Zomba13
Member
It sounds like there is a "game of the month" that people get to play for free that will then Switch after a month. And only SNES or NES games.
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Nintendo Online will be paid on Switch after initial free trial
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It sounds like there is a "game of the month" that people get to play for free that will then Switch after a month. And only SNES or NES games.
It's a wise choice as far as that goes. Put out your two absolutely most compelling online multiplayer experiences, and give people 3-6 months to see if it's worth it.
I need Splatoon 2 in my veins NOW, so they have, grudgingly, got my support, as long as it's in line with the competition's pricing ($50/year or so).
DrROBschiz
Member
They need to clarify this app shit
"Our new dedicated smart device app will connect to Nintendo Switch and let you invite friends to play online, set play appointments, and chat with friends during online matches in compatible games─all from your smart device."
RIGHT. Like this is some trash. Why the hell should I have to use a phone to do basic OS functions such as send invites, and invite people to parties? Vita had this all at launch. Nintendo better clarify/fix some of this crap...
M0nochromatic
Member
Well, with their track record, I'm sure they'll offer a suite of valuable services and top of the line features at a competitive price.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Wait am I reading this right? You have to use a smart device app to invite friends and chat with friends while playing online? Is this for real or am I reading this wrong?
Well that is one way to look at it.
paperspace
Member
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DiscoShark
Banned
The apologists in this thread are the absolute worst, acting like the bar for a good online service starts and ends with having a subscription while pretending that Steam and the entirety of the PS3s online network doesn't exist. It was especially blatant when we were still regularly seeing cross-platform releases with PS3 and PS4 coming out with one set to that arbitrary barrier of entry and the other not.
Nintendo can fuck off with this one, there's too much out there competing with the online digital subscription market to even consider it, and it brings down the product as a whole for me personally.
Nintendo can fuck off with this one, there's too much out there competing with the online digital subscription market to even consider it, and it brings down the product as a whole for me personally.
Pay Pay Pay
DrROBschiz
Member
I dont NEED their dumb app to do this with my phone
What the fuck am i paying them for
Zombie James
Banned
Visualante2
Member
Not worth segmenting your audience at that point. I'd guess $30-60.
Iriscomeback
Member
ffs, I'm not going to pay for two online services on top of my regular internet connection :-\
well good luck with that nintendo
Ghost is Bad
Banned
this service would have been state of the art 15 years ago.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Fucking hell, is this real life?
Smooth Operator
Member
Lmao the app thing required on your phone to chat with your friends. I'm done ahahah
ArkkAngel007
Member
They'll likely add more tof the catalog than just NES and SNES titles. Still a bit odd with the Classic out in the wild, and it doesn't offer much for longtime VC partakers.
Not being either, it actually works for me. But with them offloading all the online features to a separate device and little experience, I don't want to see more than 40/year subscription.
Edit: WTF, you have to pay for the app too? Please tell me that will get rolled into the subscription, because that's BS.
Not being either, it actually works for me. But with them offloading all the online features to a separate device and little experience, I don't want to see more than 40/year subscription.
Edit: WTF, you have to pay for the app too? Please tell me that will get rolled into the subscription, because that's BS.
It's fucking sad....
DrROBschiz
Member
Movalpolos
Banned
I did not see this coming.
ElRenoRaven
Member
I'm really wondering. You'll have to buy a fucking app on top of paying for the service just to do basic functions. I'm literally rolling. This has to be an extra early april fools joke. It just has to be.
plagiarize
Banned
So long as I get at least a couple of months of free online Splatoon 2, I will buy Splatoon 2.
SciencePilot
Member
Ah... this is really sad. I essentially never play online except for Pokemon. So paying for online will really not be a good value for me. We've had Pokemon for free online for 10 years now. What a way to ruin Pokemon.
friskykillface
Banned
Voice chat through phone? Holy wtf lol that can't be true
Someone make an third party mic or something lol
Was expecting paid online tbh , it's how Sony and Microsoft make a lot of their money
Should be 2 nes and 2 snes free per month if it's a rental
Someone make an third party mic or something lol
Was expecting paid online tbh , it's how Sony and Microsoft make a lot of their money
Should be 2 nes and 2 snes free per month if it's a rental
DrROBschiz
Member
Dude when i played Monster huntet on 3ds i literally used my phone with Mumble to chat with friends
What the fucking fuck
Cause its Nintendo, we dont expect them to make a Sony/ MS quality service
bennywhatever
Member
Hopefully it's something like $10/year. Not paying to play Monster Hunter online.
Visualante2
Member
And then as a subscriber you get 10% off! If you buy every game every month the savings pays for itself. On the plus side they're adding online multiplayer to these classic titles so they hopefully won't waste their time on shit titles.
DrROBschiz
Member
Between the paid online with nothing to show for whatever it might cost
And the high cost of the system and accesories
Go fuck yourself Greedy Nintendo
And the high cost of the system and accesories
Go fuck yourself Greedy Nintendo