how bout you guys get some friends irl then you can have fun playing offline.

That would go against the evolution of mankind.

well, you know what I can't argue against options, I can only say, that most who argue for online haven't played the game enough.

I played it so far for about 4 hours and I can pick up why it doesn't have online. But that's just me.

When I get home I'll try it, tomorrow I'm heading to see some friends so you know what I'm bringing.

You know what... there's a 32+ minute video about the games multiplayer, check it out.

It should give you an idea of how epic the offline multiplayer is and why online can't cut it.

It's more than just lag issues.

It's that putting online would rip at the soul of the game.

"It's that putting online would rip at the soul of the game."

ok, well if that's your argument then I'll let you have it. To me, a statement like that must come from some really deep emotional tie, so I will accept your view. Especially since you have experience actually playing the game.

But I will not rule out the possibility that it could have been done by what is now, what, one of the top 10 richest companies in the world?

prof check this out

it starts slow but you'll see, picture yourself as one of those guys playing and play it with them.

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-new-super-mario-bros/17-1633/

Me: He guys, wanna come over to my house and play Mario?

Guys: Fuck that shit. *all go back to playing Modern Warfare 2*

If you can wait a week or two, Rol can happily explains to you why It Makes Perfect Sense.™

Worked for Scribblenauts.

Watch an IGN review? I'd rather play Bionic Commando.

Oh. Oh my.

noname am confused now.

Edit: I see Rol brought this up already.

 Nah, we'd be seeing bitching about the retrogression to 2D. Remember, old-school is only cool if I can download it for $10!

 Way to take a stand, dude.

 I've been here for over 18 months and never been banned. So take it as gospel when I tell you that the mods don't ban you just for calling a spade a spade.

 I was wondering if you could construct a semi-coherent statement. Glad to see you can. Yes, it's fair to expect certain features in 2009. Yes, you're entitled to feel that way. No, we don't all have the same circumstances that you do. No, your frustration does not justify the stupid stances you've taken in this thread. No, "rediculous" is not a word.

 And yet what he said in the written review would lead you to believe it would score much higher. Welcome to IGN, where scores differ depending on how long it's been since we ingested the acid.

While it's true that Craig Harris' opinion is always valued highly by everyone everywhere, I have no idea why you're bringing up a quote from an internet gamer to support your personal position.

 That's not true. Pong was pretty badass in its day.

 I fervently disagree. One, the game's built just as much for one player as it is for two, as has been made clear in multiple interviews and confirmed (with some acerbity) by reviewers. Two and more importantly, you CAN base a multiplayer game around LOCAL multiplayer. In fact, I desperately wish that more games did just that. Sure, it'd be nice to have my cake and eat it too, but I don't hear too much bitching that online multiplayer games nowadays tend to lack local multiplayer. Odd that the lack of a feature more gamers probably value is whined about less than the lack of a different (albeit nice) feature.

To condense: MP online games routinely omit local play. Why is that very crucial omission excused, while local MP games "must" have online?

 In fairness, not everyone can. Sad, sure (and I don't mean that in a condescending way), but it's still true. That said, I stand by my previous statement: anyone who won't play Mario is no friend of mine.

 Why the hell do all the other Americans on this site already have the game?! I made the mother-f***ing official thread on a site with thousands of visitors. Doesn't that mean something to you Nintendo?!

 When was this?

 Wholeheartedly seconded!

 Little King's Story would like to have a word with you. Something about kicking your a** and taking your name, I didn't catch all the details.

 Don't be silly. My answer is always the right answer.

 Nintendo wouldn't be in its current position if it read what we net nerds whined about, let alone if it actually followed the internet's collective advice!

 I would argue that happened long, long ago. Say, when it took almost a year for the first online game, or when Brawl was borderline unplayable online. The damage is long since done there.

 You have shitty friends.

No, I don't care that they get you laid on a daily basis. They have rejected the greatness that is Mario. They are now officially shitty.

Offically.

Oh, yeah I knew it was going to be like this.

But, an interesting illustration of this is that I'm enjoying listening to them playing, and I'm not in the same room as them or even playing the game.

I could, had I recorded them, shown you videos of me and friends playing LBP online and interacting just like this. Me and several people from this site have had a blast playing LBP despite lag.

It's definitely going to be a great game and the more I see it, the more I want it. But when I really think about it, I question whether I am even going to be able to have this kind of experience with it. This is more the kind of experience I would have had back when I didn't work and have school etc etc.

omg noname, that post... omg... oh-my-god

Sadly, that's still smaller than *many* of my posts.