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Nintendo Switch Online: New Info (Cloud Saves, 20 NES games, Family Plan)
- Thread starter Atheerios
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Switch profiles and My Nintendo accounts are different things.
yeah when i looked it up, i was looking at a xbox 360 page, that said you did and assumed it was the same for xbox one
Big bold text:
The service will launch with 20 games, with new games added regularly.
Splitting $35 among randoms is a bit much. We have two Switches. This is a megaton for my family as we expect to buy three more this year.
But people would buy it anyway to play Smash Bros and then they'd make more money.
And its already not a good incentive because only one of those games is good.
They're starting with 20 NES and games and adding more as time goes. What will they do with SNES, N64 games though?
Yep. Except reports say the quality is terrible (haven't had the opportunity to try it myself).
Then again, the one time I used the app the quality was terrible on there too.
Yeah, I thought Nintendo not updating the app would mean they'd have another solution. :(
This doesn't affect me but it sucks for others who want it and what should be a standard service.
So, unless I'm missing something, the only way to get chat and game audio in the same headset is still that goofy daisy chain situation that became a meme last year?
Ouch. I rarely play online with voice chat so it doesn't hurt me. Still, it's pretty incredible that they delayed the whole thing a year just to leave it relegated to meme status. Games like Fortnite on Switch look waayyyy less appealing for the mass market now unless they're going to surprise people by allowing a Discord app on system or something.
Ouch. I rarely play online with voice chat so it doesn't hurt me. Still, it's pretty incredible that they delayed the whole thing a year just to leave it relegated to meme status. Games like Fortnite on Switch look waayyyy less appealing for the mass market now unless they're going to surprise people by allowing a Discord app on system or something.
I still find it crazy that it seems like they will be offering these "classic" games along with this service yet won't be offering them to be bought ala cart on the eshop. There's no way they actually do that right?
– Which games require Nintendo Switch Online to access online play?
– Nintendo Switch games such Splatoon™ 2, ARMS™, Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe, Mario Tennis™ Aces, and Sushi Striker™: The Way of Sushido, will require a Nintendo Switch Online membership, but other games will vary
If this ends up meaning most or all 3rd party games don't require online pass to be mandatory. Oh boy...
– Nintendo Switch games such Splatoon™ 2, ARMS™, Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe, Mario Tennis™ Aces, and Sushi Striker™: The Way of Sushido, will require a Nintendo Switch Online membership, but other games will vary
If this ends up meaning most or all 3rd party games don't require online pass to be mandatory. Oh boy...
Ehh hoped they'd later add Switch games or something instead of NES games for online membership
Cloud saves are free on a lot of platforms. And please, renting NES games isnt a deal. What about all the ones your purchased already on Wii, then repurchased on Wii U and 3DS ?
This isn't about random voice chat with people in a lobby. It's about not being able to create a private party and chat with friends inside and outside of my game, which even the 2011 Vita could do out of the box.
Not to mention, there's no system level invite system either so playing games with friends in Mario Kart and Splatoon ends up being a shit user experience.
There's no reason why Nintendo should be getting this right when everyone else is getting it right. Jesus Christ.
Not gonna lie, cloud saves make me very happy here! If I didn't already plan on paying for this, that would have sold me.
There's no way it's just gonna be 20 nes games right they're gonna expand on it and add other consoles right.....right
That doesn't seem very promising regarding VC.
Unless we get Joy Mech Fight through this it'll be a downgrade.
Unless we get Joy Mech Fight through this it'll be a downgrade.
It doesn't affect me either because I just use my phone anyway.
Now that VC is confirmed deceased, I guess Wii U is essentially the definitive Nintendo console.
"With the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app, you can also voice chat during your play sessions."
So this means no integrated voice chat :( damn...
So this means no integrated voice chat :( damn...
Wah, this is quite shit. I don't care about NES games so I'm pretty much being forced to pay for something that was previously free and cloud saves. Hooray :/
Where is voice chat from the system?
Messaging friends?
Proper invites?
Party Chat?
Voice Messages?
Sending Screenshots to friends?
We're seriously expected to pay 20$ for cloud saves and nes games because it seems like that's all they're offering.
Where is voice chat from the system?
Messaging friends?
Proper invites?
Party Chat?
Voice Messages?
Sending Screenshots to friends?
We're seriously expected to pay 20$ for cloud saves and nes games because it seems like that's all they're offering.
Or they are charging according to what they offer ill rather have 20$ for some nes games that I might not play than 60$ for some Indies or late AAA tha i might not play
I don't believe the online service will feature games on N64 and forward. There has to be virtual console in the future.
No, the faq explicitly says any Nintendo account can be added to your family account so does not seem to be same system. It would create needless headache when a family member has a system of their own which happens often with handhelds.
Cloud saves and games are cool and all, but why aren't they fixing the abysmal method of voice chat and the over reliance on the app in general? It doesn't even support any game but Splatoon 2 at this point and even in that game they have some strange restrictions on what you can play when using it. Seeing the app's integration in Splatoon 2 tells me that this requires extra work just to support a basic option like voice chat. Why can't they just streamline it as part of the OS so that developers don't have to make a useless extra button/menu just to support Nintendo's agregiously abstract ideas??
I know I shouldn't have expected better judging by their history but if you're going to charge for online I just can't believe they refuse to support very basic options that were implemented on other consoles a decade ago. I know I'm preaching to the choir but i just have to vent.
I know I shouldn't have expected better judging by their history but if you're going to charge for online I just can't believe they refuse to support very basic options that were implemented on other consoles a decade ago. I know I'm preaching to the choir but i just have to vent.
Microsoft and Sony charge $60/year for their online services. Nintendo charging $20/year is a freaking bargain, and everyone wanted cloud saves anyways.
They're gonna run out of NES games that people care about really fast, so I imagine at the very least SNES, GB, GBC and GBA will come to this service as well.
N64 and GC could as well, or they could just sell those.
Well, their track record isn't very good. Wii/Wiiu vc.
So, it's not like people don't have legitimate reasons to doubt Nintendo.
In what way is that regressive? The absolute only difference between the family plan and Playstation Plus is there's a cheaper option for Switch users who do not share their console.
