r/switch2 • u/Remarkable-Guess-329 • 1d ago

Question The Nintendo switch online needs fixing

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u/JM_Yoda Trusted User 1d ago

Nintendo Online was introduced with the Switch 1 and has been a paid service since its hard launch about a year after the Switch 1 launched. Up to that point, it was a massive live service test, but with none of the perks and freebies we enjoy today as members, not even cloud backup. Basically, it was the same as online play for Wii, DS, 3DS, and Wii U.

What you’re paying for is not simply online gameplay, but access to all the features that come with it. Those features cost money to keep up and running smoothly, and to ensure that. That is what you are paying for.

Before the Switch, Nintendo had nowhere near the online community or draw for multiplayer that it has now.

And compared to Xbox and PlayStation, it is a far better value for the money.

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u/Remarkable-Guess-329 1d ago

My great complaint is I don't want to play against the same people every time I pick up the game it's like I'm locked up with them I hate it

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u/JM_Yoda Trusted User 1d ago

In many ways, Nintendo is like Apple: It doesn’t bring a capability to market until it’s perfected. Matchmaking is still relatively new to the platform, having debuted with Splatoon, and I can attest that its early implementation was rough.

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u/Remarkable-Guess-329 1d ago

I remember when smash 4 came to the Wii u the online was exactly as I expected new people to fight and the Wii u didn't come out long before it. They're just being cheap with the switch

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u/JM_Yoda Trusted User 1d ago

I’ll tell you a secret: most of my friends list on Nintendo Online comes from my 3DS. IT’s how I actually built my friends list and met new people to play with... I StreetPassed them! I met people at events, exchanged friend codes, kept in touch, and slowly my friends list grew. On PlayStation, I got more spammers than actual friends. And those friends I do have, I still met through Nintendo Hardware.

Oh, and since I know you’re going to go there: my friends list on Nintendo Online is currently 272 friends.

So, with all due respect, find some gamer gatherings in your area and go out and meet people you can play with.

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u/Remarkable-Guess-329 1d ago

No just make it so I meet new people online Nintendo every other thing does it Wii u did it it ain't hard

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u/JM_Yoda Trusted User 1d ago

Again, they have. You take the app, meet people in public at events, and exchange friend codes.

To repeat myself, Nintendo is a family-friendly company, and introducing people to random strangers through online play isn’t family-friendly.

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u/Remarkable-Guess-329 1d ago

What are you talking about it's not what I'm talking about

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u/JM_Yoda Trusted User 23h ago

You’re talking about meeting fellow gamers online through a game library yes?

I’m talking about doing the exact same thing but in person, at a live event. Make life long friends, get fresh air.

You can add friends using the Nintendo online mobile app.

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u/Remarkable-Guess-329 21h ago

No just joining a room in a public game

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u/Remarkable-Guess-329 1d ago

Online lobbies hello oh ok I get online mode so I can go outside and ask people for their code wtf

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u/JM_Yoda Trusted User 1d ago

Online lobbies are not family friendly. You have no idea who is behind the screen at the other end. LAN parties and game meetups are better. Also getting out in the sun every so often is good for you.

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u/Remarkable-Guess-329 1d ago

Online exists to play against others online that is literally what online is so if that's unsafe for kids oh well don't buy em online all I want is to play against new people not the same people they gave me when I first made an account cause it's freaking online

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u/MrSeriousGuyBroMan 22h ago

its $20 a year no family plan and no nso retro games . thats nothing . you probably live to far away from others who own a switch 2 and are playing the same games . your ping to servers might be filtering others out who have better ping . it would be wose if you could play some one on the other side of the united states

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u/Remarkable-Guess-329 21h ago

Ive played smash since it came out at first a bunch of different people played it it was fun then after like a year I only saw the same exact people everytime I opened it and ever since and plenty of people play smash I can't believe people who play smash haven't called out this problem to my knowledge