Technology
Nintendo’s Finally Getting Into Online Gaming. Gamers Aren’t Impressed
- New $20 per year service offers online and cloud gaming
- Nintendo opts for cheaper network design, angering players
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Good things come to those who wait. Except, maybe, for Nintendo Co. gamers.
The company that created Super Mario and Zelda is finally embracing online gaming with the debut of its first online subscription service, charging $20 a year for users of its Switch console to play each other across the web. The move comes more than a decade after rivals Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. started similar products that today generate billions of dollars in subscription fees.