Nintendo Switch Online announced

[Pyro as Bill]

spemanig said:

Famitsu just confirmed that VC and this subscription model are not the same thing, rendering many points in this thread, mine included, invalid.

AKA Great new is no longer great news.

So VC is either years away or it's going to be another drip feed given that SNES games are still under construction. I think I'll avoid VC until Nintendo confirms they're permanently tied to an account.