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From Cube-Europe.com
Yes, it`s true. The talented folks over at Nintendojo have got hold on details
regarding Nintendos online plans.
First of all, it seems a Hard Drive is going to be released for Gamecube to allow this
online play. Nintendo of Japan today announced an outline of their online plans
for the GameCube in association with the Japan Broadcasting Corporation and a
company named Bit Media. The three companies are demonstrating the
networking setup from May 3-6 2002, at the NHK Broadcasting Center.
Details are certainly sketchy at best, but a few details are available. It appears the
Hard Drive won`t be required for you to play online, so to play you must "i-link" with
a Gamecube that does have a HD. I-linking would be kind of "piggybacking" off
another player who has the HD, via a network connection.
The demonstration this May will be a trivia game, showing how flexible the network
will be, allowing four players on one GameCube (using GBAs) to compete against
four players on four separate systems (using controllers or GBAs). This
demonstration shows how the service is built around matchmaking online play
between players.
One master server will oversee the networking of the game machines. Meanwhile,
one member of each team acts as a "host" that makes options and matchmaking
selections for itself and the rest of the team by interfacing with the master server.
The end result should be a relatively seamless online gaming experience.
By demonstrating a simple trivia game, Nintendo plans to emphasize the basic
structure of their planned network: online matchmaking services under one primary
server, a hard disk drive peripheral, and an endless variety of game configurations.
In true Nintendo style, it seems the whole experience, while sounding kind of
complicated, will be simple and probably not too pricey.
But don`t expect something so huge so soon, we`ll all see this by the end of the
year if we`re lucky. If Nintendojo are making this up there is going to be some
serious ass-kicking, but they are pretty reliable.
Yes, it`s true. The talented folks over at Nintendojo have got hold on details
regarding Nintendos online plans.
First of all, it seems a Hard Drive is going to be released for Gamecube to allow this
online play. Nintendo of Japan today announced an outline of their online plans
for the GameCube in association with the Japan Broadcasting Corporation and a
company named Bit Media. The three companies are demonstrating the
networking setup from May 3-6 2002, at the NHK Broadcasting Center.
Details are certainly sketchy at best, but a few details are available. It appears the
Hard Drive won`t be required for you to play online, so to play you must "i-link" with
a Gamecube that does have a HD. I-linking would be kind of "piggybacking" off
another player who has the HD, via a network connection.
The demonstration this May will be a trivia game, showing how flexible the network
will be, allowing four players on one GameCube (using GBAs) to compete against
four players on four separate systems (using controllers or GBAs). This
demonstration shows how the service is built around matchmaking online play
between players.
One master server will oversee the networking of the game machines. Meanwhile,
one member of each team acts as a "host" that makes options and matchmaking
selections for itself and the rest of the team by interfacing with the master server.
The end result should be a relatively seamless online gaming experience.
By demonstrating a simple trivia game, Nintendo plans to emphasize the basic
structure of their planned network: online matchmaking services under one primary
server, a hard disk drive peripheral, and an endless variety of game configurations.
In true Nintendo style, it seems the whole experience, while sounding kind of
complicated, will be simple and probably not too pricey.
But don`t expect something so huge so soon, we`ll all see this by the end of the
year if we`re lucky. If Nintendojo are making this up there is going to be some
serious ass-kicking, but they are pretty reliable.
Interesting, and it certainly seems the hpst and servers system would eradicate playing people with at different speeds. Can't wait...
Ohh, looks promising. Still, i bet that if those SD memory cards existed in reality, instead of just in my head (as i'm now convinced is the case), they would have the capacity to do the job of a hdd.
Hope the add-on isn't too expensive though, or it'd be yet another reason why the x-box is better (on-board hard dirve).
Hope the add-on isn't too expensive though, or it'd be yet another reason why the x-box is better (on-board hard dirve).
From Cube-Europe.com
Yes, it`s true. The talented folks over at Nintendojo have got hold on details
regarding Nintendos online plans.
First of all, it seems a Hard Drive is going to be released for Gamecube to allow this
online play. Nintendo of Japan today announced an outline of their online plans
for the GameCube in association with the Japan Broadcasting Corporation and a
company named Bit Media. The three companies are demonstrating the
networking setup from May 3-6 2002, at the NHK Broadcasting Center.
Details are certainly sketchy at best, but a few details are available. It appears the
Hard Drive won`t be required for you to play online, so to play you must "i-link" with
a Gamecube that does have a HD. I-linking would be kind of "piggybacking" off
another player who has the HD, via a network connection.
The demonstration this May will be a trivia game, showing how flexible the network
will be, allowing four players on one GameCube (using GBAs) to compete against
four players on four separate systems (using controllers or GBAs). This
demonstration shows how the service is built around matchmaking online play
between players.
One master server will oversee the networking of the game machines. Meanwhile,
one member of each team acts as a "host" that makes options and matchmaking
selections for itself and the rest of the team by interfacing with the master server.
The end result should be a relatively seamless online gaming experience.
By demonstrating a simple trivia game, Nintendo plans to emphasize the basic
structure of their planned network: online matchmaking services under one primary
server, a hard disk drive peripheral, and an endless variety of game configurations.
In true Nintendo style, it seems the whole experience, while sounding kind of
complicated, will be simple and probably not too pricey.
But don`t expect something so huge so soon, we`ll all see this by the end of the
year if we`re lucky. If Nintendojo are making this up there is going to be some
serious ass-kicking, but they are pretty reliable.
Yes, it`s true. The talented folks over at Nintendojo have got hold on details
regarding Nintendos online plans.
First of all, it seems a Hard Drive is going to be released for Gamecube to allow this
online play. Nintendo of Japan today announced an outline of their online plans
for the GameCube in association with the Japan Broadcasting Corporation and a
company named Bit Media. The three companies are demonstrating the
networking setup from May 3-6 2002, at the NHK Broadcasting Center.
Details are certainly sketchy at best, but a few details are available. It appears the
Hard Drive won`t be required for you to play online, so to play you must "i-link" with
a Gamecube that does have a HD. I-linking would be kind of "piggybacking" off
another player who has the HD, via a network connection.
The demonstration this May will be a trivia game, showing how flexible the network
will be, allowing four players on one GameCube (using GBAs) to compete against
four players on four separate systems (using controllers or GBAs). This
demonstration shows how the service is built around matchmaking online play
between players.
One master server will oversee the networking of the game machines. Meanwhile,
one member of each team acts as a "host" that makes options and matchmaking
selections for itself and the rest of the team by interfacing with the master server.
The end result should be a relatively seamless online gaming experience.
By demonstrating a simple trivia game, Nintendo plans to emphasize the basic
structure of their planned network: online matchmaking services under one primary
server, a hard disk drive peripheral, and an endless variety of game configurations.
In true Nintendo style, it seems the whole experience, while sounding kind of
complicated, will be simple and probably not too pricey.
But don`t expect something so huge so soon, we`ll all see this by the end of the
year if we`re lucky. If Nintendojo are making this up there is going to be some
serious ass-kicking, but they are pretty reliable.