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Lonely_Dolphin on 23 September 2018
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Runa216 said:
Lonely_Dolphin said:
The correct analogy would be buying a burger, say a Big Mac to be more specific, but not getting the lettuce and mayo unless you pay extra. The base price of a game already covers the cost of online play, so the only reason to have an additional charge to play the game is greed. Dunno if you work for Nintendo or are just a diehard fan with how obsessively you're trying to change people's minds, but it ain't gonna happen, best just accept it and move on.

No, that's a poor analogy, the cost of the game doesn't automatically cover online costs and holy shit why am I arguing? 

You are wrong. 

And this isn't just about Nintendo. WoW costs monthly to play online. Xbox One costs money to play online. Final Fantasy XIV costs money to play online. PS4 costs money to play online. Nintendo's online cost is a fraction of any of those fees and you're still whining. It has little to do with 'Nintendo' as a whole, but it sounds like you're raging against the idea of online play and Nintendo happens to be the bitch du jour so you're arguing your points while pretending it's somehow Nintendo exclusive to act like you're on topic. 

If you don't like paying for online, that's fine. I'm not too fond of it either, but online gaming is a luxury. If you don't wanna pay for it, play on PC. Based on the numbers and how much money PSN/XBL makes from as many sources as it does proves that the service is a value and that it's worth it to many. You and others just have entitlement issues. 
"You're wrong because I say so" - That's a pretty weak argument. The base price of the game obviously does cover online cost otherwise pay2play woulda been a thing from the get go and there wouldn't be PC versions of online games let alone exclusive ones. Makes no sense to sell a game that's guaranteed to lose money.

Hmm, well then I can't understand why a consumer would defend anti-consumer practices, but it shouldn't be hard to understand the opposite. Naturally I don't like paying more for something I've already paid for. If that's a problem for you, welp too bad! Call it entitlement issues or whatever else, but it wont stop people from complaining about pay2play and Nintendo's lame offerings, and that's good, as doing otherwise wont make Nintendo improve.