flipswitch
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So after the free trial ends you can't do anything, like add friends, etc?
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Nintendo Switch: Online Service Features
- Thread starter Derphoof
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Equanimity
Member
You mean to tell us that it's not possible without a smartphone?!
Considering Nintendo....
All I really expected was the ability to play online at launch.
Justice_Bolt
Member
"The paid online service will be available in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico only at launch."
Hahaha! This console is not ready to launch this March.
molnizzle
Member
I'd prefer Nintendo classics over the shit we get with PS+ every month tbh
SoulUnison
Banned
I like that they consider "access to the eShop" a perk for "free" members.
"Even if you don't give us money, we'll allow you to give us money."
"Even if you don't give us money, we'll allow you to give us money."
Fredrik
Member
Pretty much. Thanks MS for ruining everything for console gamers. Consoles are offline for me from here on. Fun.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
No voice chat or online lobbies at launch?
Yeah, this all sounds incredibly strange.
QuantumBro
Banned
What the fuck. This is Nintendos decision.
This is what im thinking. I mean that would be a crazy set back from even the Wii.
Smooth Operator
Member
I'd take 3-5 games a month over a Nintendo classic i've probably already played tbh.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
"The paid online service will be available in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico only at launch."
Tier 1 countries.
StereoVsn
Member
Also, for better known classics, people who want them already bought them like 3 times by this point (Wii, Wii-U, 3DS).
boiled goose
good with gravy
As long as it's functional, well integrated... i can tolerate it.
No details on digital content management.....
No buy till I know what buying digital content means this time.
Fredrik
Member
Yes but who started it?
MS was first, then Sony saw how much money they made on it and jumped in a generation later, and another generation later now Nintendo does the same.
Have you used it yet?
DrROBschiz
Member
What the fuck?
fabricated backlash
Member
Fucking hell. I swore never to pay for online again.
Single thing that really soured me on the Switch.
Single thing that really soured me on the Switch.
Sword Of Doom
Member
Is the phone app not free? They're kidding right?
That's the worst part for me. On top of how shitty paying for online is anyways, your paying to play a handful of games given how third party support is for Nintendo consoles
That's the worst part for me. On top of how shitty paying for online is anyways, your paying to play a handful of games given how third party support is for Nintendo consoles
I wish nintendo would do the same. what they do is worse, they paywall a bad service
molnizzle
Member
If it were anyone else but Nintendo I'd agree with you.
But we're talking about a company that released their first two smartphone games with separate friends lists. After hyping up their new account system for months.
...I'm worried. I was expecting them to show this shit.
vanguardian1
poor, homeless and tasteless
We really need more clarification before the whole bandwagon says you need a phone to do anything online with the switch. And being able to set appointments with an console-connected app sounds bloody awesome. Too bad I can't play online. ;_;
Edit : Also, it says the PAID online service will only be available AT FIRST in North America/Mexico, it doesn't say anything about the free service not working. So there is a fair chance that Nintendo will get the kinds out of the "pay" online network using those markets, and then carry them over later.
Edit : Also, it says the PAID online service will only be available AT FIRST in North America/Mexico, it doesn't say anything about the free service not working. So there is a fair chance that Nintendo will get the kinds out of the "pay" online network using those markets, and then carry them over later.
to be fair, there probably won't be any launch games with online multiplayer as it currently looks like
nhlducks35
Member
lol take a look at their track record dude
So I need another 300+ dollar machine to have online work properly?
boiled goose
good with gravy
chillybright
Banned
They are better because they are not free.
Discotheque
Banned
Lmao they don't even have the garbage phone only voice chat ready for launch? Company is embarrassing
DrROBschiz
Member
"The paid online service will be available in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico only at launch."
lmao
DrROBschiz
Member
By this logic Every 3ds and WiiU game had voice chat if you owned a smart phone
You could call your friends or fire up mumble!!!
Yay!
:/
FFS Nintendo. Jesus Christ lol."The paid online service will be available in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico only at launch."
Fredrik
Member
You don't know if it's bad. In my case it's enough that it's a paywall. I supported Sony at first for the PS+ games but lost the interest after a while, same thing with Live with the GWG games. But for now I'm just voting with my wallet on this nonsense and play online on PC instead if I must. It's a really crappy evolution for console gamers imo :/