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{{stubWIP}}:''This article is for emulation on the Nintendo Switch with Nintendo's official Nintendo Switch Online service. For online play see [[Nintendo Switch emulators#Connectivity|Connectivity]].''

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'''Nintendo Switch Online''' ('''NSO''') is an official subscription service for the '''[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]'''. Working pretty much like [[Xbox Live|Xbox LIVE]] or [[PlayStation Network]], it provides the user with access to online game play (except for free-to-play games, which aren't required), cloud saving, and a compilation of retro games divided into multiple apps. A monthly or annual fee is required, with the prices varying by type of plan, and Nintendo Account type (individual or child). Not every country has access to the service, such as Taiwan.

The retro game apps allow the player to emulate classic systems, using offering a selection of titles added by Nintendo on an irregular basis. Some systems are locked onto the more expensive Expansion Pack tier, which allows ; notably this includes the player to play additional systems for a higher pricewhich the emulators weren't solely developed by NERD.

'''The following list uses the internal title All of these were developed primarily, if not entirely, by [[wikipedia:Nintendo European Research & Development|Nintendo European Research & Development]]. Any relevant co-developers are mentioned in the emulator and then the systems emulated:'''description.;[[L-CLASSICS]] * ([[NES|Nintendo Entertainment System]] (also Famicom Disk System)*& [[SNES|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]):Based on the [[Kachikachi]] emulator that NERD originally created for the NES Classic dedicated console, with the obvious addition of SNES emulation. It's certainly not the most accurate emulation of either of these systems compared to the ''many'' third-party options, but it works well enough for all of the games on offer and the SNES app has a surprisingly top-notch netplay system.;[[HovercraftHiyoko]] ([[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Game Boy Color]])*:Unlike most of Switch Online's emulators, Hiyoko seems to have been made from the ground up specifically for the service. It can only run games in Color mode and doesn't support any [[Nintendo 64Super Game Boy|SGB]] enhancements, but otherwise it's very accurate and even does a good job of replicating the less common hardware for games that need it (exclusive to e.g. the gyro sensor for ''Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble'').===Expansion Pack)only===;[[HiyokoHovercraft]] ([[Nintendo 64]])*:Co-developed with [[Game Boywikipedia:iQue|iQue]] , and even based on iQue's notoriously imperfect N64 emulator for the Wii U, Hovercraft has a rather sour reputation as the most flawed emulator that Switch Online has to offer. Post-release updates have done a lot to improve it, but it's still not ideal and continues to draw unfavorable comparisons (also Game Boy Colordeserved or not)to [[wikipedia:Nintendo Software Technology|NST]]'s much-beloved N64 emulator for the Wii.;[[Sloop]]*([[Game Boy Advance]]):Co-developed with one of Panasonic's internal software teams, Sloop is accurate enough to [https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1624005571815899136 pass the AGB Test Cartridge hardware test] (exclusive to Expansion Packsomething many third-party GBA emulators couldn't do at the time of Sloop's initial release), and can even replicate the rumble feature of the GameCube's Game Boy Player for titles that supported it.;[[m2engage]]*([[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega Genesis]] ):Co-developed with the venerable [[wikipedia:M2 (exclusive game developer)|M2]], which has a long history of making first-party emulators and retro re-releases, especially for Sega. The Genesis games offered on Switch Online are mostly the same ones you'll find on other widely-available Genesis collections, but the Switch Online app is arguably the best official way to Expansion Pack)play most of them.

;Online play on older Nintendo consoles*[[Early Online Services]] (Including Includes services by Nintendo & for Nintendo's previous online servicesproducts)*[[Dolphin OnlineNintendo Network]] (Netplay on the WiiU & 3DS)*[[Wii_U_emulators#Nintendo_Network|Nintendo NetworkWi-Fi Connection]] (DS, DSi & Wii U)*[[Netplay#Nintendo_Consoles|Netplay on Nintendo consoles]] (Netplay inside emulators for Nintendo's consoles, this shouldn't be confused with [[:Category:Online_Services|Online Services]] though)

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