Well, THAT's Disappointing ;-;

[Shawna]

So, I was watching Mayor Mori's latest video. He talked about some of the potentional problems with New Horizons, and the one that stood out to me was that -- we need to be a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber, which will cost us payment after payment, in order to Wi-Fi via Internet. Sure, we can still use local, but that may not do much for some of us.

This means we will not be able to earn certain Nook Miles (which helps us in the long run), or meet Katie (if she returns in this installment).

Now, I may not be into just playing with someone for hours on end with someone I barely know, but I still love selling, trading, and buying items and villagers. Even since I made Haven under a month ago, I have been doing a lot of this.

. . .

Now, don't get me wrong. I am still DYING for this game to come out, and I am NOT trying to ruin the game for you guys, but I feel this needs to be discussed.

 

[Tianna]

Ya, I realized that too and it's kinda crappy. Fortunately, I have other games that do require online Switch services (Pokemon SWSH for example) so I guess it won't be that bad haha. Still sucks that we have to pay though. I wish it was still free like the 3DS and every other console except the Switch. :/

 

[pinkfawn]

All the other major gaming platforms (Sony, Microsoft) require payment for online play and have for years. It's $20 for a year for Nintendo which is totally affordable. Skip going to the movies one month or something and you'll already have enough for it. It's really a reasonable price.

 

[SheepMareep]

If you have other friends who have a switch get the family plan and split it. i did this with my friends and its MAYBE $5 a year for each of us? Compared to ps4 and xbox, nintendos online access is super super cheap.

 

[KeatAlex]

All the other major gaming platforms (Sony, Microsoft) require payment for online play and have for years. It's $20 for a year for Nintendo which is totally affordable. Skip going to the movies one month or something and you'll already have enough for it. It's really a reasonable price.

Exactly, it's super cheap compared to other services, and saving up $20 for a year of online pay isn't that bad.

Times change, this was bound to happen, better to just go with it and not fight change.

 

[Shawna]

All the other major gaming platforms (Sony, Microsoft) require payment for online play and have for years. It's $20 for a year for Nintendo which is totally affordable. Skip going to the movies one month or something and you'll already have enough for it. It's really a reasonable price.

It's still a bummer. ;-;

 

[pinkfawn]

It's still a bummer. ;-;

Not... really? Nintendo can't stick with the same business model forever, and them asking for $20 a year for online services is really not that bad, not to mention you get a ton of classic games basically for free. Sony and Microsoft want like $50 a year or maybe even more for online play. Like I said, skip going out to dinner or to the movies or something literally once and you'll have enough to afford it.

 

[Shawna]

Not... really? Nintendo can't stick with the same business model forever, and them asking for $20 a year for online services is really not that bad, not to mention you get a ton of classic games basically for free. Sony and Microsoft want like $50 a year or maybe even more for online play. Like I said, skip going out to dinner or to the movies or something literally once and you'll have enough to afford it.

I am still pretty young, and therefore not fiancially independent. I mean, I can understand this for certain online aspects, but I feel like Wi-Fiing on an AC game should be free. I know I cannot change what happened, but I am just giving my beliefs.

 

[SheepMareep]

I am still pretty young, and therefore not fiancially independent. I mean, I can understand this for certain online aspects, but I feel like Wi-Fiing on an AC game should be free. I know I cannot change what happened, but I am just giving my beliefs.

idk how young you are or what restrictions you have but if you offer to help your neighbors or family members with chores for a day or something you could get the money for the switch online. just give the money to your guardian and ask them to deposit it into their bank and use it for the nintendo online. that way you can pay for it without your guardian having to. i also think you may be able to buy a card at gamestop to be able to use a code and get it but i could be very wrong.

 

[Shawna]

idk how young you are or what restrictions you have but if you offer to help your neighbors or family members with chores for a day or something you could get the money for the switch online. just give the money to your guardian and ask them to deposit it into their bank and use it for the nintendo online. that way you can pay for it without your guardian having to. i also think you may be able to buy a card at gamestop to be able to use a code and get it but i could be very wrong.

I am 21. ^^;

I may talk to my dad, and let him give his two cents on the matter.

