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marley on 30 January 2015
Captain_Yuri said:

I hope they don't cause if the ps3 was anything to go by, it will only lead to Mandatory subscription model which is essh. And heck, Club Nintendo already gives people indie/vc games for "free" so neh. I just hope that whatever they are going to come up with after club Nintendo will be good and free with no pay plans cause I really don't want MK9/SSB5 locked behind a paywall


If that happens, it will be the first Nintendo console that I will not own.



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Kerotan on 30 January 2015
Blob said:
Kerotan said:

It could provide incredible value for a lot of people.  Maybe a mix between retail nintendo and 3rd party games along with older virtual console games. Maybe even go the full hog and charge for online but include this in the package.

charge for online? no thanks I have no interest in paying for online on more than one console

Nintendo won't make their plans in regard of their fans owning a rival console.  If it meant a much better online experience would you not think not nintendo only gamers would be up for it? 



Riverstyx on 30 January 2015

Nintendo doesn't care about online gaming like sony and microsoft do, so there's really no point. Charging people $50 a year just to play mario kart and smash bros online? Plus they wouldn't have enough games to give for free anyway, they would just be Nintendo games pretty much everyone with the system already owns. I don't even think nintendo could get away with something as sleezy as that lol.



 

SjOne on 30 January 2015

Because Sony has been trying to get PS3 owners to get into subscription services since 2008 with Qore while Nintendo doesn't want any sort of subscription



BlkPaladin on 30 January 2015

Nintendo has stated on multiple occasion that they were against charging for an online service. And Nintendo already gives away games with their current club, a practice that will probably carry onto what replaces it.

All Nintendo really needs to do is improve on what they have. They will never have a Live based service. But I would rather have a free service that is workable, than a service that is covered in ads and takes money from me.



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Kerotan on 31 January 2015
BlkPaladin said:
Nintendo has stated on multiple occasion that they were against charging for an online service. And Nintendo already gives away games with their current club, a practice that will probably carry onto what replaces it.

All Nintendo really needs to do is improve on what they have. They will never have a Live based service. But I would rather have a free service that is workable, than a service that is covered in ads and takes money from me.


My thread didn't ask why they don't charge for online.  I meant a ps3 type service that offers free online and an optional subscription that for just $5 a month will offer you two games a month.  What sounds bad about That?



Fusioncode on 31 January 2015
RolStoppable said:

amiibos bring in more money per year. Just launch Mario in all of his power-up forms he has had over the years, throw in all Pokémon and whatever else you can think of.

No not even close. Sony has 10.9m PS+ accounts. That equates out to 545 million in revenue per year. A number that's only going to go up as the PS4 continues to sell very well. Nintendo would have to sell roughly 42m Amiibos per year to match that revenue. Which clearly isn't going to happen. Money from Amiibos is never going to even come close to the money generated from PS+/Gold. Which is why Nintendo should definitely consider locking multiplayer behind a paywall next gen. People aren't going to like it, but they'll pay it. 



Sigs are dumb. And so are you!

ktay95 on 31 January 2015

... can we get a real online account system first?? Would be much more appreciated, then we can look at stuff similar to PS+ or a VC subscription etc.



Kerotan on 31 January 2015
Riverstyx said:

Nintendo doesn't care about online gaming like sony and microsoft do, so there's really no point. Charging people $50 a year just to play mario kart and smash bros online? Plus they wouldn't have enough games to give for free anyway, they would just be Nintendo games pretty much everyone with the system already owns. I don't even think nintendo could get away with something as sleezy as that lol.


What is sleezy about it? I was also talking about the ps3 model where for just 50$ a year you get 24 quality games and can still Play online for free whether you opt for that or not. If you think Nintendo don't have enough games to pull this off just say it but don't call the 2 best online services on consoles sleezy.  No need for that.



Kerotan on 31 January 2015
SjOne said:
Because Sony has been trying to get PS3 owners to get into subscription services since 2008 with Qore while Nintendo doesn't want any sort of subscription


So you telling me that nintendo with their latest woes wouldn't like an easy money maker like this? If they do it right they could add a big chunk of cash to their reports while providing their fans with a great service.  And imagine if they pulled off a wii type success again.  Those millions would turn to billions if the console had a service like this.