The free games that a service like that would give, people would have already bought them and Nintendo should get more return than the 50usd yearly which is around 10 VC NES games.

A service like that would make Nintendo owners buy even less eShop titles, heck I only buy eShop titles when they go on discount. If they started offering a subscription I wouldn't buy anything digital and just play what the Nintendo overlords decide to throw my way.

There would be less of a point to the eshop and even then there will be people that won't like the model, even with the claim of "optional" it's still there and would piss some people off, with all 3 doing the same thing it leaves peope with PC being the only alternative to get away from all that.

I don't see paying to play online as a thing that justifies itself, not when Nintendo does it for free along with PC.

Also even if they were giving away "free games" for $50 a year they would have to actually be free to start with and not cost a sub, that and actually be free to keep forever without having to pay a continious sub, the thing most people do not udnerstand is that type of service isn't actually giving you free games, you are paying money to a sub service, the games are not free other you'd be given them without passing a single dime along with the fact that you stop paying and you can no longer play those games until you pay more money, a proper skinners box tactic if ever I saw one, keep drip feeding people and they will believe it;s the norm and acceptable, they'll even rebel against logic and claim it's true value.

Ahh yeah, I forgot about that, the free games are only available until your subscription last. That's why you can't compare a normal year's purchase of digital titles with the yearly 50usd subscription, hence why it is cheaper.

So those 50usd subscription covers the free online, connectivity extras, club discounts and sub rentals.
Could be worth it for some people.

One of the reasons I've gone with a PC/Wii U combo for this gen is to avoid subscriptions just to play online.

My idea is more beneficial to you the consumer.  I've played so many quality ps3 games and still have many to get through.  All for a fiver a month. Maybe nintendo won't do it but a lot of fans would get great value from this.

If you are going to reply saying not enough games then I say make a system aimed at 3rd parties,  entice them back and then set this up. 

Well with nintendo you get games for buy games with no extra charge.

WUT??

Before online multiplayer was behind a paywall, PS+ had around 2m subscribers on an install base of 80m PS3's. Based on that, if the Wii U had a similar service, it would probably have less than a million subscribers.

Well if the Fusion idea happens, Nintendo will have to create more streams of revenue. Its easy to forecast something like a Nintendo network subscription service. Subscribers can get exclusive content,. discounted games & DLC, also free games to play every month (like XBL gold).

Nintendo needs this badly, as a fan I wouldn't be against it.

Maybe that is why they are stopping Club Nintendo...
To bring in Wii U Plus!