Post by: ShadowRunner on June 08, 2003, 05:34:45 AM
Post by: Oldskool on June 08, 2003, 05:44:23 AM
Post by: PIAC on June 08, 2003, 10:10:57 AM
its also kinda old and was reported by PGC a while ago
Post by: Ninja X on June 08, 2003, 10:14:08 AM
Still, though, nice to see Nintendo making some movement for online gaming.
Post by: BlkPaladin on June 08, 2003, 03:12:45 PM
Post by: NintendoKiD on June 08, 2003, 03:15:25 PM
Post by: BlkPaladin on June 08, 2003, 05:02:57 PM
Post by: Mingesium on June 08, 2003, 05:54:14 PM
????
Nintendo has a ton of games they could put online.
Smash Bros.
Wave Race
Mario Kart
1080
Mario Golf
Mario Tennis
Pokemon
Animal Crossing
etc.
If Nintendo wanted to, they could have the best online games.
Post by: Wesisapie on June 08, 2003, 07:21:43 PM
Post by: NintendoKiD on June 09, 2003, 12:44:07 AM
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some people seem to think a game has to be CS, racing, or MMORPG to be good online
Did I say that? No.
In response to Mingesium
"Nintendo has a ton of games they could put online."
Smash Bros. - 4ppl lagfest, yet it would be awesome
Wave Race - I guess it would be fun, but its not happening
Mario Kart - definetly not going to happen
1080 - zzzzzz
Mario Golf - WOO 18 holes of golf! Lets take turns and watch everyones swing!
Mario Tennis - Now this I'd love to see, yet again NOT HAPPENING
Pokemon - Has to be a MMORPG where you go and collect the Pokemon, not some stupid picture taking game.
Animal Crossing - Live in a town with 1000's of other people? I can do th at offline.
Post by: Hemmorrhoid on June 09, 2003, 01:02:37 AM
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Originally posted by: BlkPaladin
It was Square's call to make it GBA conntection compatible. And when this game began developement there wasn't a internet plan.
Im sure it wasnt entirely Squares call. Its not like Square are the ones so fascinated about that stupid connectivity, its Nintendo who hope to solve all their problems with their connectivity.
Post by: PIAC on June 09, 2003, 01:29:42 AM
also i thought that microsawft was owning online with xbawx live?
booo hisss @ nitendokid booooo ;P
Post by: NintendoKiD on June 09, 2003, 01:41:40 AM
Post by: PIAC on June 09, 2003, 01:45:31 AM
Post by: Plugabugz on June 09, 2003, 01:50:44 AM
Post by: NintendoKiD on June 09, 2003, 01:57:15 AM
Post by: PIAC on June 09, 2003, 01:59:26 AM
Post by: Mario on June 09, 2003, 02:20:37 AM
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Originally posted by: NintendoKiD
Did I say that? No.
In response to Mingesium
"Nintendo has a ton of games they could put online."
Smash Bros. - 4ppl lagfest, yet it would be awesome
Wave Race - I guess it would be fun, but its not happening
Mario Kart - definetly not going to happen
1080 - zzzzzz
Mario Golf - WOO 18 holes of golf! Lets take turns and watch everyones swing!
Mario Tennis - Now this I'd love to see, yet again NOT HAPPENING
Pokemon - Has to be a MMORPG where you go and collect the Pokemon, not some stupid picture taking game.
Animal Crossing - Live in a town with 1000's of other people? I can do th at offline.
Haha, ill remember that.
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and Monkey Ball isnt exclusive is it?
Can you play it on PS2, Xbox or PC? No.
You know nintendokid, it's very easy to criticise.
Post by: NintendoKiD on June 09, 2003, 09:28:34 AM
Post by: KrazyJ1098 on June 09, 2003, 09:19:25 PM
Post by: Don'tHate742 on June 09, 2003, 09:28:26 PM
Post by: Mario on June 10, 2003, 12:14:22 AM
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Originally posted by: NintendoKiD
Very easy to critisize, but its the truth. Do you think we will see this games for playing online? Better yet, do you think GC will even go online?
Yes and yes. But that's just what i think, im not stating it is a fact.
Post by: BlkPaladin on June 10, 2003, 09:59:40 PM
Will we see wide support for it from Nintendo, no. I stand by the belief that they will just be content to shower us with DX games.
Post by: ThePerm on June 10, 2003, 10:13:06 PM
Post by: BlkPaladin on June 10, 2003, 10:15:52 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on June 10, 2003, 10:41:06 PM
Hell, give it its own instant messenger account.
Post by: Don'tHate742 on June 10, 2003, 10:53:12 PM
I forgot to explain why I actually wouldn't want online. People think that an online feature can be added instantly, well that's half true. You can add an online feature very quickly, but for sure it will lag horribly. To make a game online is a long procedure, you have to account for packet loss, slower ping times, and much more. If you don't account for those, you'll have something like Halo, if you've ever played it through a tunneling system. For that reason alone is why I want games NOT to be online, unless the game is strickly made for online. I would rather have a great multiplayer made quick (without the time wasted on online) and with a LAN feature (LAN is always always lag free so you can add it instantly and don't have to account for anything), than a game that comes out a year later that is by that time good/mediocre compared to others and has an online feature that you might have to pay for.
Post by: BlkPaladin on June 11, 2003, 08:05:19 AM
Post by: BlkPaladin on June 11, 2003, 08:15:00 AM
The extra development time is one of the reasons I believe we will see few if any original internet enabled games for the Gamecube. The only game on the horizon that has any chance of making it online is Animal Crossing which is doubtful because of the SD function they have in the works for the game.
Post by: Strell on June 12, 2003, 06:14:53 AM
You do realize it costs a few million just to set up a usable network, and then several million to keep it going? That's not including employees to train and watch over it, software development, programming, tech support, and any other thousand things that go into online gaming.
Sony might have a good online presence, but they are losing millions every year on it. 300K users isn't going to cut it, unless they charged 20 bucks a month. Same thing with Xbox. Their userbases seem high because they are the first consoles to go out on a limb online. But I gaurantee you they are losing an insane amount of money on the deal.
Oh, and you highlight SOCOM as a good title? Yea, beacuse we haven't had enough war themed FPS games around that you can play online lately. Oh, and there certainly isn't voice support for them. And they CERTAINLY don't focus on team-based tactics.
No, I've never heard of such a novel idea before in my LIFE! Golly! Sony sure is smart! They didn't rip off 21093821093 games before them at all! They came up with a totally new and original idea! WOW!
As far as arguing Nintendo's online capabilities, Animal Crossing, F Zero, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, and Soul Calibur would probably cause me to die of happiness instantly. You're whining about lag in Smash Bros when it doesn't even exist yet? Smart argument. "Kid" indeed.
There was talk of Zelda online for a while, and I dunno how that would pan out but it would certainly be interesting. The new Zelda games would be perfect for this, but I wouldn't mind seeing a full on MMORPG. Same with other titles - what would stop them from using GBA games in the online? Advance Wars online perhaps?
I'm hearing a lot of fluff and not a lot of logic from some parts of this thread.
-Strell
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on June 12, 2003, 12:11:24 PM
Then my Pigtailed Princesses can play with the other girlies.
Post by: Round Eye on June 12, 2003, 12:25:14 PM
Connectivity is a cute idea, but it will not sell consoles.
