Is The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack WORTH IT? One Year Review
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 13. 09. 2024
- Is The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack WORTH IT? One Year Review
Its been just about one year since the release of the nintendo switch online expansion pack and its time to see if it lives up to the price tag so many people were against in the beginning. tell me about your Nintendo switch online expansion pack experience so far in the comments
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My biggest problem with the Expansion Pack is that it's an exclusively online subscription service instead of downloading games to your local storage. I don't understand why people aren't talking about how the subscription service is a worse value for us consumers long-term. If you buy a DLC separate, that's it, you bought it and it's yours. But if you get the DLC through the expansion pass, then you're really just forking over $50/year to maintain access the same DLC that could've been had for a smaller one-time purchase. Same with the n64 games too. The fact that you have to have an internet connection is really frustrating. Why not let players just download the games to their actual console? I tried to play Majora's Mask on a flight once and was disappointed that I couldn't pick up from my last save without being connected to Switch Online, but if it were just downloaded to my console, internet connection wouldn't matter. I'd way rather buy my favorite n64 games individually rather than have to continue paying $50/year. Especially if you go through cycles of playing n64 games and then not touching them for a bit like me. Then you're just paying $50/year merely to have access to those games in case you want to play them. Imo, that's clearly a bad value for consumers and I think Nintendo knows that, they're just capitalizing on what they believe to be a more profitable model.
Nintendo knows the masses are illiterate in finance. Theyâre taking advantage of that :(.
Buying individual games will cost you a lot in the long run because you can't resell them at the same value, the membership makes sense if you want to play not just one game but multiple games. So, it depends on a person and their preferences.
i get what ur saying, but just emulate if thats your thing.
This is online focused. These services exist so that the online servers are maintained. Its aLOTTA money tho, so the online BETTER be PHENOMENAL...
What's a dlc? Is there any way to buy Nintendo 64 games for the switch I saw you can buy the Sega games but I want the Nintendo 64 games
@@insight7483 downloadable content. Basically shit you add-on to an existing game. Nope, thats why ppl are raving cuz nintendo trying to tie old titles to a paywall to ppl who don't know about emulation.
When the service stops, you have paid hundreds and hundreds more. And than you are left with nothing. It is never worth it.
Agreed since you don't even keep the DLC nor the retro games which is why a Virtual Console is important
That's why you get the first and second year. Play the games you want. Try out all the DLC and then you can call it's quits the third year.
Cartridges and system exclusives are what makes the Switch the best.
Worth it for one year imo, play all the games
Thats why we need soft hack. For now only v1 switch is possible. But i wait for future
Not worth it in my opinion since the cost is 50 dollars we don't really get anything new besides 3 DLCs (Octo Expansion came out a while ago) Which the DLC packs aren't that expensive we're really just paying For N64 and Genesis games which Nintendo really likes to drip feed the consumer
Not to mention you don't get to keep anything.
Its 40 Euro for me
25 bucks for me
By now in late 2022. One time. It's worth it. I dropped $80 on the Family plan so my wife could play on her Switch and have played countless hours of Mario Kart 64, Ocarina of Time and Mario 64. Looking forward to Goldeneye 007, Mario Party and more Pokémon games. However I likely won't renew my NSO Expansion Pak in late 2023.
These N64 games are incredible. But over 12 months, you get your fill of the ones you enjoy playing. I would rather just own the handful of games I play on the Expansion Pak then pay for another 12 months.
So you'll get to keep the games you already have from the expansion pack you paid for?
â@@tyraperez No.
I just hope that Nintendo works on their online infrastructure to make playing games online better.
People been saying this for a decade, never going to happen
Have not really cared about the expansions upgrade but now that goldeneye online is coming it is tempting .
Is on Xbox gamepass đŹ gamepass is way better then what Nintendo is offering
I went in with friends and split it 8 ways. No brainer value! Just renewed, changed up the people a little bit, and I'm excited for another year.
Split 8 ways, itâs hard to argue it not being worth it.
