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Jim Sterling officially induces nightmares with his custom made header pics for his news articles, more on this at 11 if I'm not drowned in my own madness and insanity god that is a terrifying picture.
it's their game though and
they provided a decent online system (let's hope) for other games
that doesn't mean i didn't want it of course.
I'll just force people to play some local with me, works every time.
they provided a decent online system (let's hope) for other games
that doesn't mean i didn't want it of course.
I'll just force people to play some local with me, works every time.
Miyamoto and Iwata were each thrice the victims of Nigerian Prince scams and now wish the internet had died with Al Gore.
That's weird, I could swear I was playing with 7 other people in Starcraft back in early 2000s and it all worked fine.
when they said "together, better" they really meant "you better play coop offline 'cause we are nintendo, we don't do online".
although I appreciate couch coop and split screen a lot, they are just being cheap again.
although I appreciate couch coop and split screen a lot, they are just being cheap again.
This is really kind of baffling to me, I don't expect multiplayer to be shoved into every game out there but if you're going to have it in this generation then why the hell wouldn't you have an online option, I, ARGH!
maybe they really couldn't get it to work but... seems like such a missed opportunity, not exactly like the market is over saturated with games like Pikmin.
maybe they really couldn't get it to work but... seems like such a missed opportunity, not exactly like the market is over saturated with games like Pikmin.
I can live with that. I go to Nintendo for good single player and local multiplayer experiences. If someone is snaking in Mario Kart, or only plays with Marth in Smash Bros, I want to be able to punch them in the back of the head, and this Internet does not support that.
I'm torn on this issue. I'm still a pretty dyed in the wool lone wolf for game play, but I am starting to really branch out into multiplayer with friends. I don't think every game needs multiplayer but if it has it I want online to be an option just because its the only way I can utilize it. At the moment, none of my friends who play games live within a 100 mile radius, so local isn't really an option, alas.
Obviously it's their choice, but I'm not buying the excuse. They could just say they didn't want to do it and that's that.
Obviously it's their choice, but I'm not buying the excuse. They could just say they didn't want to do it and that's that.
Smo5000: But it already has multiplayer and many gamers dont have the luxury of having enough people to play local with at any moment. Nintendo has no excuse, If they are having such trouble with online infrastructure they need to invest in people that do.
Well...maybe not glad, but I'm not surprised. Did people see the same game? it isnt exactly little starcraft sprites running around your screen, there are tons of water effects and collision effects going on from what I saw.
OMG, Nintendo is still in the 80's. Probably do not need a Pikmin 3 multiplayer, but the focus of Nintendo's online gaming is shameful
Those online RTS games sure have such a hard time handling all of the little things happening at once.
Not that I care since I wasn't planning on touching the multiplayer anyway and would prefer couch co-op if I did, but damn.
Not that I care since I wasn't planning on touching the multiplayer anyway and would prefer couch co-op if I did, but damn.
This does seems sort of lazy, seeing as how the game looks like it would accommodate online play nicely. But it's Nintendo. The game is going to be just fine as it is.
can't say I care, but it is a pity that they're not at least trying. It would have impressed on people that they want to make it work, even if it ended up no where near as good as local multiplayer.
"since you would have lots of individual, small creatures, the Pikmin, whose every movement and location is going to be really important in the game, it would be very difficult to sync up over an internet connection"
Like, I don't know, any RTS. That would be very difficult, twenty years ago.
Like, I don't know, any RTS. That would be very difficult, twenty years ago.
Why don't they just admit they don't know how to do online games rather than explaining how netcode is hard?
@tristy
That's sort of how I feel about d3, so I can empathize bro.
@tristy
That's sort of how I feel about d3, so I can empathize bro.
That's such a bullshit excuse. MAG tracks hundreds of player and bullet locations. RTS games track hordes of individual units and resources. The internet isn't 56K anymore, Shiggy. You're just lazy.
I used to love Nintendo but they've really been pissing me off lately.
I was the first to go out and buy the GameCube, the Wii, the DS, and the 3DS, but I think I'll pass on WiiU. Ninty just doesn't deserve my love anymore.
I used to love Nintendo but they've really been pissing me off lately.
I was the first to go out and buy the GameCube, the Wii, the DS, and the 3DS, but I think I'll pass on WiiU. Ninty just doesn't deserve my love anymore.
Jimmy whines about games that have tacked on online modes. Jimmy whines about a game that eschews online multiplayer for whatever reason to focus on single player games. Oh Jimmy!
i think Miyamoto is right, things like Pikmin are too hard to track over the net i mean look at other online games - none of those feature small fast moving objects whose positions are incredibly important.
you know, like bullets for example.
you know, like bullets for example.
The only game I know that renders each individual bullet is Max Payne 3.
I don't think bullets are rendered guys. That's just a waste of resources in most (read: all) cases.
I don't think bullets are rendered guys. That's just a waste of resources in most (read: all) cases.
@ Daxelman
rendering is done locally, so it doesn't really matter if things are rendered or not in this instance.
rendering is done locally, so it doesn't really matter if things are rendered or not in this instance.
Psycho Terror2: I don't think they're even rendered locally. You're given an illusion of a bullet actually being there (by a predawn "tracer tail" texture or something). Usually the only representation of something being shot is the sound and then the point of impact.
"We have awesome online support for the WiiU, but were not putting online support into our games!"
Oh Nintendo, youre always so good at reminding me why I dont give you money any more.
Oh Nintendo, youre always so good at reminding me why I dont give you money any more.
For those who don't quite understand, When your big launch title doesn't have online multiplayer you can bet they are making no effort with online. Guess what nintendo, that's where all the hardcore gamers are.
Also bullshit online is incapable of pikmin online. heard of starcraft? you can have 200 units on each team, and you can have 8 teams, thats 1600 units. Now I have never played a game that big, but I have played a game with 200 units vs 200 units. Does pikmin need more than 400 pikmin in it?
Also bullshit online is incapable of pikmin online. heard of starcraft? you can have 200 units on each team, and you can have 8 teams, thats 1600 units. Now I have never played a game that big, but I have played a game with 200 units vs 200 units. Does pikmin need more than 400 pikmin in it?
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