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Ok, so Nintendo might actually be going online finally. . .
- Thread starter Justin Bailey
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Also, do not forget an already mentioned feature for DS, the ability to play certain DS games without the actual game if you are in range of another DS. Could this be extended to a larger area network? I think it would be detrimental to sales to be able to play worldwide without the card, what if you could just watch people playing?
krypt0nian
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Spike said:
It does still appear on Nintendo's press site for what that's worth...
krypt0nian
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Spike said:
Well you could do the shared game pack thing on a handful of gba games....not that it mattered as it was a stripped down version.
This should be the same thing most likely.
krypt0nian
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imastalker co.
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"We can use 4 screen when played by 2 player, maybe even 6 screens, or 8 screens. The number of screens increases rapidily, and that kind of possibility of expansion makes us excited."
-Keiji Inafune (Mega Man, Onimusha)
being that there's no need to buy any extra accesories (i.e. link cable), im sure all developers will implement this game sharing feature into their games.
infact, im sure it'll only be a matter of time before someone makes a game based on the whole idea of having 32 screens running off of just one persons game.
-Keiji Inafune (Mega Man, Onimusha)
being that there's no need to buy any extra accesories (i.e. link cable), im sure all developers will implement this game sharing feature into their games.
infact, im sure it'll only be a matter of time before someone makes a game based on the whole idea of having 32 screens running off of just one persons game.
Ok let's look at this in retrospect without the clues and hoola.
It seems like Chad from WPT is backing the whole communcation aspect majorly - anyone who thinks otherwise is a close-minded moron.
Surprise surprise, Nintendo have always had a communication gameplay > everything within their games, Animal Crossing being a huge example. Being online within the Animal Crossing universe does not constrict it's communication value.. it's also surprising when you consider the fact that Nintendo have, since their console inception, tried multiple times to penetrate the online gaming/communication/newsgroups. Of course those who wanted such features had to pay fee's, yet it surprises me that since now online gaming is huge and thus people will pay to play games, why hasn't Nintendo bothered this generation? Because right now their mindset is on allowing the player to play with others online without the constant need of a subscription based service, ala Xbox Live.
Or, in simple terms; would you rather pay $10-15 per month to play Pokemon online or play it for free through the use of your dial-up/broadband ISP? Take into account the major demographic that Nintendo is aiming with Pokemon is of course children, wouldn't you as a parent prefer the latter option.
I don't know about you all, but it seems that even though the specs for "Revolution" haven't been define as of yet, even if this technology by WPT were used on DS wouldn't it also be able to be used within Nintendo's next console of choice?
Or we could all be played into the hands of tricksters, the new Gigaton. If so, Chad you are the definite Joker.
It seems like Chad from WPT is backing the whole communcation aspect majorly - anyone who thinks otherwise is a close-minded moron.
Surprise surprise, Nintendo have always had a communication gameplay > everything within their games, Animal Crossing being a huge example. Being online within the Animal Crossing universe does not constrict it's communication value.. it's also surprising when you consider the fact that Nintendo have, since their console inception, tried multiple times to penetrate the online gaming/communication/newsgroups. Of course those who wanted such features had to pay fee's, yet it surprises me that since now online gaming is huge and thus people will pay to play games, why hasn't Nintendo bothered this generation? Because right now their mindset is on allowing the player to play with others online without the constant need of a subscription based service, ala Xbox Live.
Or, in simple terms; would you rather pay $10-15 per month to play Pokemon online or play it for free through the use of your dial-up/broadband ISP? Take into account the major demographic that Nintendo is aiming with Pokemon is of course children, wouldn't you as a parent prefer the latter option.
I don't know about you all, but it seems that even though the specs for "Revolution" haven't been define as of yet, even if this technology by WPT were used on DS wouldn't it also be able to be used within Nintendo's next console of choice?
Or we could all be played into the hands of tricksters, the new Gigaton. If so, Chad you are the definite Joker.
krypt0nian said:
Hmm Seratonin and psilocybin are very similar, i think just one carbon seperates their makeup.
Psilocybin is found in magic mushrooms. Mario like mushrooms, he lives in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Seratonin decides where data is sent to.
What does this all mean?
I do not know.
Could this be related to the piconet talk from a few months ago? I don't know enough about the ds hardware(or wireless stuff in general), but can the ds daisy chain a wifi or bluetooth signal? That is, instead of having to be at a hot spot, can the ds send to a ds nearby which sends to a ds near it and so on and so forth? Instead of having to be within 100ft of someone, you'd only have to be within 100ft of someone who is within 100ft of someone and so on? If you had 5 people 100ft apart could the person at the beginning of the chain communicate with the person 500ft away?(ignoring latency and what not)
imastalker co.
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no no no. the idea isn't to sell one copy between a shit load of people, the concept and idea behind this is to make a game that makes use of a crap load of screens. because of the WiFi, and the fact that there's game sharing, it shouldn't be a problem to get up to 32 screens (16 DS's) going at it.aoi tsuki said:
i only wish i could come up with a decent idea of a game that would take advantage of having so many screens. but clearly, Inafune is totally on to something here. i just with i knew what was going on in the guys head.
krypt0nian
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Drensch said:
The reason this has been shot down by some is that if one drops out/turns off unit, all others past them are cut off.
Not very feasible.
Ollie Pooch
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DaCocoBrova said:
oh my god.. i almost pissed my pants when i saw this photo
and prssed the send button too quickly
if this truly is a proper online thing - online animal crossing, etc.. i may just pass out
however if this guy turns out to be overexaggerating / making stuff up people will no doubt want his blood
Jonnyboy117
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yodandy said:New Dean post...its a doozy
Have fun with that
Next image to be posted this weekend...
