However who in their right mind is going to get it day one?
Mario Kart? Splatoon? Smash? Pokken?
These games exist on Wii U to a degree if they want to play online for free the option is available
The one exception is Arms there is no other option regarding Arms
Those interested in NES titles won't get it day one either there simply won't be enough and they'll wait for a robust library.
I'll get it eventually but I see zero reason to get it at launch unless your really into Arms which will start a snowball effect. Principles and lack of reason will create a barren environment and Nintendo is completely aware of it hence why the seven day trail exists. The free months we've had are the trail yet they add another. The only reason to add a free trail is so that those free players will beef things up making it seem like things are booming. A week of people saying its a success at how many people are online trying to get people to sub because things look good. After that trail week the rug will be pulled back and Nintendo can see how much fish they've reeled in and if its enough. Whether online lives or dies is completely determined on how well the trial keeps the current list of online games active during the first few days.
Your bad assumption is thinking we won't be able to voice chat or message without the phone app. I mean sure you "could" be right but no one knows. We barely know anything about the service apart from what is written on the website and I'm sure there is more to it. Why don't we wait and see what happens?
So let me get this straight.... it's a BAD assumption to take into account everything we already know and the fact that there is literally ZERO HARDWARE built in to the Switch to allow voice chat? I think my assumption of us not having voice chat on the Switch itself is a pretty damned good assumption.
Secondly, the mentality of "why don't we wait and see what happens" should've been applied to this topic before it was created. Rather than make outlandish claims regarding how many people will purchase the online service, maybe you should've taken your own advice and "waited to see what happens."
Is the precedent that is being set here. What is going to happen tomorrow? Apple will charge so that we can use their products online? Steam will charge so we can play on Steam Platform? Windows store? Android devices? We are already paying for an internet connection. I am not against Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo releasing an online service that it is OPTIONAL an gives you free games, cloud saves, etc. I am against them not letting you play online if you do not pay. They are not providing me with internet. It pisses me even more that Nintendo barely releases new games to justify online payment. My Nintendo Switch this year has been pretty much collecting dust. The only games I have played on Switch this year were Mario+Rabbids DLC and got 200 stars left on Odyssey (I collected the previous 600-700 last year). That is it. The rest of my games were on PS4 an a couple on PC. I was not happy with my Switch because I was not using it a lot, but still had the option to play every now and then. Now this ability to play every now and then online has actually been handicapped because I have to pay.
Apple, Valve, and Microsoft especially don't need to wait for Nintendo. Nintendo isn't setting any precedent because this has already been a (very successful and lucrative) thing for years. Nintendo is just playing catch up.
Really? You think Microsoft, the ones who started this trend on consoles, is sitting around and saying "XboxLive has been successful for years, but lets wait to see how it works out for Nintendo until we try this on Windows."?
£20 a year is 5.5 pence a day.
I can't justify NOT spending that for the online... I could never use it again and id get it just so i know its there to use.
The people saying they won't get it just enjoy building negative news around the Switch and most likely dont own it.
5.5 pence per day is too little to matter
Edit: i do feel sorry for all these peasant gamers who can drop £100 a month on Fifa loot boxes but can't foot 5.5 pence a day for Nintendo Online.
It's your own fault for failing to comprehend Nintendo's statements prior to launch that the Switch would have a subscription online service, with the online functions being free until the service launched. It was pretty clear and straightforward, so other than not being happy with the idea of having to pay, it wasn't just sprung on us with Nintendo cackling "The free ride is over, now you pay!"
In the end, though, the online service is optional as you can play any of the games without online and, for games which require an internet connection, it looks like they will not be locked behind the online service, as any mention of requiring a subscription is absent from their product listings.
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