Topic: No Launch Titles to have Online modes? Network libraries not available until early 2007?

[ShyGuy]

I wouldn't call Infendo a mere backyard site, I guess it would be a "premier" amatuer blog. It's ran by Blake Snow and he's one of less douche-baggish guys from Joystiq.

[Spak-Spang]

In almost every interview I have read Ubisoft has stated Red Steel would NOT have online gameplay.  Does that mean other games at launch won't?  NO.

But since it doesn't even look like Nintendo is capable of having online games ready at launch, I would say most likely no launch games will be online.  Which is really too bad because most of the games would have made great online diversions.

[bustin98]

They aren't third party games, but I watched the IGN weekly video thing hosted by Fran and he's demonstrating various games from The German Games Con. In both BWii and Strikers he's playing against other players who are using seperate systems at the show. I know it doesn't prove WiFi for the games, but if its got LAN, its a short leap to WiFi, right?

[ShyGuy]

BWii and Strikers have both been announced as online titles. I don't think they will be launch window though

[AnyoneEB]

bustin98: No, I would be surprised if none of the launch games even supported LAN. LAN play is easier because (1) no worries about keeping online servers running and making them match opponents and (2) (which SSBB reported problems with) lag. On a LAN you can assume much less lag than on the internet.

[Strell]

I still want to hear the Wii does wireless LAN.

The level of awesome that is cannot be conceived by mortal man.

Obviously, Reggie thought it up in a moment of pity for our poor, inept species.

[Dirk Temporo]

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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
BWii and Strikers have both been announced as online titles. I don't think they will be launch window though

Even if they were, it wouldn't matter because they're both first/second party.

[AnyoneEB]

Strell: I thought I remembered hearing that the Wii was capable of single disc LAN play. It certainly can do LAN, although I suppose ad-hoc support is unknown. Ad-hoc would mean that even if you do not have an access point, the Wii could still find other Wiis to play with. It seems rare that someone would not have an access point, so I doubt Nintendo will support that.

[stevey]

"I still want to hear the Wii does wireless LAN."

In this impressions from Leipzig it was confirmed,

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Battalion Wars 2

The second new game was using a special feature: system link. Each player had his own Wii and display. The attendant said it was running via an Ethernet cable, but none were visible, so they probably hided a devkit again.

or wireless...

[Aussiedude]

Farcry may have online, so devs must have received libraries.

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- Renamed Far Cry: Vengeance
- Jump with nunchuck by lifting it
- Slash Wiimote to make a feral attack, nunchuck to hit enmies in the back, ect.
- Move Wiimote forward to zoom
- Slash across screen for knife attack
- Focusing both on graphics and gameplay, not straight port from Xbox versions.
- Unvealed on the 14th.
- Widescreen, 480p
- “Stable 30 FPS, like all prior instincts games”
- Splitscreen multiplayer
- paraphrase: ‘We’ve heard some online information from Nintendo, but we can’t comment.’ (funny, cause he did. Look below )
- Proposing possibilities to Nintendo Wii24connect
- Single Player: 20+ hours
- “We’re testing online right now”
- “Is there a possiblity online play will show up in retail version?” (quick response) “Yep Yep.”
- Downloadable content is a possibility.

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[Cap]

well here's a quote from a response in the latest egm mailbag:

"Most third parties apparently don't have access to the SD card bay yet, just as Nintendo has yet to provide libraries for online support. "

the big thing i notice it that it says "most", so i wouldnt completely rule out online play for some third party titles(especially a massive wii supporter like ubisoft).

[Spak-Spang]

I believe that if the Far Cry team has information on online then most likely the Rayman team and Red Steel have online information as well.  Seeing as Nintendo has been working more closely with those teams, and spotlighting both games as Wii 3rd party games.

Perhaps a delay for Red Steel to get online play supported?  Or perhaps the Rayman minigames?

I believe it is possible.

[UncleBob]

This is just a thought, but consider this... When Nintendo launched the WiFi connection with the DS, there were tons of issues... and it seemed to be because there were crap tons of people all trying to connect at the same time - with just three games.

Perhaps Nintendo is selectivly picking who gets WiFi in the launch titles so they can have a controlled launch of the online system, to get all the bugs worked out and such.