Nintendo Switch Online Thread - Blu-ray Forum

Scarface32 · 09-13-2018, 10:21 PM

rdm5777 · 09-15-2018, 09:48 AM

I am soooo down for those controllers. I hope the ordering process isn't a mess. I also hope it isn't one set per family as my sons will each want a set as well.

dyne · 09-17-2018, 02:26 AM

https://mynintendonews.com/2018/09/1...l-save-states/

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Apparently, the online play will not be the only feature that Nintendo’s Switch Online NES titles will have. Some people have received an email from the company today, and it contains more details. According to Nintendo, the NES titles will also have “HD resolution, filters, and special save states”. Screenshots of the email can be seen in a gallery down below.

ctujackbauer · 09-17-2018, 04:42 AM

My body is ready.

(actually, not sure if I'll sign up, but if it has online smash bros that is seamless and lag-free, I'll probably sign up. i love that its way cheaper than ps4/xbox online)

Steelmaker · 09-17-2018, 12:02 PM

I'm still REALLY pissed that we still have to go through the freaking phone app for voice chat. I was hoping this would be fixed when their service rolled out. Has Nintendo ever provided any explanation as to why they've set it up this way? There's no reason why this feature cannot be supported natively through the system itself. It just seems like one huge unforced error on Nintendo's part.

Scarface32 · 09-17-2018, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Steelmaker

I'm still REALLY pissed that we still have to go through the freaking phone app for voice chat. I was hoping this would be fixed when their service rolled out. Has Nintendo ever provided any explanation as to why they've set it up this way? There's no reason why this feature cannot be supported natively through the system itself. It just seems like one huge unforced error on Nintendo's part.

From what I heard, apparently NOA* doesn’t like it either. They heard the complaints and wish they could get rid of it, but NCL** is insistent on using it.

*NOA = Nintendo of America
**NCL = Nintendo Company Ltd. (often incorrectly referred to as "Nintendo of Japan")

Steelmaker · 09-17-2018, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Scarface32

From what I heard, apparently NOA* doesn’t like it either. They heard the complaints and wish they could get rid of it, but NCL** is insistent on using it.

*NOA = Nintendo of America
**NCL = Nintendo Company Ltd. (often incorrectly referred to as "Nintendo of Japan")

But WHY though? Have THEY offered up any explanation for this ridiculous decision?

jtu128 · 09-17-2018, 02:18 PM

I’ll pay $20/yr to continue playing MarionKart and Splatoon online. $20 is nothing really, but this whole re-authentication of NES games once a week is confusing? So if you don’t log in once a week you lose access forever???

Scarface32 · 09-17-2018, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Steelmaker

But WHY though? Have THEY offered up any explanation for this ridiculous decision?

Apparently it has to do with mobile being a much bigger thing in Japan than it is here. NCL thinks that people will love the app, without putting in much thought about how the rest of the world would react to it.

Scarface32 · 09-17-2018, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jtu128

I’ll pay $20/yr to continue playing MarionKart and Splatoon online. $20 is nothing really, but this whole re-authentication of NES games once a week is confusing? So if you don’t log in once a week you lose access forever???

I think it just disables the ability to launch the game until you connect to the internet again, then it resets the 7 day timer.

mysticwaterfall · 09-17-2018, 04:31 PM

According to Nintendolife anybody can form a "family" together, so if you can find 7 other people to join in, that's less then 5$ a year. If enough people here were interested I'd go for it.

dyne · 09-17-2018, 11:01 PM

Is $20 really that hard to come by?

Gold points can be used for Online membership however they can’t be used to auto renew.

https://mynintendonews.com/2018/09/1...-online-plans/

Predatorix38417 · 09-17-2018, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jtu128

I’ll pay $20/yr to continue playing MarionKart and Splatoon online. $20 is nothing really, but this whole re-authentication of NES games once a week is confusing? So if you don’t log in once a week you lose access forever???

Hey I'm hoping Metroid Prime 4 has support for online multiplayer. Plus Smash Bros too.

jtu128 · 09-18-2018, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Predatorix38417

Hey I'm hoping Metroid Prime 4 has support for online multiplayer. Plus Smash Bros too.

I think Smash is a guarantee for online play.

jtu128 · 09-18-2018, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by dyne

Is $20 really that hard to come by?

Gold points can be used for Online membership however they can’t be used to auto renew.

https://mynintendonews.com/2018/09/1...-online-plans/

Most people drop $20 on a single meal just for them self at least a couple times a year. Unless you are a child or a poor college student I don’t see why anyone is blinking over $20/yr.

Dynamo of Eternia · 09-18-2018, 01:00 PM

I'm pissed that you can't individually buy the NES games. I don't want to be limited to an online "service". I want to be able to buy and download them like any other e-shop game, regardless of whether or not I opt to sign up for the service.

