Here’s How Much the Nintendo Switch’s Online Services will Cost

When Nintendo unveiled the Switch earlier this month, many were convinced of the company’s vision for a system that blurred the line between home console and portable device. Whereby players pay an annual fee for access to online functionality in games and other features.

Nintendo recently unveiled the details about its upcoming gaming console, the Nintendo Switch.

According to iDigitalTimes, not everyone jumping on board the Nintendo Switch bandwagon has a Wii U, but it is no doubt that numerous system’s earliest adopters are Nintendo fans that do.

And on that note we’ll leave you with Nintendo’s new Switch commercial (as seen above) created specifically for this weekend’s Superbowl. However, there is a positive to all of this- the service might be a lot cheaper than Xbox Live and PSN.

According to Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima, the Nintendo Switch online services will cost ¥2,000-¥3,000, which is around £14-£21 per year.

Kimishima said the reason for his forecast is that the Nintendo Switch offers a unique way for people to play their games. Only when the hybrid console gets a stable following can the firm give serious thought into releasing its new handheld gaming machine. The most exciting part of the new Nintendo service is its price.

“The most anticipated video game system and video game of the year will be seen on the biggest stage of the year”, said Nicolas Chavez, Nintendo of America’s vice president of marketing, in a press release. Nintendo is really taking fans into account with their decisions.

Nintendo announced this sales figure in its latest round of financials.

It can be recalled that in Japan alone, preorders for the Nintendo Switch have already exceeded what was initially planned for the country by a massive 80 percent. Many smartphones have available software from enterprising hackers who have figured out how to manage files using the same port on a PC or laptop.