burninmylight said:
UltimateUnknown said:
PigPen said:
EricFabian said:
SnK0610 said:
Nintendo is giving you something for free.
The other 2 companies are charging money for it.
It's that simple.
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Pretty much, but still online services on PSN and Live are years ahead of miiverse
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But it's free!
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When you are paying for PS+/XBL, you aren't simply paying to play online, you're paying for a service. A service that includes a variety of things such as monthly (free) games, twitch streaming support, regular discounts, online MP, etc. The point is, MP is only a part of PS+/XBL.
Sure the Wii U gives you MP for free, but as a service PS+/XBL is far greater than Nintendo Network. You are simply paying for a better service and most people are very satisfied with the overall service they're getting in retun for paying a monthly fee.
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And is Nintendo supposed to include that disclaimer in its marketing? The point is to advertise that Nintendo's online services are FREE, period. It's not about which is better. It's about free vs. not free. And if you can make that claim, you do it.
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No, it means that the marketing for XBL/PS+ will be very different from Nintendo Network.
Nintendo can market NN as having free MP, but XBL/PS+ can market the platform as having all the features I mentioned in my previous post alongside online MP. Sure MP itself is not free, but the multitude of other features on XBL/PS+ not present on NN should make up for the price of admission, i.e. you get what you pay for.
