It appears Super Mario Run will require an internet connection at all times
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Psychoward
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Like every other game with leaderboards and mp that isn't always online?
They're also the company responsible about selling the product. Microsoft once told us a lot of current XB1 features wouldn't be available without the console being always online. Look where we are now.
SinCityAssassin
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Integrated social features and anti-piracy.
I have a ridiculous ammount of paid mobile games, around 200. I've went through most of them and haven't yet been faced into a single one that requires a internet connection.
I do. I couldn't care less about social features. And if you care there should be an option to enable or disable.
Hey
here's a thing
you can have the social features in when you have internet, and disable them when there is no connection
Not a single one of those reasons means that a offline mode can't exist.
32 round trip flights
It'll be normal anyway because 100% of them will be based around social elements. That was the whole point for them getting in after all. This one just happens to be a pay once experiment. It's probably not going to fail, but if it did it would just solidify pay to play for all future titles.
CouchMaster
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Super Mario play, stop when you're in a tunnel, play, stop when out of coverage, play, stop when out of data, reload data and run some more.
somecrazymember
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Gamezone
Gold Member
While flying is pretty much the only time I'm bored enough to play on my phone, so that's a deal breaker.
Rodney McKay
Member
This is fine for my phone since that's connected 99% of the time, but I'm not going to be able to play it on my iPad out of the house unless I have a WiFi connection. 
eyeball_kid
Member
People are not going to throw down 10 bucks on a mobile game because of social features. They want to play Mario wherever they are, and they're going to be rightly pissed when the game prevents them from doing so.
somecrazymember
Banned
I think people forget that this game can be bought on a tablet with no 3g/4g option whatsoever. So basically only wifi would be an option. Many parents now get their kid a tablet to play in the car... No Super mario run for them i guess
Lupin the Third
Member
Hey here's a reasonable reply/explanation on page 1 everyone on page 1 ignored.
It still totally sucks, though.
MulderYuffie
Member
that totally sucks
Just to provide some more insight here. This game in particular im not sure why they would need the connection beyond the update/piracy thing. But any app interested in delivering new content to users basically will require a connection. Google store and Apple store can be very strict in how they approve content and so the only real way to get around that is to have hooks in the app for external downloads, and of course that requires an internet connection. I have to say shit isnt as insidious as you may think when it comes to the phone/tablet ecosystem. But yeah, i would suspect the new Mario game to have a set bunch of levels that dont require an online environment outside of leaderboards. I really dont see google or apple rejecting a mario game.
Joeshabadoo
Member
almost every subterranean subway in NYC doesnt cut off 3g/4g connections. also dont plenty of airlines have free wifi now?
If a game like pokemon go with constant online can be downloaded and played by half a billion I really do see this being a huge issue
It's absolutely insane for a game that you pay $10 to buy forcever to require this. But it makes sense based on Nintendo complete bullshit understanding of how to connect the internet to its games.
If subway in NYC have internet or 4g it's only at the stops. So you wouldn't be able to play st all because you wouldn't be connected for 95% of the trip. Seeing people try to justify Nintendo requiring this is absolutely disgusting.
If subway in NYC have internet or 4g it's only at the stops. So you wouldn't be able to play st all because you wouldn't be connected for 95% of the trip. Seeing people try to justify Nintendo requiring this is absolutely disgusting.
It's a package, you get it whether you want it or not because that's what Nintendo is going for on mobile. Otherwise, you buy a Switch.
I don't think you actually played Pokemon Go if you thought the constant online wasn't an issue. And yeah, the NYC subway blocks phone signal in most stations and every tunnel.
somecrazymember
Banned
Pokemon go: free and GPS is used so 3g/4g made sense
Super Mario Run: not free, 3g/4g mandatory doesnt make sense.
That is news to me. Last time I was on a plane, I had the priviledge of overpaying for shit wifi service.
chillybright
Banned
Do most people have their ios devices jailbreaked to install pirated apps?
eyeball_kid
Member
Isn't DeNa handling their backend on all the mobile titles? It's probably the same shitty server setup they used for Miitomo.
Why the hell it wouldn't? If I pay 10$ for a damn mobile game, I expect it to work offline. I have over 200 paid mobile games and not a single one pulls this shit.
Cause I was gonna play it on the subway - when I have time to play it - AND NOW I CAN'T
Probably a dealbreaker for me since I mostly only mess around with phone games at work, and we get shit reception and wifi inside (hospital). Since I only have android devices I wasn't really worried about it day one obviously so I guess I'll see how the game itself actually pans out first at least.
"Free": You could be paying up to a thousand dollars on a "free" game.
(No joke, there are people that have spent even more than that on a "free" game.)
WrenchNinja
Member
What?
air lines? Free wifi? I've only flown air canada and westjet lately and they sure as hell aren't free
Pokemon go is free to play and isn't really a stationary game
FingerBang
Member
My company bathroom has almost no reception. DEAL BREAKER!
Father_Brain
Banned
Ugh, was hoping I'd be able to play this on the train :/
no, but rayman adventures does in order to do any major progression and thats the one with comparable light multiplayer elements
ElRenoRaven
Member
Well they just saved me 10 bucks. Oh well. Life will go on. Besides who knows. Maybe one day if it ever goes on sale or something I'll pick it up.
Psychoward
Banned
Neither of these are true in my experience and I fly multiple times a year and live right outside NYC.
JoeyJungle
Banned
I don't like it, but my phone's almost always connected to the internet anyway so I guess it will almost never be a problem for me.
Except a WiiU
It is a free download with a paid unlock. You are going to have to be online to at least make that purchase.