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Cryoakira on 04 July 2007
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Alacrist said:
Cryoakira said:
First, GC, PS2 and Wii have/had next to no online.
The Xbox (while not the first) really start the thing and you can see the evolution with the X360. Once you taste it... And you're not even talking about the PC...

Second, you have to understand online is a natural extension of Multiplayer games via link or split screens.
See Smash Bros ? Mario Kart ? PGR ? Pokemon Colosseum ? NFS ? MOH ? Wii sport ? Reed Steel ? Rayman ? GT ?
It's all online potential. It's all games many players wish to play together, and will.

Try to compare the situation in 1 year. You'll see the difference.

First, I'm taking about consoles not PC, and I inculded the last six systems. And that's my point PS2 having little to now online yet it sold 120 million and the Wii with little to no online has sold about 8.6 million while the 360 which is based off of online has only sold 10 million (with a full year ahead of the wii). My point is online is not selling all these games as much as you think (unless it's Halo).

Second, all the games you named (that's on the Wii) don't have online (still waiting on Smash Bros. and Mario Kart). I'm not saying online is a bad thing it's great but it doesn't make or break a game.


Well, you may want to make a difference but still, many ppl play on both PC and console ;)

The thing here is also about experience. How do you know you lack something if you've never experienced this thing ?

Players that have been only on Nintendo or Sony machine have probably never experience online play. Now, talk to the PS2--->PS3 owners that have tasted Resistance or Motorstorm online. I'm pretty sure they'll tell you it matters.

Online gamig is a big deal if you already know what this is. When you like VT3, having a worldwide ranking and fighting your way in the ladder just make the solo carrier dull. But agreed, otherwise, this might not seems very important.

 

The games I'm talking about don't have online but they all have (sometimes on other formats) a Multiplayer component. And that's pretty much the base.

When you like multiplayer games, it doesn't matter whether it's on same screen, split screen, lan, or online because what you like is the concept : playing with/against other humans, usually smarter and way more challenging than AI.

Now, I won't say that, on console, Online can make or break a game, yet. However :

1- Its true on PC (which is a few years ahead in this matter).

2- Purely online Multiplayers games are heading on console (Shadowrun, UT, Conan) so, by the fact... (even FFXI on PS2 in fact)

3- The multiplayer aspect (not online though) happens to be a great deal in games like Smash Bro or Mario Kart. So it might become a great online deal.