If I was too purchase this can I share it with my friends on their devices ? So for example we could all play Mario kart online on our own devices in our homes but only pay for the family plan? Any info would be appreciated as it doesn't give definite details when I've been looking
Why can't they just sell NES games for like 5 dollars anyway? And not go through all this bullcrap
If you have a computer you can download an N64 emulator and then the roms for any N64 game you want for free. Same with all NES games
@@bryananderson3772 Sure, but games released by their OWN company will have their own spin. Besides, as much as I'm an emulator and game preservation fan, it's still much different to play on its intended console than an emulator.
@@jamirimaj6880technically speaking the Nintendo switch isnât the intended console and Iâm pretty sure itâs just emulating the games anyways
Nintendo sat on their thumbs for years and let their old-school fan base grow accustomed to emulation and roms. For them to come out and expect us to pay $50 to *rent* N64 games is an uphill battle (for me anyway) given how easy it is to play the games for free.
If I could just *buy* N64 games on Switch, for $5-$20, Iâd be all over this, but just to rent with a subscription? No.
Nintendo needs to let us buy their damn games. Thatâs all Iâve wanted for years/decades.
The sad part that is not brought up is that the dlcs you get through the expansion pass you can not keep if your subscription expires. In my personal opinion your better off just sticking to the $20 yearly subscription and just buying the dlcs you want.
I got the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack for a slight discount and I'm so far is impressed with playing Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64 and much more
How did u get a discount on it ?
@@eNYcE927 I already had paid for my yearly subscription then paid $30 on top for the expansion pack of the Nintendo Switch Online
@@MrMartellSincereyeah thatâs what my mom was saying she just found out about this lol đ
@@Luxxeditz for real?
@@MrMartellSincere yeah
Gamers: This Expansion Pack is so expensive! đ„ș
Xbox Game Pass and Playstation Plus: You haven't seen anything yet pal.
Nintendo is my console of choice. And this Nintendo online really is a needed infrastructure. It adds to its value ten fold.
I got the Expansion Pack for the Mario Kart games and the Animal Crossing DLC. I will keep it now that I know more games from the GameCube and GameBoy family of consoles/handhelds are coming to the Switch.
Is it possible to pay for a Virtual console game individually? Or is online the only way to play these games ? Also if you forget to renew the subscription will your saved data still be there for the games you originally played ? Thanks
I am happy that theve gotton 1 game out every month! Iâm subscribed to the service personally!
I don't understand the addition of the Sega Genesis games. How many versions of the Sega Genesis Collection are already out there (not to mention that I own). I wish they would drop it and lower the price.
It is now!
With the expansion pack, you now get Splatoon 2's Octo expansion, ACNH'S Happy Home Paradise, Mariokart 8's Booster Course pass, N64 Games, Sega Genesis Games, Game Boy Games, AND GBA Games! It's that not worth the 50 dollars, I don't know what is.
I'm pretty sure game boy games are in the base package
That isnât at all worth it when you can emulate those consoles
@PankyGD that's not as convenient, though, and it's not the way they were intended to be played. I'll admit, it's a hefty price, but considering it's just once a year, it could be worse
Bro your content is such good quality your so underrated!
I wish they would sell the n64 games separately Iâm only interested in playing ocarina of time and majoras mask so I donât want to keep repurchasing it just to keep them on my switch, and I purchased the happy home dlc separately meaning I donât need to worry about having to rebuy online, Iâd rather they do what PlayStation does and let you buy them separately , it annoys me because i wish switch would just release the old games separately as physical releases so if you wanna play them you donât have to have 5 consoles constantly set up so you can play the games on there physical releases whereas if you had them on the switch you could just have the one console out + the zero voice chat in game really is poor + add the fact if you did buy the physical version of oot on the 3ds itâd be 120 and thatâs not even from Nintendo so you know if theyâd give it a physical release on the switch people would pay the ÂŁ40-50 to have it physical in there collection
zelda's games are only a one player games Therefore you won't need the online multiplayer feature for the older games which basically what the whole pack is paied for ......