The only thing making me consider signing up is the cloud save back up feature, and even that annoys me because it will be limited to certain games, and it is already asinine that we can't back up our saves to the micro SD card.

I'm still otherwise a Nintendo fan and in most respects I think the Switch is probably their best system since the SNES. But it would be nice if they could just release a good system with good features without "Nintendoing" it all up.

dyne · 09-18-2018, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

I'm pissed that you can't individually buy the NES games. I don't want to be limited to an online "service". I want to be able to buy and download them like any other e-shop game, regardless of whether or not I opt to sign up for the service.

I thought when they first announced it waaaaaay back when that they had said you could buy the games at a discounted price?

Dynamo of Eternia · 09-18-2018, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dyne

I thought when they first announced it waaaaaay back when that they had said you could buy the games at a discounted price?

I don't recall reading or hearing any such thing. If that is the case, that would be great. I would be HAPPY to be wrong about this. LOL

dyne · 09-18-2018, 03:07 PM

Yeah I thought it was revealed you could pretty early on but now I'm not finding that confirmation anywhere.

Scarface32 · 09-18-2018, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dyne

I thought when they first announced it waaaaaay back when that they had said you could buy the games at a discounted price?

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Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

I don't recall reading or hearing any such thing. If that is the case, that would be great. I would be HAPPY to be wrong about this. LOL

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Originally Posted by dyne

Yeah I thought it was revealed you could pretty early on but now I'm not finding that confirmation anywhere.

When it was first announced last year, Nintendo said you’d get 1 game per month that would rotate out each month and if you wanted to keep it after the month, you could buy it. People complained, and they switched it to a Netflix-like service.

09-17-2018, 11:01 PM	#12
dyne Blu-ray Baron Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:77 Blu-ray collection:508 Trading Score:7	Is $20 really that hard to come by? Gold points can be used for Online membership however they can’t be used to auto renew. https://mynintendonews.com/2018/09/1...-online-plans/ Last edited by dyne; 09-17-2018 at 11:07 PM.

09-15-2018, 09:48 AM	#2
rdm5777 Special Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:116 Blu-ray collection:598 DVD collection:124 Digital collection:127 Trading Score:38	I am soooo down for those controllers. I hope the ordering process isn't a mess. I also hope it isn't one set per family as my sons will each want a set as well.

09-17-2018, 04:42 AM	#4
ctujackbauer Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2016 Trading Score:4	My body is ready. (actually, not sure if I'll sign up, but if it has online smash bros that is seamless and lag-free, I'll probably sign up. i love that its way cheaper than ps4/xbox online)

09-17-2018, 12:02 PM	#5
Steelmaker Blu-ray Duke Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Chattanooga, TN Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	I'm still REALLY pissed that we still have to go through the freaking phone app for voice chat. I was hoping this would be fixed when their service rolled out. Has Nintendo ever provided any explanation as to why they've set it up this way? There's no reason why this feature cannot be supported natively through the system itself. It just seems like one huge unforced error on Nintendo's part.

09-17-2018, 02:18 PM	#8
jtu128 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2010 4K collection:123 Blu-ray collection:685 DVD collection:105 Digital collection:11 iTunes collection:305 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	I’ll pay $20/yr to continue playing MarionKart and Splatoon online. $20 is nothing really, but this whole re-authentication of NES games once a week is confusing? So if you don’t log in once a week you lose access forever???

09-17-2018, 04:31 PM	#11
mysticwaterfall Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2013 Location:Right Behind You 4K collection:768 Blu-ray collection:2443 DVD collection:267 Trading Score:164	According to Nintendolife anybody can form a "family" together, so if you can find 7 other people to join in, that's less then 5$ a year. If enough people here were interested I'd go for it.

09-18-2018, 01:00 PM	#16
Dynamo of Eternia Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:1857 DVD collection:1573 Trading Score:3	I'm pissed that you can't individually buy the NES games. I don't want to be limited to an online "service". I want to be able to buy and download them like any other e-shop game, regardless of whether or not I opt to sign up for the service. The only thing making me consider signing up is the cloud save back up feature, and even that annoys me because it will be limited to certain games, and it is already asinine that we can't back up our saves to the micro SD card. I'm still otherwise a Nintendo fan and in most respects I think the Switch is probably their best system since the SNES. But it would be nice if they could just release a good system with good features without "Nintendoing" it all up.

09-18-2018, 03:07 PM	#19
dyne Blu-ray Baron Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:77 Blu-ray collection:508 Trading Score:7	Yeah I thought it was revealed you could pretty early on but now I'm not finding that confirmation anywhere.

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