After confusing reports and lots of wondering, Nintendo has finally given a solid release date for when the paid online service for the Nintendo Switch will launch. Come September 2018, the free online will end, and the $20 a year online subscription will be required to play games online. Nothing else was revealed, but more details were promised in the coming months.

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[ceelo]

I wonder if its for the system or per account

 

[SkittleDash]

$20 a year? I have no problem with that. Great price for a year.

 

[goldensun87]

Well, I guess I won't be getting a Switch now. I mean, there might be decent singleplayer games in the near future. Like, a total of 3 or 4 over a span of 5-7 years. By then, there might be a working Switch emulator. At least, good enough to play Kirby Star Allies...maybe...

 

[jt_1258]

Well, I guess I won't be getting a Switch now. I mean, there might be decent singleplayer games in the near future. Like, a total of 3 or 4 over a span of 5-7 years. By then, there might be a working Switch emulator. At least, good enough to play Kirby Star Allies...maybe...

Breath of the wild, Xenoblade 2, Super Mario odyssey, metroid
Huh, that was a short 5-7 years
yes I know metroid hasn't come out yet but it's set for 2018 so not that far off

 

[linuxares]

Finally. Paid = less cheaters online.

Nah man, they just hopefully get harder banned so it ends up costing more than it tastes. I think Nintendos anti-cheating will change since the 3DS is just littered with them.

 

[the_randomizer]

Well, I guess I won't be getting a Switch now. I mean, there might be decent singleplayer games in the near future. Like, a total of 3 or 4 over a span of 5-7 years. By then, there might be a working Switch emulator. At least, good enough to play Kirby Star Allies...maybe...

The Switch not having games you enjoy is hardly their problem.

 

[Bladexdsl]

You’ll have to assemble the network yourself out of cardboard, Nintendo is calling it LANbo.

 

[Kioku]

You’ll have to assemble the network yourself out of cardboard, Nintendo is calling it LANbo.

2/10... At least you tried.. We were looking for LAN-o

 

[BvanBart]

From what i've seen so far the online service would have to drastically improve to make it worth paying for.

I probably would end up paying for it just to use the online functionality of Pokemon when that's released on the Switch though..

Indeed... I am almost done with Splatoon 2... and only for that game that I barely use it is not worth 20 euro a year.

 

[Deleted User]

I hate this meme about paying for Internet twice. Glad I never did it.

 

[ubergeek77]

Wow, I can't wait to have the privilege to pay for Splatoon 2's awful, horrific, peer-to-peer online system that has little to no dedicated servers. Now, when I get disconnected every other match, I can have a nice warm fuzzy feeling that I'm paying for that absolutely sub-par experience.

 

[spotanjo3]

I am glad that I never used online. Now a paid service online ? The business is dirty like this one. They are after our money and their power. What a greed. No thanks.

 

[graeme122]

Can't wait for VC next so I can buy everything all over again

Also what games are on the Switch first and then later on other systems.

 

[Deleted User]

Aw, man....

I liked how Nintendo kept their online free (even if it did have its consequences) and seemed to care about the customer. Oh well! Time to hop on the money-wagon!

 

[BullyWiiPlaza]

$20 a month
Not bad

It's nice that you're willing to pay $ 20 per month but others will be good with $ 20 per year which is fair to be honest. Nintendo's online service is probably still garbage but for that price that's acceptable regardless. Plus, they're starting so late anyway.

 

[DrakeLyon]

I could only see this worthy of my money if it came with achievements. Honestly the only reason I'm not getting a Switch is due to the lack of an achievement system.
I mean, Nintendo has nice games but I get bored of all of them so easily now. It was fun hacking the older systems and wasting my time on mods and whatnot but after awhile of having no competition or good online multiplayer experience my 3DS and other portables disappeared somewhere to collect dust. Now, if those consoles were to have an account on it with actual value to me it'd be different. For now, having an account is just something that allows you to play online, get friends with a stupid friend ID system and keep digital games that you actually decided to paid for to support development.
Hardcore gaming will never come from Nintendo without giving consumer accounts a better sense of monetary gain. Anyone can see that taking away their free online playability will only drive customers away at this point.

 

[APartOfMe]

$20 a month
Not bad

$20 a year

 

[yardie]

$20 a year

typo
calm down

 

[APartOfMe]

Finally. Paid = less cheaters online.

i'll bet you $100 that there'll be a way to get online for free

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typo
calm down

was i not calm before?

 

[Xzi]

I hope this pay for online fails hard.

It won't. It's much cheaper than competitors and there are going to be 17 million Switches out there by March.

I hate this meme about paying for Internet twice. Glad I never did it.

If you can find me decent broadband that's $20 a year, I'm so fuckin' in. The monthly price of broadband is about three times the yearly price of Switch online.