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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]].''
{{Infobox emulator
|title = Nintendo Switch Online
|compatibility = Varies by emulator
|accuracy = Varies by emulator
|version = 6.8.0 (<abbr title="Nintendo Entertainment System">NES</abbr>)<br>6.7.0 (NES<abbr title="Famicom">FC</abbr>)<br>3.79.0 (<abbr title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">SNES</abbr>)<br>3.69.0 (<abbr title="Super Famicom">SFC</abbr>)<br>1.67.0 (<abbr title="Game Boy">GB</abbr>)<br>2.1416.0 (<abbr title="Nintendo 64 International">N64INT</abbr>)<br>2.16.0 (<abbr title="Nintendo 64 Japan">N64 JP</abbr>)<br>1.0.0 (<abbr title="Nintendo 64 (18+ [R] rating in japan)">N64 +18</abbr>)<br>1.7.0 (<abbr title="Game Boy Advance">GBA</abbr>)<br>1.57.0 (<abbr title="Game Boy Advance Japan">GBAJP</abbr>)<br>2.6.0 (<abbr title="Sega Genesis/Mega Drive">GEN</abbr>)
|architecture = ARM
|developer = NERD
}}
'''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, offering a selection of titles added by Nintendo on an irregular basis. Some systems are locked onto the more expensive Expansion Pack tier; notably this includes the systems for which the emulators weren't solely developed by NERD.
==List of emulators==
All of these were developed primarily, if not entirely in-house (unless stated otherwise) , by [[wikipedia:Nintendo European Research & Development|Nintendo European Research & Development]]. Any relevant co-developers are mentioned in the description.
;[[L-CLASSICS]] ([[NES|Nintendo Entertainment 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.
;[[Hiyoko]] ([[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Game Boy Color]])
:Seems Unlike most of Switch Online's emulators, Hiyoko seems to have been made from the ground up specifically for Switch Online, unlike most of the other emulators hereservice. It can only run games in Color modeand doesn't support any [[Super 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 (e.g. the gyro sensor for ''Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble'').
===Expansion Pack only===
;[[Hovercraft]] ([[Nintendo 64]])
: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] (something 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(game developer)|M2]], known which has a long history of making first-party emulators and retro re-releases, especially for making multiple other official Sega hardware emulators. The Genesis games offered on Switch Online are mostly the same ones you'll find on other widely-available Genesis compilationscollections, but the Switch Online app is still arguably the best official way to play most of them.
==Controllers==
==Game Injection==
Currently, this method is only viable for users who have custom firmware installed on their systems (it is unknown if this method works on Switch emulators).
* [http://darkakuma.z-net.us/p/cave-database-manager.html CaVE Database Manager]: A tool that allows the user to create additional entries from external ROMs stored in the microSD card. It is not recommended to use pre-made packs that cover a whole romset due to the high chance of the app itself crashing (loading too many custom entries at once) and the possibility of duplicated entries through emulator updates (e.g.: Internal entry from the app conflicting with a user-made entry).
==Emulation of the service==
{{Main|Nintendo Switch emulators#Hardware features and peripherals}}
There was a service called [https://web.archive.org/web/20201103044650/https://raptor.network/ Raptor Network], [https://web.archive.org/web/20201103042150/https://yuzu-emu.org/entry/yuzu-x-raptor/ yuzu emulator once offered beta support] for Raptor Network. However, [https://web.archive.org/web/20240304181556/https://yuzu-emu.org/entry/yuzu-x-raptor/ this feature was later removed].
Currently, there is no [[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|preservation project for emulating Nintendo Switch Online private platform server service]], or any kind of implementation on the emulator side to connect official servers. Having said that, [[#List_of_emulators|emulators of the Nintendo Switch Online service]] supported by Ryujinx, suyu and yuzu emulators.
==See also==
*[[Preservation projects]]
;Online play on older Nintendo consoles
*[[Early Online Services]] (Includes services by Nintendo's previous online services& for Nintendo products)*[[Nintendo Network]] (Wii U & 3DS)
*[[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] (DS, DSi & Wii)
*[[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)
[[Category:Official emulators]]
[[Category:Online Services|*]][[Category:Nintendo Online Services]]
