Nintendo Switch Online

Nintendo Switch Online or simply NSO is an online subscription service for the. The online service launched roughly over a year after the release of the Nintendo Switch on September 18, 2018. The online service includes a library of legacy software releases which include Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games.

The legacy game library included with NSO is the successor to Virtual Console on past Nintendo platforms. Rather than buying the individual software, instead subscribers to Nintendo Switch Online can access apps to play any of the titles included in the game library.