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Posted: 02/27/14, 10:01:14 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 10:47:42 |
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Awww, I didn't know they were shutting the Wii/DS services down. Expected, but still sad.  I had good times with Mario Kart, Goldeneye, Last Story and even Conduit. Oh, and I guess this means I won't get access to all the "DLC" puzzles in the latest DS Layton, which sucks. Still, one of the things I think puts Nintendo above the rest is that they go with affordable services, like free online, so I wouldn't want to pay for a subscription of any kind if I could avoid it. What they're doing right now, for free, is really good as far as I'm concerned. EDIT: If, at some point in the future, Nintendo would give consumers the option of paying for features they're currently not providing, I suppose I could accept that, but if they would make a paid subscription mandatory for all online features -- no matter how robust -- I'd be beyond disappointed. |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 12:15:35 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 13:43:31 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 14:07:35 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 16:01:01 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 16:07:29 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 16:07:51 |
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on: 02/27/14, 16:08:25 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 17:58:49 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 18:03:06 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 18:05:57 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 20:19:49 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 20:36:59 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 21:23:39 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 21:28:05 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 21:35:52 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 22:01:38 |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 22:20:51 |
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@NinSageBut do you really think we deserve high quality for free? Like Jargon says, there *is* an additional cost to the maintenance of these things beyond what we already shell out for our games. In a sort or reverse situation of the slippery slope you describe with XBL, I could argue that the freewheeling nature of PC online services have fostered a sort of entitlement mentality where we just assume these things should be free. Do I think XBL is a paticularly fair deal? Not entirely. I'm willing to shell out for it, but I think it could be done for cheaper. That's kind of where I want Nintendo to head, that middle ground. Like has been suggested, as long as Nintendo offers value for the service, such as access to VC library service ala Netflix, or some other such things, I think it's a good idea. I absolutely agree with the people who think we shouldn't be paying for the same service has given us so far as well. I'm happy with what we've got being free, but Nintendo would absolutely need to step up their game if they want to charge. Actually a sort of tiered/hybrid service could be neat. Some basic online functionality available out of the box- Barebones online modes, limited feature set AND the ability to access other subscription services like Netflix that are ridiculously paywalled on XBL when they shouldn't be. But subscribing to 'Nintendo Network Premium' or whatever unlocks the full gamut of extra features you would expect from a paid online service. That would keep a lot more people happy IMO. |
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Posted: 02/27/14, 22:53:22 |
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