Gamerace said:
Demotruk said:
Torillian said:
Dv8thwonder said:
My response to anyone still complaining about the lack of online multiplayer in NSMBWii.
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your sig does not apply, noone is saying they should take out offline multiplayer to put in online, they are saying it should have both. I find it hard to believe that both would not be better than either one.
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It's being economical, Nintendo have limited manpower, money and time. They need to get games out in certain time frames, so they have to focus on what's important. It'd be nice if they could fit everything into every game, but that's not practical in reality.
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I agree with you to a point. But Nintendo is not a small developer. They have the manpower, it's just a matter of priorities. If they wanted online on NSMBW it would have been there and still out before Christmas, it may have delayed some other game a bit but there's no question it could have been done. And money? Are you kidding? Nintendo is by FAR the richest software developer. They are making billions where most are losing millions. If anyone has the money, it's Nintendo. If EA (who's lost millions) can put solid online in their Wii games, so can Nintendo.
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It's a sales question, which sort of factors into laziness, but not as directly. They're not just trying to save money, they're trying to save money that, if spent, would net them no recognizable return. I agree that the games would have benefitted from those features from a gameplay perspective (except maybe Wii Sports Resort. That would have just felt wierd online), but would they have sold more? I think that's part of what's stopping Nintendo from embracing online more fully. They're not seeing how it would benefit their bottom line
