LogFAQs > #984679267

ToadstoolPeach posted...

Having to pay to use a controller button does feel diabolical

It's less having to pay to use the button and more having to pay to use the service that the button accesses. Framing it as paying to use the button is like saying that Netflix charges you to use the icon that opens the service: You can click that button/icon all you want, but it opens a paid service and you aren't going to get anything out of doing so unless you've paid for that service. That's a really weird way to frame things that just strikes me as people trying to find things to exaggerate for the sake of jumping on the hate bandwagon.

It's in the same vein as people freaking out that you need an NSO subscription to be able to buy one of the NES or SNES controllers: Yes, it's kind of weird that you need a subscription to be allowed to buy a controller, but it's a controller that's only useful for playing the NES or SNES games on the Switch that you require an NSO subscription to access. There's no reason to want one unless you're already subscribed to the service. The C button exists solely to access GameChat. If you aren't paying for GameChat, why care about not being able to use the button that exists solely to access it?