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[EventHorizon]

This is yet another strike against the Switch. The Switch is a secondary console to either an XB1 or PS4. That means is needs to be as cheap as possible. With the MSRP of $299 and now this, few people will consider buying the Switch as a Nintendo game delivery device.

 

[Bowl0l]

this can't be true wth

You probably missed the My Nintendo programme. People are being probed just to get themes and very tiny discounts.

 

[Azerare]

Ha if they want subscription money they should probably show a value first like xbox live and ps + did (which even i have a rough time stomaching down).

Hopefully they actually have a good infrastructure, no more friend code bs, and an actual voice party chat system.

 

[Poona]

I wonder what the differences will be between the paid and the free service.

What are they going to offer to try and show that a paid service is worth it? Wish they wouldn't even bother. Just keep your online free.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Would never pay for a shitty nintendo online service unless it's a monumental improvement and even then I likely wont as PS+ takes that budget for me.

 

[SolarPowered]

I don't want to pay for Sony or Microsoft's slowly improved online, but Nintendo thinks they have what it takes to get people after fighting online features and multiplayer for multiple generations? HA!

 

[Maintenance]

I wonder if Pokemon Bank is going to continue being a paid service after this? Can we even wondertrade?

Same question that I had. I expect it to be behind two paywalls, and no you won't be able to wondertrade. lmao.

 

[LukasTaves]

F*ing finally, now there's a chance it will be a decent service.

 

[Air]

This was a huge shock for me. It really made me cold on the rest of the presentation

 

[swit]

lol, I'm not paying shit for basic online capabilities. Never ever considered Xbox due to mmo like online fees. Didn't buy PS4 for this reason. That's just silly to me. And now handehelds too? Forget it, Nintendo. That's probably the end of console gaming for me.

 

[Mazzo3]

That news ruined my day I don't want to pay for that stuff.

 

[Mass Effect]

wow what? I can't even imagine Nintendo having a decent enough service to justify this.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Don't they even have a free game program with this?

This is going to bite them in the ass so freaking hard.

 

[Kaelan]

It's worth it iMO... but the online better be fucking state of the line. Thank god theres party chat, throw in achievements, streaming, taking pictures, etc. I want voice chat in every game. Like shit if we're paying for this I better see a huge improvement.

 

[paperspace]

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[Prototype Viktor]

Good, now they can offer services and quality.

That's what those other guys are doing! Nintendo to be different will offer only off peak online play!

 

[GoldandBlue]

Yeah....this really ruined the whole reveal event for me.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

Maybe their online services will be cheap like 30 bucks a year or some thing...

 

[Kenai]

I won't mind paying for it IF it's worth it. But it better damn well be worth it.

 

[Bowl0l]

I wonder what the differences will be between the paid and the free service.

What are they going to offer to try and show that a paid service is worth it? Wish they wouldn't even bother. Just keep your online free.

No messaging, no access to browser, no free to start games. Every game is offline only (no Wonder trade, no Pokémon bank)

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

What a bummer. I loathe paid online in any form...didn't think Nintendo would do this. This deflates any hype I had for Switch.

 

[Dr. Buni]

F*ing finally, now there's a chance it will be a decent service.

Yeah, right.

 

[Nzyme32]

Of all the companies to attempt this, Nintendo are the least likely to get my money. Their online services have been abysmal vs competitors and there is no evidence that they can maintain a trustworthy reliable service and policies. It will take them years to demonstrate this to me, so I am out.

 

[Kyne]

even they know they shit the bed with this. They are going to wait to start charging for it because they have no games at launch capable of utilizing it.

or really they just have no games at launch period.

:\

 

[norm9]

This only real affects splateoon.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Just realized I have to pay to play Pokemon online now.

I already skipped the past two gens due to the nickel and diming with the subscription cloud services being mandatory for transferring previous gen Pokémon.

