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[Zombegoast]

This really killed my hype.

 

[Anoregon]

If they are gonna charge for online it better be a fucking massive leap forward from their previous offerings.

Edit: I know it's not going to happen because it's completely against how Nintendo operates, but if they bundled some sort of Virtual Console access into a paid online sub that would be a good move. Treat the entire VC catalog as a subscription instead of ala carte purchases (of course leave the individual purchases as an option for those who don't sub/lapse)

Will absolutely not happen. though.

 

[metalslimer]

This certainly will be a system on par with others...lol

 

[etrain911]

Owning a Wii U and a 3DS XL, their online services are abysmal. That free trial is necessary because it will determine whether or not they actually deserve it with their god-awful UI and online infrastructure.

 

[Jawbreaker]

Fuck.

 

[kirblar]

Good, now they can offer services and quality.

Exactly.

You get what you pay for.

 

[TP]

LMAO

no, absolutely not

I'm not paying Nintendo a single cent for online play

 

[mdubs]

Ok but how in will we all be if they do VC PS+ style though

 

[LoveCake]

Not going to be worth £40 odd, already paying that for my Xbox and ps4.

The current 3DS and WiiU online needs to be a million times better.

 

[TwEE-N-Toast]

So 60 bucks to play Mario Kart? Geezzus Nintendo.

They better pull some amazing shit out of their ass tonight.

 

[Mesonak]

They basically had to do this if they want to improve the Online system in a meaningful way.

 

[Tagyhag]

Nintendo games never have online multiplayer anyways so I don't care.

This is my thought right now. It's still sad that the last of the big 3 has fallen for the paid service.

I'm really curious if they'll offer monthly games.

 

[Chris1]

This pretty much put me off the console. I doubt they're gonna offer a free games program either.

I'm also not paying to play Mario Kart online.

 

[R_thanatos]

You want me to pay ? Fine , give me a reason to subscribe awith some online games.

So far i haven't seen one.

 

[Crayolan]

I'd rather it be $400 than have paid online. Fuck that.

Guess I'm not getting any new Splatoon games.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Nintendo games never have online multiplayer anyways so I don't care.

Monster Hunter, yo

Literally the only reason I'm interested in the Switch is to play MH on a console. Now I gotta pay for the online? Fuck you Nintendo

 

[Zaventem]

If you think they were going to pass up on all that money you're delusional. Now everyone has come full circle, i expect compaines to actually try to improve their services.

 

[CambriaRising]

Which is why they're having a free trial.

I don't need a free trial to know that Nintendo has no idea what it's doing in terms of online.

 

[_woLf]

Uuuuuuuuuuuugh. Why

 

[Zubz]

Ugh. I hope they try now that it's a paid service.

 

[L95]

...aw man.

I wonder how much it'll be.

 

[Aretak]

Perhaps the service won't be a stream of diarrhea transmitted directly into your face now. As nice as the idea of free online is, what it gets you in reality is Nintendo's efforts to date and pre-Plus PSN (i.e. liquid shit).

 

[MrToast]

Wouldn't this risk the switch being more of a marketing bomb than the Wii U? On PS and Xbox, aren't you only paying to access to connect to the online services for mostly peer2peer connections? Does Nintendo host all their services within?

 

[Griss]

This is the worst possible thing they could have announced. I can't fucking believe this.

Free online was Nintendo's whole thing...

300 bucks PLUS paid online? No, no, no, no. That's all wrong man. That's all wrong.

 

[Tambini]

This is a real put off :\

 

[Ogawa-san]

Good, now they can offer services and quality.

That's like saying their online systems were downright embarrassing so far because they didn't have the funds to improve it.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Hahaha of course it is.

 

[Fantastical]

If they are gonna charge for online it better be a fucking massive leap forward from their previous offerings.

And offer a sizable selection of games to play online.

 

[texhnolyze]

Thanks, Microsoft!

 

[a916]

They won't talk about it yet?

They've proven in the last 10 plus years that they are completely incapable of doing an online infrastructure let alone one worthy of a subscription. Call me highly skeptical.

 

[Mooreberg]

Underwhelming news.

 

[demosthenes]

Exactly.

You get what you pay for.

Yup, that's all that was holding Nintendo back before :lol

 

[linkandzelda]

Disappointing, will wait for more details though.

 

[zeelman]

If you think they were going to pass up on all that money you're delusional. Now everyone has come full circle, i expect compaines to actually try to improve their services.

You're delusional to think the companies will actually improve their online services now.

 

[Sandfox]

I don't need a free trial to know that Nintendo has no idea what it's doing in terms of online.

Because it's impossible for things to change.

 

[Maintenance]

Zero reason to pay for shitty Nintendo online services.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Terrible. I wonder if they'll throw in free games to make it "great value" just like the other two services.

 

[JaseC]

It was only a matter of time. XBLG and more recently PS+ have made it very obvious that people will accept a paywall. That's a lot of money to be leaving on the table.

 

[ramoisdead]

Their online infrastructure sucks and they expect people to now pay for that??

Pfffftt.

 

[Frost_Ace]

Wtf.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Good thing it's having a free trial. They gotta really prove that the service is worth paying for.

 

[RibMan]

Bad surprise. Waiting to hear more about it.

 

[Strangelove77]

Hopefully it's significantly cheaper than the other two services.

 

[metalslimer]

It was only a matter of time. XBLG and now PS+ have made it very obvious that people will accept a paywall. That's a lot of money to be leaving on the table.

People aren't going to pay on top of those subscriptions for Nintendo's mediocre at best services.

 

[LordKano]

This is a dealbreaker.

 

[LegalEagleMike]

better be much better than what they have offered up till now.

 

[Jblanks]

Pass.

 

[funkystudent]

No online at launch.... wat

 

[Lo-Volt]

If the infrastructure really improves enough to justify it, it might not be so awful. But yikes. Also, what kind of pricing scheme are they going to introduce?

 

[-shadow-]

For what? No sales? No decent servers? No voice-chat? Yeah...

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Yeah I have zero faith in Nintendo