By Nick Pino
Nintendo caused a stir back in January when it announced that its latest game console, the Nintendo Switch, would break convention and charge gamers to play online. Despite the initial outrage and though shocking at the time, the gaming community has slowly come to accept its financial fate.
But, that being said, until now we’ve never had a full explanation for what, exactly, Nintendo’s going to use the money for.
According to one of Japan’s largest and oldest gaming magazines, Famitsu, the answer it turns out is less heinous than you might expect: quality control.
Famitsu’s original interview with Nintendo executives Shinya Takahashi and Yoshiaki Koizumi was recently translated by Everything Nintendo and the pair cite rising costs for online services and a focus on quality as the two primary reasons for the surcharge.
“We decided to charge for the service because we are concerned with customer satisfaction,” Takahashi said. “We’ll be maintaining the online service and providing new services that we haven’t had up until now, and there are costs associated with those.
“We’d also like to maintain a stable playing experience and provide proper support. We are working to prepare all of the features until the …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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