When Nintendo announced that the Switch would feature a paid online subscription model like Xbox Live and PlayStation Plus, it was vague on the details. We knew the service would cost less than the competition and offer some kind of subscription bonus, but the specifics weren't clear. Today, Nintendo filled in some of those details: starting in 2018, online services for Nintendo Switch will cost just $20 a year -- a fee that buys online play, voice chat and access to a "compilation" of classic Nintendo titles that have been modded for online multiplayer.Online multiplayer will be free until the end of the year -- probably because most of the features won't be ready until 2018. Voice chat will come in the form of a beta smartphone app later this summer, but the service's eShop discounts and classic game collection aren't poised to launch for months. What's going to be in that compilation of multiplayer-modded classics is also unclear, but at minimum Nintendo says it will include Super Mario Bros. 3, Balloon Fight and Dr. Mario.
Yeah but you still have to pay for it so that means its SHIT
What do you get for the 20?
Quote from: FatherlyNick on June 02, 2017, 04:44:32 AMWhat do you get for the 20?i didn't copy and paste that excerpt for no reason
a fee that buys online play, voice chat and access to a "compilation" of classic Nintendo titles that have been modded for online multiplayer
Awesome. $20 for a whole year is excellent.
Quote from: TBlocks on June 02, 2017, 10:14:18 AMAwesome. $20 for a whole year is excellent.No it's not awesome. I am entitled to have free online services and any online service you got to pay for is objectively shit even if it's proven to be better than a free service.
Okay this is pretty cool
Voice chat will come in the form of a beta smartphone app later this summer.
Dedicated Servers?
But has Nintendo fixed it's shitty online?
Quote from: Alternative Facts on June 03, 2017, 06:49:49 PMBut has Nintendo fixed it's shitty online?i mean naturally, the idea is that they'll use the profits gained from this to improve the servicewhich is not to say that they couldn't have done so with the money they already have, but whatever
pc games is free online
Quote from: Verbatim on June 03, 2017, 06:57:33 PMQuote from: Alternative Facts on June 03, 2017, 06:49:49 PMBut has Nintendo fixed it's shitty online?i mean naturally, the idea is that they'll use the profits gained from this to improve the servicewhich is not to say that they couldn't have done so with the money they already have, but whateverYeah, it's really bad marketing to (essentially) say "Pay $20 for a bad service and we'll make it better afterward!", while sitting in a money-filled room counting their benjamins.
i'm rather forgiving
Nintendo Switch paid online service delayed to 2018; will be $20 a year
