Fiscal Year 2022 to 17.97 million in Fiscal Year 2023, representing a 22.1% decline.
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Will Nintendo keep making Switch games?

In an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei (translated by VGC), Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said the Switch will get new games all the way to the end of 2025.
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Are Nintendo's still popular?

The Nintendo Switch is now the third-bestselling console of all time, surpassing both the Sony PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Game Boy in total lifetime units sold.
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Are Nintendo switches worth it?

Put simply, yes, the Nintendo Switch is worth it. We'd heartily recommend buying one. Why do we recommend it? Well, firstly, there is no other handheld console out there to seriously rival it right now, giving Nintendo the absolute run of the market with its three equally cracking versions of the Switch.
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