Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: MaleficentOgre on April 03, 2005, 08:32:17 PM
Title: warp pipe's changing
Post by: MaleficentOgre on April 03, 2005, 08:32:17 PM
I just got the newsletter just now. I don't know if this counts as an article, if it does I'll delete it. but yeah, they're done with tunneling cubes, it seems.
Over the past year, Warp Pipe has slowly transitioned to a software technology company, creating a product suite for video game publishers and developers. As we have made this move forward, we have evaluated the immediate needs of the Warp Pipe community in relation to the long term goals of Warp Pipe Technologies and have come to the conclusion that it is not in our best interest to allocate resources on the GameCube tunneling project.
Although it will remain fully functional, we can no longer provide support to our users. However, we feel that, between our support forums and the GameCube tunneling website, there exist enough resources for the community to aid itself when help is needed.
We would like to thank the thousands of loyal members for all their support and patronage. We look forward to making you all proud to be members of the Warp Pipe community as we strive to change the landscape of online gaming as we know it.
You can access the GameCube tunneling software at the following URL: http://cubeonline.warppipe.com/
Title: RE:warp pipe's changing
Post by: Rob91883 on April 03, 2005, 08:44:00 PM
I hope the best for them, if only they could have tunneled DS.
Title: RE:warp pipe's changing
Post by: G3cyco on April 04, 2005, 01:01:07 PM
xlink > warppipe.
Title: RE:warp pipe's changing
Post by: jmoe316 on April 04, 2005, 01:17:19 PM
This probably just means they are putting all their energy into Demasked. This can only be seen as a good thing, not a bad thing.
Title: RE: warp pipe's changing
Post by: ruby_onix on April 04, 2005, 01:58:59 PM
It all depends on what Demasked even is.
I get the impression that they're gonna be Nintendo's DS/Rev online/no-line development kit tools, or something.
Let's hope that maybe we find something out at E3.
Title: RE:warp pipe's changing
Post by: Djunknown on April 04, 2005, 06:09:56 PM
Wow, they sound all formal and corporate. Who's their sugar daddy?
If they're letting Warp-Pipe go, why not make it open source? They said it themselves, they're done supporting it, so let the next guy do it, tweak it, even try to improve it!
Title: RE: warp pipe's changing
Post by: Pale on April 05, 2005, 05:18:26 AM
I'm starting to get this feeling that they were hyping this service they wanted Nintendo to jump on board with and Nintendo actually sounded interested, thats why they got so excited. However now I have a feeling Nintendo backed out and decided to write it themselves and this may be the Warp Pipe guys getting on with their lives....
Title: RE:warp pipe's changing
Post by: BranDonk Kong on April 05, 2005, 06:03:46 AM
I don't think Warp Pipe is working on anything "official" for Nintendo. IGN says Gamespy is working on the online tools and structure for Nintendo's new system(s), and Gamespy is part of IGN...maybe the Warp Pipe team is joining them.
Title: RE: warp pipe's changing
Post by: KDR_11k on April 06, 2005, 10:22:42 AM
I think they want to make their own gaming system, akin to Infinium's Phantom.
Title: RE: warp pipe's changing
Post by: MaleficentOgre on April 07, 2005, 08:40:03 PM
after reading N-sider's interview I think warp pipe is dead. they sure are blowing up a lot of smoke.
Title: RE:warp pipe's changing
Post by: D-Mac Double on April 07, 2005, 09:30:21 PM
Quote Originally posted by: MaleficentOgre after reading N-sider's interview I think warp pipe is dead. they sure are blowing up a lot of smoke.
Title: RE: warp pipe's changing
Post by: Pale on April 08, 2005, 06:21:20 AM
Yeah... from what I can gather from the new interview is that they were screwed by the Nintendo/Gamespy parternship...and now they are trying to create something themselves. More power to them I say. I wish them all success. You gotta love grass roots attempts at something like this.
