Nintendo No more free rides: Paid Switch Online service launches on Sept. 18

[DarkStar189]

My 6 year old went to put the Switch down on the tv stand which is a glass shelf. In typical little kid fashion the Switch magically just flipped out of his hands when it was about a foot high off the table top when it crash landed face down. Everything seems fine with it though. I guess the joysticks took most of the impact and cushioned the fall

[Rodimus]

Well I don't play online on my Switch. I think the price is reasonable since the online structure is a joke. Here is what will get me to jump in. Nintendo doesn't know online but they know hardware. The NES joycons that you can only get if you have a Nintendo Online account is what is going to get me. 

 

[chakoo]

5 hours ago, Rodimus said:

Well I don't play online on my Switch. I think the price is reasonable since the online structure is a joke. Here is what will get me to jump in. Nintendo doesn't know online but they know hardware. The NES joycons that you can only get if you have a Nintendo Online account is what is going to get me. 

 

Agreed, I feel if I don’t grab a pair the already crazy price is just going to get worse. 

[DarkStar189]

54 minutes ago, chakoo said:

Agreed, I feel if I don’t grab a pair the already crazy price is just going to get worse. 

The NES controller holds a special place in my heart. But I'm not even going to bother going after these. For the price, their use seems too limited for my taste. 

[Bacon]

The scumbag in me wants to pay for the 1 month price just to grab these then sell them for an easy $200. 

[Keyser_Soze]

2 hours ago, Bacon said:

The scumbag in me wants to pay for the 1 month price just to grab these then sell them for an easy $200. 

 

[EternallDarkness]

11 hours ago, Rodimus said:

Well I don't play online on my Switch. I think the price is reasonable since the online structure is a joke. Here is what will get me to jump in. Nintendo doesn't know online but they know hardware. The NES joycons that you can only get if you have a Nintendo Online account is what is going to get me. 

 

 

where the heck do you get those things!

[Rodimus]

6 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said:

 

where the heck do you get those things!

you have to buy them direct form Nintendo but you need a NIntendo Online account to purchase. They are saying that these little controllers currently only work on NES games that you get from NIntendo Online.

[EternallDarkness]

1 hour ago, Rodimus said:

you have to buy them direct form Nintendo but you need a NIntendo Online account to purchase. They are saying that these little controllers currently only work on NES games that you get from NIntendo Online.

 

I want them!!! I don't mind spending 20 for a year of online, that I will likely not use, lol. But where is the sign up for purchase? I don't see it on their website. 

[ALIEN-gunner]

Take good care of them. Only one set per account can be purchased. 

[Rodimus]

This is all I got for a link to buy. I don't see it clearly availible but I know I'm not currently signed up with Nintendo Online and logged into my account. 

 

https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/special-offers/?gclid=CKmJ5K6_xd0CFfqSxQIdbNEASw&gclsrc=ds

[MarSolo]

So, it's still not up is it?

 

What a shit show.

[AndrewDean84]

12 minutes ago, MarSolo said:

So, it's still not up is it?

 

What a shit show.

They said it wouldn't go up until 8pm Pacific, 11pm eastern time. 

[MarSolo]

3 minutes ago, AndrewDean84 said:

They said it wouldn't go up until 8pm Pacific, 11pm eastern time. 

 

Then don't announce it for the 18th, say the 19th.

[AndrewDean84]

17 minutes ago, MarSolo said:

 

Then don't announce it for the 18th, say the 19th.

You know those times are still on the 18th, right?

[Biggie]

25 minutes ago, MarSolo said:

 

Then don't announce it for the 18th, say the 19th.

 

7 minutes ago, AndrewDean84 said:

You know those times are still on the 18th, right?

Gottem ?

[MarSolo]

12 minutes ago, AndrewDean84 said:

You know those times are still on the 18th, right?

 

What I'm saying is if you're going to have something literally an hour before the next day for one time zone, just announce it for the following day.

[AndrewDean84]

West coast continues to be the best coast. 

[Biggie]

West coast might be the best coast but the East side is Da Bess side!

[chakoo]

Service is live, i’ve Already given Nintendo my Monopoly money -.-

[Brian]

Quote

 

 

You can log in with your Nintendo Account on multiple consoles.Just like PS4, there can be one primary system and multiple secondary.

 

While using the primary console, any user account on the console can play the downloadable content you have purchased.

 

While using the primary console, you do not need to have an active Internet connection

 

You can change which Nintendo Switch console is your primary console but you must first deactivate the current primary console.

 

While using a non-primary console, you must have an active Internet connection to play downloadable content.

 

If you lose your Internet connection while playing downloadable content on a non-primary console, your game will pause after a certain amount of time; however, once you connect online again, you will be able to resume from the point you left off.

While using a non-primary console, downloadable content can only be started by the user that purchased the content.

 

When using downloadable software on a non-primary console, your game will pause if your Nintendo Account is used to access downloadable software on any other Nintendo Switch console.

Also Nintendo now allows deactivating your primary console through a website! No longer need to call them

 

 

Off-device deactivations can be done by visiting accounts.nintendo.com, selecting "Shop Menu", and then "Deactivate Primary Console".

Only once per year you can do Off-device deactivations

 

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22448

 

This is great news for family. You no longer need to buy two versions of digital games. 

[Brian]

pretty fast and slick #NES #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/tvPZ39egwO

— Cartridge Games (@CartridgeGames) September 19, 2018

[Brian]

No button remapping (WiiU had it) and no matchmaking (friends only)

[Biggie]

Anybody use PayPal to subscribe to the online service?

[AndrewDean84]

Family plan works great.  NES games look great on the switch screen.

[Biggie]

14 minutes ago, AndrewDean84 said:

Family plan works great.  NES games look great on the switch screen.

They do look great. 

 

Favs are Double Dragon, Ice Hockey, Tennis, Tecmo Bowl, Baseball, and Donkey Kong. 

[Ghost_MH]

13 hours ago, ManUtdRedDevils said:

 

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22448

 

This is great news for family. You no longer need to buy two versions of digital games. 

 

This is exactly what has stopped me from buying additional Switches. I guess it's time to change that.

[RedSoxFan9]

 

[AndrewDean84]

3 hours ago, RedSoxFan9 said:

 

That's pretty funny.

[Jason]

19 hours ago, ManUtdRedDevils said:

 

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22448

 

This is great news for family. You no longer need to buy two versions of digital games. 

 

You have to be online the entire time you're playing on the secondary device, though.

[EternallDarkness]

1 hour ago, AndrewDean84 said:

That's pretty funny.

 

indeed, and yet with Nintendo it's also almost believable 

[Brian]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

 

You have to be online the entire time you're playing on the secondary device, though.

It isn’t perfect but still a nice feature.  Just buy physical for the games that you want on the go. 

[Biggie]

Who wants to play some Tecmo Bowl Online ?!?!?

 

@JohnnyPhatsaqs

@stepee

@AndrewDean84

@Slug

@Keyser_Soze

 

[Keyser_Soze]

I'm not paying for this so, not me.

[Rodimus]

Ok, I pulled the trigger. I tested out the online NES games and voicechat. It had some issues but was fun to play Balloon Fight online. I think if I had some time River City Ranson would be good.