Nintendo is one of the most beloved companies when it comes to video games, due to their long history, dedication, and their ability to constantly innovate. Because of this, they obviously have a lot of devoted fans, myself included. However, many people believe that Nintendo has lost touch with their connections with fans, and are more focused on money, is this true?

DISCLAIMER: Before you start commenting "ugh i hate how negative people are online" this video IS NOT a rant about how nintendo hates their fans and is in no way made with ill intent, we're simply delving into why people think this way and if its truly justified. It’s an analysis, not a rant

An obvious point that many people like to make is Having to pay in order to play online. As far back as the wii, online gameplay has been free for all to use, with no incurred costs involved. It's been like this on many platforms like the wii u, 3ds and even the ds. It was even free on the switch up until 2018. But, in September of that year, they started charging people for itmade it so you have to pay (/started charging people for it)o. Not only that, but the company did not provide any improvements for the online infastructure. Which is not good. It's pretty well known that online play on the switch is not the best, and heres why: basically, with most types of online play, each iondividual console connects to a server. This means that if one person's connection is really laggy, only they will be affected. On the other hand, on the switch, each console connects to each other console directly. This is likely done in order to reduce costs for nintendo, as they dont have to pay to operate their own server. Because each console connects to each other directly, this means that if one person lags, EVERYONE lags. Which sucks. Its so bad, that even nintendo developers like masahiro sakurai reccomend using wired internet to try and counteract thi

Charging 20 dollars a year for switch online, and even more for the expansion pack really makes it feel unfair that nintendo is pooling in all this money and arent using it to improve their online, which has angered a lot of people, and makes them feel like the company is just milking us for money. If youre gonna make us pay for something that was originally free, at least make it worth it.
While a lot of fans really dislike the switch online sytem, i think there are some redeeming factors. for example, online play isnt the only thing youre paying for, youre also getting a growing library of NES SNES and even game boy games now. On top of this, there are a lot of other neat little things like profile picture rewards, games like tetris 99 and mario 35- oh wait. It also grants you the ability to upload save data to the cloud, but many people argue that that should also be free anyway. Its also worth pointing out that Nintendo is a business that needs to make money to continue producing their games.

In my opinion the expansion pack is actually alright nowadays, at first it was obviously over priced, paying over double for some animal crossing dlc and a few poorly emulated n64 games. These days it's much better though, having improved emulation and including game boy advance games. The addition of the mario kart booster course pass was also an excellent move from them, as it initally added a ton more value for many players which i think a decent amount of people overlook


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