I haven’t really played any games that require a Switch Online subscription…

Is that really possible after playing Splatoon this much…?

The deadline is at 11 AM today.

The membership period was 9 months.

Back during Splatoon 2, there was no Nintendo Switch Online.

Fortnite was supposed to be unnecessary as well.

Currently subscribed online

Only the contract holder can apply in the case of a family plan.

When a thread like this is posted right before the deadline, it really makes me anxious about whether I can actually make the purchase…

I went to check my order history.

It’s cheap, and sometimes I want to play SFC games without having to do online battles, so there’s no need to cancel it, so I hadn’t thought about the lack of subscription period.

It’s sad if you’re someone who’s playing Mario Kart offline all the time.

For the time being, squid probably won’t be coming out, so just bear with it…

When it comes to Rise specifically, I was also scared of the chat and did about this much solo.

Pokémon Unite is pretty much like an online-only game, right?

>>15

I only occasionally play when a game I want comes out, but I’m still signed up for the family plan plus.

Well, since there will be things like GC and additional content in 2, maybe it’s fine to leave it as it is…

No way! I can’t forgive Nintendo!

How many months has everyone been a member cumulatively?

>>17

About 5 years.

>>20

So great, too great…

I haven’t played on the Switch for about a year, but I was still subscribed, so I was able to apply.

I received the application completion email, but for some reason, I’m feeling anxious.

The results will be announced next Thursday.

When suddenly overcome by the desire to play old games.

It’s a hassle to join each time, so I’ll just leave it on…

I had Plus, but I was satisfied after playing Time Odyssey and Majora, so I switched back to the regular plan.

Every time I see someone who has been online for less than a year, I feel responsible for not being able to promote Tetris 99 more.

>>28

A training monk…?

>>31

If it’s 3, there are also side orders…

A side order of 185 hours is quite a training monk as well.

I was mostly playing offline games, but I was subscribed for about a year and a half anyway.

I was told I’d get 500 gold points if I rejoined at the end of every year, so I kept renewing, but now the gold points are gone…

I completely forgot, so I was able to enter the lottery at the last minute.

Thank you, Anonymous.

>>35

It must be in the hundreds of thousands, so even if it increases now, wouldn’t it just be a margin of error?

>>32

It’s really a close call.

Around 2019, there was a promotion for Amazon Prime members where you could get almost a year’s worth of online services for free, but I wonder if it wasn’t very well-known.

I joined during Smash Bros and have been like that ever since.

I’ve been subscribed to Switch Online for six years, but I mostly play the benefits of the Famicom and Super Famicom.

The application period has ended… Now all I have to do is wait for the winning email to arrive.

There are quite a few people who have mastered the time attack in Hero Mode.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it ranks alongside battle, part-time jobs, and Nawa Battlers as a content of Splatoon.

I’m mostly treating it as a donation for the additional pack.

I forgot yesterday, so I hurriedly logged in and made a purchase, but since there wasn’t a screen like in the thread image, it seems I had already met the conditions.

Aren’t Unite and Fortnite exclusively online?

>>45

Do you need a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to play Fortnite now?

At least when it was released for the Switch, it wasn’t necessary.

I was able to apply because I had played for a total of 100 hours.

Perhaps with the music of Smash Bros.

They might upload a video showing that everyone has won…

Isn’t an online subscription mandatory for Splatoon’s online matches?

I wanted this to be implemented without checking whether you’re subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online.

There’s no way to check the continuation period before joining without the main unit of the Switch.

>>51

“Are you checking it with a 7-day free trial?”

It’s way cheaper than PSPlus, so I keep it subscribed.

It seems like there will be a few anonymous people who will cry because they forgot to make a purchase even after winning.

>>54

Sorry.

I understood that, but I thought it was a conversation about how fun Octoling’s Hero Mode is too…

I met the application requirements, but I didn’t have the money.

If it’s 10,000 a year, I’ll leave immediately, but since it’s 2,400 yen, I’ll stay.

I only touch my Switch when I remember it, but I’m still using about 200 yen a month, including music.

The truth is, there’s no need to join unless you’re playing multiplayer games or retro games.

I was meeting the conditions because I had been aimlessly venting, but…

Would it have been impossible to buy a whole year’s worth at once?

