Nintendo Switch Online

Nintendo Switch Online logo

Nintendo Switch Online is a subscription service for the Nintendo Switch that includes online multiplayer, cloud saves, access to the service's mobile app, and access to Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games. The service launched on September 18, 2018;^[1] prior to its launch, online multiplayer on the Nintendo Switch was available for free.

An additional subscription tier known as Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack was released on October 25, 2021. It includes access to Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games, as well as the Happy Home Paradise DLC for Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.^[2]

Another update in March 2022 added the ability to create a personalized icon based on various Nintendo characters, frames, and backgrounds. These include Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers that celebrate their birthday in the current month.

Mobile app

Main article: NookLink

The Nintendo Switch Online mobile app features services for specific games, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons with NookLink. NookLink allows the player to view certain player and island data, as well as interact with the game.

User profile icons

An update in March 2022 allows users to purchase game-specific icon elements (divided between characters, frames, and backgrounds) with Platinum Points from the Nintendo Switch Online system app. An icon cannot be created without adding a character.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has its own special section in the system app, with each villager born in a given month being available as icons during that month. Characters cost 10 Platinum Points, while frames and backgrounds cost 5 Platinum Points

List of profile icon elements

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These icons are currently available from June 6, 2022 to July 4, 2022.

Characters
Keaton	Lucy	Filbert	Reneigh	Camofrog
Raddle	Zell	Peanut	Alfonso	Cyd
Walker	Cherry	Bettina	Scoot	Pippy
Maple	Roscoe	Tangy	Spike	Cookie
Sally	Graham	Sydney	Jacques	Tammy
Bluebear	Drake	Marina	Marlo	Deena
Kidd	Merry	Broccolo	Weber
Backgrounds
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Early summer on an island	Winter on an island	Green leaves patterns	Ocean wave patterns	Light-blue background with circle pattern, wooden bar on the bottom, and various silhouettes in between
Frames
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Blue background with white dotted band and a Coconut Tree icon on the bottom	Sea-green background with a triangle pattern band and an gray band	Green background with triangle patterns and a lime-green band	Brown background with white rectangular pattern band	Light-blue background with assorted pattern of catalog icons

These icons were available from May 1, 2022 to June 6, 2022.

Characters
Clyde	Mint	Roswell	Sylvia	Deirdre
Paolo	Tank	Ozzie	Curlos	Bunnie
Patty	Cherry	Ellie	Biskit	Canberra
Leonardo	Ike	Gayle	Pekoe	Olaf
Sasha	T-Bone	June	Colton	Peggy
Deli	Derwin	Bruce	Del	Renée
Purrl	Hamlet	Marcie
Backgrounds
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Late spring on an island	Late fall on an island	Green background with triangle pattern, wooden bar on the bottom, and various silhouettes in between	Green background with triangle pattern	Brown background with an white assorted pattern encased in two white triangle patterns
Frames
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Light brown background with brown rectangular pattern band and a music icon on the bottom	Green background with triangle patterns and a white band with orange triangles and outlines	Brown background with pink triangle pattern band	Green background with lime-green dotted band and a flower icon on the bottom	Light brown background with assorted pattern and a light black band

These icons were available from April 4, 2022 to May 1, 2022.

Characters
Cephalobot	Cashmere	Tammi	Eunice	Buck
Beau	Hopper	Rasher	Maelle	Stella
Shari	Punchy	Melba	Candi	Rocket
Vesta	Charlise	Piper	Pietro	Stu
Agnes	Phoebe	Miranda	Walt	Bertha
Kevin	Katt	Ava	Coach	Angus
Backgrounds
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Cherry blossom season on an island	Mid fall on an island	Green background with assorted pattern of catalog icons	Yellow background with flower patterns	White background with an golden assorted pattern encased in two golden triangle patterns
Frames
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Light brown background with brown rectangular pattern band and a clothing icon on the bottom	Green background with triangle patterns and a pink band	Pink background with a triangle pattern band and an yellow band	Orange background with assorted pattern of catalog icons	Brown background with orange band consisting of various triangles and music notes

These icons were available from March 1, 2022 to April 4, 2022.

Characters
Coco	Barold	Bonbon	Anchovy	Gala
Chevre	Molly	Zucker	Cyrano	Judy
Hopkins	Midge	Megan	Dotty	Julian
Doc	Cheri	Dom	Merengue	Hornsby
Faith	Elise	Paula	Axel	Skye
Billy	Celia	Louie	Fauna	Lolly
Baabara	Biff	Felicity	Klaus
Backgrounds
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Early spring on an island	Early fall on an island	Blue background, green bar with triangles on the bottom, and tree silhouettes in between	Green background with an white assorted pattern encased in two white triangle patterns	Orange background with various circle patterns
Frames
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Green background with white dotted band and a bug icon on the bottom	Green background with assorted pattern of catalog icons	Lime-green background with a triangle pattern band and an orange band	Orange background with triangle patterns and a dark orange band	Brown background with lime-green band