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This isn't as ragebatey as polygon tries it to be. Nintendo, like every other console publisher, is requiring for years a subscription for online features. This is just another feature in the online plan.
Yes, but... did this really need to be a totally separate button? Couldn't this be something added to a settings menu or an overlay that you can access with another button that does not just have a single paid function?
I don't mind there is a subscription to online features necessarily, but a dedicated button for something you won't want to pay for and use is just silly. Like all those Netflix buttons on TV remotes.
Why is adding a button a problem for those who don’t want to pay for it? It’s not like the button is in the way or used in any game for anything else… why do we have to complain about a harmless button that isn’t even branded??
Because it adds cost to the console. If I paid for it, then it's my button, not theirs. You can remap those dumb tv remote buttons.
Don’t pay for it then. In fact giving any of your money to Nintendo is just another way of you saying you’re OK with the bullshit they are pulling, and they are just going to lean into that knowing you’re willing to put up with it.
I feel sorry for absolutely no one buying into this shit show.
Because it's dumb?