The US is mentioned as a strong supporter of the new subscription tier
Nintendo Switch Online value has been a contentious element of the service from the start, but the low price of entry helped assuage some of those fears. Well, we’re right back where we started from with the price hike of the Expansion Pack, and Nintendo president Shuntaro Furkawa had to address the situation yet againin a recent investor Q&A session[as translated by VGC].
But back to Switch Online value: having covered and followed a lot of these types of corporate statements on Switch Online, I’m feeling like we’re stuck in a time loop. Investors and fans constantly ask how Nintendo is going to make Switch Online more enticing, and we keep getting circular responses. It’s reminiscent of the “drip feed” Virtual Console strategy that likely left a lot of money on the table, dating all the way back to previous generations. So far, Expansion Pack value has been mostly mired in a slow release of N64 and Genesis games, as well as a mix of new and old expansion packs.
Willthe rumored handheld additionscoming this year be enough for some people? Maybe! It depends on how subdued the rollout is.