>>58

Only the elapsed period is subject to aggregation.

Future dates do not matter in relation to the conditions.

>>63

The purpose is to some extent narrowing down and countering scalpers.

They probably didn’t set the conditions to be manageable from the time of the announcement.

Thank you for the automatic renewal!

If I have to cut one out since having PS Plus, Game Pass, and all of this is pretty tough, I would go with the one I don’t use online much.

>>64

Isn’t it too much to complain about a monthly fee of 300 yen when you could just work instead of playing games?

It’s sad that I can’t even apply for the lottery.

Let me know ahead of time next year…

>>67

That makes no sense!

>>67

To deceive the enemy, you must start with your allies.

I knew it, one year online is a bit tough.

>>79

I wanted to set the condition for six years since I’ve been here for six and a half years.

>>81

As the annual accumulation increases, the winning rate goes up!

>>82

This is necessary.

I will put my five years into this.

>>68

It’s strange not to have a discount for the online one-year package.

It is undoubtedly clear that this is the strictest part, and gradually loosening the conditions will make it more widely applicable.

The lineup of online perks is so disappointing that it’s not worth joining.

Isn’t it enough to just look at the total playtime?

The domestic version will have relaxed conditions, but what kind of conditions will the international version have?

>>74

Aren’t they going to loosen it similarly and flow the benefits abroad?

It seemed that the family plan is set for a 12-month period to cater to that type of purchasing demographic.

In other words, if Nintendo could do it, they probably wouldn’t want to impose any conditions.

The line of conditions to definitely put a business out of operation has simply become this.

The presence or absence of an online contract is well designed as a measure against multiple account abuses.

During Splatoon 2, it was fine to play a lot in the beginning, but what have I been doing for over 100 hours in offline mode in Splatoon 3?

I realized that surprisingly many people with the standard plan are not signed up online.

If it’s just the offline operating time of paid software, there will inevitably be loopholes.

I guess they won’t go as far as to stockpile a massive amount of one-year subscriptions for resale.

When I’m on bulletin boards, I can’t help but think that if someone has been online for a year, then basically all users are okay, right?

I wonder what it’s really like.

It’s unfortunate for those who got cut off, but if you want to blame someone, you can only blame the scalpers.

If we’re talking about playtime, I might prepare a lot of accounts that I launched unnecessarily, but since it’s online, I probably won’t take the risk of creating multiple accounts at my own expense.

I was just playing copy software on a modified console, with no blood or tears!

“Saving money (laughs) The family might be yelling.”

I can’t relate at all to being told that one year online is tough for those who meet the conditions.

>>90

Well, I can’t help but feel sorry for those who are only interested in offline games.

After seeing various threads since the reservation conditions were announced, I realized again that there are definitely a number of people who can’t read the text.

>>91

There are unfortunately a certain number of people who enter society without being able to read texts.

If you don’t have the habit of reading, you’re missing out on life.

I have never run out since the service started…

It’s a measure to ensure that dedicated players who have played at least 50 hours, have subscribed online for a year, and are still active online won’t be disappointed if they can’t purchase it.

It is not meant to discard those who cannot achieve.

It’s somewhat understandable since the launch is Mario Kart…

Online games struggle when they start with low player numbers.

You can just buy it at Yodobashi or somewhere like that.

What do you do at the Splatoon 3 offline event?

Just an order again?

Ideally, it would be best to buy software after something that truly interests you is released.

>>99

Of course.

It’s just that some people want to hold on to just the main part because a situation where that couldn’t be realized happened in the past.

>>99

But when it actually comes out, there’s no guarantee that the base price will remain the same.

It’s 20,000 yen cheaper than in America based on simple calculations.

>>124

It’s tough out there.

I bought the main unit late, and for now, I signed a one-year contract and want to thoroughly enjoy the software I want to play. I haven’t touched it in over two years, but I feel like I gained something since I met the conditions.

Well, I’m applying with the mindset that it’s okay if I don’t succeed.

Those who only play offline games don’t need to buy Mario Kart and play on the first day.

When I checked, it was 6 years, 6 months, and 18 days, but I wonder how long the longest person has been.

>>103

It started on September 19, 2018, so is it about 6 years, 7 months, and 1 day?

