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Nintendo Says Online Play for Switch Will Be 'Key' to Its Business

According to company president Tatsumi Kimishima, Nintendo is striving deliver a "valuable service" that is worth the subscription fee.

PhoenixUp2654d ago

It'd better not be a bare bones service then. Nintendo needs to aggressively work to make sure that NN can stand up to par to PSN and XBL. Only then could say the lower subscription cost would be a huge selling point

vergilxx32653d ago

yeah ..
that's not happening , they cannot offer "or don't want to" First party or third party AAA games
but if they offer good servers and stability when you play online then i am willing to pay small fee for it

Christopher2654d ago

Saying it is easy. Making it true and worthwhile is another thing.

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_-EDMIX-_2654d ago

I'm really glad to hear that because Nintendo has a lot of good properties and if any company needs to be using downloadable content to maintain the life of their titles and should be Nintendo many of their games only released one time through a generation and I believe its user base would absolutely love purchasing downloadable content for lots of their titles.

If they support their games just like they did with Mario Kart and Smash Brothers I welcome what they do with this business model as I believe it's in a model that they have neglected for an extremely extremely long time.

it was not to the benefit of the consumer or even to Nintendo neglect this.

I personally believe this company has neglected hundreds of millions if not possibly even billions that they could have earned over the last 10 years if they actually really had a proper infrastructure for their online simply because their games are supported long-term and have long tails of support.

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Alzara: Radiant Echoes Announced

Indie RPG Alzara: Radiant Echoes has launched a Kickstarter with hopes of launching in 2026.

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Review: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes | Console Creatures

Bobby says, "Lorelei and the Laser Eyes' open, non-restrictive nature is its most compelling aspect and a stroke of genius."

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Another Crab's Treasure (NS) Review | VGChartz

VGChartz's Evan Norris: "This review isn't about the game in a vacuum; it's about the game on Switch. Judged only on the hybrid version, Aggro Crab's underwater adventure is a choppy, unsightly mess that veers briefly into unplayable territory in the Unfathom, potentially due to memory leaks. All the positive things about the game persist, but they're overshadowed and diminished by numerous technical faults. If you're a Souls-like addict, Another Crab's Treasure is worth checking out — as long as it's on a platform other than Switch."

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