No I mean the names of some of the games that will have online, last time they just said NES and SNES games
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Nintendo Switch paid online coming 2018 ($19.99 a year, Dr Mario w/ online play)
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No I mean the names of some of the games that will have online, last time they just said NES and SNES games
If Nintendo charges 20 bucks a year for a full library of VC games on demand with online play for select titles, I would be more than happy to eat all the crow while enjoying such an amazing deal.
Same, but compared to the other services, I guess I don't mind paying $20 for an entire year.
Err, don't see that ever happening now lol
I think they previously said that they will drop the current games when they add more as a way to keep the online lobbies for these full. I guess I'm okay with that.
$20 per year is the right price for this. While I'm not exactly looking forward to it, I'll definitely put down the money as long as they have stable service.
I imagine there will be a lot of DDOS attacks just like Sony and MS get.
$20 per year is the right price for this. While I'm not exactly looking forward to it, I'll definitely put down the money as long as they have stable service.
I imagine there will be a lot of DDOS attacks just like Sony and MS get.
just need more clarification then we can get this duckroll party started
ribbing is the best
Skittzo0413
Member
It's pretty huge if the monthly games are permanent now, especially if you get 3 per month as this seems to suggest. Also recall they initially said subscribers would get exclusive discounts on new games too, so both of those offers for $20 a year really isn't bad at all.
BRSxIgnition
Member
Thing is, does ongoing mean the life of the subscription, or until they decide to stop offering that game?
Also, still needing to carry around an extra device for base features is still dumb.
Also, still needing to carry around an extra device for base features is still dumb.
I don't imagine Nintendo having many games worth it for online play. Will titles with online play launched before the service launches suddenly require it once it launches? I certainly won't do it for NES games with simplistic online features. Definitely taking a wait and see approach on this one.
Literally says that a trial app will come out this summer
It was announced in January.
Dr. Mario has had online multiplayer for the past several installments.
SMB3 has co-op. It will just be that, I assume.
ArchedThunder
Banned
I mean, it would probably start with one game and add one game a month.
Crap, I forgot about that.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
People are going to play $20 alone for the virtual console games. Jokes on yall this time Gaf
It does have a two player mode. The regular SMB3 levels are switching off between players after death, but it does also have a new version of the original Mario Bros. arcade game that you can trigger to gain control of the board where both players can play at once.
This. I still suspect that this means that every month you have a rotating group of three games and the previous months' go away.
Jawbreaker
Member
That would be so great a deal for $20 that I refuse to believe this is what they mean. I don't see them giving you access to their full VC library at that price. I'd be super happy to be wrong, though.
brandonh83
Banned
The price is right.
Seriously, something like that would be worth way more than $20 a year. We should be so lucky.
PapaEmeritus
Member
Parapraxis
Member
Ongoing, as in, every month you'll get a couple new titles and the old ones will be removed. I have no idea where people are getting the idea that the original plan changed.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Free games for $20 a year? I'm cool with that.
Since I'd expected this to be $25 initially going from that investor's meeting comment by Kimishima, I'm fine with the twenty-spot. Continued access and otherwise-free updates to stuff like ARMS and Splatoon 2 is probably worth it to me, even better if they're improving the weird-ass one-per-month model they were originally going with for classic game releases.
I'm curious about what the "select discounts" are going to be. I have a gut feeling they won't be terribly worthwhile but I'd love to be pleasantly surprised.
I'm curious about what the "select discounts" are going to be. I have a gut feeling they won't be terribly worthwhile but I'd love to be pleasantly surprised.
Does ongoing mean rotating or building cumulatively?
Well if you're paying $20 they aren't exactly free... but yeah.
a free year then 20$ for the entire year after? yeah, i'm fine with that. Xbox live and PSN were 50 a year for a long ass time before we even got ps+/game with gold
also, classic games with added online play? thats fucking dope, surprised people arent more excited about the possibilities hah
also, classic games with added online play? thats fucking dope, surprised people arent more excited about the possibilities hah
Anymore then $5 a year is too much.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Well there it is
brandonh83
Banned
Come on.
Deft Beck
Member
Paid membership will not stop trolls of any form. Something Awful's forums are a prime example of this.
Anyway, for those who think Nintendo's online service setup is strange, think of the primary demographics of the Switch in the domestic and international markets.
The domestic market (Japan) is full of mobage gamers who are increasingly unlikely to have a home console. Online multiplayer games on the 3DS were either played ad-hoc (Monster Hunter) or otherwise featured mostly canned communication options. Many online titles didn't even require any discrete communication between players.
The international market (the West, Asia, etc.) has more console saturation, as well as more people who are equipped with the necessary accessories (headsets, etc.) for online multiplayer. There are many more people who are used to services such as PSN/Xbox Live, as well as many people with smartphones, like Japan.
In short, Nintendo wishes to bridge the gap between smartphone-savvy Japanese Switch owners who may not be fully equipped for infrastructure online multiplayer, and Western players who are already ready for the experience. Nintendo is only as prepared as they feel they had to be, given their history with online multiplayer, and the pressure they faced to adopt its tenets.
Saucestin_Roast
Member
Sad that the classic titles are just going to be around for a month and then rotate out to a different set or just single title. Really wish they'd just open the library up.
StereoVsn
Member
That solution exists. It is called Bluetooth headset. It seems to work for Sony just fine.
I mean, to an extent, yeah. Defending it without explaining why you don't like the approach helps ensure that they don't improve/change it.
??? I mean Switch is going to be popular af my dude. How do you think they're going to keep their net running?
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Why 5 and not 0?
How long could they keep that going, though?
Wii U VC had 92 NES titles + 51 SNES titles, =143 total NES + SNES. Let's say Nintendo ends up releasing all of those games eventually, plus enough others to bring the total up to 180 NES + SNES titles.
Over the course of 3 years they'd give away the entire library at a 3 game a month rate, and within 1 year they'd have given away all games with worthwhile multiplayer, which seems to be the hook here.
Either they expand the free games with multiplayer to include other systems (GBA, N64, Turbografx), or they'll have to maybe start off at three games a month and slow it down to 2 or 1.
EDIT: Math fail.
ScientificPizza
Banned
you're wrong
I would hope co-op World play. That would be aces.