It appears Super Mario Run will require an internet connection at all times
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Gamecocks625
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Because I'd like to play a Mario game that's designed for mobile than some hacked rom. Mario 64 sounds terrible on a touch screen
I don't know how anyone can defend always on for this game because
1. They're charging $10 to own it (not a big deal otherwise)
2. It's punishment to owners to prevent a small amount of potential thieves
3. Everyone loves datamining!
Comparing this to Pokemon Go being always on is ludicrous because that game is practically designed around google maps and real time Pokemon hunting, and Pokemon Go was a free download.
1. They're charging $10 to own it (not a big deal otherwise)
2. It's punishment to owners to prevent a small amount of potential thieves
3. Everyone loves datamining!
Comparing this to Pokemon Go being always on is ludicrous because that game is practically designed around google maps and real time Pokemon hunting, and Pokemon Go was a free download.
The piracy on smartphones is not small by any means.
tearsofash
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Guess I won't be playing it on the Subway. (which is the only time i play games on my phone)
The comparison to Pokémon Go is this... Yes it's a free download. It is an online only game. That didn't stop most people here on GAF playing it.
What I'm saying is this. Regardless of price, dozens and dozens of people here on GAF played dozens of hours of Pokemon Go. Maybe you did too. If people can find all the time to play single player Pokémon Go (connected to online servers), then why can't they do the same for Mario, of course provided they wanted to play the game to begin with?
Then it's a smart move to release on iOS first, unfortunately because it requires an internet connection at all times as well as a price of admission I can't buy it.
Maybe I'll eventually pirate it...
lol of course I would never play Pokemon Go that game is absurd. But I'd theoretically be more likely to play Pokemon Go because it's free and investment in the idea is incredibly low. If Mario Run is always on it confines me to playing it either at home or somewhere with wifi which is unlikely for the reason I would want it in the first place, in either of those spaces I'd rather play games designed for home. I don't have unlimited data because I'm just not that into smartphones.
Gamecocks625
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Dude come on with this garbage
lastrealgameralive
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Heh. Pokemon Go didn't have pokemon to catch in moving vehicles like trains (train tracks) and airplanes (airspace). But one day...
As for the announcement itself: It does have the consequence of draining power more than other runner games; this seems to be the default with Nintendo on mobile (Miitomo and Pokemon Go). Nintendo themselves did not embrace online like Sony and Microsoft did. Now Nintendo has embraced online more than them.
What garbage? I was making a point about how Nintendo's motives could backfire. I don't actually pirate games except in rare circumstances like Mother 3 where publishers refuse to localize games. I'm actually way too lazy to resort to emu for most things, but a lot of people aren't.
Actually, it did. Barely could sign on for the first couple weeks.
I can't really afford this data wise, and at home, i might as well pick up the wii u sitting next to me and play the actual game. Will probably get this on sale eventually.
Please quote and address the people actually arguing this instead dumb garbage posts like this.
Seriously. This isn't new in respect to mobile. Been going on like that for over several years.
jts
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100%
It's a Nintendo game on mobile and it's Mario at that. Costs USD 10. Piracy would be through the roof.
Maybe not necessarily on iOS 10 yet but a jailbreak coming for it can't be ruled out and also the game won't be exclusive forever.
See, I'm of the opinion that Nintendo is correct in being overly paranoid about piracy, but the reality is that this game will be pirated (especially once it hits Android) and I think there's a terrible balance with this decision - ideally, anti-piracy measures shouldn't affect so much the experience for the people who actually buy the game.
And the 75MB per hour is to check every second that you still own the game in case you got it refunded and then started the pirated version.
jts
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Yep. Maybe there's an initial asset download or something that can be done on wifi but after that? No chance it's 75mb per hour.
But it's the post-truth world so people already take that value as fact.
75mb per hour is too limiting, a lot of people will avoid it for that and the $10 price point, but it's Mario so it will sell well. Nintendo is still quite archaic.
boiled goose
good with gravy
To be fair, that had to do with crazy unprecedented demand and some incompetence on account and server management. Not a problem intrinsic to always online.
If it is always online, then at least it should have heavy online integration. Real world leaderboard updating. Some online competitive stuff. Etc.
The game looks fun. It is designed for play on a phone. Regular mario games are unplayable on a phone. If playing sm64 on a phone is your idea of fun, then no wonder we disagree. I could barely handle sm64 on the DS.
This thread has gotten me to go back and restart/finish Rayman Jungle Run - really a fantastic game, and anyone who's curious as to how a non-endless auto-runner could control well and offer genuine challenge should check it out ($2.99 on iOS, not sure about Android). I haven't tried Fiesta Run but it's F2P, I think? Jungle Run only has cosmetic/unlock IAP, also includes free DLC levels.
sixteen-bit
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-Pyromaniac-
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is that you?
Fiesta is the same as Jungle run, one time price, optional IAP you can easily ignore. Adventures is the F2P one which adds more robust controls but has a lot of timer/IAP nonsense added to it.
DarkConfidant
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The return of Always On! I knew it didn't die at E3 2013.
This needs to be patched out immediately. Makes no sense.
I'm still buying Day 1 though.
This needs to be patched out immediately. Makes no sense.
I'm still buying Day 1 though.
Yet....
perfectchaos007
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So the place I'm at has a connection decent enough to post on GAF but not good enough to play Mario Run 
Been trying to get on Mario Run for 30 minutes
Been trying to get on Mario Run for 30 minutes
So the place I'm at has a connection decent enough to post on GAF but not good enough to play Mario Run
Been trying to get on Mario Run for 30 minutes
According to several people in this thread you don't actually exist.
perfectchaos007
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According to several people in this thread you don't actually exist.
I'm getting this right now still. My struggles do exist people!!
https://flic.kr/p/P44rQF
funking giblet
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Two words:
Roaming Charges
Bad enough not being able to play on the plane.
Roaming Charges
Bad enough not being able to play on the plane.