The only justification I can find for that Genesis controller is that somehow Sega made Nintendo pay through the nose for the licence.
64.99 CA$ for a 3 button genesis pad lmao
Shit is ridiculous.
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Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack pricing revealed: yearly $49.99 individual, $79.99 family, will include Animal Crossing DLC as a bonus
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Shit is ridiculous.
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People will pay it sadly. The AC DLC isn't a bonus to me so I'm not getting anything extra there.
Is the family plan based on account sharing the sub or based on hardware. I have two switches and I assume a basic sub, does this mean I can still run the software on both switches as long as it's my own account?
They won't do this. Getting a consistent subscription fee from you is significantly better for Nintendo.
Or not at all.
The prospect of having a 20Go app just to play GC games on the newfangled system is not gonna be any more enticing now or in 2 years.
But, it all equals $50 in the end. $16.75 + $33 is roughy $50. And you keep your original renewal date. You don't get to get the past month of service for free just because you upgrade.
Yeah we got two Switches. She just essentially used my account on hers and since we only have one copy of games (I buy mostly Physical), I just find something else to play while she's accessing things with DLC. We barely have an overlap, but it's something to consider changing since I plan on jumping in with a friend to split a Family Plan.
Thanks for the run down. This stuff can get wild trying to juggle lol
there's actually a licensing issue with the six button controller, since they do offer it in japan
It's fairly obvious Nintendo is doing this one time "gift" of the Animal Crossing DLC to entice the absolutely massive New Horizons user base to buy the NSO upgrade, and then they're hoping enough people stay on or forget to cancel and spend another $50 next year.
They are not going to be adding more DLC for "free" after this. We should know how Nintendo works enough by now to understand they always go the way of squeezing out the most money for the same shit from their customers.
They've never been a pro-consumer company. And we keep buying into their terrible (but smart) business practices, so they'll keep doing it.
They are not going to be adding more DLC for "free" after this. We should know how Nintendo works enough by now to understand they always go the way of squeezing out the most money for the same shit from their customers.
They've never been a pro-consumer company. And we keep buying into their terrible (but smart) business practices, so they'll keep doing it.
October 25th for the Expansion Pack, November 5th for the Animal Crossing expansion.
I get this but the price would STILL be egregrious even if it was the 6 button variant.
???? Again don't see what that has to do with anything, like the other two are real issues but that one is more of a "me problem" since the base service still cost $20, they even had the vouchers too
The NSO is not coming to a halt after N64 in terms of consoles games, my friend. They are doubling down on it with huge price increases to match. We are definitely getting more console systems added in the coming years
The pricing is kinda insane especially for the family plan that should just be part of the regular $50 one
Ah. Its a shame you and your mum weren't already on a family plan together...
i mean i'm not excusing it, all the NSO exclusive controllers have been overpriced
just saying that the absurd cost is better justified in one region that has a better version of the same overpriced controller
the DLC is available without the expansion pack, it's a value add here. removing it would likely not adjust the cost in their eyes.
I just got in trouble at work because I unrestrained yelled out "Are you insane!?" at this
because, well
ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE!?
because, well
ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE!?
Nintendo has kind of gone to shit since the Switch released. Humble Nintendo was so much nicer. RIP Iwata.
Welp.
I was hoping to see some silver lining on the last pages but nope....
I was hoping to see some silver lining on the last pages but nope....
LMAO!!
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You could just buy the DLC for $25, save yourself $5 and own it forever instead of leasing it year to year.
Probably cause the snes controller is 39.99 which is a far better controller than the 3 button genesis pad
Absolutely, we're gonna see GB, GBC, GBA even DS before we see Gamecube though.
Heck since we're seeing Genesis, there's possibility for Turbo Gfx, Master System and others.
We're not seeing Saturn for the same reason we're not seeing Gamecube, filesize makes the whole plan of NSO unworkable on Switch.
Since the launch of the original Switch Online, Nintendo has released new "free" games every year for Nintendo Switch Online customers, + a new system (SNES) + game trials, so I feel very positive that they will keep expanding the Expansion's perks as time progresses.
Kind reminder to everyone. ALWAYS immediately turn off auto renew when you sub to something. Do it straight away every time even if you think you want to remain subbed for years. Turn it off the minute after you sub. Because forgetting about it is exactly what these scummy companies are banking on.
I know they pro rated my individual plan when I upgraded to the family plan.
Nintendo Support: Information on Changing a Nintendo Switch Online Membership Plan
en-americas-support.nintendo.com
They can help if you fill out a support ticket when making a family plan with two or more outstanding individual plans
Definitely.
Yeah that's what I'm coming from.
Why even care about the Genesis one which is not even ideal when they have another that is cheaper too!
It's possibly DLC for games that haven't been announced or released yet. For instance, I could see them throwing in DLC for Mario Party down the road as a Nintendo Online bonus.
I agree on the notion that you shouldn't buy based on the speculation of possible future additions and that you should base it off of what Nintendo has officially announced.
That said, I just can't see a path where Nintendo isn't adding something else to justify that price increase. While of course companies bank on the auto renew for a certain extent, I think with such a price, that only gets them so far and they're going to have to have long term plans in mind. With such a price increase, the only way they can even remotely justify it will have to be more DLC. Adding more retro games isn't going to cut it for that price tag. More DLC is really the only path on the table where they can continue with that price point. So I think it's highly likely to happen and Animal Crossing is only going to carry it so far. Remember they need to try to attract others who don't have Animal Crossing and everyone isn't going to subscribe on day one so there's a constant need to show value in the service beyond day one subscribers.
I know they included it to "justify" the insane price. What I am saying is "STOP it"! 10 bucks for two additional emulators and no DLC.
I am going to be part of the problem and buy this for the remaining months I have and then cancel it and just take NSO.
Lmao. Not in this system you're not. MAYBE you'll get GB and GBC games before the next Switch comes out.
I figured them not announcing the price meant it was going to bad for the direct but they would still upsell to most subscribers. But that price increase is so far beyond reasonable I think this might even hurt renewals of the standard subs.
People are going to revolt over this? Surely the sticker shock must force a change within 2 months from now.
People are going to revolt over this? Surely the sticker shock must force a change within 2 months from now.