![]() It kind of feels like being in a first world country and looking at the problems in a second world country. Where every game is $60 and then you have to pay a subscription to play those games online. I'm assuming the service only acts as a virtual router of sorts making sure each person has a connection to each other.Īn i5 should easily be able to handle 4-8 people for this kind of task in a local environment.ġ9635119 said:So technically we are beta testing Nintendo's online service so they can turn around and charge us for it when they finally get it right?Īh, console woes. It's only a matter if time till some one reverse engineers the service and starts their own private service for themself and friends. Gamespy was free and match-making is really all Nintendo is doing. Prices really start adding up and thats if you only own 1 device.īuy each kid a switch and of course your monthly bill doubles if you expect them to be able to play against each other. $3-$5 a month for Nintendo "Something Something Pay Us Money" I would imagine most parents and for that matter most people don't like purchasing services with monthly fees. Game link cables are suddenly looking much more appealing. So technically we are beta testing Nintendo's online service so they can turn around and charge us for it when they finally get it right? We reached out to Nintendo to learn more about what's causing these problems and how widespread they are and will update this post if the company responds. But it's worth noting two things: Many games suffer from online issues when they debut, and the people complaining on message boards could simply belong to a vocal minority. Problems like this can harm the service's public perception before it's even officially revealed. ![]() (Many services offer one-month, three-month, or 12-month memberships, for example.) There's no information about how much it will cost, whether or not there will be dedicated servers for most games, or for how long a subscription will run. We also know that the online service will offer "exclusive deals," a free one-month download of an NES or SNES game, and access to a smartphone app used for team chats. Currently, the free-trial period, the paid service, and online play (for applicable modes in compatible games) will be available for customers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. After the free-trial period, most games will require a paid online service subscription from Nintendo in order to play online. Online play will be free for Nintendo Account holders until our paid online service launches in fall 2017. ![]() Here's what Nintendo said about its online service on its page for Arms: ![]()
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