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- Ignignokt01, on 10/12/2007, -1/+80Super Smash Bro's Brawl: Online Multiplayer. You've GOT to do it, its absolutely imperative.
- achoo5000, on 10/12/2007, -1/+72Mario Kart online would be MONUMENTAL.
oh wait...
*goes to play DS - drthipp, on 10/12/2007, -2/+48nintendo sure is taking baby steps to get the wii online
- iluvatar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+48Online play for second quarter of 2007? That sounds awfully close to when Smash Bros is supposed to be released.
- hungryJonJon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+44I'm with you 100%. I love my Wii but seeing all the online stuff my friend's Xbox 360 has just makes me sad. Nintendo needs demo downloads, easy way to find friends (not this 16 digit code crap), and strong multiplayer support from game makers.
And lastly, how hard is it to get a weather and news channel up?!? - Tainek, on 10/12/2007, -8/+50Better to take baby steps and get it right than giant leaps and screw it up
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+28@tainek: look at xbox live, beta for a while, and then one big leap
and you can hardly complain they screwed that up - kirashira, on 10/12/2007, -8/+29"Super Smash Bro's Brawl: Online Multiplayer"
That will be the soul reason why i will buy a Wii. - canewediggit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19can anyone clear up how multiplayer will work? will i only be able to play against people i've registered or is it an open forum?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16Since the website is slow right now...
http://www.duggmirror.com
and
"Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has confirmed that Wii gamers will be able to play games online from the second quarter of 2007. Reggie's pledge came in an interview with SpikeTV's Game Head show (which saw the Ninty president indulging in some bowling - of both the real-life and Wii variety), where he also let slip that more Wii channels were in the works.
So far, Japan is the only region with a Wii game [Pokémon Battle Revolution - Ed] that can be played online. However, that's set to change in the coming months, with Fils-Aime promising, "The multiplayer is coming. During the Japanese launch, there is Pokémon Battle Revolution, and that's really the first one. There will be titles that we'll be announcing in first quarter 2007, that'll be multiplayer-enabled. So during second quarter 2007, people will be able to have a multiplayer experience on Wii." In further good news for Wii fans, Fils-Aime revealed that Nintendo was hard at work developing more Wii channels, though revealed nothing about what they would involve.
He was also kept busy when it came to defending the Wii controller from accusations that it may be a tad gimmicky. "I've had the opportunity to play Zelda, Excite Truck, Wii Sports, a little bit of Red Steel, a little bit of Madden," said Reggie. "It doesn't get old. It really doesn't get old. Wii will only become a gimmick if it's marginalised in terms of the way the remote is used, and we have absolutely no indication that that's going to happen."
Aside from that, Fils-Aime also discussed the "Wii60" phrase coined by Microsoft's Peter Moore ("Can I endorse the 360? Honestly, no"), the prospect of Mario appearing in a GTA-style game ("You'll never see that") what game he thinks would be best online ("The ultimate one would be Mario Kart, on a multiplayer basis"), and generally came across as a fairly good egg.
Mind you, his real-life bowling skills suck." - seanthebond, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15Hopefully Nintendo will not try and make the online play too kid friendly, like with Mario Kart. Voice chat is essential for squad based shooters, so they have to add in this feature. If they are scared of kids talking with child molesters, then put in some type of parental controls so they cant talk to other gamers.
- Shirokun, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16Well, Until then, I think I'll have a great time inviting my friends to have Wii-parties some-what-often.
- Splint69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Am I the only one thinking about what this means about Far Cry vengeance. NO online gamplay at launch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They lied to me. : ' ( - seanthebond, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7You can probably change your display name to "SEANTHEBOND" or whatever, but I think that if you want to add somebody to play against time after time, you will need their friends code.
- slimthps, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9It should've been November 19, 2006.
- apoc06, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6does anyone know why the wii doesn't already have online multiplayer? given that from my understanding the wii is set up similarly to the DS which already has multiplayer, what seems to be the hold up?
i thought the wiiconnect24 infrastructure would be able to handle multiplayer as well. so its not a case of developers not incorporating it, its really nintendo holding them back? i'm confused and i /really/ shouldnt be. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5An good online service is completely necessary for the Wii to be a success. After being exposed to Xbox Live, I can't imagine not playing a game online. It also greatly adds to the replay value of games when you add multiplayer.
