Nintendo Teases an Exciting 2025 for Switch Online Expansion Pack Subscribers

Key Takeaways

• Nintendo teases exciting plans for the Expansion Pack tier of its Switch Online service.
• Subscription includes access to Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, and Sega Genesis games.
• Fans speculate Nintendo may add new cloud gaming features to the service.

Nintendo has teased fans that it has exciting plans for the Expansion Pack tier of its Switch Online service. The base version of Nintendo Switch Online was released in 2018, over a year after the console was first released, with the Expansion Pack tier added to the mix in 2021. The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack gives subscribers significantly more bang for their buck, bundling all the benefits of the base service with access to even more games and exclusive offers.

If one signs up for the Expansion Pack tier of Nintendo Switch Online, they get access to games from the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, and Sega Genesis libraries, as well as DLC for modern games. While the Expansion Pack tier was criticized at first for not giving subscribers enough value to match its significantly higher price tag ($49.99 per year instead of $19.99), regular updates have ensured that the service is now worth the price of admissions and then some. It looks like Nintendo has even more in store for Switch Online’s Expansion Pack, so subscribers should keep an eye out for more exciting announcements.

As spotted by GoNintendo, Nintendo recently sent out an email to Expansion Pack subscribers acknowledging the tier’s three-year anniversary. In the email, Nintendo said, “What excitement will the next year bring for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion pack members? Stay tuned to find out!” So, while concrete information on what Nintendo has planned for Expansion Pack subscribers is not available at the time of this writing, it does seem that there are some major things in the works for 2025.

Nintendo Teases Exciting Switch Online + Expansion Pack News for 2025

What excitement will the next year bring for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion pack members? Stay tuned to find out!

Nintendo has not confirmed any of its Expansion Pack plans for 2025, but we can make some educated guesses. For one, Nintendo is testing a new Switch Online feature later this month that could very well launch in 2025. What exactly the feature is has yet to be revealed, but the prevailing theory is that it has something to do with cloud gaming.

Another possibility, though one fans shouldn’t hold their breath for, is that Nintendo is planning to add GameCube games to its Expansion Pack tier. GameCube games have been rumored for Switch Online for ages, yet it’s never happened. Instead, Nintendo has remastered GameCube-era games for the Switch, and chances are it will continue with that strategy moving forward.

Of course, Expansion Pack subscribers should be able to look forward to new GBA, N64, and Genesis game additions in 2025 at the very least. New games are added to the Expansion Pack tier on a regular basis, with Banjo-Tooie coming to Switch Online on October 25. There’s also the fact that the next Nintendo console is expected to release next year, so maybe it will have some exclusives for Expansion Pack subscribers.