Don’t forget to wish the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service a happy, happy birthday. The add-on turns three years old–known as the Triforce year–and Nintendo is teasing new stuff for members over the next year.
In a Nintendo newsletter (seen below), the company asks: “What excitement will the next year bring for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members? Stay tuned to find out!” Now this holds extra intrigue, since the company is about to launch a mysterious Switch online test soon. Only Expansion Pack subscribers were able to sign up for the playtest, which will take place October 23 through November 5.
Nintendo sent out this newsletter to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion pack members, containing the passage above. It teases new stuff for the service over the next year.
It’s unknown exactly what Nintendo is testing here. And Switch players chosen to check things out shouldn’t talk about whatever they see or do, sort of like a Fight Club. However, no one should be surprised if info does spill out once participants download and check out the “test software.”
As always with Nintendo, there is a lot of scuttlebutt about what this test could be about. Maybe GameCube games are coming to the add-on membership, but only through cloud streaming? Could party chat come to the Switch system itself instead of needing a smartphone app? Could a new entry in the battle-royale series join Tetris 99 and F-Zero 99?
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack was first unveiled in September 2021 before launching with Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games in October 2021. Just last week, a previously unlocalized F-Zero game came to the Expansion Pack library with F-Zero Climax. It was joined by another Game Boy Advance title in the franchise–F-Zero: GP Legend. The premium membership costs $50 annually or $80 for a family plan each year.
