I knoooowww how DARE they charge $20 for Nintendo Switch's online multiplayer.
THEY'RE NOT EVEN GOOD AT ONLINE!
HAVE YO PLAYED MARIO KART????
20 WHOLE US DOLLARS A YEAR!
THAT'S LIKE, 5 CENTS A DAY!
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TAFFY I COULD'VE BEEN BUYING WITH THAT BACK IN 1946??….
me either…
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Switch Online has EASILY been the biggest Switch mystery since it was officially revealed
and the service was announced back in January of last year.
Amongst other things, that event wasn't exactly the best info dump in recent memory,
but, the saving grace for those other things is that they have all received SIGNIFICANTLY
clearer explanations since then if not, they've been fully released by now.
Switch Online was SUPPOSED to be out by now, but, Switch is just as an abstract concept
to us as it was then.
When they first announced it, we had no price, no definitive window, and we had a pitch for
the additional PS Plus/Games with Gold like incentives.
Thing is, the only thing that we've learned FOR SURE in VERY clear language is the pricing
model.
Which, I'll get to toward the end.
THAT is actually the most important piece to this puzzle I think.
In fact, I think some of gamers most hated things will be powerful tools in our effort
to drag Nintendo into the 21st century when it comes to online play.
More on that later.
First, let's get into what we know, and, kind of already have.
The Online Lounge.
This is something that we sort of have access to in a limited beta like form where for a
limited time EXCLUSIVELY for Splatoon 2 you can chat, set up matches, buy exclusive gear,
view stats, check upcoming events and stage changes, pick splat test teams,and judge your
friends for their stupid decisions.
This will clearly be expanded on and changed on a game to game basis and I think with the
right approach coming from both 1st and 3rd parties
Nintendo's app description says "The Nintendo Switch Online app is designed to help enhance
your online gameplay experience on Nintendo Switch.
With this app, you can check game-specific services (e.g., SplatNet 2 for Splatoon 2),
invite friends to play with you via social media, and use voice chat while gaming."
Everybody HATES this.
& I can understand why.
I personally don't care because I've always used discord and before voice clients like
Skype to play online games with friends.
Most people though, I imagine have grown accustom to what the other guys do, allow for voice
chat through the system itself.
& that's fair enough, there's no real reason why Nintendo CAN'T do that.
The system has the functionality already built into certain games like Splatoon supporting
it locally.
Hell, Wii U could even use voice chat for certain games.
The only thing I think stopping Nintendo is their desire to police things like that.
My guess is that Nintendo's rationale is they don't want kids to be exposed to the
to random people they may play with unless they have VERY deliberate permission to do
so otherwise.
ESPECIALLY since now you can pretty easily get a link to a match from a streamer or some
other internet personality.
There's of course an argument against that.
Arguments I'm sure I'll see in the comments anyway, so, go for it.
You tell ME why Nintendo's dumb for this part.
Discord, in particular, has thrown their hat in the ring to take the reigns for Nintendo's
voice chat system, & I for one am 1000% on board for that.
As I said, I use discord anyway so to be able to give users that want to use the Switch
as their passthrough for voice chat via a Discord developed API can easily chat with
people like me that prefer using a more dedicated professional setup.
Do I think Nintendo will do this?
Meh?
Who knows?
There seems to be a shakeup over at Nintendo of sorts.
They're a lot more open to collaboration.
So, maybe?
Also, in the same vain people also seem to want an achievement system.
I'm not the type of player to chase that sort of thing, so, let me know why that matters
in the comments to.
Something I DO have personal investment in is the Classic Game Service they mentioned
and proceeded to confuse us all about.
Initially, the announcement was they'd release NES and potentially SNES games with online
multiplayer functionality.
These games would be taken away at the end of every month.
I can see a usage case for this being that everyone has a limited time to play that would
inflate the online player base for whatever game they released.
Kinda like how Online Betas typically function.
Only, more functional than that.
I would've hoped at least.
FORTUNATELY, Nintendo seems to have changed their tune on this particular feature.
They're now saying these games will go on to live in a dedicated library of games a
kin to a Netflix or more relevant to this industry, PS Now, but, my assumption is that
it'll function more like Xbox's Game Pass.
I can't imagine Nintendo has any interest in streaming games from the cloud like Sony.
