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Yay, online play is a must now... Nintendo is going to fuck themselves over. At least another game for the wii though still nothing more than a bunch of mini games.
I want meat! Something with more substance.
I want meat! Something with more substance.
I like this game, sue me. I'm just very disappointed that Nintendo is STILL not telling devs how to do online play on the Wii.
I might have been interested if there was online play. I hardly see myself inviting friends over to open virtual cans of the non whoop-ass variety.
I'm with Bob... wait...
I felt the same thing happened when the DS was released, all the games that were coming out were just showcasing what you could do with the stylus. Eh I can hold my horses and get a 360, you damn people have made me want one.
I felt the same thing happened when the DS was released, all the games that were coming out were just showcasing what you could do with the stylus. Eh I can hold my horses and get a 360, you damn people have made me want one.
How about you save your money on this game and go to the grocery and get some real food. This has got to be the epitome of irony, cooking gamers? Ohhh, but I don't want to get my hands dirty.
I know Summa, and that's the most disappointing thing about the Wii at the moment.
/goes back to playing Gears on the 360.
/goes back to playing Gears on the 360.
Looks pretty fun, and since we know that videogames train us to do things in real life, I'll become a master chef in no time!!! Muhahaha!!!
This post shouldn't be on Digg under the header "Nintendo still not telling developers how to do online for Wii" - that was such a small part of the article. I agree that N games should have online play but, in all fairness, the Digg article title is misleading.
Fuck cooking, that's what women are for. You cook them. Or something. Saw you playing the retail Crackdown last night Summa, how is it? Like the demo but larger? 'Cause that's fine if it is, just saying.
I can't say too much because I'm under embargo Zero, but I will tell you this: It's fucking awesome. It's like the game was built for me. I can't wait to get home tonight and play it even more.
Nintendo needs to wake up and start doing online right now. Actually, they need to start doing online YESTERDAY. There is absolutely no excuse. If they wait any longer people are going to completely lose interest and just plain stop buying the Wii.
It's fun for the first couple days, but then once you realize you can't play online with friends... you go play Gears. Or even any number of crappy Xbox live arcade games that have online co-op and leaderboards.
Just do it, Nintendo. What's the hold up?
It's fun for the first couple days, but then once you realize you can't play online with friends... you go play Gears. Or even any number of crappy Xbox live arcade games that have online co-op and leaderboards.
Just do it, Nintendo. What's the hold up?
The hold up is Nintendo fans don't care and continue to buy up the product anyway. Why should Nintendo go out of their way and provide a service that will hurt their profit margin? They'll get their 10 million Wii buyers and be content with that. I wrote this on the wall months ago, apparently nobody was reading.
Toast,
WYSIWYG doesn't apply to all of us when it comes to cooking. I'm not that bad of a cook, but I know none of my meals would look half as appetizing as they could potentially look.
I know some people who can't cook worth a damn. Like saltwater would confuse the fuck outta them. So a title like this, where it's virtually impossible to screw up, is a good idea.
Plus by playing this game, your house will never smell of burning sulfur/dead horse/rotted cabbage, and you have to deal with your friends lying to you about how "delicious" your food really is.
WYSIWYG doesn't apply to all of us when it comes to cooking. I'm not that bad of a cook, but I know none of my meals would look half as appetizing as they could potentially look.
I know some people who can't cook worth a damn. Like saltwater would confuse the fuck outta them. So a title like this, where it's virtually impossible to screw up, is a good idea.
Plus by playing this game, your house will never smell of burning sulfur/dead horse/rotted cabbage, and you have to deal with your friends lying to you about how "delicious" your food really is.
I'm with you Summa. Nintendo needs to start working with developers to allow online content. That said, I don't know that Cooking Mama is really a game that I'd be rushing to play online anyway. But the fact Red Steel didn't have it was criminal, and Ultimate Alliance would have really benefited a lot from it as well.
I love my Wii and have a lot of faith in Nintendo, but I really want to see some online RPGs coming down the pike.
Anyone hear anything about Phantasy Star Online (Not Universe) for the wii? I'd kill a man for it, if that would help things.
I love my Wii and have a lot of faith in Nintendo, but I really want to see some online RPGs coming down the pike.
Anyone hear anything about Phantasy Star Online (Not Universe) for the wii? I'd kill a man for it, if that would help things.
Summa, as a dedicated NINTENDO® Fanboy (card # 069312), I can tell you, there's sometimes that I just don't need online to enjoy a game.
I don't think all games need online content, and while some would clearly benefit from it, Nintendo ain't budging. I don't mind. I didn't buy a Mac to play games, I don't buy Nintendo expecting multiplayer online. You can already have an expectation, I'd wager, from some of their games to NOT be online and be multiplayer. How much of a Party would Mario Party be if no one else came? And clamoring for online is all well and good, but SSBM is just not going to be as fun if I can't mock my combatants in person. There's no potential for reasonable online chat or voice stuff here, remember...
