Sign up for an available spot on an Nintendo subscription plan in your country. Each offer lists the subscription plan and the amount of your monthly payment, including all fees.
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Co-subscriptions are easy to understand, but it's a good idea to check how they work before you get started. Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Sharesub offers cost-sharing for all subscriptions that include a group plan. However, be sure to review the terms and conditions for sharing services, and avoid subscriptions from other countries: this may limit the available content or even block access to the account.
Your peer-to-peer transactions are processed in accordance with European regulations (PSD2): the identities of the organizers are verified, and payments are held for one month to allow for any refunds.
Members are free to leave at any time, but will not receive a refund for the current month. This allows the organizer to retain a higher participation fee, and the available spots will be moved to the top of the list to fill the group quickly.
No, most of the time, services are shared via an invitation link or an email invitation. You then join the group using your own username and password to ensure the confidentiality of your data. In the few cases where this is necessary, a secure manager is made available to you. You may also sometimes use a dedicated profile, protected by a PIN.
Online play costs money on all three consoles, but the number of accounts covered changes everything. Nintendo Switch Online is shared between 8 Nintendo Accounts, against 2 accounts on PlayStation and Xbox through the primary console. The comparison below covers the entry-level plans in the UK, converted to a monthly figure.
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In United Kingdom, Nintendo bills the family membership yearly: £31.49 for 12 months and up to 8 Nintendo Accounts. Converted to a monthly figure, that is £2.64 / month, or £0.33 per person once all 8 places are used. On Sharesub, a place costs £1.35 / month, fees included. Every price on this page is shown per month for comparison, even though Nintendo charges once a year.
Shared offer on Sharesub, for up to 8 members. The best cost per place when the group is full.
One place in a Nintendo group, all fees included, no commitment.
Nintendo offers three individual durations and two family memberships. Only the family membership allows real cost sharing: it covers 8 Nintendo Accounts for slightly less than the price of two annual individual memberships.
Online play was free on Nintendo Switch until 18 September 2018, when Nintendo Switch Online launched at £31.49 a year for the family membership. That price has not moved since, not with the Expansion Pack in October 2021, nor with the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025. Converted to a monthly figure it is still £2.64, or £0.33 per person across 8 accounts.
The family membership price has not changed since 2018, while PlayStation Plus Essential and Xbox Game Pass have both risen several times over the same period. Split 8 ways, it comes down to £0.33 per person.
Nintendo charges a single price across the euro area and adjusts it elsewhere for currency and local taxes. Here are the prices in nearby countries, converted to a monthly figure.
Nintendo almost never discounts Nintendo Switch Online. Reductions come from prepaid card retailers, around 10 to 15% on a 12-month card, and they only apply once. Sharing the family membership brings a recurring saving: the cost per person is divided every month, not only at sign-up. The 7-day free trial, meanwhile, can only be used once per Nintendo Account.
The most reliable option is the family membership, which covers 8 Nintendo Accounts for £31.49 a year, and splitting the cost between the members. On Sharesub, a place costs £1.35 / month, fees included, instead of £17.99 a year for an individual membership. Each member keeps their own Nintendo Account, save data and games.
Nintendo charges £31.49 for 12 months, which is £2.64 / month once converted to a monthly figure. Split between 8 accounts, that comes to £0.33 per person a month. It is the lowest online play cost per person of the three consoles. Nintendo still takes payment once a year: the organiser pays for the membership up front, and members pay for their place monthly on Sharesub.
A place costs £1.35 / month, fees included. You save around 49% compared with the price of the full offer. Payment is monthly with no commitment: you can leave the group at any time, and the current month remains due.
Yes. A Nintendo family group is tied to accounts, not to an address: the admin adds up to 8 Nintendo Accounts using their email addresses, with no requirement to live under the same roof or use the same console.
The base membership covers online play, cloud save backup, the NES, Super NES and Game Boy libraries, the Nintendo Music app and GameChat on Nintendo Switch 2. The Expansion Pack adds the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, Virtual Boy, GameCube and SEGA Mega Drive libraries, plus included DLC such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Splatoon 2. As a family membership it costs £59.99 a year, or £0.62 per person a month.
Nintendo offers a 7-day free trial, limited to one per Nintendo Account. You cancel by turning off automatic renewal in your Nintendo Account settings: the membership stays active until the end of the period already paid for, then simply stops. On Sharesub, payment is monthly and you can leave a group whenever you want.
Yes, the same membership covers both the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2, and it is required to use GameChat. The Expansion Pack adds the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrade packs for selected games, including the Zelda titles. One family membership covers both consoles for all 8 accounts in the group.
Sharesub adds a service fee to the price paid by members. It is already included in the price shown for a place (£1.35 / month). Payments are processed by Stripe, a licensed payment provider. As a financial service, Sharesub can verify organisers' identity and hold funds for the relevant period, so that a refund is possible if the month is not used.