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[Bragr]

Launches on the 25th of October.

You can now order the controllers on their website, $49.99 per controller.

It will feature the Animal Crossing DLC included in the price, and there might be more DLC's to other games that will also be included down the line.

REMEMBER, the normal price for the normal Switch online is still the same. That will not increase.

This is the expansion pass pricing:

 

[CrimsonSquall]

Bomba

 

[Ellery]

So is the Federal Reverse still saying that Inflation is transitory?

 

[Bernd Lauert]

€39.99

A bit steep tbh.

 

[Party McHardy]

Good one, Nintendo.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Thats some serious bullshit. First of all where is our option to BUY these old games? Secondly, if you are going to be charging that much you damn sure should have more games that what is there now. Typical greedy Nintendo.

Not having a virtual console on switch sucks.

 

[tommib]

not good

 

[Hugare]

Pricey

At least PS+ and Gold offer some "new" games.

Some old games from NES/SNES/N64 era, eh ... I dont think its enough

But will be good enough for some people, I guess

 

[Punished Miku]

How does that work for AC DLC? That's really odd. Your sub runs out and you lose the DLC?

Depending on how that even works, it might not be the worst deal ever. Supposedly the AC DLC is $25 expansion, so if you get that the N64 games are $5 above that.

 

[reinking]

Pass.

 

[Bragr]

How does that work for AC DLC? That's really odd. Your sub runs out and you lose the DLC?

Most likely. Just like PS Plus games, I assume.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Nintendo can straight up go to fucking hell on this one. 5-10 bucks I could hold my nose on even if I didn't like the price increase. This? Now I'm considering just canceling my NSO altogether.

 

[Punished Miku]

Most likely. Just like PS Plus games, I assume.

Yeah, that would suck.

I'll have to have the low pay version for Splatoon 3 online, but that's probably it for me. The game offerings are hilariously bad.

 

[jaysius]

Jesus, I can't laugh hard enough... it's just I don't know how much harder I can laugh.

Thank you Nintendo for giving me my best laugh in weeks.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

I was happy to finally have a way to play Ocarina and Starfox again, but not for a $30 increase, lol. Ocarina is my fav game of all time, but it's been 20 years since I've been able to play it. I guess I'll have to continue to wait.

Thanks Nintendo. Btw, I would have happily paid $15- $20 a pop for some of these classics. Not like this though. I want to own these games not have you holding these hostage for $50/year.

 

[SoggyBiscuit]

How Nintendo can even begin to justify this monumental price increase is beyond me. What an absolute joke.

 

[MagiusNecros]

 

[Draugoth]

Fucking Absurd Pricing lol. Are they trying to imitate the game pass model with the free AC DLC included?

 

[Bernd Lauert]

 

[Majukun]

basically it's a service for geting the usual nintendo games expansions and yiou get n64 and genesis games as a bonus..problem is, there are not enough nintendo games and not enough dlc for them coming to cover for the 30 euros more each and every month...so i fail to see the value proposition

 

[Synless]

I buy a lot of Nintendo shit, and I mean a lot. This is not something I will be buying.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Had to do a double take on that price. Fucking Nintendo.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

basically it's a service for geting the usual nintendo games expansions and yiou get n64 and genesis games as a bonus..problem is, there are not enough nintendo games and not enough dlc for them coming to cover for the 30 euros more each and every month...so i fail to see the value proposition

The value proposition is if you wanted to have the AC DLC anyway (it's 25 bucks to buy) and are interested in the N64 stuff it looks like an okay deal. But if you're not into AC this is kinda trash. And you lose access to the DLC once you unsubscribe so...

 

[Bragr]

Note, It's likely more DLC like Smash DLC or BOTW DLC will be included. They will likely add a lot more value to this soon, and I suspect they will announce more in a week or 2.

 

[Tg89]

Did they say when we can buy the N64 controller?

 

[Esppiral]

I remember back then when people said that Nintendo wouldn't patch their games because they release in a perfect state, they wouldn't sell DLC and they wouldn't charge to play online... Ohh the memories so much innocence.

 

[Punished Miku]

The value proposition is if you wanted to have the AC DLC anyway (it's 25 bucks to buy) and are interested in the N64 stuff it looks like an okay deal. But if you're not into AC this is kinda trash. And you lose access to the DLC once you unsubscribe so...