I think the biggest hold up for online from Nintendo is that they don't have any games online yet. Once Nintendo gets their first online capable title out the door, it'll probably get a lot easier for developers to get dev kits for online stuff. Remember that back when XBL first launched their service, it was a LOT of MS developed (or financed) titles that helped launch the service. Now that everyone's doing online stuff, apparently there's some expectation that everyone should be able to have access to online network stuff from the get go.
I think that a year from now, online will have improved for Nintendo, it should be completely out for everyone, but there's still going to be the goddamn friend code system. Especially in light of the fuckin' Devlin pedophile in MO.
I don't think all games need online content, and while some would clearly benefit from it, Nintendo ain't budging. I don't mind. I didn't buy a Mac to play games, I don't buy Nintendo expecting multiplayer online. You can already have an expectation, I'd wager, from some of their games to NOT be online and be multiplayer. How much of a Party would Mario Party be if no one else came? And clamoring for online is all well and good, but SSBM is just not going to be as fun if I can't mock my combatants in person. There's no potential for reasonable online chat or voice stuff here, remember...
I think the biggest hold up for online from Nintendo is that they don't have any games online yet. Once Nintendo gets their first online capable title out the door, it'll probably get a lot easier for developers to get dev kits for online stuff. Remember that back when XBL first launched their service, it was a LOT of MS developed (or financed) titles that helped launch the service. Now that everyone's doing online stuff, apparently there's some expectation that everyone should be able to have access to online network stuff from the get go.
I think that a year from now, online will have improved for Nintendo, it should be completely out for everyone, but there's still going to be the goddamn friend code system. Especially in light of the fuckin' Devlin pedophile in MO.
That's the thing dvddesign, the hardcore Nintendo fan always pulls out that excuse: I don't need online. Well guess what, we other gamers do need online and if Nintendo wants to reach out to us, then they should have some sort of workable online system.
I agree with Summa, if Nintendo is going to survive this generation they need to keep up with the times. We're a society that is becoming ever more connected via the interweb. People like to play games with other people and it's a hell of alot easier to get a game going if you can play online since getting people together at one location is hard, unless of coarse booze is involved.
This whole thing started with computer games and now its happening with consoles. People like to feel that they are connected to something and not alone in this cold miserable world, then when they do. They want to show off their pwning skills. Its fun killing bots but most of the time people want a challenge that isn't controlled by some retarded AI.
I've always been a fan of Nintendo, but they're just not keeping up.
This whole thing started with computer games and now its happening with consoles. People like to feel that they are connected to something and not alone in this cold miserable world, then when they do. They want to show off their pwning skills. Its fun killing bots but most of the time people want a challenge that isn't controlled by some retarded AI.
I've always been a fan of Nintendo, but they're just not keeping up.
I have to agree with DVDDesign, though I haven't played a Nintendo system since Super Nintendo, I would not buy a console now days without online support. I do, however, enjoy offline games more than online games, but I like to know that I have the capability to play online. I think that most games either offline or online well, and not both good at the same time. Nintendo has always pushed friends playing in the same room with their consoles, this is not possible for a lot of people with jobs and real lives.
But what if you're like me and have no friends? You need online in order to play other people. Nintendo must account for my lack of social skills.
Why doesn't someone make a game where you cook for real? You have to go to the store and buy foodstuffs according to a list, or 'recipe'. Then you follow the appropriate directions and prepare said foodstuffs when you get home, which results in a fancy dish you did not previously know how to make.
Oh wait, cookbooks already do that.
Why do people want to play this game? I'd rather be able to actually eat something after cooking it, virtual or not. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a wiimote to baste.
Oh wait, cookbooks already do that.
Why do people want to play this game? I'd rather be able to actually eat something after cooking it, virtual or not. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a wiimote to baste.
Thats why they need to have a random matching service, for weirdos and pedophile who want to kidnap your kids then keep them for 4 years.
Plus,I'll be your friend Summa.
Now try and sleep at night.
Plus,I'll be your friend Summa.
Now try and sleep at night.
Damn Summa, I didn't know online multiplayer iron chef cookoffs were so important to you.
Oh well, there's always Cooking Mama 2 Electric Boogaloo
Oh well, there's always Cooking Mama 2 Electric Boogaloo
I'm a Nintendo fan and I do think they're slipping again with their online support. I had higher expectations when WiiConnect24 was announced last year.
I thought they got it. WiiConnectOnXBL is more like it so far.
I thought they got it. WiiConnectOnXBL is more like it so far.
I agree with toast, sometimes it's just too difficult to get friends in the same room.
And yeah Summa, Nintendo should know that us gamers have poor social skills.
