Nintendo Currently Offering 7 Day Free Trial of Nintendo Switch Online
Posted on December 09 2021 by Joseph Berlinger
Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Canada announced today that they will be offering a seven-day free trial for Nintendo Switch Online. Usually getting a free trial of the service costs users 100 My Nintendo Platinum Points, but that requirement has been waived for the duration of the promotional period. The offer lasts until January 30th, 2022 (which is fifty-three days away as of the time of this article). It should be noted that accounts with active Individual or Family memberships cannot sign up for the free trial. Also, a My Nintendo account is necessary to enroll for the trial. If you are interested in Nintendo’s online services but were uncertain if it is worth the money, now would be a good time to try it out.
Before you sign up, be warned that there is a catch. A form of payment, such as a credit card or PayPal account, is required to sign up for the free trial. If you don’t want to be auto-enrolled into a paid membership of Nintendo Switch Online, be sure to cancel the service before the seven-day free trial ends. Otherwise you will be billed for regular payments! This is an underhanded and unfortunately quite common practice on the internet. To be safe, it is wise to assume that any “free service” that asks for a credit card will wind up costing you money.
With that lesson in internet savoir faire aside, you can read more about the promotion from Nintendo of America’s recent tweet below:
For a limited time, get a free 7-day trial of #NintendoSwitchOnline without using any My Nintendo Platinum Points! Offer ends 1/30 at 11:59PM PT.
Learn more: https://t.co/Xh2XHEuGhO pic.twitter.com/t0FTWpFg4X
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 9, 2021
Do you think the services offered on Nintendo Switch Online are worth signing up for? Are there items in their catalog of streaming games that you are interested in? Let us know in the comments.
Source: Nintendo of America.
