Nintendo Switch Online Service Prices Revealed Nintendo President Kimishima tells Nikkei Switch online service prices.

Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima has told The Nikkei that the Nintendo Switch's online service cost users 2-3000 yen per year. This price translates into USD at around $17.50 to $26.50 a year.This new comes via Dr. Serkan Toto of Kantan Games, a Tokyo-based game industry consultancy. Toto stated that Kimishima went on to say that the yearly access fee for the Nintendo Switch online service would make it easier for Nintendo to offer continued support of online multiplayer and classic game downloads.

2) Kimishima says the yearly fees make it easier for Nintendo to support online features such as multiplayer or downloads of classic games. — Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) February 1, 2017

Kimishima also said that Nintendo is currently studying VR capabilities for the Switch. The biggest hurdle for Nintendo now is figuring out how gamers can play virtual reality on the Nintendo Switch for hours on end while still retaining the portability of the console/handheld hybrid.

3) He says Nintendo currently "studies" VR + will add VR to Switch once they figure out how users can play for hours without problems. /end — Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) February 1, 2017

While we haven't heard an official announcement from Nintendo yet, with this news in the air, we expect an official statement soon. The Nintendo Switch won't launch with this new online service. Instead, we'll get a preview of it during Summer 2017 for free, and the full service will roll out this fall.