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Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) - Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack

Nintendo now offers new membership plans called the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, which includes the Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC!

Find what you get in the Expansion Pack, all pricing plans for the different memberships, and the best membership plan for you with our guide below!

What's in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack?

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  • Nintendo Switch Online membership
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC
  • a library of Nintendo 64™ games
  • collection of SEGA Genesis games

The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack comes with the ACNH – Happy Home Paradise DLC, Nintendo 64 games, and SEGA Genesis games in its offer, along 12-month (or 365 day) membership to Nintendo Switch Online.

The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is set to launch on October 25, 2021! Check out the link below to get your very own subscription for the membership plan.

Why Purchase a Nintendo Switch Online Account?

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If you want to play online multiplayer with your friends, a Nintendo Switch Online account is absolutely necessary.

You also have access to more content like the Happy Home Paradise DLC if you purchase the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack! You get to have fun being an interior designer for your villagers, plus you have a ton of new items and reactions!

What Can You Do Online?

One Account for each Switch User

Keep in mind that a Nintendo Switch Online membership connects to only one Nintendo account.

If there's more than one user on your Switch planning to play online with friends, you'll need to purchase one account for every user, instead of just using one account per system.

How to Play Online Multiplayer

Expansion Pack Pricing Plans

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The Animal Crossing: Happy Home Paradise DLC alone costs $24.99 USD while the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack individual membership costs $49.99 USD for a 12 month subscription.

Which Plan is for Me?

Product Price
ACNH – Happy Home Paradise DLC $24.99
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
(Individual Plan)
$49.99
(365 Days)
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
(Family Plan)
$79.99
(365 Days)

An Individual Plan can only be used by a single user of a switch. This is the best option for a Switch owner who doesn't share their Switch!

If you share your Switch with others, or know people who want a membership, then the Family Plan is for you! You can share the membership with up to eight people.

Spliting the cost among equally among eight people would make it around $9.99 USD per user!

Do You Need Nintendo Switch Online?

Available Payment Methods

There are currently 5 methods for payment when registering for the Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

1 Credit Card
2 Nintendo Pre-Paid Card
3 PayPal
4 Nintendo Switch Online membership code

Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Subscription

Should I Get the DLC or the Expansion Pack?

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Keep in mind, players who get the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Happy Home Paradise DLC by itself will be able to play it whenever they want.

While those who pick the Online Expansion Pack can only play it for as long as their subscription lasts. You won't be able to play the DLC if you're not able to renew your subscription once it expires.

But worry not! The save data for the Happy Home Paradise DLC is stored within the console. So, it's definitely possible to continue playing where you stopped after getting a subscription to the expansion pack again or getting DLC itself!

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