Nintendo's
@@comedytubes67 have you not got a switch?? You have to buy the online+expansion pack together , and I play other games online anyway lmao
@@elliezzz7812 I agree with you on that you should just get those Zelda games purchased separately I was just trying to explain that you canât even use the online feature for these old Zelda game so you got a pointâŠâŠ
Or they just need to make a good remake like like crash n sane trilogy and Spyro which I have them both đ
This. You nailed it. I don't understand why people aren't talking about how to subscription service is a worse value for us consumers long-term. If you buy a DLC separate like you did, that's it, you bought it and it's yours. But if you get the DLC through the expansion pass, then you're really just forking over $50/year to maintain access the same DLC that could've been had for a smaller one-time purchase. Also agreed on the n64 games too. The fact that you have to have an internet connection is really frustrating. Why not let players just download the games to their actual console? I tried to play Majora's Mask on a flight once and was disappointed that I couldn't pick up from my last save without being connected to Switch Online, but if it were just downloaded to my console, internet connection wouldn't matter. I'd way rather buy my favorite n64 games individually rather than have to continue paying $50/year. Especially if you go through cycles of playing n64 games and then not touching them for a bit like me. Then you're just paying $50/year merely to have access to those games in case you want to play them. Imo, that's clearly a bad value for consumers and I think Nintendo knows that, they're just capitalizing on what they believe to be a more profitable model.
If you have a computer you can download an N64 emulator and then the roms for any N64 game you want for free
Can you play multiplayer (4x controllers) as a family with the family membership expansion pack? Like play mario kart together with 4 players off the one console?
We have 3 Switches in my house. I have one, and both of my 5 year old sons have one. Watching them get stoked playing Super Mario was enough for me. Watching them play the games I played at their age was just so cool. And then looking like a complete badass to them when I helped them beat stuff because you know I have thousands of hours on these games lmao not only that being able to play the Zelda series is a huge one for me. going back through AOT and MM. Plus like you said the DLC is nice. Not only that growing up I never had a SEGA. So being able to play those games that I really only got to play at my friends house back in the day that had them is super cool. There's a price for nostalgia. and ill happily pay it. its also gonna save us money because we unlocked a TON of games for the kids to play. We wont have to buy them new games for a while now they keep going from game to game because they have so many to choose from so that saves money also! Someone on here said a nice add on would be themes for the home menu. I feel like that would be a really cool update! maybe in the Switch 2 (Hopefully) next year?
Netflix has original shows every month. Nintendo quit making new games for the NES 30 years ago, so instead lets slow drip feed NES games for the next 40 years and pretend like it's new content.
Can't believe I need to pay for the expansion just to play Nintendo 64
If you have a computer you can download an N64 emulator and then the roms for any N64 game you want for free
$50/year for 3 years you could buy a retro console then add games or something at least you'd have something to show for it.
No. If I spend $50 it better be for keeps. I'm not waisting money on something just for the privilege of playing retro games. And for the other stuff I don't use it anyway.
I love snes games. And nes has some gems. Mostly the earthbound games are what I'm excited about. It's my birthday and being able to play every generation of Nintendo games for only 20 dollars a year is insane. NES, SNES, nintendo 64. I look forward to that. I almost beat giygas on my snes mini, but it crashed and became obsolete right before i killed him.
Except the N64 games will cost you $49 instead of just $20
If you have a computer you can download an N64 emulator and then the roms for any N64 game you want for free
I prefer the Virtual Console compared to this style of system.
Hell I paid 39 bucks buying link to the past on Wii, ds, 3ds, Wii UâŠ..so glad for the serviceâŠ
This is not worth it!!! At all!!!!!!!!!!!
why dont they give you the whole library from NES and Super NES with the expansion pack
Iâve been thinking about getting the Expansion Pack and this video really helped, thanks.
I had the expansion pack for a couple of months now and I have to say it is definitely worth it I'm really enjoying the N64 games can't wait for more props to Nintendo.
Yeah Iâm interested to see what else they throw in there before the real one year mark.
Thereâs only 19 games in the expansion pack right?
@@DripMediaGaming They probably gonna be throwing something in when 2023 starts, I can just feel it.
