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Offline The Omen

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Demasked re-revisited
« on: May 03, 2006, 11:21:13 AM »
Looking back on the demasked hoopla, and everything Paulson said they were going to do, doesn't it sound a lot like the MySpace aspect of community that Nintendo has mentioned on more than one occasion?  Perhaps the big secret is that the community will be a template of Myspace, where you can have your own page, add friends, see if friends are online, post high scores, start leagues, mailing lists and anything else you could ever want.  The big thing that Demasked stressed was that Xbox live was still too impersonal.  They spoke a lot about playing against faceless people, and wanting to get people to play together again. This could be what the online secret is, if we are to believe that the last secret has to do with the wifi service.  Of course, it was supposed to be for the DS, but not a lot was heard about Demasked after warp pipe were debunked.  Perhaps the whole idea was moved to the Wii?  I personally think it would be huge.

I know the myspace aspect has been touched on briefly in a thread I can't find, but I wanted to expand the discussion about it here.

 
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RE: Demasked re-revisited
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2006, 11:32:41 AM »
I don't know much about it, but isn't that what the Xbox 360's gamer's card strives to do?
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RE:Demasked re-revisited
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2006, 12:01:17 PM »
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I don't know much about it, but isn't that what the Xbox 360's gamer's card strives to do?


From what I've seen, it's not really enough to be fully immersed in a community like a Myspace, where people actually socialize there instead of meeting up anywhere out and about.  Like 80 million people, if I'm not mistaken.  Of course, I don't own the 360, so maybe it is.
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RE:Demasked re-revisited
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2006, 02:07:53 PM »
Well, they would have to be careful with this - that's why they have the Friend Codes..
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RE: Demasked re-revisited
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2006, 02:33:41 PM »
The less Nintendo is like myspace, the better.
That said, something along those lines would be fine.  Just leave out the awful customization options they have on myspace sites.  Never seen an uglier site in my life.
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RE:Demasked re-revisited
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2006, 02:37:33 PM »
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The less Nintendo is like myspace, the better.


I don't agree.  The more like Myspace, the better, for the Nintendo wifi plan, anyway.  Obviously, if someone wants to customize their page in pink and orange, that's their right.  You can't get a better way to establish a community though.  Especially for free.  

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Well, they would have to be careful with this - that's why they have the Friend Codes..


I would make it age relevant-if you're under 18, your profile is set to private, and no one can attempt to add you as a friend unless they know your code.  Also, there has to be a way for Nintendo to require proof of age in order to join,.  
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RE: Demasked re-revisited
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2006, 03:31:46 PM »
Proof of age, you mean like a CC#?
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« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2006, 04:10:32 PM »
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Proof of age, you mean like a CC#?


Yes...yes I do.
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RE: Demasked re-revisited
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2006, 04:15:06 PM »
From a business point of view, I agree Omen.  I just loath the aesthetics of the whole deal.
But ultimately I think it'd be good, though.
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