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Bet you were pumped about playing four-way New Super Mario Bros Wii online, right? We were. NoA boss Reggie Fil-Aime was too. That was before “the developers” took all our dreams, hurled them against the rocks of death and turned our lives to glue by making it local-only.
“This was a decision made purely by the developers,” he told Kotaku. “They believe this experience, in the same room, to be elbowing your friends and family members as you’re playing the game [is ideal].
Hear that? It was “their decision.”
“It was really their decision.”
See?
“I personally would have loved for it to be online capable as well, but having played the game, I really can’t fault it for not being online multiplayer,” Reggie added.
The game’s out on Friday.
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freedoms_stain said:
Yeah, Local probably is the ‘ideal’ but how often do you have 3 other people on hand to play with?
The great thing about online multiplayer is the potentially millions of other players to jump into game with.
Ashelia Bnargin Dalmasca said:
“but how often do you have 3 other people on hand to play with? ”
Every single weekend.
Anders said:
Sure he can fault it. Having great local multiplayer is no excuse to not having great online multiplayer.
Ashelia Bnargin Dalmasca said:
It is when it goes against the experience.
This is the sort of crazy, humorous competitiveness that really only works when you have three other people in the room to laugh and mess around with.
It’s something Nintendo has always been good at.
freedoms_stain said:
Very good O’connor, let us know what the end is like next year when you get done.
Anders said:
“This is the sort of crazy, humorous competitiveness that really only works when you have three other people in the room to laugh and mess around with.”
I disagree. I can definitely picture myself sitting alone in front of my Wii, laughing myself to tears as I push a poor blue Toad into a pit.
Ah well, fingers crossed for a sequel with multiplayer.
Patrick Garratt said:
I was really, really excited for online play. I couldn’t believe it when I heard it was local-only. My Wii was almost pride of place in my living room.
JonFE said:
Too much network traffic to keep the players, the enemies and the collectibles in sync across 4 Wii’s I guess…
Patrick Garratt said:
Ja, prolly