No matter what you think, IGN is right.

[NJ5]

--OkeyDokey-- said:

Gnizmo said:
I wanted to type up a long rebuttal, but I just don't have the heart. Not worth it really. The short version is what you value is not universally valued. Online is a waste of programming time as it pertains to my personal enjoyment of a game. Same is true of DLC, and many other things. I don't are what you think should be standard for some arbitrary reason. I care about what actually adds to my game experience, and makes it more enjoyable. Nintendo continues to do extremely well in that regard.

So you're saying that Nintendo should just do the bare minimum and we should all be fine with that?

You probably wouldn't complain if NSMB Wii had no form of multiplayer local or otherwise. Neither would I. But I appreciate when developers put in the extra effort to make a better product. In fact, I expect that from Nintendo as well as Sony and Microsoft, as first party publishers. And Im sure you do too.

Since when does Nintendo do the bare minimum?

I don't think a company has to go all out and implement every thinkable feature. I don't even they they SHOULD do it. Feature creep results in bloated budgets and can make games more buggy, and taking longer to come out. Nintendo usually sets a realistic goal and accomplishes it within a reasonable timeframe, then moves on to the next game.