--- title: "Nintendo Switch Online delayed until end of 2018" url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/nintendo-switch-online-delayed-until-end-of-2018/" description: "Nintendo Switch Online, the paid online service for Nintendo's Switch, seems to have been delayed. That is made clear on the Nintendo Italy website." author: "Patrick Dankers" published at: "2017-12-27 12:30:22" image: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/nintendo-switch-online-uitgesteld-tot-najaar-2018.jpg" markdown url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/nintendo-switch-online-delayed-until-end-of-2018.md" --- Nintendo Switch Online delayed until end of 2018 | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters [![Nintendo Switch Online delayed until end of 2018](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/nintendo-switch-online-uitgesteld-tot-najaar-2018.jpg "Nintendo Switch Online delayed until end of 2018")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/nintendo-switch-online-uitgesteld-tot-najaar-2018.jpg)Nintendo Switch Online, the paid online service for Nintendo’s Switch, seems to have been delayed. That is made clear on the Nintendo Italy website. It was originally intended that this service would be introduced at the endof 2017 but it soon became clear that this could not be achieved. Then it long remained silent and now it appears that we can still keep using the online options of the Nintendo Switch. ## [](#the-reason)The reason What the exact reason for the delay is that is still unclear. It is of course nice that can still make use of the online services for free. But that will provide Nintendo the necessary time to come up with an appropriate reason AND finally give a clear interpretation of what the service entails. What we know is summarized here; Let’s face it, we still know very little. We especially want to know what is scheduled for the ​​Virtual Console of the Nintendo Switch. What do you want to know the Nintendo Switch Online service? [](#) [ ](#) > Generated for use by AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). > Generated: 2026-09-12 05:12:48 > Maintained by: NintendoReporters > Source: https://www.nintendoreporters.com/ > Contact: webmaster@nintendoreporters.com