Apparently, Nintendo does not just delete your cloud backups when your online switch expires

One of the most remarkable features of Switch Online is cloud storage, which allows you to access your game's backup data and recover it, even if your switch is lost, stolen or damaged. A Nintendo FAQ page has raised concerns that Switch Online will immediately delete your cloud storage if you have stopped paying for the subscription, whether voluntarily or not. Nintendo has now clarified that the FAQ statement is only partially true.

Switch Online will delete your cloud records if Nintendo does not receive a subscription payment, but the action will not be taken immediately. According to a response to IGN, cloud backups can be recovered up to six months after the end of your subscription. You will not be able to access your backups once your subscription has expired, but they will remain on Nintendo's servers for 180 days before they permanently disappear.

Not all Nintendo games support the cloud. Splatoon 2 and Dark Remastered Souls do not have one, and Nintendo has already announced that Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Pokemon: Let's go, Eevee! no more. Some other titles also do not support cloud-based backups, most of which are games in which players can use an online backup system to retrieve items that they have traded or return to a high multiplayer ranking. after a loss.

Paying for Switch Online offers you some benefits, including access to a library of exclusive NES games. 20 games are already available, such as Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, but nine more are planned for Switch end 2018.