Looks like another developer has stepped forward and grumbled about Nintendo's gimped online service, more specifically its moronic friend code system. Square Enix doesn't want it, and guess what, neither do most of us, if not all. From Cubed via GameLife:
Square Enix vice president Hiromichi Tanaka talked to Euro website Cubed3, and in a (highly paraphrased) transcript of the chat, he revealed that although there are no plans to bring Final Fantasy XI Online (above) to the Wii, they are working on trying to get Nintendo to ease up on the whole stupid Friend Codes thing. Great. Ostensibly, Friend Codes keep kids safe from child predators; in reality they just make me not want to use my Wii.
In other Squenix news, the Mana series is lookin' like the Titanic:
As for seeing Chrono Trigger return in any form, it would come down to working out copyright details between the various members of the original team (most of which are no longer staff at Square Enix) ... Despite previously working on Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 3 for the SNES due to his desire to work on a game with a more real-time approach ... Koichi Ishii [is] taking the series down a different path for the World of Mana project ... Tanaka-san does not believe either SNES game will see a remake / port in the near future.
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3:11 PM on 02.01.2007
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No! Secret of Mana is such a great game, it would be awesome to have it on the DS with mutliplayer Wifiplay. Oh well guess I'll have to wait for Dragon Warrior,ahem excuse me Dragon Quest to get my multiplayer dungeon crawling fix.
I'd love to see another Chrono game. However Chrono Cross left a bitter taste in my mouth, while it was good just felt like a side quest for the original.
It's just. That. Simple.
If you are so worried about kids, have the system controlled through the parental controls so you can set if the system uses the friend codes or the meeting place.
And yup. Friend codes are teh suck. But that hasn't stopped people from playing DS games online (although they probably would get a LOT more wifi users by eliminating it completely).
I'd love to see a Chrono Trigger port to GBA/DS, hopefully that can get worked out eventually.
STOP KIDDING YOURSELVES, YOUR ONLINE BLOWS
I hate friend codes.
Any questions?
As far as I'm concerned, XBox Live is just as safe for kids. Somebody sends your kid a friend request on there, and you tell him to decline it unless he knows the person. Is he too young to be hearing the swear words that older kids are using on the game? There have to be parental controls for that kind of thing. If not in the software, there's the parental control where you don't pay for your kid to get online.
Nintendo: I love you, but you suck at online. Do better.
Word.
Also, speaking of friend codes, you're in my friends list on my Wii. Your name is one of a few that has remained gray forever!(remember the forumlist?)
Shit or get off the pot dude. Add me or let me know to pull you from my list please.
I mean, it'd fit in line with Square-Enix's I-Like-Your-Fanboy-Money business model.
At least it shows that developers are interested in making awesome games for the Wii, if perhaps *gasp* in spite of Nintendo.
At least it shows that developers are interested in making awesome games for the Wii, if perhaps *gasp* in spite of Nintendo.
Nintendo has a HUGE chance to take the market, user age not withstanding. They're effectively voiding that opportunity due to these friend codes.
Playing with my friend should be as easy as adding a name, not a serial #.