Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3is now available exclusively on Nintendo Switch. It’s the latest in a franchise ofUltimate Allianceaction games designed to be played with friends. But, as with many games for Nintendo’s popular platform, going online can be a bit of a trick, especially for Nintendo Switch owners who may not have played a game online before. Here are the basics regarding how to playMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3online.
Before getting into the details, it must be clarified that online play inMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3requires aNintendo Switch Online subscriptionand a Nintendo Account. Creating a Nintendo Account is free and can be done by opening the eShop from the Nintendo Switch Home screen followed by selecting your user profile, “Link a Nintendo Account,” and then “Create Account.”
To pick up a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, once again go to the Nintendo eShop from the Nintendo Switch Home menu. Select yourNintendo Account. Select “Nintendo Switch Online” from the menu on the left side of the eShop. Then choose from the Membership Options to pick a pricing plan. 1 month of Nintendo Switch Online costs $3.99, or 12 months for $19.99. A Family Membership, which is $35 for 12 months, will give online access to up to 8 different Nintendo Accounts.
That takes care of the steps required outside of theMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3game itself. From there on it’s just a matter of finding the correct menu options in-game.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3’s multiplayer will allow players to play with up to 3 of their friends online, for4 total players in co-op. It can also be played at home via couch co-op. Playing co-op on the couch or online is as easy to do as the other, but online is hidden away somewhat. There’s no shame in getting lost inMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3’s menus trying to find it.
In order to play online with friends,Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3players need only click the “Co-op” option from the game’s main menu. From there, click the “Online” option and that will take you to the two options players have regarding playing online with friends:
That’s it forMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3’s assorted online options. Of course, the most challenging part of playing online is organizing a group of friends without a workable social system like the PlayStation Network or Xbox Live. Nintendo, in so many ways, still has a lot of work to do to bring its consoles into the online future.
Luckily forMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3players who are having trouble getting friends together, there’s an impressively robust single-player campaign with up to36 different playable characters to unlock.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3is available now exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.
