Pachter: Nintendo needs a new console to get in on the multiplayer market

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LordTheNightKnight said:

mhsillen said:

HappySqurriel said:

Online multiplayer is a really nice feature, but its importance is greatly over-stated ... If you look at the top 20 best selling console games of any year very few are really known for their online multiplayer.

In contrast, the importance of local multiplayer is greatly under-stated ... Many of the biggest games of the generation, and most of the break-out hits, have had a solid local multiplayer experience.

Well stated couldn't agree more

And this is why I maintain it's dumb to just drop local from Call of Duty on the Wii. I mean drop it for assuming gamers don't want it, instead of understandable tech reasons.

I've never thought about it this way until I read your post, but it seems they are trying to sweep away local multiplayer much like 2D, thinking that the "new and improved way" (3D or Online multiplayer) somehow gives the same-but-better experience. That is not always the case, however. Just as 2D has its place in games, so does local multiplayer.