Why doesn't Nintendo just have 2 subscription services?

[G2ThaUNiT]

Conina said:

gtotheunit91 said:

But port the NES/SNES collections over to VCO along with adding every other major console: NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, and now Genesis lol. As well as handhelds: GB, GBC, and GBA. Idk how DS and 3DS would work since they utilize dual screens, but this would be a great service to have. Nintendo can still utilize online play for some of these games too. 

And with Genesis being added, it opens the door to the Game Gear, Saturn, or Dreamcast! 

As far as pricing goes, Nintendo could easily charge $10/month, but I feel they would probably do $15/month. This would be a win-win! Nintendo would be making an infinite amount of money either from those that want to play Switch games online along with having cloud saves, those who just want to play retro games with online functionality, or what would most likely be most cases, BOTH! And gamers finally get to forever enjoy Nintendo's insane decades long catalog of legendary games.

So you would happily pay $120 - $180 per year for a collection of old games you don't own?
Over the years that would pile up to $1200 - $1800 in a decade for limited access to old games.

Sorry, but I have already more than enough old games to play for the occasional "retro feeling". Most of my time I play newer games.

I personally wouldn't keep the VCO subscription going at all times because I'm usually busy playing a brand new game, or having no time at all to play lol. But every so often, I get a hankering to play DKC 2 or LoZ: OoT, so maybe I subscribe for a month or two. But my overall point was for a way of Nintendo giving players the option to play all of their old titles. So many people complain how hard Nintendo makes it to play their old titles without having to pay insane prices nowadays on an old console and physical cartridge/disc or resort to emulation, and if Nintendo doesn't want to use the old Virtual Console where it's a one-and-done purchase, this seems like it could be a better solution.

Last edited by G2ThaUNiT - on 24 September 2021