One of the other selling points of Nintendo Switch Online, a freebie on top of the online gaming and free retro games, is the access to additional profile icons. Every week, Nintendo releases new profile icons that are exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online.

For its November update, Nintendo adds a handful of Sega Genesis games to its Switch Online SNES catalog for nostalgic gamers.

Three more Sega Genesis games have been added to the Nintendo Switch Online library: two classic platformers and a run-and-gun shmup.

In a dramatic move, the Nintendo Switch eShop is being shut down in China, along with all other online services. There's plenty of time before the closure, with the eShop shutting

Tencent on Tuesday announced plans to close all online services in China for Nintendo Switch by March 2026, without saying why. As compensation, all China

Nintendo will shut down the Switch eShop and all other online services in China by 2026. An official announcement from Tencent, which handles Nintendo's sales in China, gives a timeframe of March 31st,

Nintendo Switch's online services are shutting down in China in May 2026, with affected players getting four free games as compensation.

Nintendo has announced it will close the Switch eShop and discontinue online services in China in 2026. As compensation, Nintendo will offer Chinese players the opportunity to redeem up to four free games in the eShop before its permanent closure.