Gaijin von Snikbah Posted January 12, 2007 Posted January 12, 2007 Imagine a game like Excite Truck or Wii Sports online. What an incredible success it would have been.
IMJ Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 If MK releases in March with online play, that means Wii's online service kicks off this March. Nintendo did say they got some important things to announce in January. So IF it comes this March, we gotta hear about it pretty soon. Still, I'm doubting about the credibility of this report. It just seems too soon of the service to be launched. I have a feeling it'll be very wonky if it does. But launching with Mario Strikers and Batalion Wars 2 (was it supposed to be online then?), along with a few 3rd party releases should make for a very decent start!
david.dakota Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 The Japanese already have an online service with Pokémon, so the infastructure must be there and i doubt it'll have many wobbly moments. NIntendo will probably treat the online aspect as a 'second launch', with another round of advertising - especially if high profile titles launch with online functions. And yup, BWii is online. REad it and weep: http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/727/727452p1.html
Hero-of-Time Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 Still, I'm doubting about the credibility of this report. It just seems too soon of the service to be launched. I have a feeling it'll be very wonky if it does. From Cubed3 Some interesting rumours has hit the Interweb suggesting that Midway's Wii version of Mortal Kombat Armageddon will go online, along with the release date for the game in Europe. According to Next Gen Ireland, the Wii installment of Mortal Kombat will be "the first title to utilize Nintendos Online System and the first fully fledged fighter to be released on Wii in the Pal territory." Midway hasn't confirmed the online features in the Wii version. The crazed collection of mortals, beasts and cyborgs return to Nintendo in Midways latest iteration of the classic fighting franchise and are due to hit the system on Friday 15th March 2007. Update: According to Next Gen Ireland, MK for Wii will indeed have online features but will require Nintendo to activate the service. Stay tuned for updates.. Looks like it could be true then.
ShadowV7 Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 I'm interested in what the online service will be like.If it will just be search for an opponent or maybe some sort of lobby system. I hope Brawl and BWii will have VOIP and a headset will come out.
Konfucius Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 Friday 15th March 2007 Cool, that's two days after my birthday and two days before I return to Uni. Midway are in a really good position there. It's the first real fighting game for the Wii and the first online title as well. Guess it'll sell really well.
Kurtle Squad Posted January 21, 2007 Posted January 21, 2007 After the MKs of 2D they started to suck...and they weren't even THAT good anyway. They did give me one of my sayings though: "Whoopsy!!"
Sparko Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 GS: Is there any online functionality in the game? EB: No. The online components of the Wii were not ready for us when we would have needed them in the development cycle. Source No online so.
Noku Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 ^ Saw that one coming from before it was there... Bill Gates isn't always wrong when discrediting his adversaries you know
flameboy Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 well pretty much my only reason for getting this has been ruled out now...
david.dakota Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 Its no big loss for me (since I was never going to purchase this anyway), but its worrying that the development team were unable include online options due to the online components 'not being ready'...
Teppo Holmqvist Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 Its no big loss for me (since I was never going to purchase this anyway), but its worrying that the development team were unable include online options due to the online components 'not being ready'... On the positive side, it tells that Pokemon Battle Revolution's fucked up online mode should be special case, not the norm.
darksnowman Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 As petty as it may sound, no online will most likely mean no sale. I really don't mind having a friendcode for Pokemon Battle Revolution, its hardly a big bother to add someone. Its not like I've not had any online time with the DS due to it. :P
Teppo Holmqvist Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 As petty as it may sound, no online will most likely mean no sale. Yeah, and TBH, MK:A's online mode isn't really that great. Main problem is that game has some easily exploitable tricks that borderline cheating.
Cube Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 The controls actually look very-well thought out, which is surprising.
Fierce_LiNk Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Yeah, they look very well done. One thing: how do you perform regular punches and kicks?
Cube Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 One thing: how do you perform regular punches and kicks? From the looks of it, via the buttons on the Remote.
Platty Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Sod all these online games.... all I want is Mario Kart Online and I'll be happy.
Gaijin von Snikbah Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Could Nintendo not have finished the online mode a long time ago? I like to think so.
flameboy Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Could Nintendo not have finished the online mode a long time ago? I like to think so. I'm guessing that after all the launch etc...that was enough for them, so they decided to take their time getting online servers up and running, guess this is why Pokemon needed a unique friend code, as they were using the DS servers or a version of them. rather than dedicated wii servers.... guess it's maybe lazy on their part they could have had it all up running by launch I'm sure...
Konfucius Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 That controls look very good and fluid, I'm really surprised. In the Video it said "Coming April 2006". Is it still 15th March for Europe?
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