- freetyme, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7please someone tell me that they will use online handles instead of the friend codes maybe allow you to register 4 online handles per console per controller? Like go to Nintendo.com and then register your handles / user names for your family. That would be good. Easier than friend codes for online play too. (Oh and of course miis showing by your handle/ username as an icon or something like that)
At least in my fantasy world that's how it works.
Please tell me if any of my crazy ideas are anywhere near right. - terminalpariah, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Jesus, if the telephone was invented tomorrow, everyone on here would be bitching about the "stupid ten-digit numbers" they'd have to enter into their address books (or, even worse, *memorize*).
- SkippyDoorknob, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4No one knows yet.
If it works like the DS, for the most part you'll be able to play against random people online or with people on your friend list. - xBBx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I'm surprised no one has mentioned the upcoming channels. I wonder what else Nintendo has up their sleeves. I really hope they make a channel that is some kind of buddy list system because there have been many times I am wondering what games my friends are playing (Microsoft has spoiled me...lol) What channels would you guys make?
- QuantumTarantno, on 10/12/2007, -9/+11http://www.duggmirror.com
- skywake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2if its anything like the DS then both....
something along the lines of a few options
rivals, worldwide, regional, friends
on the topic of "voice chat", Pokemon D/P has voice chat between friends but not between people not on your friends list. In many games if voice chat is deemed necessary then I would assume that they will have it just between friends. i.e pleasing the people who want voice chat and also stopping any complaints from various people who will be against it. Think about it "I am suing Nintendo because they let my child speak to some evil random and he gave out his address"... "I am sorry, but to be able to do that you child must have received that persons friend code, then accepted him as a friend.. you fuking idiot"... - dewdrinker19, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I REALLY hope they have a system that allows for more than 4 people to play online. Capture the Flag in Metroid is such a cool concept, but having 2v2 made it boring and it got old REALLY fast. :(
- vhold, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I think it's already too late for that. The Wii already has such a code you exchange with other people for the honor of being able to text message each other and share Miis.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I did, and as i allready said there is striking similarties atm between Nintendos promise of online gaming and 3drealms Dukenukem forever
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1rotfl
- kingfelix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1right now, smash bros. is scheduled for fall '07, which is Q4.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@terminalpariah
online multiplay was hardly created yesterday.
*my gripe* Nintendos PR promises of multiplayer and fantastic Wii24connect experience reminds me alot of Dukenukem forever promises. - saska, on 10/12/2007, -6/+7I'm with Shirokun. The point of the Wii is to actually play with real people in a multiplayer setting. Making it multiplayer online from the start just discourages that. My Wii travels every weekend to someone else's house, spreading the joy and jealousy.
- 13tongimp, on 10/12/2007, -8/+9Nintendo's online strategy is about as well planned and implemented as the U.S.'s rebuilding of Iraq.
- MrSidnet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1As long as they get Multiplayer up and running before Spore is released, Im happy.
- Chode2235, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I doubt it will even have multiplayer. I think I heard they were scrapping it, someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Metroid is a single person lonely adventure in space, not a frag fest. There are other franchises and IPs that can be used to fill that need. - dugbay, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I hope Metroid Prime 3 gets a awsome multiplayer. One that will blow Halo 3 away.
- soulscreme, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5did anybody else notice that this article is inacurately labeled and he only gives a general time frame, not a date?
- KiwiboxCC, on 02/24/2009, -0/+0I say Wiii should take on WoW lol :P
http://playwow4free.weebly.com/ - metaphorever, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Have you played Starfox on the DS, I think it will be like that: you have to exchange friendcodes once to be friended and then in game it displays whatever handle or name you set it to.
- ccanni1028, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1It will probably run by Wii # and Mii. That way, you can have multiple profiles per console.
- Siefer, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3good one
- Splint69, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3no mapmaker or online gameplay. why should i even get the game. someone convince me.
- Tainek, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1@seanthebond
the best thing we could wish for is being able to host and join teamspeak and ventrillo servers on the wii, not likely though, one can dream - DyobolikaL, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0I hope it's worth the wait!
- Tainek, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2@ Imthedarkcyde
i never stated that taking a large leap would screw it up, but nintendo wouldnt be waiting on it if they didnt need more time
Still, in a few months we'll have several years of wii online to enjoy - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -21/+4who do you guys suck off more?
Reggie or Kevin?
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