After months of speculation, Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has finally shed some more light on its upcoming subscription-based online service for the Nintendo Switch via a post on the company’s official website.
Initially expected to arrive shortly after the Switch’s retail release, the launch of Nintendo’s new paid online gaming service has been pushed back to sometime in 2018. In the meantime, Switch owners will continue to be able to compete against friends and play co-op online for free, so long as they hold a Nintendo Account.
Thankfully, players won’t have to wait until next year to chat online and set play appointments, with Nintendo announcing that a limited free version of its online service smart device app will arrive sometime in Summer 2017 (that’s Winter 2017 for those of us residing below the equator).
Along with this news, Nintendo has also announced the subscription service’s pricing. Customers can choose to pay $3.99 (around £3.10/AU$5.40) for a 1-month membership, $7.99 (around £6.20/AU$10.80) for a 3-month membership and $19.99 (around £15.50/AU$27) for a 12-month membership.
Though it had been speculated that Nintendo would launch a Virtual Console alongside its paid online service, the information divulged today puts that in …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
Previous post
Next post