Nintendo Really Wants You to Download the ‘Splatoon 3’ Demo

While the 12-hour demo will certainly be exciting for Splatoon fans and those interested in the game, there’s one benefit many Nintendo Switch owners need to know about: Since the Splatoon demo requires a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to play it, Nintendo is offering a seven-day free trial for the service to anyone who enters the demo. The best part is, you aren’t excluded if you’ve redeemed a free trial in the past: Everyone is eligible for this promotion.

All you need to do is download the Splatoon 3: Splatfest World Premiere demo from the Nintendo eShop on your Switch. When you do, you’ll receive an email with a code to redeem your free trial of Nintendo Switch Online. This code is valid starting Aug. 25. While the 12-hour demo doesn’t start until Aug. 27, a tutorial for Splatoon 3 will launch Aug. 25. You don’t need to redeem the trial right away, either: Nintendo will give you until 11:59 p.m. PT on Aug. 31 to do so.

No matter when you redeem it, you’ll have one full week of Nintendo Switch Online at your disposal. You;ll have free-to-play access to a ton of old Super Nintendo and NES titles, and if you have any games with online capabilities, this will be your chance to check them out. (May I suggest going head-to-head with strangers in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?)