i dunno, seems like common sense to assume that these warp pipe guys are up to something. i mean, i really doubt they would cause so much hype and have it be something other than online multiplayer through DS.
i dunno, seems like common sense to assume that these warp pipe guys are up to something. i mean, i really doubt they would cause so much hype and have it be something other than online multiplayer through DS.
i dunno, seems like common sense to assume that these warp pipe guys are up to something. i mean, i really doubt they would cause so much hype and have it be something other than online multiplayer through DS.
If all they provide is the 802.11 link layer, someone will have to write a stack for it. It's entirely possible that what they're doing is doing an implementation of that stack with some extra tools.
well, like i said. developers got nework tools about 5 weeks ago. i dunno what they consisted of, but i'd imagine it's for online multiplayer and that sort of thing.
well, like i said. developers got nework tools about 5 weeks ago. i dunno what they consisted of, but i'd imagine it's for online multiplayer and that sort of thing.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure Nintendo is supplying something a little higher level for local multiplayer, but I think it's likely that a full tcp stack will be a 3rd party's responsibility. And I doubt games designed for local (ad-hoc) multiplayer will be capable of playing over the internet without some bridge. Which is, of course, another area Warp Pipe might be involved in.
The nature of the name and logo for "demasked" and their subsequent linking to that Penny Arcade comic about anonymous gamers turning into jackasses to me implies that it will have something to do with identifying gamers. They asked "if you are lost in the woods and there are others wth you, how do you know they are there?". Because your Nintendo DS can sense them and will auto-wake? Add GPS to that and some kind of PictoChat-connected ID/IM service and you "demask" the anonymous gamer.
After all, meeting a random guy with a DS in the subway and playing a round of First Hunt only to never see him again seems pointless. Save him on your friends list and play him online when you get home via your wireless hotspot seems all the more obvious.
Doesn't seem THAT pointless - you still got to play a round of multiplayer First Hunt on the SUBWAY, of all places. Seeing as the other player is unlikely to be completely out of eyesight, I'm sure you could make eye contact and pictochat afterward.
. Because your Nintendo DS can sense them and will auto-wake? Add GPS to that and some kind of PictoChat-connected ID/IM service and you "demask" the anonymous gamer.
The nature of the name and logo for "demasked" and their subsequent linking to that Penny Arcade comic about anonymous gamers turning into jackasses to me implies that it will have something to do with identifying gamers. They asked "if you are lost in the woods and there are others wth you, how do you know they are there?". Because your Nintendo DS can sense them and will auto-wake? Add GPS to that and some kind of PictoChat-connected ID/IM service and you "demask" the anonymous gamer..
Yes, I remember reading that. I sort of mean something in that direction of thought, not actual GPS. My bad wording.
kaching said:
Doesn't seem THAT pointless - you still got to play a round of multiplayer First Hunt on the SUBWAY, of all places. Seeing as the other player is unlikely to be completely out of eyesight, I'm sure you could make eye contact and pictochat afterward.
That doesn't really solve the problem of anonymity though. Not that I'm entirely sure what will, but they must have some bright idea (if this is even what they're planning).