 

[moo-kun]

Switch online payment costs:

UK
✧︎One month: ?3.49
✧︎Three months: ?6.99
✧︎One year: ?17.99

US
✧︎One month: $3.99
✧︎Three months: $7.99
✧︎One year: $19.99

AU
✧︎One month: $5.95
✧︎Three months: $11.95
✧︎One year: $29.95

☆You can also get a seven day free trial.
Hopefully if we choose to use the
free trial, we can unlock and fulfil achievements!☆

(๑?̀ㅁ?́๑)✧︎ Don't worry guys, we'll find a way!
I don't play online at all but I was hoping to try and explore that with NH
plus I love using the Dream Suite as Luna is one of my favourite NPC's,
she gives me ASMR and relaxes me so much! *:ஐ(˘͈ᵕ ˘͈●︎)ஐ:*

(＾ط ＾*)☝︎ I also wanted to mention that when you play on a local connection, only the 'Leader' can access their pockets.

If we play online and invite people to our island - especially so many,
will picking up and putting down items flash up a message similar
to if you have a visitor in your house like:

☆you can't place items on some else's island!
or
☆you can't pick up items on someone else's island
and also vice versa...?

(՞ټ՞☝︎Maybe we can select options like disable visitors from placing and putting down
items on your island etc...
Because, if it auto saves and someone corrupts
your island, that's it! ☜︎(◉︎ɷ◉︎ )

 

[Shawna]

Switch online payment costs:

UK
✧︎One month: ?3.49
✧︎Three months: ?6.99
✧︎One year: ?17.99

US
✧︎One month: $3.99
✧︎Three months: $7.99
✧︎One year: $19.99

AU
✧︎One month: $5.95
✧︎Three months: $11.95
✧︎One year: $29.95

☆You can also get a seven day free trial.
Hopefully if we choose to use the
free trial, we can unlock and fulfil achievements!☆

(๑•̀ㅁ•́๑)✧︎ Don't worry guys, we'll find a way!
I don't play online at all but I was hoping to try and explore that with NH
plus I love using the Dream Suite as Luna is one of my favourite NPC's,
she gives me ASMR and relaxes me so much! *:ஐ(˘͈ᵕ ˘͈●︎)ஐ:*

(＾ط ＾*)☝︎ I also wanted to mention that when you play on a local connection, only the 'Leader' can access their pockets.

If we play online and invite people to our island - especially so many,
will picking up and putting down items flash up a message similar
to if you have a visitor in your house like:

☆you can't place items on some else's island!
or
☆you can't pick up items on someone else's island
and also vice versa...?

(՞ټ՞☝︎Maybe we can select options like disable visitors from placing and putting down
items on your island etc...
Because, if it auto saves and someone corrupts
your island, that's it! ☜︎(◉︎ɷ◉︎ )

Thanks, I appreciate the positivity. :,)

 

[Verecund]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of having to pay, either. While I can afford it and it's an option for me if I really wanted to, I don't think I'd Wi-Fi enough with people to make the cost worth it to me; I'd rather spend that $20 on other things.

 

[Shawna]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of having to pay, either. While I can afford it and it's an option for me if I really wanted to, I don't think I'd Wi-Fi enough with people to make the cost worth it to me; I'd rather spend that $20 on other things.

Exactly! .-.

 

[Corndoggy]

Switch online is good if you can get yourself onto a family plan, it's $55 in Australia and you can split it up to 8 ways. Me and my friends have done it and we are paying about $7 a year now which is good. Also online family plan is not limited to people in your own country, we have an American and Egyptian friend on our plan, so if you have some good friends who also have a switch see if you could split a family plan with them

 

[Mokuren]

That's nothing. Really 20 euro a year? That's like food for one day LOL All other important consoles have paid online subscriptions like the playstation and xbox. Nintendo is a company after all who wants to make money and why not use a system their rivals also use successfully? Really I don't mind it at all.

 

[MysteriousSpirit]

Don't care about NSO because its not available in my country

 

[JKDOS]

I am 21. ^^;

I may talk to my dad, and let him give his two cents on the matter.

While you may not be financially independent at 21, you're still well old enough to have a minimum wage job at the very least. Basically, you work 3 hours a year for online subscription.

$20 is so low, all you have to do is earn about $0.06 a day for a year, or $1.67 per month. You don't really need to be financially stable to afford < $2 a month. :/

 

[Corrie]

It sucks to pay for something that was once free. I'm not happy about it but at least it's not too expensive.

 

[AnimalCrossingPerson]

Okay, so we need an Online subscription for online features. This was to be expected.

If you're 21 you should be able to afford the annual fee. You may be able to claim benefits from your country's government if you are actively seeking employment.

At least in the UK, buying the physical version of Tetris 99, redeeming the subscription code then selling the game without the code (be sure to clarify this in your listing title) can save quite a bit off the normal yearly fee.