If you kept the DLC it'd be a solid deal actually. Even if they only do 1 expansion a year.

We had Xenoblade 2, Splatoon 2 expansions, and lots of Fire Emblem DLC and that's about it. I guess Breath of the Wild got an expansion as well actually.

 

[engstra]

Excuse me??

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

This is a new low for Nintendo. First Skyward Sword was $60 and now this. It's madness.

 

[RoboFu]

That’s a year….

 

[Stitch]

If I want the Animal Crossing DLC it would actually be cheaper to just get the expansion pack. (I already have the normal sub)

 

[TheBomb]

Yet, folks will sign up.

 

[BootsLoader]

I think everyone need to calm down and wait to see how this will play out for the DLCs in the future because retro games are not worth 50$. There is nothing to be frustrated about, overpricing is Nintendo being Nintendo so it’s normal.

 

[R6Rider]

 

[Nikana]

If I wanted the AC DLC its acceptable, still too high, but as I don't play AC this is a substantially higher price for some n64 and Genesis games.

Face Palm.

If this is going to have future content they needed to lay it out to make the price make sense.

 

[Alebrije]

Better wait if they really include more DLCs in the future and you can play all of them...

As is today...is a bad deal

 

[nikos]

In my case, it doesn't seem like a bad deal. My sub expires this month, so I would have paid $20 + $25 for the AC expansion. For $5 more I get the Genesis and N64 games.

For somebody who doesn't care about AC, $30 for those Genesis and N64 games seems to be a bit much. Hopefully they start adding games more frequently with the price increase.

 

[MagiusNecros]

That price is only something I would consider if you could play NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega Dreamcast, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Gamecube, Wii, Wii U games.

Tacking the DLC to the xpac is a bad move for them.

$30 would be more acceptable.

 

[Silvawuff]

That Banjo-Kazooie "at a later date" might be very tempting, but I dunno. OoT alone might make it worth it for someone who has never played it before.

If they released Mischief Makers, they'd have a sale.

 

[Little Mac]

 

[Jaysen]

I’d rather just give my Switch away.

 

[ultrazilla]

Revealed during the Animal Crossing direct.

It will feature the Animal Crossing DLC included in the price, and there might be more DLC's to other games that will also be included down the line.

REMEMBER, the normal price for the normal Switch online is still the same. That will not increase.

This is the expansion pass pricing:

 

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nintendo fucking lost it

i pay 4 dollars a year for NSO and it feels like a ripoff..

now they want to ask me 50??

 

[Bragr]

That’s a year….

Yes, it's not that extreme. They "shadow dropped" the price now so people can rage a bit, when they calm down, they will officially announce how all of this will work and likely add some more value to it, in the form of DLC's. Maybe even a game. It's fine.

 

[lughnasadh123]

I think everyone need to calm down and wait to see how this will play out for the DLCs in the future because retro games are not worth 50$. There is nothing to be frustrated about, overpricing is Nintendo being Nintendo so it’s normal.

Overpricing is exactly the reason to be frustrated with Nintendo and is the major reason why I'm moving away from them. There should at least be a different version for those of us who might not be interested in DLC bundles.

 

[Banjo64]

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Fuck lol.

I was seriously expecting it to be £5-£10 more annually to include the N64 games.

Ludicrous Nintendo. Get rid of the lower tier at your peril, because as it is £15 a year to play Smash, Mario Kart and Splatoon online is already the absolute maximum I’ll ever be willing to pay.

 

[CrimsonSquall]

Note, It's likely more DLC like Smash DLC or BOTW DLC will be included. They will likely add a lot more value to this soon, and I suspect they will announce more in a week or 2.

Dumb way to announce it

 

[Bragr]

"Stay tuned for more details about membership benefits, pricing, and launch date."

Guys, just wait, we don't know everything yet.

 

[Valkyria]

Nickeling and dimming the Nintendo fans. In before it’s the value in gaming defense force.

 

[engstra]

For someone who just wanted access to play some n64 games this price hike is ridiculous. Don't think there's many games I would like access to DLC on whenever they release so I think I'm gonna pass on this for now. Maybe if they prove that they will add n64 games at a constant pace I'll reconsider