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Originally posted by: UniversalJuan
Do tell what's so stupid about it please. I can't be content with my ideas being blatantly called stupid without some sort of reasoning.
Hahahahaha, well, since you seem to be so attached to your "ideas" then I'll break it down for you.
1. XFire have been rumoured to be making something for
unspecified consoles. Here's the interview for those unaware of this:
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You previously commented that you were "in talks with one other console maker", but haven't revealed who this is. Is it safe to assume that you were talking about Nintendo, and what has become of this discussion?
Stay tuned!
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13325This means
nothing at the current time. You can read tea leaves as much as you want, the official word is "No comment". If you'd even read the full interview you'd have seen that there is already a PS3 game using Xfire tools (it was a PS2 port but that's beside the point).
There have been no official annoucements regarding Xfire and console makers.2. Nintendo's online service is behind the competition. That's a fact. There's no integration at the console level unlike XBL/PSN, which means developers have to implement their own online systems ( sup friend codes). The fact that the hardware supports online does not make things any easier -- in fact, it makes things harder for developers because it now carries an expectation that online should be implemented for most games.
And they're now a subsidiary of Viacom, which means that they will go where the money is, irrespective of the opportunity being presented.
Xfire wouldn't make a product unless they knew that it would be a profitable venture - and the Wii's online platform is a mess in its current form3. Xfire is not the silver bullet for online gaming. Its merely a tool to enable gamers to communicate with friends and arrange games. It does not help with the underlying problem of making an online game. Xfire does not improve a game, but it enhances the user's experience. The presence of Xfire Wii tools will not affect Smash Bros or any other game because it isn't integral to the game - like the Dashboard for the 360.
Xfire is middleware4. You're drawing a very, very long conclusion by linking this to Smash Bros. For one thing, we're still not sure about Brawl being online.
And why has it been continually delayed? Well, that's for the speculators to decide - and we can only go by the limited info available.
Feel free to speculate about Brawl, but if it was a good reason for delaying it then Nintendo would probably explain the situation. RIght?So how about you look at facts rather than truthiness when it comes to things like this?
Hell, I just had a conversation with my gut and the truthiness it spouted indicated that Nintendo were delaying it and refining the game mechanics/levels/extras in order to release closer to the Christmas season and not interfere with Mario Sunshine. Forget competing with Halo 3. Forget the PS3 "tidal wave". They're probably aiming for a time when Wiis are abundant and will start a huge ad campaign for their marquee product.
I'll be quite surprised if Nintendo has been keeping online Brawl a secret for the shock value of it, but I won't rule out online.
There's just too much bullshit going on right now for me to believe this is simple.
If you want to create these alternate realities where things are more favourable then be my guest. But don't go sharing these "ideas" with us because its nonsense.