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Nintendo: Opportunities Lost

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Geekpulp ponders some of the missed opportunities from the fastest selling console in the market.
"Multiplayer has always been the strongest drawcard to a game for me. And in order to play multiplayer with my busy schedule, I can only look to the online world. And this, unfortunately, is where Nintendo comes up woefully lacking. I can accept a shortage of quality AAA+ titles. I can even tolerate some motion-control nuances. What really irks me is that Nintendo and online do not really belong in the same sentence."
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Published: 668 days 1 hour ago | Article | Xbox 360 | Wii | Tech
 
 

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Eretik - 667 days 22 hours ago
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1 - Whining nerd is writing for ...
nerds.
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wiizy - 667 days 20 hours ago
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that guy is a clown. nintendo has the best online service with wiiware and download games are coming at the right time... and motion sensing is where its at , look at all the new electronic gadgets coming out.. nintendo is on top to stay.
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gameov3r - 667 days 19 hours ago
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3 - Spot On
The guy isn't knocking the VC or Wiiware services, he's just pointing out that for online gaming the Wii is sadly lacking and he's right. Friend codes and a lack of a decent means of communication while playing are just two reasons. Even the simple online scoreboards from Geometry Wars require you to constantly connect and disconnect from the Nintendo wifi service which is cumbersome. As much as I like my Wii I'm not so blinkered that I can't admit there are areas that could be improved. Hopefully Mario Kart will improve things in some way.
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BrotherNick - 667 days 18 hours ago
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I would say the wii is more for playing with people beside you than playing someone online. It's a contrast from the other consoles.
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