@johnvboy It's about damn time you actually supported your argument. Sure is it expensive, by all means, no it's not. However, it's a weak service compared to the other systems. Very. Weak. The service has received massive press and largely negative reception outside of the Youtube likes and dislikes. When there's smoke there's fire.

The general consensus is that it is universally disliked, there's no arguing it. That is something that can be proven. However, you can't prove the silent majority is happy about it. Nobody is going to be able to contact all switch owners and ask if they are happy. That's why census's are there, you interview 1000 people out of 10,000 and base your information off that. That's why they call it the general consensus.

However, you're forgetting why a large chunk of people are upset. The online isn't any better since we started paying. I also never said that Nintendo was lying, so don't put words in my mouth. The switch is a multiplayer heavy platform, so of course people are going to pay for the service to go online. That doesn't mean they are happy about the service. Also you're forgeting that only 10 million, according to eurogamer, are apart of the online service. That's a third of all switch sales.

In addition, you think it's funny I base my facts on a like to dislike ratio? I think it's funny you think that this "silent majority" this fairy tale plane is just satisfied with it because people have paid for it. When in reality the only press/reception it's ever gotten is negative. Do you honestly believe that Nintendo would have reached 10m on their subscriber count if it wasn't for having to pay to play online? I sure wouldn't. Like I said anyone that games online is going to pay for it, because they have to. Not because they want to.