It hasn't seemed to have really paid off for anyone yet.
This Classic Game Collection will be games you can download and play for as long as you're
a Switch Online subscriber.
That's an improvement to their online service they ALREADY made after hearing the feedback.
Nintendo Switch Online will run us $4 for a one-month subscription, $8 for a three-month
subscription OR $20 for the year.
This is the biggest point of contention amongst longtime Nintendo fans, lapsed fans, and new
fans alike.
No one wants to pay money for a thing they used to get for free after all.
HOWEVER, THIS is the biggest reason why I'm POSITIVE Switch Online will at the VERY least
be reliable.
The cash incentive will help tremendously.
It always has and it always will.
Up until now… or…
I guess… up until some time this year…
Nintendo has treated online play like that thing they know everyone wants them to get
around to, but, aren't really too eager to do.
They've flirted with online play for some time now, even spanning back to the Famicom
WAAAY back in 1988 with what they called the Famicom Net System or Famicom Modem.
In fact, Nintendo used that experience to incorporate an online service of some sort
for every one of their systems since then.
SNES had Satelliview, N64 had Randnet via 64DD, Gamecube… didn't have a BRANDED
service, but it did support it, & I'm sure we know what they did from there with Wii,
& Wii U.
None of these things were GREAT but, none of these things required an international
subscription model in a world where people have expectations for that market.
Nintendo will not be able to sweep bad performance under the rug for a service people are paying
for.
Just like Sony couldn't when people started paying for Playstation Plus and later had
to pay an increased price.
Xbox Live costed money from the door and as a result has stood heads and shoulders above
all other services for some time now.
I believe this trend will hold true for Nintendo.
Fans can yell about Nintendo's online services all they wanna when they aren't paying for
it.
Nintendo will always brush the bulk of those complaints off due to it being an additive
thing that doesn't add to their core business.
Having paying customers that have superior alternative options will force them to improve.
That's how capitalism works.
If they don't improve, people won't pay.
Wii U proved that.
Not to mention the fact that Nintendo seems to really be putting an emphasis on online
multiplayer already.
Most of their 2017 1st party offering was comprised of online multiplayer games.
This is new thing for them.
Trust me.
I know.
We're no strangers to shaking our fist at Nintendo for not including online play in
their plans.
Click the Mario Party video in the in the cards for proof.
That video is VINTAGE FanatixFour.
Ooooold school.
But yeah, it was a different Nintendo.
We have a renewed Nintendo moving into 2018.
One that even cares about third parties and has a platform that third parties perform
well on.
third parties that very clearly have their eyes locked on online play & games as a service
on EVERY other platform.
Do you REALLY think they'd let Switch be the one platform they DON'T try to utilize
this tactic on?
It's easily the belle of the ball.
Skipping out on it would be a crime and I'm sure publishers know that.
They'll be pressuring Nintendo to step up their services more than anyone.
& Nintendo may not have ALWAYS listened to third parties but that's changed in recent
years.
Even in the days of Wii U 3rd parties were able to convince Nintendo to swap out the
GamePad's circle pads from the original concept in favor of clickable analog sticks.
Granted, they obviously didn't include them as much in the considerations as Sony or Microsoft
usually do when creating their new platforms.
Or even as much as they must have with Switch, but, it was a start.
& I think we can all agree that it wasn't a nonstarter they have been cooperating with
outside parties more and more ever since.
Funnily enough, given recent controversies, I think games as a service will be another
ally in this fight.
Not because NINTENDO wants to utilize those tactics, but, their partners sure do.
With enough pressure from them I am COMPLETELY sure we will eventually see Nintendo make
a concerted effort toward modernizing their approach to online play.
At the end of the day, Playstation was in a similar boat as Nintendo at the tail end
of last generation.
Actually, I'd argue they had it WORSE & my bank would agree.
The hack didn't do their online reputation any favors.
& look at THEM now.
There's even cases where PSN handles certain games better than Xbox Live.
That is entirely because of Sony making online play a priority.
If Sony can do it.
Nintendo can do it.
But those are MY thoughts.
What do YOU think?
Will Switch Online follow this trend of modernization that Nintendo has been on with the Switch
thus far?
Will it take people paying for a while like PSN did?
Or will it be straight garbage forever?
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