I admit I don't know the nitty gritty, but it certainly seems that it's a much easier service to create and maintain than the one Microsoft have, so I just find it disingenuous to directly compare pricing as if they are the same service.
As I said before, that is indeed a fair and valid point. I did not mean to suggest otherwise, and if I did, I apologize..
One of Nintendo's many, many mistakes with the Wii U (I should know, I was an owner of one) was that the virtual console wasn't transferable from the Wii to the Wii U. That meant that you had to buy your games all over again. That really delayed me buying a Wii U console because I was disgusted with Nintendo forcing me to buy their digital games twice. At least on the Switch it's with a subscription service.
Besides, if I really wanted the original games, there's always ebay and places that make accurate original console clones that are compatible with modern-day TVs (I'm not kidding).
Nintendo are just copying ROMs for things they already own and ensuring their own emulator is up to scratch.
Are you sure that's what they're doing? Have you ever heard of M2 or Digital Eclipse? They recreate the classic games from scratch instead of using emulation. It's possible that Nintendo outsourced a team like them to recreate games for the Nintendo Switch instead of just straight-up emulation.
The NES is still a thing. Hell, there are new NES games and cartridges being made right now (i.e. way after the commercial life cycle of the NES)! Let me list some of them in my NES games collection:
Haunted Halloween '85
Haunted Halloween '86*
Jay & Silent Bob: Mall Brawl
Star Versus
Tower Defense 1990
The Legends of Owlia
Lizard
Nebs 'n Debs
Rock Paper Scissors
Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure
*Nintendo actually licensed a port of this game for the Nintendo Switch.
Also, you could get a better NES now than what Nintendo made back in the day. Check it out!
Nintendo service is giving you stuff from last century that many people using it have bought at least once already.
And stuff they never played legitimately (such as Star Fox 2), and stuff few of them had gotten their hands on (e.g. Kirby's Dream Land 3, Super Puyo Puyo 2, Shadow of the Ninja, VS. Excitebike, etc.).
That being said, all of the rest of what you and Stephen T. Stone have said are valid.
It's not just me saying it. Look here. Notice the words "Metroid" and "Super Metroid". Nintendo's online service is so inexpensive it even costs less than Gamepass, Netflix, or Disney+.
(Granted, there's a lot of latency with their online service, but at least you get legitimate Nintendo Switch access to NES and Super NES classics and deep cuts)
Nintendo often times makes it quite difficult to legitimately get classic Nintendo games on its current hardware.
That is, unless you subscribe to their online service and can get the NES and Super NES collection, both expanding every month. BTW, Metroid and Super Metroid are both available on those respective services.
It's as if as time marches on, Thomas goes further to the right and/or gets less and less self-aware. Ironically, methinks he's the only Trumpist on the court, even though three justices were appointed by Trump and he ain't one of 'em.
subscriptionware, because at least they're honest in that I'm a tenant and not an owner, or
DRM-free, seeing as I've even converted my PC purchasing habits to put GOG and itch.io over Steam. Also, I've gone cold turkey on eBook and audiobook DRM: if an eBook or audiobook contains DRM, then the publisher has just lost a sale from me.
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As I said before, that is indeed a fair and valid point. I did not mean to suggest otherwise, and if I did, I apologize..
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One of Nintendo's many, many mistakes with the Wii U (I should know, I was an owner of one) was that the virtual console wasn't transferable from the Wii to the Wii U. That meant that you had to buy your games all over again. That really delayed me buying a Wii U console because I was disgusted with Nintendo forcing me to buy their digital games twice. At least on the Switch it's with a subscription service.
Besides, if I really wanted the original games, there's always ebay and places that make accurate original console clones that are compatible with modern-day TVs (I'm not kidding).
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Are you sure that's what they're doing? Have you ever heard of M2 or Digital Eclipse? They recreate the classic games from scratch instead of using emulation. It's possible that Nintendo outsourced a team like them to recreate games for the Nintendo Switch instead of just straight-up emulation.
On the other hand, if it is just straight-up emulation, there is also the factor of negotiations with the third-party IP (i.e. © and ®) holders for putting their games on the service. That probably isn't cheap.
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Sony could've saved themselves a lot of trouble if they didn't abandon legitimate Linux builds on their consoles.
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The NES is still a thing. Hell, there are new NES games and cartridges being made right now (i.e. way after the commercial life cycle of the NES)! Let me list some of them in my NES games collection:
*Nintendo actually licensed a port of this game for the Nintendo Switch.
Also, you could get a better NES now than what Nintendo made back in the day. Check it out!
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And stuff they never played legitimately (such as Star Fox 2), and stuff few of them had gotten their hands on (e.g. Kirby's Dream Land 3, Super Puyo Puyo 2, Shadow of the Ninja, VS. Excitebike, etc.).
That being said, all of the rest of what you and Stephen T. Stone have said are valid.
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The article I wish Tim had written
Considering all my complaints above, THIS is the article I wish Tim had written: full context so you really know what Nintendo's problem is.
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It's not just me saying it. Look here. Notice the words "Metroid" and "Super Metroid". Nintendo's online service is so inexpensive it even costs less than Gamepass, Netflix, or Disney+.
(Granted, there's a lot of latency with their online service, but at least you get legitimate Nintendo Switch access to NES and Super NES classics and deep cuts)
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BTW, Timmy G...
That is, unless you subscribe to their online service and can get the NES and Super NES collection, both expanding every month. BTW, Metroid and Super Metroid are both available on those respective services.
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We can only hope...
That Nintendo somehow makes a Game Boy Advance service for their online membership plan like they did for the NES and Super NES.
Then again, this is not the first time Nintendo left money on the table. They to this day still have not ported over Mother 3...
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Slight mistake. I think you mean Dwight Eisenhower, a.k.a. "Ike", not FDR.
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It's as if as time marches on, Thomas goes further to the right and/or gets less and less self-aware. Ironically, methinks he's the only Trumpist on the court, even though three justices were appointed by Trump and he ain't one of 'em.
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Blowback from actions we did to Iran, that sounds strangely familiar…🤔🤔🤔
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A brief summary of Spielberg's attitude:
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!"
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Not in the US.
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Nope. Still nothing.
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That wouldn't be #3, because I don't fuck with Ransomware.
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I, uh, think you linked to the wrong John Oliver clip; that one links to PACE loans about Home Renovation.
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It's shit like this…
That make me go for two options
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That doesn't apply when they get your phone number and address, send you death threats, and stalk you wherever you are.
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