NintyGamer.com writes, "Nearly a year after Nintendo Switch Online has launched, the service still lacks some basic features. Cloud saves are not standard on all games and the Wii still remains the best virtual console we've ever had. Is the service worth what Nintendo asks?"
Nintendo continues to bolster its Switch Online + Expansion Pack service with new game releases. Today, the focus is on the base tier, with a whopping seven games added to the NES library.
Pretty lousy lineup, considering how long we've waited since the last NES update.
Do we really need Golf when we already had NES Open Tournament Golf, which is almost identical in graphics and gameplay?
Very interesting tidbit I read in the Youtube comments. I've yet to fact check it, but if true, I guess Golf's inclusion is pretty awesome in honor of Iwata's life.
Here's the tidbit:
"Golf was originally hidden in the Switch's system and you could access it by holding the joy-cons and performing the gesture Satoru Iwata used to make in directs. NES Golf was one of his favorite games, and Nintendo added it in as an easter-egg to honor his life.
Nintendo unfortunately patched this secret out. This was because in Japan, it was tradition to place a recently deceased’s person’s favorite things in a special box that is not allowed to open. The hidden game was essentially a digital version of this ritual, and it’s clear that Nintendo wanted Iwata’s life to be honored in a special way by giving the switch a secret game that only they knew about."
President Shuntaro Furukawa says he doesn’t think component shortages will be an issue due to new plan.
The 2017 Switch is based on the 2015 Tegra X1 so even if Nintendo is using technology from 2022, that alone still represents a significant improvement.
Should open pre-orders through the E-shop for a period before making it available through stores. And now that COVID is out the way, you can make in store preorders mandatory too. People interested wouldn't have much of an issue driving by if it meant keeping scalpers at bay for a bit.
I mean, the problem is these a-holes have bots that eat up every sites inventory. Then they sell it on eBay for stupid prices. No matter what you try to do we’re still going to have to fight through these human pieces of sh*t to get these damn consoles at launch.
Well I'll either see if I can get one online against bots or wait till they're saturated and buy in a brick and morter store. Waiting isn't an issue anyway I have enough games to wait out the shortage
I can't really understand people rushing out to buy a console at release, I'll wait a year, two years, etc... until I can walk into a store and buy one if I have to, I'm not paying scalper prices.
Nintendo's Direct broadcast airs later today.
Pretty lame actually. I checked it outand the only difference I see are 3 boxes to scroll through.
There's probably something more going on in the backend prepping for something in the future if they gave it a 3.0.0
as they continue to add more and more to their online gaming collection, it definitely makes it have more value. Imagine once they add Nintendo 64 titles to the mix too. Is the service perfect? Absolutely not, far from it. But hopefully they will continue to expand and build upon it.
just for mario maker online and super smash
I agree that NSO isn't as good as what is available on XBox and Playstation, but it is currently the only way to play Nintendo Switch games online so yeah I'll be continuing to pay for it.
Here is some food for thought -- NSO is $20/year for an individual or $35/year for a family (up to 5 or 6 members I think). Do we want it to remain at that cost or cost the same as XBox/Playstation at ~$10/month with those features? I mean, we all want it to remain at $20/year and bring all the features MS and Sony bring, but lets be realistic here and acknowledge that it would be more expensive if that were case.
I do but I spend most of my game time on the Switch so it makes sense for me. I will be getting Live again once PSO 2 is made available though.
Yeah, I do...but I want them to add more SNES games and fix it up or I don't think I'll continue. Played Super Mario World with a buddy. It was fun, but boy does the service need some work. The feature set is okay (party chat is my only real complaint, feature wise), but the quality of the online is legitimately bad.