> Someone at Nintendo had the genius idea of charging you a subscription fee for internet access.
replyMicrosoft had that 'genius' idea with the original Xbox. The others saw that people will indeed pay for such a thing and copied the idea with the PS4 and Switch.
I have no clue where you're getting $35 from. It's $20/year.
reply$20 / year for a single Nintendo account; $35 / year for a single Switch.
replyThey all do this. Sony charges for PlayStation online too.
replyIt's not good, but it's not just Nintendo. In fact, Nintendo is the most reasonably priced.
Err, Pokemon Champions does not require a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to play online.
replyIt's really not much different than PSN or Xbox Live, so I don't think it's fair to say that Nintendo "had" the idea.
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