Should just be prorated. I'm in the same situation.
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News NSO and Expansion Pack Pricing- $49.99/Individual $79.99/Family (Annually) Available in US October 25th
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20 € more here in Spain, that without counting our salaries in comparison to Germany, UK or France.
Yeah, hard pass, i'm ok with snes and nes.
Yeah, hard pass, i'm ok with snes and nes.
Dark Cloud
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Nintendo should at least say N64 games will be monthly or bimonthly drops.
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Are they gonna give us Earthbound then? Makes sense for a $30 price increase
For this increase I'm expecting the entire Squaresoft lineup!
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That pricing is a little steep if you don’t like or care for animal crossing. Don’t get me wrong the dlc stuff they showed in the direct looked nice (if you like animal crossing) but the question remains, was the expansion pack always going to be $30 extra? I’d rather them make more tiers/options for consumers. If the dlc tie in to expansion pack will be a main stay make that a separate tier (expansion pak + dlcs)
The vanilla expansion pack could just be $10-15 extra dollars if all you want are the N64 games. Its pretty unfortunate.
The vanilla expansion pack could just be $10-15 extra dollars if all you want are the N64 games. Its pretty unfortunate.
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The webpage Nintendo mentioned ( nintendo.com/switch-online ) in the announcement, it has a 3 minute trailer and at the end they mention it.
Here is the link: https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/nintendo-64-nintendo-switch-online-switch/
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I really want the ACNH DLC, so I'll probably get it, but damn, I really hope to see more stuff added to it, I can see why everyone that just want the emulators are mad, they should've shown more stuff being added before revealing such a high price
Glom
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Well never mind that idea. Yeah, there's a couple of games I was interested in checking out, but if I can't upgrade for like three months, never mind.
At least the sterling price is "only" double.
Even if more select DLC is included in the future, I still think that's not good value. Paying a massive surcharge on the off-chance that maybe you'll get some DLC you'd like is living dangerously. I mean the differential between what I was expecting and what it turned out to be is almost the entire cost of the AC DLC.
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This is my thoughts exactly. I am going to just stick with the NSO membership for now. This is way too expensive! At least offer a bit more than a DLC I may never play at all. I hardly play AC as it is as I just cannot really get super into it.
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Can't find anything on the website. Unless someone sees something on the eshop I'm guess it won't be available until launch
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Tbf, they would need to individualize the price for each and every countries of the EU then. I'm happy we finally pay less than the US.
Yoshi
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You do not need to pay for the Expansion Pack, you can just remain on standard Nintendo Online. I agree that the price hike is excessive.
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My shock is numbed because I initially thought the Expansion Pack would cost 40€ on top of the regular 20€.
Learning it's merely doubling the NSO price feels less outrageous in comparison but still too much. Nintendo trialing a soft Gamepass model centered on DLC is interesting in theory. In practice, I need to know how safe files for lapsed access are handled and, since the free incentives are tied to existing ownership of paid games, the value of the subcription could fluctuate from okay one year to fuck all the next.
Learning it's merely doubling the NSO price feels less outrageous in comparison but still too much. Nintendo trialing a soft Gamepass model centered on DLC is interesting in theory. In practice, I need to know how safe files for lapsed access are handled and, since the free incentives are tied to existing ownership of paid games, the value of the subcription could fluctuate from okay one year to fuck all the next.
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What I wonder is whether the DLC included in the expansion pack (family option) will entitle all members to a licence or just the holder. If it's the first case, I can see Nintendo including more DLCs for multiplayer-focused gam5e to drive adoption as this would be a very favorable deal for people in a family group and playing the same games (AC, MK, Smash, Splatoon etc.)
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I share my subscription with my girlfriend, my brother and a friend so I'm fiiine but imo this is a pretty big price hike with rather little to show for it.
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On the one hand, that’s expensive. On the other hand, I’m a total sucker and I’m gonna buy it anyway.
I already bought the N64 controller thanks to this post! I’m such a sucker.
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I already bought the N64 controller thanks to this post! I’m such a sucker.
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They should just give the Animal Crossing Horizons expansion for free instead of having you lose access when you unsubscribe. I would be totally fine with the cost if it meant adding that in permanently, but making DLC access contingent on the subscription doesn't sit well with me.
Just preordered the N64 controller (never had a N64 so definitely wanted one for the "novelty"), will definitely upgrade to the Expansion, and also have SMTV - Fall of Man Edition and Shining Pearl on the way.
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Higher price tells me we might get some actual great 3rd party games
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Yeah, that's too PS+ for my liking.
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Yep, that gives me hope more 3rd parties are on board. Microsoft being there already shows that.
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Yeah I think we’re back to monthly updates like NSO launch plus
Please give me the full n64 Konami/Hudson lineup
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I wish I could share your optimism, but nintendo's history doesn't exactly inspire alot of confidence
Clov
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I think we're in for a "Big Run"
Now that's what I call a "Karnaaj Rally"
Dark Cloud
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It would be great. I get they have to pay more to get Rare and more third party games on board. At the moment for some they haven’t shown enough of it.Yeah I think we’re back to monthly updates like NSO launch plus
Please give me the full n64 Konami/Hudson lineup
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The fine print in the video said you can only access the DLC when you have an active subscription. So you'd no longer be able to access it without paying the full price for it, or getting another sub.
I probably won't get the expansion pack at that price. I don't play AC and don't care enough about the added systems to upgrade despite the Mega Drive and N64 being my first two consoles.
At least they put the NSO controllers up on the store quickly. I snagged the Sega one already.
At least they put the NSO controllers up on the store quickly. I snagged the Sega one already.
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I'll wait a year for them to add 10 more N64 games and then consider it... That's all I'm interested in playing after exhausting what I wanted out of the NES and SNES catalog. I'd have to resub for the pull price to get it now and that doesn't feel quite right when it's only Ocarina, F-Zero and Paper Mario that I see myself playing.
I really thought this'd be an extra tenner at most. I guess if I wanted to play that AC DLC it would be a better value, but while I like that game, the DLC doesn't sound especially compelling.
I really thought this'd be an extra tenner at most. I guess if I wanted to play that AC DLC it would be a better value, but while I like that game, the DLC doesn't sound especially compelling.
Dark Cloud
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I think Nintendo should announce what more is coming. To me they haven’t announced enough. I’m sure they’ll add more in the future and more people will just jump on then.
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Wish they were adding some game boy classics, might make it more worth it.
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Yup, this is exactly the reason. Sega's involvement did not come cheap.
Genesis is also getting a lot of third party stuff too. They licensed Castlevania Bloodlines from Konami, for example.
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They need to come out with a statement like "We will be adding legacy games to the service on a monthly basis." and "We will offer more DLC to be included with the expansion pass in the future"
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Wish they were adding some game boy classics, might make it more worth it.
Game Boy NSO has been rumored for a while. I wouldn't be surprised to see it added in 2022. Then we'll get another batch of Jaleco certified classics!