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Re: Nintendo Direct To Air Tomorrow, Wednesday 9th February 2022

Dragon1985

I think it'll be a good direct and I'll leave myself open to some surprises. Last February, we were treated to Splatoon 3 and that was pretty nice. I'm assuming the show's going to be 100% software only, so I won't get my hopes up for any improvements to the online service like party chat/messaging.

Re: Nintendo Reminds Us The Switch Online Service Now Has Over 80 Classic Games

Dragon1985

It's important to note that those who complain about NSO aren't just doing so because of its classic game streaming component. Nintendo promotes the addition of NES, SNES (And possibly N64/GB down the lane) titles almost exclusively, alongside full-game demos. While these incentives are good, Nintendo still barely touches upon everything else the service should honor. They consistently ignore features they've done for free in the past like messaging & game invites. Other avenues like cloud saves & stable connectivity, are barely appropriately handled. Then, there's the fact that the company still ties voice chat to a smartphone app, rather than making it a console-based option, like they're competitors.