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"Nintendo Online..."

"Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President, explained that negative attitude towards online gaming with the fact that the big N is not too keen on having players pay a monthly subscription for a game that was bought full price.


Iwata said "I don't think it's reasonable to make someone pay for a game and then make them prepare a network connection and charge a monthly fee. In the near future we are hoping to announce something that address this issue."

According to Reuters, Nintendo is in fact planning an online ervice that will work without players paying a monthly subscription."


hmmm..

For Animal Crossing 2 methinks.


Either way, look to Spaceworld.

TGMbloke wrote:
> Lipe wrote:
> Well I have used gamespy in the past for Counter-Strike but maybe
> I'll
> let some people try it out before I try it myself. And yea I do have
> a
> mic.
>
> Allready tested it with Halo, UC, and a few others on my XBOX (The
> principles exactly the same as Mario Kart on GC) and it works a treat!


Hey, that's pretty cool then. If I can find some spare cash then I'll get set up :D

Whitestripes DX wrote:
> Well then it is using it isn't it.

Ah but not the way WE want to use it... just for transferring data... no hub where you can vist loads of peoples towns and stuff and get cool new items...

That will keep the life-sim lasting longer.

As long as there is the ability to send letters over the net to someone (IE: e-mail) I will be happy. Otherwise I might not bother with it.

Well then it is using it isn't it.

Not for Animal crossing 2 Whitestripes. Miyamoto said that the online feature is purly for memory card use... whatever that maybe.

Well I have used gamespy in the past for Counter-Strike but maybe I'll let some people try it out before I try it myself. And yea I do have a mic.

Wobbly Sumo wrote:
> Lipe wrote:
> Wobbly Sumo wrote:
> Lipe wrote:
> Great News! Gamecube possibly going online and nothing to pay
> monthly.
> I'm still dissapointed Mario Kart isn't going online :(
>
>
> But it is! In a funny, PC kinda way. Didnt you see my post a few
> weeks
> back?
>
>
> Yeah I did, but it sounds waaay too confusing.
>
> Here is a quick check list for Mario Kart Online:
>
>
> 1) GC
> 2) GC Broadband adpater (IMPORTANT!)
> 3) Mario Kart
> 4) PC with Broadband internet
> 5) FREE 'gamespy arcade' software from gamespy.com
> 6) XBOX/GC Portal software from same site
> 7) An eathanet cable
>
> Install all the software, plug the ethanet from the PC to the GC
> Broadband apater in the GC, run the software, boot the GC, select a
> game on the PC you wanna join, click 'Lan game' in Mario Kart and your
> off!


Sounds easier now! Maybe I'll try it...

Wobbly Sumo wrote:
> Lipe wrote:
> Great News! Gamecube possibly going online and nothing to pay
> monthly.
> I'm still dissapointed Mario Kart isn't going online :(
>
>
> But it is! In a funny, PC kinda way. Didnt you see my post a few weeks
> back?


Yeah I did, but it sounds waaay too confusing.

If a company the size of Blizzard can maintain a free global online games network, then certainly the like Nintendo can - they'd just need a couple of online killer-apps to make it worth their while.

tht is what i want, no monthly!!