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First up is Urban Champion obvi.
Yes I'm talking about the paid service. It's going to be very unusual if some regions suddenly have to pay to play online when others don't. Or if some regions have to pay to play online and other regions suddenly can't play online at all.
I don't know, but the only place you can get official English information on the online service is NoA's Switch page, and it has that footnote disclaimer. The Europe site just says the paid service will launch "autumn 2017". There just isn't much information about this at all. Considering how they're not ready to even launch a paid service until later this year, it reasons that their infrastructure details might not be fixed either so maybe even Nintendo doesn't know.
* Nintendo Account required to access online services.
The paid online service will be available in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico only at launch.
* Online services require a Nintendo Account. Starting in fall 2017, some online services will also require a paid subscription. Paid online service availability may be limited based on location.
It used to say:
but now it says:
Googled still has the cache version
This is the one thing that makes it in any way make sense.i think frank has a really interesting take on this
On whether you lose access to each months game ends the month ends with Switchs paid online service
Reggie Fils-Aime: Correct. It means that essentially youve got access to that game for a period of time, and then after the month theres a new selection. Youll have the opportunity to buy it, but [after] that month weve moved on to another game.
I think it would be helpful maybe to step back. Because I think its important theres an understanding of the bigger vision. The bigger vision is that we are going to provide an overall online service, subscription-based, that not only will capture the multiplayer opportunity, but also the voice chat capability that were going to provide through a global app. We think that thats just as important as access to Virtual Console content.
The reason for that is, it continues to reinforce our commitment to online, and do so in a way that will enable the consumer to enjoy their Nintendo Switch and to still be able to play those connected experienceslike Splatoon, like Kart, like fill in the blankwhile theyre on the go. Instead of having some sort of bulky gamer headset, youll be able to do it right off your smartphone, put in your earbuds that you use for your standard mobile device. We think thats a pretty sweet solution. Thats part of the overall opportunity that we see in a subscription service.
http://nintendoeverything.com/reggi...assic-games-supply-concerns-3ds-here-to-stay/
snip... Instead of having some sort of bulky gamer headset, youll be able to do it right off your smartphone, put in your earbuds that you use for your standard mobile device.
This interview has been posted in the topic about the mobile app needed for voice chat. Reggie also gives us the hot takeaway as to why games are disappearing after a month as well...
It's all part of Nintendo's "bigger vision".
Regarding Reggie's quote in bold above, what am I missing? He's making it sound like the players phone or device with a chat app solves a headset problem, when the player should be able plug in their earbuds/mic/whatever directly into the Switch and not need 2 devices.
I don't get it, it sounds like hot air.
Why couldn't they let you just plug a pair of headphones with a mic into the Switch?
Instead of having some sort of bulky gamer headset
No, it does not make sense. Just by statistics alone, out of 6 games (2 per platform) that something like PS+ or GwG gives every month, there's more options to choose from. I'm very picky when it comes to games and I only download the games that I know I'm going to play, so even for me where I'm sure I'm the minority, I'm only downloading like 1/2 games every month. What if Sony/MS decided to give just one game a month? Rocket League! Sure, it's a good game, but I don't care about it. Spelunky! Loved by many but I didn't like it. Knack! lol.This is the one thing that makes it in any way make sense.
VC games, and most PS+ games feel utterly disposable. I tend to hoard them with little intent of really playing trough them beyond a quick jaunt down memory lane for a single hour or two, save for maybe acouple exceptions.
If they are adding online to some of these, what are the chances of you having a substantial Super Mario Kart online community 6 months down the line? Probably pretty minimal.
But if you treat these like limited events like the Splatoon Splatfest or the Hitman Elusive Targets, for a brief period, you can rally your community around a single game for a period of time to make it something special.
While I think this method will still be incredibly awkward and could easily sour some people if you have a string of bad games, I can also see the ideal version of how this could go and don't think it's without merit.
http://nintendoeverything.com/reggi...assic-games-supply-concerns-3ds-here-to-stay/
This interview has been posted in the topic about the mobile app needed for voice chat. Reggie also gives us the hot takeaway as to why games are disappearing after a month as well...
It's all part of Nintendo's "bigger vision".
But no 3D? Sad!First up is Urban Champion obvi.
This is truly odd. I just don't get it lol.
So I have to instead of being able to have game and chat audio...I get to use my phone and only get chat audio?
What? Like... What?
"There's even some corn in it! Everybody likes corn, right?"To be fair with Reggie if your boss came to your desk, slapped a turd on it, and told you to sell it what would you say
"Look it stinks, but you have to understand it isn't as bad as like if he had eaten something stinky, and look you can use it to like prank friends"
Whaaaat? Why? This is probably the worst explanation of why online is going to be paid I could have ever imagined. We're going to offer less games than every other service, you end up owning nothing and we can't even offer voice chat as part of the console itself! Come on Nintendo.http://nintendoeverything.com/reggi...assic-games-supply-concerns-3ds-here-to-stay/
This interview has been posted in the topic about the mobile app needed for voice chat. Reggie also gives us the hot takeaway as to why games are disappearing after a month as well...
It's all part of Nintendo's "bigger vision".
http://nintendoeverything.com/reggi...assic-games-supply-concerns-3ds-here-to-stay/
This interview has been posted in the topic about the mobile app needed for voice chat. Reggie also gives us the hot takeaway as to why games are disappearing after a month as well...
It's all part of Nintendo's "bigger vision".
To be fair, I've been using Skype to talk to my buddy while we game for years. It's much better sound quality, and I don't need to talk to anyone else in game.
That said, I can't imagine why we'd stop using skype in favour of the Nintendo app.
Had Nintendo gone for a Sega Channel Lite and had, say, 5 NES and 5 SNES games rotating every month, I would have been fully on board.
1 seems like a slap in the face, online multiplayer or no.
It only being available for a month is pretty stupid tbh
This is the one thing that makes it in any way make sense.
VC games, and most PS+ games feel utterly disposable. I tend to hoard them with little intent of really playing trough them beyond a quick jaunt down memory lane for a single hour or two, save for maybe acouple exceptions.
If they are adding online to some of these, what are the chances of you having a substantial Super Mario Kart online community 6 months down the line? Probably pretty minimal.
But if you treat these like limited events like the Splatoon Splatfest or the Hitman Elusive Targets, for a brief period, you can rally your community around a single game for a period of time to make it something special.
While I think this method will still be incredibly awkward and could easily sour some people if you have a string of bad games, I can also see the ideal version of how this could go and don't think it's without merit.
http://nintendoeverything.com/reggi...assic-games-supply-concerns-3ds-here-to-stay/
This interview has been posted in the topic about the mobile app needed for voice chat. Reggie also gives us the hot takeaway as to why games are disappearing after a month as well...
It's all part of Nintendo's "bigger vision".