And yeah Summa, Nintendo should know that us gamers have poor social skills.
all i have to say is nintendo better have smash brawl online ( i really dontcare about all the other games thus far for online) if smash brawl isnt online i am gonna kill somebody aaaarrrrrg
Well, it's not an excuse Summa. I don't need online. An excuse would justify them not having it on their behalf, not my own.
I could do the same thing with my Xbox 360, and not play it online, but I like the games they're working on on that console that happen to be online.
Now if Nintendo pulled some app out of their ass that was NOT online but should be to the Nth degree that appeals to me, like SSBM/Mario Kart does to some, then yeah, they're going to have to get their act together. But as it stands, there's nothing Nintendo's done that I play that I would've enjoyed more or less for having online. Super Mario Bros. online does nothing for me. Gradius online, nope. Rtype? Nope. Super Metroid, nope. Contra/Ikari Warriors... Sure, but I don't miss it because co-op in those games isn't needed to make it any more or less fun.
Do-rock, I like the random matching service. If it keeps the friend codes in there, I'm totally down with random matching as an alternative. Tetris DS pulled this off rather well.
I could do the same thing with my Xbox 360, and not play it online, but I like the games they're working on on that console that happen to be online.
Now if Nintendo pulled some app out of their ass that was NOT online but should be to the Nth degree that appeals to me, like SSBM/Mario Kart does to some, then yeah, they're going to have to get their act together. But as it stands, there's nothing Nintendo's done that I play that I would've enjoyed more or less for having online. Super Mario Bros. online does nothing for me. Gradius online, nope. Rtype? Nope. Super Metroid, nope. Contra/Ikari Warriors... Sure, but I don't miss it because co-op in those games isn't needed to make it any more or less fun.
Do-rock, I like the random matching service. If it keeps the friend codes in there, I'm totally down with random matching as an alternative. Tetris DS pulled this off rather well.
I might have to go back and check out Cooking Mama on DS after all, seems a lot of people are digging it.
I think this goes back to people are assuming that 'making a game online' means 'capture the flag type multiplayer' action. When, in reality, it means leaderboards and such.
Like what you stated dvddesign, "... because co-op in those games isn't needed to make it any more or less fun."
Sure, the gameplay isn't impacted, but one of the cool things at the arcade was trying to get the high scores. This is what the 360 is getting right. I compete against my friends on XBL, not in gameplay, but by score.
That's whay I mean when I say 'They should make their games (and VC games) with some sort of online component'.
Now, as said before, they haven't 'officially' launched their online world yet, so we'll just have to wait and see.
Like what you stated dvddesign, "... because co-op in those games isn't needed to make it any more or less fun."
Sure, the gameplay isn't impacted, but one of the cool things at the arcade was trying to get the high scores. This is what the 360 is getting right. I compete against my friends on XBL, not in gameplay, but by score.
That's whay I mean when I say 'They should make their games (and VC games) with some sort of online component'.
Now, as said before, they haven't 'officially' launched their online world yet, so we'll just have to wait and see.
damn it nintendo! I saw the writing on the wall Summa. But the bright green lights of my xbox blinded me...now that they have turned red... its all to clear. Nintendo doesn't care about online at all.
Way to go Nintendo, I'm just waiting on my tax check for the 360. Bastages.
I miss my XBOX friends.
Yes thats right, I made friends on XBOX LIVE, if you can believe that. I've never met them (probably won't in my lifetime), and I don't need to. We hop online, play games we share interest in, and go about our daily lives. Had it not been for LIVE I would have never gotten to know them, read some books, watched some movies, bought some kickass games.
Nintendo is LOSING potential customers because there is no online. Not just because people want it. Word of mouth carries more weight for me when it comes to games than some fucking website (sorry Dtoid, but its the truth, I still love you though, why are you looking at me like that? You know I do)
I miss my XBOX friends.
Yes thats right, I made friends on XBOX LIVE, if you can believe that. I've never met them (probably won't in my lifetime), and I don't need to. We hop online, play games we share interest in, and go about our daily lives. Had it not been for LIVE I would have never gotten to know them, read some books, watched some movies, bought some kickass games.
Nintendo is LOSING potential customers because there is no online. Not just because people want it. Word of mouth carries more weight for me when it comes to games than some fucking website (sorry Dtoid, but its the truth, I still love you though, why are you looking at me like that? You know I do)
For what it's worth, I'm a hardcore Nintendo fan, and I demand online as well. As much as I love doing the offline multiplayer thing and am of the opinion that it has better atmosphere, it's also inconvenient most of the time, not to mention hard to do when I'm at college away from many friends.
I'm going to keep buying Wii stuff (whatever comes out, that is), but don't think that all hardcore Nintendo fans are happy about the online situation, Summa.
I'm going to keep buying Wii stuff (whatever comes out, that is), but don't think that all hardcore Nintendo fans are happy about the online situation, Summa.
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