I feel like Nintendo is always taking very, very measured steps when it comes to jumping on bandwagons so to speak (I mean like online play, mobile games, etc.) but love to jump head-first into their own innovative paths (Wii, Wii U, Switch).
But when they take those measured steps, they always come up short in order to create what seems like artificial value to me. The prices of their software remind me of Apple, or even how Disney prices their DVD/BluRays. The demand is definitely there, but I don't buy half as much Nintendo software as I do other companies because they're too expensive in comparison.
So based on history alone, I'm assuming this online service is going to be at a premium price. Basically, as much as they can get away with. Kind of like how they initially priced the 3DS until the Sony matched the price with the Vita. $40-49 US wouldn't surprise me.