Iâm still waitin for Nintendo too add Golden Eye 007 KILLER INSTINCT and NBA JAM to their expansion pack
i remember back in 1996 when the Nintendo 64 i bought that console with my first pay check i was 20 years back in 1996 đ
It's cheaper than ps+ essential tier that is litterly the price of a new game at over 60 bucks while expansion is 50+ plus a discount if you been on online itself I'm thinking of getting rid of ps+ or getting expansion pak now in November so I have one come out at the beginning of the year and one near the end
Nice vid bro I wasnt sure to get it đđ»đđ»đđ»đđ»đđ»đđ»
They need to add exclusive savings and deals for having the expansion pack.
I bought it on lunch day for Paper Mario and hoped that the N64 Mario Parties would be added, I'm still waiting.
If you have a computer you can download an N64 emulator and then the roms for any N64 game you want for free
yup I think it's worth it, espically the family plan. having access to all the things that are available now pretty much makes it a no brainer, and we are only just getting to the first year of this thing. if we keep at this pace its going to get really good
Yeah I completely agree
But when this is over you pay hundreds of dollars for nothing coz you wonât keep it đ
@@lapatabelluda2240 probably would be about 30% tax but that is still a lot more money, if its 3 pennies i would def get bumped up into the next tax bracket and probably pay 40-45% and still, its a lot
Ask yourself whether owning nothing for $50 yearly compare to paying $60 for cartridge that you get to own. Spend at least 30min with all your brain cells
The game cube games is gonna be an explosive sell.
YES!!!!
im still having fun completing majoras mask for the third time
Hahaha hell yeah man!
How are the controls? I heard a lot of complaints regarding Ocarina of Time's controls when they first launched the 64 games on the Switch.
@@sicjes1 theyâre okay you just get use to it
Tell me a good reason itâs worth it do they give away free games like PlayStation plus
Love your PJ Bass in the back
Yaaassss!
If they release GameCube and game boy I will happily pay $50 but rn Iâm only interested in majors mask and Mario 64 Iâm not paying 50 for 2 old games
Well they added fame boy but not GameCube. Instead they went with gba? What do you think of it now?
I'm was looking for an online service for my 5 year old I'm buying a Switch for Christmas and I'm not sure if it's worth it. He'd love the Nintendo 64, the Genesis, Super Nintendo and Nintendo games you could end it there. They can keep all three expansions, maybe shave $15 off and I'd be happy.
This video is 1 year old. Update please?
I just bought NS 1 week ago, and I started out with NES and N64, after that I switched to Xbox and PS. Now im back with Nintendo and Im wondering about the expansion, especially Super Mario 64. God I miss that game.
I will make an updated video on this actually. Lots has changed
You think it's worth it...?
I refuse to pay a subscription based fee for something that can be emulated on PC for FREE with full widescreen support, better online compatibility, literally every single N64 game out there, no performance issues and better quality all around. I'd have to be a complete imbecile to pay for it on Nintendo Switch.
But not everyone has a PC. Not everyone knows how to do that
@@hectorsanta76 You can do it on your mobile devices too. Simply do a Google search for whatever console you want to emulate, you're welcome.
@@Shin0bi_ oh
You forgot the main point. Switch is about portability, it's small, compact, you don't have to bother with installing emulators, connecting controllers etc. So you either prefer saving the money while sacrificing the comfort or you already have a switch and $50 a year is nothing compared to what you paid for the actual device granted you are interested in what the service has to offer obviously. So keep your opinion to yourself mr cheapskate and continue pirating content online while complaining about stuff no one asks you to commit to.
@@cutefairy297 XD
Is it a one time buy or subscription like monthly or yearly pay ?
I would love to have a Nintendo 64 controller thatâs Meant for the switch but unfortunately greedy people grab them all up now theyâre all on eBay
Yeah screw them scalpers.
I have the expansion pack and to me its not worth it. Im going back to the $20 a year plan.
Okay, if tried of seeing everyone always saying this about it not being worth it, what exactly would they have to do to make it worth it then!?
@@theliedetector2199 lower the price
@@theliedetector2199 add more things that people actually want to play or use, and lower the price potentially (knowing nintendo they aren't going to do that.)
Do you happen to still keep the Mario Kart and Animal Crossing Dlc if you go from the expansion pack back down to the $20 a year plan?
@@wolfmech Nope they took it away. I just bought the tracks for $25.
The price I would pay for the NSO is ZERO as I'm already paying for the online services it's call THE INTERNET why should I need to pay for there services for games Ill never keep or own like the NES or SNES? Thanks but no thanks.
