I can see Nin's point of view, especially based on multiple console owners. If you have a Switch, and a PS4/XB1, and your paying for PS Plus or XB Live, then why shouldn't Nin get a piece of that? Nin would rather you only be part of their platform, but if your already paying $60 to PS or MS or both, what's another $20 to Nin? If you add the costs of a Switch and a PS4/XB1, online, games, etc, then $20 for Switch online seems like no big deal. Even if the service isn't at the same level as PSN or XB Live at the moment, it's only 1/3 the cost. I wouldn't be surprised if PS and MS offered an equivalent $20 service as an option, many would switch to that instead.
The fact that PS and XB basically have gotten away with charging for online in general, let alone $60 for it, makes Nin adding that service to their platform a no brainer. While you can accuse Nin of being anti consumer, you really need to share the blame with PS and MS as well because they no doubt coaxed Nin into it to some degree. Started with MS, then PS followed, now Nin. Also take into account Nin and their ties with MS online gaming and cross play. I don't see all this as just coincidence. Hopefully Nin goes their own way with F2P games and doesn't follow the direction MS has taken.
