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Nintendo Switch Online passes 26 million paid memberships

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Jaded Alyx

Jaded Alyx

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Oct 25, 2017
35,377
It's $20 a year.

More than worth it for the NES/SNES games and Tetris 99. I've played far more NES/SNES games than I would have if I had to buy each one.
 
BasilZero

BasilZero

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Martin said:
Yes, sadly you can't buy those retro games individually. Right now a game was never removed and hopefully they never will.


Ah yes that too!
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Lozjam said:
You get
NES Collections
SNES Collections
Tetris 99
Mario 35(for a limited time I guess)
They used to have vouchers, where you can get 2 full price games for $100($20 off)
Online play
Cloud Saves
And occasional week-long game trials. Like giving you ARMS(the full version) for a week or two.

The NES and SNES games don't seem to cycle out as well.
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Thanks for the info

Tempted to get it but I have Playstation and my PC backlog along with that access to my retro games/consoles so not sure if it would be worth paying for it since my time across all platforms is typically shared (on top of me getting a Switch for its first party titles).
 
justiceiro

justiceiro

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Oct 30, 2017
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As long these numbers keep going up, expecting Nintendo to "catch up" on the online front is naive at best.
 
hrœrekr

hrœrekr

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Paying for online should have never happened.
But at least it's very cheap, and it's worth just for the NES/SNES games.
 
Onilink

Onilink

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Oct 30, 2017
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Dash Kappei said:
The most hilarious part of this post is paying 24 euros for the sub.

Snes masterpieces, NES stuff, Tetris 99, game trials, now SMB 35... I got my 5€ worth lol
You can even get Tetris 99 physical plus a 12 month sub for 21€ on Amazon btw, it's been 18€ before
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I don't think there are mythological creatures (in this board) that pays more than 5 bucks/ year, sincerely.
 
riq

riq

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Feb 21, 2019
1,687
The NSO games make this worth it, but it feels wrong rewarding Nintendo for such a bad online infrastructure and uploading some roms every couple months, even if it is a cheap sub.
 
NotLiquid

NotLiquid

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
34,767
Comparatively speaking, the NSO's offerings are lacking against the competition, but it's the cheapest online sub available and comes with a lot of passive perks, such as Tetris 99 and access to a quality NES/SNES library with retrofitted rollback online multiplayer. It's a fairly low-key investment.
 
Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert

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Member
Oct 25, 2017
9,033
Paris, France
Got renewed today, didn't remember it was the date and was like "I got hacked, who spent money with my eshop account !?!"

Anyway, service is trash and quite cynical. Despite paying we still have lol online (Mario maker 2 is unplayable and smash is a gamble), and I have the lan adapter and a top tier fiber connection.
" virtual console " could be far better.

At least it's cheap, I guess ?
Congrats on the numbers, couldn't really say it's deserved lol
 

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Oct 25, 2017
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It's not really worth it so I unsubbed a while back. MK8 also disconnects me all the time so fuck that.
 

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I'm curious about the math behind this. I share a family subscription with three other people, do we count as four "paid memberships"? Not that it really matters, the entire NSO thing feels like a huge afterthought. But if they can trot out meaningless numbers to their shareholders...
 
Renna Hazel

Renna Hazel

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Oct 27, 2017
11,577
The vouchers paid for 6 years of my service lol. I would have paid full price for Tetris 99 alone. This is a great value imo.

The online aspect itself could use some work though.
 
Cloud-Hidden

Cloud-Hidden

Member
Oct 30, 2017
4,989
It's been an affordable and amazing service IMO. 20 bucks a year to play Animal Crossing with my entire family who live in different states, so much Splatoon 2 and Tetris 99, and a ton of free NES and SNES games.
 
JasoNsider

JasoNsider

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Oct 25, 2017
2,148
Canada
Amazing. Animal Crossing alone was a huge push to get online. So many people got online, even just for a couple months, in order to play with friends.

Nintendo just needs to keep the hits coming. Mario 35 is next.
 
Renna Hazel

Renna Hazel

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Oct 27, 2017
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skittzo0413 said:
Yeah the vouchers were absolutely the best part of the deal, I just wish they kept doing them in NA.
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I wonder why it was just NA that stopped. It couldn't have been hurting Nintendo much since it encouraged buying digitally. But I guess it made the online service "free" in a round about way for many.

Even with no vouchers, totally worth it for the apps and Tetris 99.
 
Instro

Instro

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Oct 25, 2017
15,009
Not really surprising tbh, regardless of it's quality. Besides it being cheap for online play, Nintendo gave it away for free a couple times.
 
808s & Villainy

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BasilZero said:
Thanks for the info

Tempted to get it but I have Playstation and my PC backlog along with that access to my retro games/consoles so not sure if it would be worth paying for it since my time across all platforms is typically shared (on top of me getting a Switch for its first party titles).
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It comes down to if you can spare under <$2/mo lol. I might be alone on this, but it's so cheap even if I'm annoyed by some things it's worth having
 
WrenchNinja

WrenchNinja

Member
Oct 25, 2017
18,743
Canada
I havent subbed in months cause it's trash.

Ive been using the My Nintendo reward that gives you a week free every month for when I actually want to go online.
 
BasilZero

BasilZero

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Oct 25, 2017
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808s & Villainy said:
It comes down to if you can spare under <$2/mo lol. I might be alone on this, but it's so cheap even if I'm annoyed by some things it's worth having
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Don't get me wrong - it's not the price is the issue , it's whether it's worth getting it due to the amount of stuff I have available that I can also play

Some of the SNES and nes games I have played and own too

Might get it in the future once I run dry on the switch titles but I don't see that happening anytime soon either since I have a huge wishlist 😂
 

edwardvh

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Dec 11, 2018
125
For such a mediocre implementation im surprised its not just miyamoto family paying for it.
 
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