You do realise your ISP and Nintendo are two different companies right? Why shouldn't you have to pay to use Nintendo's servers??
@@Al3XB85 because you dont have to when it comes to PC gaming. These console platforms are just taking advantage of the ignorant
@@cloudboysmusic5223 there are plenty of pc games that require a subscription.. your reasoning for not wanting to pay for Nintendo online doesn't make sense... Its like saying you shouldn't have to pay for Netflix because you already pay for the internet
@@Al3XB85 not plenty a few, plus most games you have to pay to play online on consoles you dont have to do the same on PC, so your Netflix analogy is only partially correct
@@Al3XB85 Wii U, 3DS, Wii, and DS had online for free
Botw dlc wouldn't work because it makes permanent changes to your inventory and permanent changes to the map
And also you get 4 spirit orbs from the obliterator quest so they can't just take away your hearts and stamina from you once the subscription ends
I want Goldeneye! If I have to pay $50 to play that game itself I would not care about the rest of them
Except if I buy a physical copy than I get to keep the game and never have to pay a single cent again after I already paid for it.
I hope Nintendo can bring NBA Courtside to the N64 Expansion Pack for the Nintendo Online
That would be dope! I love playing my brothers NBA Courtside growing up. So many memories and I love that roster.
Now that Michael Jordan is on video games Iâm wondering if heâll sign off to be added on the games roster or will we still have Roster Player on the Bulls lol.
@@Telly26 what does that have to do with Kobe Bryant's video game from the Nintendo 64 era and adding NBA courtside game to the Expansion pass? I think Jordan was out the league in 99 and 00 anyway. You sound like a Kobe Bryant hater. Don't ever make a comment like that again! I'm MJ fan. But Kobe Bryant was for N64 and GameCube. None else. Or maybe your a Nintendo hater and troll! Yeah that's what it seems like.
@@TuPhonez4Free The NBA Courtside Iâm referring to has the 1996 roster. Kobe was on the cover but it was definitely Jordanâs era. Thatâs why the Chicago Bulls had a player named âRoster Player.â That was supposed to be Michael Jordan but then he didnât agree to have his likeliness on the video game.
Edit: Correction, I meant 1998 roster.
@@TuPhonez4Free How does wondering if Jordan will be on the roster make me a Kobe hater? Wanting him on the roster by no way takes away from Kobeâs game. If anything, Iâd play more because I could do that match up⊠Lakers vs Bulls. Iâd also love to play with AI in Philly and KG in MN. Not to mention T-Mac in Toronto. Will that make me a Kobe hater as well? Since Iâm an NBA fan?
your not gonna get gamecube for several reasons which ranges from file sizes to being able to do full price a pop remasters all the way to the switch being unable to emulate them well so TLDR youll never get gamecube on this switch
Awesome review. Definitely going to keep an eye on this and hope they release gameboy and GameCube games đ
I think thatâs probably what theyâll throw in next. Game boy advanced at least
Think I'd rather just get the Mario kart dlc for 25$
Expansion? The online still works like the servers are fucking mud boxes left in the most obscure part of Africa
I wish I had as much faith in Nintendo. Everything is slow down so much. I doubt progress.
If it was 30 I would buy it
It is $30. For $20 you get NES & SNES games plus online service. For $30 MORE you get N64 & Genesis games plus DLC.
if i were to perchase the individual online + expansion pack can i play local 2 players when i have friends over. (on same console)?
Yes
This isn't worth it in Poland, because we pay exactly the same $50 and get half of the content literally missing. We don't have as many games as you guys.
Give me golden eye and I'll give you my wallet
It's worth every penny for me I love it
I was 7 when NES first came out Mario Bros 3 was my first game
đ€đ Thanks bruv! I just got a Switch and havenât had a Nintendo anything since the Wii.
I is the DLC for Star link apart of it too? Its pretty much Star Fox the game so im curious.
