Nintendo Switch adds free downloads you've less than 48 hours to claim

Nintendo Switch Online is easily one of the cheapest major gaming subscription services out there.

One year will set you back just £17.99, or you can pay £3.49 for one month or £6.99 for three.

A seven day free trial is also available.

Of course, there’s also the slightly pricier Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion option which costs £34.99 for one year.

When you consider that 12 months of Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus will likely set you back a triple figure sum, it’s not bad value for money.

Nintendo Switch Online won’t permit you access to new titles but it does allow you to revisit a vast array of retro favourites, and I’m certainly not one to turn down a warm and fuzzy trip down memory lane.

Nostalgia is a beautiful thing.

The yearning for such a feeling may have led you to recently check out Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.

If you did and you’re a member of Nintendo Switch Online, you can now bag several bonus rewards.

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To celebrate the launch of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, a series of icons are now available to grab for 10 Platinum Points on My Nintendo Rewards.

This is simply the first wave of icons, with there being a weekly changeout from now until 14 August.

The first wave is well worth checking out though before it’s gone, with Mario, Kirby, and Donkey Kong all making appearances.

Wave 2 will unlock on 31 July, ending on 7 August, with Wave 3 rounding us out from 7 to 14 August.

Don’t forget that Platinum Points are very easy to earn. You can check out your My Nintendo account for an array of easy-to-complete missions which should reward you with points.