Time to look into a gaming PC if I ever want to play online, I guess. 😡

 

[broncobuster]

http://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/

Monthly game download

Subscribers will get to download and play a Nintendo Entertainment System™ (NES) or Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ (Super NES) game (with newly-added online play) for free for a month.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

No reason for me to pay for this when they haven't even shown off what they're offering. I need action not words.

 

[VillageBC]

Yeah, I have a PC so this pay for online shit is just garbage. I kept PS+ around for too long since it gave me free games to try I normally wouldn't buy and used to be worthwhile to try things out. That service dried up and so did my money.

I'll wait and see what they paywall, but since I was interested in Splatoon 2 and now it looks like I'd have to pay to play. It currently looks like I'll be sitting this one out.

 

[RootCause]

I'm not paying for online play. Guess I'm out of Splatoon.

 

[Krammy]

So now that the conference is over, I can definitely say that I underestimated how much this announcement steamrolled my hype for the entire thing.

Thinking about it as the conference went on, and realizing I won't be able to enjoy Splatoon 2 or Mario Kart online really devalued the console as a whole for me, and what was looking like a Day 1 purchase has now turned into a wait and see.

Again, I understand why Nintendo did this, and it's probably the right move from a business perspective, but it's a still a goddamn shame to see it happen.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Notthe best move but region free is a good trade off, and VC news is yet to come

Lol, region locking affects what, maybe 1% of users?

This affects everyone.

 

[PetrCobra]

I wonder what they expect me to pay for. I have no interest in voice chat (which should be free in the first place), are they going to throw in "free" games like PSN+ or what? There better be a way I can pay with gold coins. I buy games, you keep my online free.

 

[Shaanyboi]

http://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/

Oh boy, one VC game a month!

Lol...

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

This was the most disappointing segment, and not even because of monthly pricing. They didn't explain what the paid online would improve, what their new infrastructure looks like, how it performs, what you can do, if you can share play and make parties, if purchases carry across account, if accounts are more like xbox/psn/steam style, etc. This is one segment I wanted the most info on but instead they focused on hype announcements more. I understand they were following suit from Sony conferences but it wasn't the right call.

 

[Combat Wombat]

Welp. It was bound to happen eventually. The service better be decent or Nintendo will look like an even bigger joke than they already do.

 

[Bad7667]

The only thing that will have me pay for online on a Nintendo console is a netflix like plan where I can play any Virtual Console game I want. Or say 5 free games per month that get removed on a monthly basis.

Other than that I can't see myself ever paying for online.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Jeff Gerstmann talking right now reading from the press site making it sound like you will need a separate phone app to chat, form parties and do game invites.

 

[Acerac]

This only real affects splateoon.

Mario Kart and Smash immediately come to mind.

I think it's safe to say we can see these titles on the Switch.

 

[Nilaul]

That online shit is horrible... a deal breaker.

Not paying shit for P2P.

 

[rpmurphy]

We can't stop this train, can we?

 

[Mikey Jr.]

F*ing finally, now there's a chance it will be a decent service.

Lol.

Yeah, sure.

Nintendo has to prove this. This conference didn't convince me at all.

 

[Shiggy]

Will Mario Party feature online now?

 

[Maintenance]

http://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/

for free for a month

free for a month

Basically a shitty PS+.

 

[Corronchilejano]

I mean, I usually only look for single player experiences. If I'm playing multiplayer on a switch, it's going to be local only probably so this doesn't affect me.

Spoiler

Watch me 180 in six months.

 

[Champion]

End of an era.

 

[hivycox]

Did they specified that you need to pay in order to PLAY online. I thought the paid services are other things...

 

[ronaldthump]

There are no games.

So you're paying to play ....

splatoon?

or

um

mario kart maybe?

 

[freeofgreed]

Yeah paid online has always been the biggest scam. I already hate paying for PS+, definitely don't want to pay another sub fee on top of that, especially when I know it'll be inferior. Plus the only online Nintendo game I want to play online is Splatoon and maybe Smash. I want to play Splatoon but not that bad...

 

[Beartruck]

Are they fucking high? Nintendo's online isn't worth it for free, and they expect people to start paying for it?