I assume the smash bros dlc is apart of this too?
idk if it is but their online service should not cost anywhere near xbox's. I know a lot of ppl are content with nostalgia and lone wolf gaming but I just don't think their price can be near xbox's with the lack of being able to get online and invite friends to a group chat (without a phone lol). You can make friends so easily on xbox due to voice chat, LFGs, clubs etc. When I bought a switch a few years ago I assumed it would have these things, but I was wrong. I aslo assumed well maybe they'll add it later. Once again, wrong. I pay for the base family plan to play with some friends I met on xbox but I dont really even play the switch because of the way it is overall. I heard someone say $50. Not worth it.
I thought the Xbox live subscription was around $100 per year (more for the higher tiers).
@@TheAcharyaa nope. $60
Can you only play Nintendo online with people youâre friends with? Or can you play with anyone in the world
Might as well buy a classic 64. Think thatâs what ima do. Then I can have a product after spending hundreds of dollars. Lol
After playing it with a couple of my friends and people right next to me, I would say in my opinion it's actually a blast. Now sure, it could still use some more improvements, but the one frustrating thing about the backlash is people using Iwata's death as a weapon against it.
Can you play vs friend online or do they have to be next to you on the same machine?
@@nicolasj6883 You could do it locally or online
My question is does the expansion pack available for the people u share the plan with or just the main person ?
If you pay for the family plan everyone in that plan has access to all the content
Absolutely not worth it. If I'm paying for a game, I want to keep it. I'm not paying anyone for anything they can just take away at the drop of a hat.
This helped me a lot! Itâs $50 for 12 months!! Of course itâs worth it!!
Are a few gameboy advance games worth a $50 membership?
It is worth it now, Nintendo have made a good job on improving the service
Where is Golden Eye???!!!!
Baha âwhatever Sonys thing is calledâ I said the EXACT SAME THING yesterday. Have no idea what it is.
Im get the expansion pack right now seem like its wroth it i just got a Nintendo Switch last week im loving it.
i need a vote who would pay 149:99 for all Mario games one year family subscription up to 8 accounts
including Super Mario Sunshine
They need to add donkey kong 64
Yes I will buy when they add donkey Kong I never beat the last level!
How come when I open up the N64 app there is only two crap games???
Please could you tell me if the Nintendo 64 games can be played in full screen on the Nintendo switch device itself..?
If you have a computer you can download an N64 emulator and then the roms for any N64 game you want for free
If I get the expansion pack does that mean I'll get every dlc pack for mario kart? Will I also own them if I decide to cancel my membership?
you get them all when they come out but if you cancel you lose it
Is WWF Royal Rumble available since it was on the genesis?
I hope when they come out with Diddy Kong racing they use the N64 version and not the re make the N64 version is a lot better đ
Update I got the expansion pak and got rid of ps plus was worth it
Just wonder what will happen when you unsubscribe after 1 year? How about those record in DLC?
No itâs should be 35dollars or 30 that will be better but Nintendo will not accept that
I wish you did less video cuts man, it took away the focus. Unnecessary. Your energy is good. Not dogging just very tiktoky, hopefully constructive criticism. Unless you need to edit for mistakes, or for a highlight moment, keep the flow going.
Do you keep the n64 games even after you donât pay for the service anymore?
No
Good on nintendo for not releasing half assed games to rake in a profit
Honestly wish I could buy the games I want. I'm not really gonna play anything more than maybe 4 or 5 of the older titles
I canât find one of those wireless classic 64 remotes anywhere
i dont think they will do GC games because a lot of those are already released on the switch. if they do then they wont release any of the ones already released
Whatâs dlc? Please educate me.
If theyâre making us spend that much then they should be constantly adding games that we all want, itâs just a waste.
Can we get "conquer bad furday" iykyk đđ»đ„
So is this for all DLC or just Nintendo titles?
Nintendo stuff it seems
maybe YEARS later then it would be worth it but not when it first came out now still today
I like to own the digital content, no reason Nintendo canât offer to buy also, because one day the switch online will close its doors, then bye bye all of the content you enjoy ⊠Iâm afraid the video game industry is gonna try to force everything into rentals where you never own ⊠Stupid decision, you should always offer the option to buy, not just rentâŠ
Thanks for this video! Gotta love CZcams
Yes, but my question is, how well does the online work?
It works ok, it just depends how good your wifi connection is