Nintendo Switch Online - Insider woman reveals reason for controversial upgrade

Switch (switch) is the computer interconnection digital device that operates in the data link layer of the OSI model. Its function is to interconnect two or more host in a manner similar to network bridges, passing data from one segment to another according to the destination MAC address of the frames in the network and eliminating the connection once it is completed. [1] To The switches are used when you want to connect multiple sections of a network, merging them into a single network. Like bridges, since they work as a filter on the network and only retransmit the information towards the sections where there is the recipient of the network frame, improve the performance and safety of local area networks (LAN) .

For a surcharge of 20 euros you can buy the expansion package for Nintendo Switch online from October 26, thus receiving a selection of N64 games for a year, access to the coming Animal Crossing: New Horizons-DLC and in the future also titles of Sega. But the announcement met with Nintendo Switch players on a little counter-love. In a Sega games survey, 85% indicated from the community that they do not adequately keep the price for.

But how can the difference from 20 to 40 euros are based? According to Nintendo insider Emily Rogers, expensive licenses play a major role.

Sega as a prize driver for Nintendo Switch online expansion

Rogers sees Publisher and developer Sega as main exercises for the price increase of individual membership (39.99 euros) and family membership (69.99 euros) of, mind you, optional enlargement. Rogers literally:

I heard, Sega was very, very well paid. That s relevant because Sega was not a big fan of Wii Virtual Console. Reasons were low sales figures, division of sales and poor marketing. This is the reason why Sega did not support the service on the Wii U.

Emily Rogers, Twitter

Other reasons for the price increase: Of course, the surcharge is not justified in licenses by Sega. According to Rogers, Third Party Licenses of Konami and Capcom should have contributed to the final price. The insidein also speculates that Microsoft also played a role in the final price. More specifically, in the case of Rare, which since 2002 belong to the in-house portfolio and deliver one of the best N64 games for Nintendo Switch online with Banjo Kazooie.

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How trustworthy are the statements of Rogers? Emily Rogers deer is extremely well linked within the Nintendo-Kosmos, here s info only very rare price. Most recently, she also supported the Bloomberg report on the Nintendo Switch Pro, which was faulty in hindsight in many places. You should therefore enjoy the information with caution as with all rumors and insider information, although your statements on the subject of Nintendo Switch Online appear very credible.

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Strong criticism at the price of the NSO extension

Over 6,000 of you have participated in our community survey on Nintendo Switch online and largely commented on why the price increase is not appropriate for you. So SparPlug writes that the price-performance ratio does not fit:

The price performance simply is not true for me. If Nintendo published 50 - 100 games to all of their old consoles (+ Gameboys), you could talk about a 40 - 50 € subscription. I would not be averse. But the few old games for this charge ... I do not know, it just does not feel at all right.

For Usertest check-Fan the ratio is not right, Wären it would have been only 5-10 € more there in Ordnung. The opinion is also TomSir79. He writes: A few N64 and Sega titles justify my Meinung n ach, not a 20 € Aufpreis. For many of you fit service and offer simply not to charge. Snakelator also criticized that many of the N64 games are playable with German localization or if present, only run in 50hz mode.

However, for some of you, it also depends on what content will be added in the future of enlargement. As of 26 October, there is currently only a small selection of N64 games give on November 5, the DLC follows Animal Crossing: New Horizons. When the lineup will be expanded and what other DLCs follow, is not yet known.

Finally, thank you for your active participation in the survey and also for the numerous comments about Nintendo Switch online.