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Nintendo Switch Online lets you play online multiplayer with a Switch or Switch 2, and it also offers a slew of free games, including one of the most valuable games for the Nintendo GameCube.
That is if you have the right membership.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is the newest game added to the Nintendo Switch Online and Expansion Pack tier, according to a post from Nintendo on Thursday. Originally released in 2005, Path of Radiance was the only Fire Emblem game to be released on the GameCube. Fans of the series consider it to be one of the best games in the franchise, and it's also one of the hardest to find since it was released late in the GameCube's run.
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Copies of Path of Radiance fetch a sizable amount on eBay, with opened games going for $150 and sealed copies going for more than $400. It's one of the few GameCube games published by Nintendo that sells for a high price in any condition, according to PriceCharting.com.
How much does Nintendo Switch Online and Expansion Pack subscription cost?
The annual subscription price for Nintendo Switch Online and Expansion Pack is $50. The family membership, which can be used for up to eight Nintendo accounts, costs $80 a year.
What's the difference between the Nintendo Switch Online tiers?
The standard Nintendo Switch Online subscription costs $20 a year, and along with online multiplayer, it also allows access to a library of NES, SNES and Game Boy titles. For the higher price of the Nintendo Switch Online and Expansion Pack subscription, members get access to Nintendo GameCube games, Nintendo 64 games, Game Boy Advance games and Sega Genesis games.
Subscribing to either tier grants online multiplayer on both the Switch and Switch 2 consoles, in addition to access to GameChat, Nintendo Music, cloud saves and special offers in the Nintendo eShop. Nintendo Switch Online and Expansion Pack has the additional features of free select DLC and access to upgrade packs for certain Switch games, such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which will upgrade the Switch version of the games to the Switch 2 versions.