>>121

I don’t remember cutting it, but it was the 6 year, 6 month, and 25th day.

Maybe I wasn’t playing for the first few days…

At first, I thought the conditions were easy, but seeing something like this makes me realize that being an online member for over a year has its benefits.

I’ve played for about 2000 hours, but I thought about joining just for the reservation and decided against it.

Well, I’m not good at Mario Kart, so I can just pass it on to someone who wants it.

>>105

I’m not sure what you’re hesitating about.

>>110

It’s not a story that has any mystery for me, so just let it go and don’t respond.

>>119

This is your diary.

When I looked it up, it said 6 years and 5 months, so it seems like it was almost always on.

I thought I could easily handle online play for over a year in Monster Hunter, but I ended up not connecting online after about three months.

I thought I had stopped the automatic renewal, but I’ve been stuck for four years and I’m confused.

It seems like you’re planning to distribute it to everyone, but if there are more applications than expected, it’s convenient to have the term lottery to filter them out.

I hope they continue to make it easily available for purchase even after its release.

I couldn’t stand the unstable FPS while borrowing wisdom, so I left it alone.

If the performance of the main unit improves and becomes stable, there are definitely things I want to do.

Well, I welcome a decrease in competition.

It’s also correct that I really want something.

It’s also correct to want to enjoy the initial live experience.

I just applied for it because I don’t want to regret not being able to buy it when the game I want comes out.

If it’s no good, then I’ll just apply again.

There are various reasons, but it’s unfortunate that I can’t buy it because of reselling purposes, so it can’t be helped, right…?

>>117

It’s funny how users are at odds with each other…

Resellers are all bad.

I’m not interested in Mario Kart, so I’m just applying for the console. If I win, I’ll wait for a game I want to come out, but in the meantime, I plan to buy and play past titles.

I applied for it for now, but I’m not sure if I will buy it.

>>120

Can I cancel it…?

>>137

Participation in the lottery cannot be canceled, but winning means you have the right to purchase, so you just don’t have to exercise that right.

>>137

You can choose not to pay.

You will only lose your right to participate in future drawings.

>>137

You can choose not to buy, but the flag for winning will probably remain standing.

>>144

It’s like applying for a prank, so from next time you can’t complain if you’re excluded from the lottery.

I’m sorry for getting to play ahead of you.

It’s strange that it’s running out at this timing when I’ve only been playing the necessary online games.

>>128

I think there are quite a few people who want to keep it for now, as mentioned above.

Let’s all win together!

If there was a possibility of the base price going up, maybe I should have applied…

It seems that region locking has been imposed because of resale businesses overseas, and I seriously resent it.

>>132

You can just buy a region-free one normally…

>>132

Foreign language speakers living in Japan have a hard time…

You can’t apply with a family plan child account, and that’s you, isn’t it?

The situation where game consoles that are already on sale are being raised in price, rather than just discounted.

Because it was almost unimaginable in the past.

Even if I think it’s unlikely, it seems there are many people who want to buy it while they can.

I was helped because I had a subscription to online services as a bonus for Pokémon Home.

I joined for a year when I bought it, but I haven’t renewed it because I mostly play offline games.

And then a man who is buying mostly old HD remasters thought, “I don’t need to rush to buy this…”

It’s fine if the next generation of Pokémon main series comes out!

I didn’t like that I couldn’t buy a Switch right away when Splatoon 2 was released, so I participated in the lottery.

If I can buy it, I want to replay Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and feel the improvement in specs.

So far, there isn’t any software I want that has been announced, but for now, I’ve applied for the lottery!

>>140

There are times when you can’t buy the software you want when it comes out! I actually think that’s true.

Is it really going to stay at that price forever!? That’s a concern this time, isn’t it?

I want to buy it when I can.

>>141

In ancient times, the main unit used to get cheaper over time, but now it’s questionable.

I bought a Switch on the release date, switched to the new model halfway through, and that’s where I am now.

When I checked for the lottery, I found that I had been online for a total of almost 2 years.

It’s necessary when buying thumbnail tickets too.

Should I just join when I buy it and immediately cancel?

>>149

I’ve been playing Splatoon the whole time, so it’s totally fine.

