

The problem is… the N64 emulation simply isn’t up to the lofty standards that ardent fans of classic games demand. That sounds great, even with the caveat that you’ll have to pay more. By and large they got a pass for offering the base Nintendo Switch Online subscription at a much lower price than PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold, while offering a decent and growing selection of NES and SNES games, but now, with the introduction of N64 games, Mega Drive games and bundling in the Animal Crossing DLC, they want more money from you.

Nintendo has drawn the ire of gamers at large for their own steps into these realms, first with Nintendo Switch Online and the now with its new Expansion Pack. Whether it’s yet another film and TV streaming service, coffee sent to you through the post, gyms, smartphone apps, or pretty much each and every video games platform, they all want to take a recurring fee and hope to convince you not to cancel by the time the next payment is due.

Everyone wants you to sign up for a subscription, these days.