OMFG, DS WILL HAVE FIRST-EVER GARBAGE MAN MMORPG. GAME TO BE LAGGY, SCATALOGICAL NIGHTMARE. HALO 2 KILLER FOR SURE. NICE KNOWING YOU, PSP!!!1
krypt0nian
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New Chad from WPT post:
_______________________________
To me this speaks of gaming together in community in person rather than in a dark room over the net.
Community
Personality
Interaction
Social
Connected
Outside
It all starts to make some sort of sense....or at least an inkling of sense.
Chad Paulson said:
_______________________________
To me this speaks of gaming together in community in person rather than in a dark room over the net.
Community
Personality
Interaction
Social
Connected
Outside
It all starts to make some sort of sense....or at least an inkling of sense.
Cruel Bastard Mario said:In that jumble I see in order (and I am counting the obvious as last)
Interact Human Not Alien Failure Six Over (and then the already highlighted words) I Take DOO (which is probably from NintendooDS) Lag...
Figure that one out, will ya
Best guess so far. From the n-sider boards.
timetokill said:
Once again the social motif.
Chittagong
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Seems like a poor man's I Love Bees. It's like he would have taken the superficial aspects of it (riddles, cryptic words, etc.) but not really understood and/or had the resources to pull off the deep concept of reality-tied occurences and true user interaction.
Maybe even more than that, I'm skewed to the Lord Federman direction with this for now - an interesting media "experiment" - hoax or deliberate exaggeration - it has already popped up in many semi-respectable sites, when will it hit big time? How does information travel around the world? How does it get coloured when being reproduced? What are the types of discourse it gets tied into? Wow - this would have made a great masters thesis in Discourse Analysis!! A real social / discourse experiment involving thousands of test subjects (gamers) in their natural habitat, easily documented and quick.
Watch out, I'll do a PhD with Gigaton 2 when you least expect it!!
Maybe even more than that, I'm skewed to the Lord Federman direction with this for now - an interesting media "experiment" - hoax or deliberate exaggeration - it has already popped up in many semi-respectable sites, when will it hit big time? How does information travel around the world? How does it get coloured when being reproduced? What are the types of discourse it gets tied into? Wow - this would have made a great masters thesis in Discourse Analysis!! A real social / discourse experiment involving thousands of test subjects (gamers) in their natural habitat, easily documented and quick.
Watch out, I'll do a PhD with Gigaton 2 when you least expect it!!
Chittagong said:
No doubter has answered my question as to why this would be a hoax. Why would Chad Paulson put his entire career on the line? Warp Pipe has now become a company in Warp Pipe Technologies and if he was lying about this the company would be fucked. There's no way he would sacrifice his career just for a chuckle.
krypt0nian
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Bringing Lord Federman's name into this is just plain wrong. There is something big happening soon. Chad is one scary-smart person. You can get that just chatting with him.
I'm betting that this is odder than we're imagining.
I'm betting that this is odder than we're imagining.
krypt0nian
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neptunes said:
Yes and one of MANY so far. He's not masking that. =)
neptunes said:explain this quote then...
Would he rather have your face shown or something?
yes, he's trying to say that the way we're going to connect is going to be more personalized. He's been hinting at this and also the massive worldwide scale with the magellan picture. So somehow both are going to be integrated.
krypt0nian
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jarrod said:So... is Halo Benders the upcoming online DS version?
Not after all the slamming of Halo and xbox Live Chad has done, no...
Chittagong
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deadlifter said:
The only motive I can come up with - far-fetched - is running giant lifesize viral marketing experiment. Would be interesting and useful to myself, but not him probably and disastrous for his career. So, I can't really get my head around this.
Maybe there is substance indeed, but the his deliberate and constant hype has ballooned it into a proportion that will leave people disappointed even if he would come up with wireless electricity. That's always the risk with Nintendo and IGN hype trains.
Now, the chatter of this refering only to close range play, lot's of StarRoad / World Smash / Nintendo Online fanfictionists will be - again - massively disappointed. Still no global online Metrioid Prime!
Smiles and Cries
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TU HUMAN
I like this
I like this
krypt0nian
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deadlifter, do you think Historian on the N-Forums is connected?
krypt0nian said:
i don't think he's connected, but he is saying peculiar things. Until Chad or Dean say otherwise i will take everything he says with a grain of salt. Plus, bringing up those patents isn't that big of a deal, because they were already cited yesterday. From what i can see he's just acting like he's "in the know".
Chittagong said:
He's still hinting at worldwide multiplayer with the magellan picture. The only other thing, about the picture that can be thought up is "charting a new course" which could be debated, but we'll find out eventually.
krypt0nian
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I was thinking the same but it would be interesting if Chad/Dean created the acct just to add more to it "unofficially"
krypt0nian
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New Chad post:
"i'm not playing with you, i'm not playing with you, i'm not playing with you, i clean forgot how to play. but you can still come around, in fact i invite you down, maybe together we can wipe that smile off your face. cause what a difference, what a difference, what a difference a little difference would make. we'll draw a blueprint, it must be easy, it's just a matter of knowing when to say no or yes. frustrating, frustrating, always waiting for the bigger axe to fall. a patient game that i can't find my way to play. never mind what's been selling, it's what you'r buying and receiving undefiled"
SONG Lyric: "Blue Print" by Fugazi
"i'm not playing with you, i'm not playing with you, i'm not playing with you, i clean forgot how to play. but you can still come around, in fact i invite you down, maybe together we can wipe that smile off your face. cause what a difference, what a difference, what a difference a little difference would make. we'll draw a blueprint, it must be easy, it's just a matter of knowing when to say no or yes. frustrating, frustrating, always waiting for the bigger axe to fall. a patient game that i can't find my way to play. never mind what's been selling, it's what you'r buying and receiving undefiled"
SONG Lyric: "Blue Print" by Fugazi