Miyamoto says Nintendo didn't focus on online because it "would have limited the size of the audience that could enjoy those features"

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umegames said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:
I'm not saying the business decision not to invest in a more sophisticated online infrastructure was a wise one, but this article is really offensive. Not everyone has high-speed internet. In fact, as of 2011, about 65% of the world is offline.

Over half the customers who walk into a electronic retailer (i.e. best buy ) do not have interent outside of their phone. I see them everyday, and more people are dropping their internet for mobile broadband, which doesn't sustain the amount of data needed for online gaming.

People with the internet are not in touch with this fact .

Well-if more and more people are dropping internet for mobile broadband than there still is no reason for Nintendo to focus on online,as the online userbase is getting smaller and smaller.