I had no idea about that method at all.

After using the Joy-Con for 8 years with various tricks, it’s finally becoming suspicious in all its functions.

In that regard, I want to obtain it as soon as possible.

Well, I was using grip con for about half the time, though.

Is there another lottery coming up?

>>153

I think there are many notes regarding the next time and beyond.

This month they will be drawing lots, and they will probably be producing them normally until the release date.

>>162

There will definitely be a lottery after the second time.

We won’t know if the lottery for arriving on the release date will start until we try it out.

If they wanted to prioritize family users over individual users who don’t play online games, it is somewhat understandable.

>>156

A family account counts as one application.

I’m listening to music, and it’s cheap, so I keep it on.

Since both I and my mom had individual plan contracts, we met the application requirements, so our household was able to apply for the lottery twice.

I’m a little worried that I might get rejected.

I signed up impulsively, but I’m already accumulating a lot of games on the Switch…

>>161

People like that will eventually be able to obtain what they want normally while playing the games they are currently accumulating.

>>161

Buy 2 and stack 2 games!

The next lottery will probably have slightly relaxed conditions, so do your best next time.

There are probably many people who only play Mario and Zelda and don’t play online games at all.

For someone who has all the data, it must seem very small.

>>164

People like that actually find it more economical to buy everything with vinegar kelp, so joining online for vinegar kelp makes it easier to meet the conditions, which is quite well thought out.

I was playing mainly non-Nintendo titles exclusive to the Switch, so it was quite risky for me.

If possible, I would like to score points at Yodo, but I probably won’t be able to…

On the contrary, since the strategy is to have heavy users buy it first, it should become easier to acquire light users as well.

By the way, it seems that pre-orders for general sales at electronics retailers will start on the 24th.

>>167

The immediate retail reservations will start from the announcement of the winners.

>>170

It’s a scene of utter chaos.

>>173

It would be absolute chaos with multiple overlaps if started before the official first lottery results.

>>170

It means that since everyone will be selected in the official lottery, retailers can conduct the lottery sales with ease.

It’s ridiculously cheap, like a little over a year online, you know…

>>171

Is that so? It’s just a ticket that keeps an online server running, allowing you to play classic titles as much as you want, and sometimes there are trial periods for new games or discounts to buy them, right?

>>179

Don’t forget that there is also a service where you can listen to nostalgic game music.

The Switch was sold out at launch but became readily available three months later, and then went scarce again with the announcement of Super Smash Bros.

It’s better to buy it when you can.

It seems like the mass retailers have done a great job with their measures in the official store.

Well, it seems like places around Yodobashi are used to dealing with these measures.

It would have been nice if they had counted it cumulatively, but I wonder if they were wary of it being misused for something.

>>177

Even though I only play online a few times a year, I can’t buy it because I am a long-term loyal customer who continues to play online…

The one-year online condition is likely part of measures against scalpers, but there is also the expectation that people who play online will buy Switch 2 games, thus contributing to the initial sales.

It seems like there are many students who won the lottery but have no money and are relying on their parents…

I was drawn to it, but in the end, I didn’t really play it much—it was all those things from the online old console.

Suddenly Koei came in a rush, and now it’s a time thief.

Since when did online prices become cheaper?

It seems like it was taller when I saw it in the past…

>>188

It’s been the same since the service started.

>>188

Aren’t you confused between PS and what’s in your head?

Switch has been 2400 yen a year from the beginning.

The EU has stricter conditions, but were there many resellers in the EU too?

>>189

Isn’t it that the person responsible for setting conditions was just burned by the reseller?

What is the difference between Pro Controller 1 and 2?

>>190

Presence or absence of the c button

>>190

Switch2 cannot be started from Pro Controller 1.

Unlike PS Plus, the free games are mostly garbage, except for some like Mario and Kirby, and the updates are slow, so I only subscribed when I got hooked on a game I wanted to play online.

Even so, it had been over a year, so I was able to apply.

It is only natural to prioritize long-term, high-quality customers who have been connected online for over a year.

I want to play Mario’s Picross about once a month, so I can’t quit.

The longer the accumulated years, the more favorable treatment could have been given.

I think the first lottery will have everyone winning, and for the second lottery, the online restriction will just be lifted.