Don't sleep on this one — Nintendo just quietly dropped a free bonus month for anyone grabbing or renewing an individual 12-month Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership in the US before July 28th! It applies across both consoles, which means even if you already have your main setup, you can snag it by adding another year or redeeming a new plan. If you're on a standard Online tier and want to upgrade to the Expansion Pack, that works too — just activate before the deadline and they kick in automatically within three business days. There’s also some sweet regional variation: Australian members actually get two bonus months instead of one, so if anyone reading is down under, double down there!

The real value proposition here isn't just a free month; it's that everything is bundled together — multiplayer and GameChat for family communication (which Nintendo really pushed recently), access to the retro libraries including Donkey Kong 64 added to N64, plus Nintendo Music. I'll be honest: I used their music service more than I ever expected — a surprisingly good curation tool if you don't know better. Plus they just dropped firmware update 22.5.0 and keep adding games to the libraries monthly, so it's one of those subscriptions that quietly keeps paying for itself over time if you play retro titles regularly.

Source: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/psa-switch-online-plus-expansion-pack-limited-time-offer-adds-free-month-for-12-month-memberships-us