Topic: Wii Online Dev Kits Released to Developers

[KDR_11k]

You can't make a game that has already come out give it a "patch" and make it an online game.

First of all, if it isn't ment to go online in the first place....how can you go online and download a "patch" to allow online play

Second, if you are talking about a downloaded patch, there is not enough room on the Flash memory to hold all the additional data that is needed

The patch would be downloaded through some Wii channel of course and unless the patch replaces large parts of the game data a 2MB file would be enough.

[Nephilim]

"Are you stupid or something? You could make it so patches could be DLed to an SD Card. Is there really any reason to call people names because they may be wrong about something? Get over yourself."

Doubt they would
Only patch we have gotten from nintendo was in the medium of a disk (pokemon channel), much like xbox patches on demo disks that come with magazines
I dont see a time of them releasing patches on the net, as its just inviting people to hack into the patch

*edit: forgot the patch u could get at some events

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: DeadlyD
"Are you stupid or something? You could make it so patches could be DLed to an SD Card. Is there really any reason to call people names because they may be wrong about something? Get over yourself."

Doubt they would
Only patch we have gotten from nintendo was in the medium of a disk (pokemon channel), much like xbox patches on demo disks that come with magazines
I dont see a time of them releasing patches on the net, as its just inviting people to hack into the patch

*edit: forgot the patch u could get at some events

I was mainly referring through the Wii channel in the future, kind of like what Xbox Live does when you sign into a game it downloads any updates (I really like the feature). Besides I was mainly commenting about his statement that it wouldn't fit on the Wii's flash memory, so instead they could be saved on an SD Card through the Wii connect. Then again I was mainly responding to his uncalled for, childish, gamefaqish insult of someone who didn't even ask for it.

[NeoThunder]

It definately was uncalled for, personally I don't see why you couldn't have an "expansion" Pack esque patch that adds online either. But hey there are more programming inclined people than me here, maybe they can answer that, is it possible to add online to an already released game in a larger patch?

Fine......tell me one console game that has come out without online play, and then a patch was later released for it to allow online anything.  Sequals or different games entirely do not count, or something like xbox live arcade games.  Tell me one and I will apologize.

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: NeoThunder
It definately was uncalled for, personally I don't see why you couldn't have an "expansion" Pack esque patch that adds online either. But hey there are more programming inclined people than me here, maybe they can answer that, is it possible to add online to an already released game in a larger patch?

Fine......tell me one console game that has come out without online play, and then a patch was later released for it to allow online anything.  Sequals or different games entirely do not count, or something like xbox live arcade games.  Tell me one and I will apologize.

Just because it hasn't been done doesn't mean it isn't possible, as some others have stated. Regardless that was never my point, you were rude for no reason other than putting someone down for a suggestion, even if it was "wrong" it still was uncalled for to call them an idiot.  

[NeoThunder]

Fine....I will go as far to say to it may have been a little much to call him stupid.  Maybe saying his request was way too unlikely and there isn't a snowballs chance in hell it will happen.

Ok, so maybe the middleground we can agree on is the idea that this "patch" idea is never going to happen.  So Maybe, just maybe.....
can we agree the "Idea" is stupid, and not the person?

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: NeoThunder
Fine....I will go as far to say to it may have been a little much to call him stupid.  Maybe saying his request was way too unlikely and there isn't a snowballs chance in hell it will happen.

Ok, so maybe the middleground we can agree on is the idea that this "patch" idea is never going to happen.  So Maybe, just maybe.....
can we agree the "Idea" is stupid, and not the person?

Works for me, personally I am of the opinion even IF a patch could be done they wouldn't because a sequel would be a more profitable way of doing things!  

[NeoThunder]

Agreed

[Jonnyboy117]

It looks like this conflict has been resolved already, but remember in the future to attack the argument and not the person.  Personal attacks are against the forum rules.