Nintendo needs to improve their online play

Tyranitar24 | July 24, 2008 | News | DS Company Gaming Tech/Hardware

We all love playing online against our friends or just some random people, but does Nintendo need to improve their online play? According this article, they do. Nintendo Wi-Fi first came out in 2005 and one of the big games that utilized the Wi-Fi was Mario Kart DS. It was introduced on to the Wii later and it wasn't so good, with games such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl lagging for 10 minutes straight (It still happens sometimes). To fix this problem, according to the article, Nintendo needs to buy better servers. The article also suggested to have something similar to Xbox Live gamertags, so that Nintendo can scrap the friend codes.

This leaves me with one question: Do you think that Nintendo needs to improve their online play?

The standard has been set. If any videogame system wishes to survive, handheld or console, it must have online compatibility. Arguably one of the most important features of the current generation of videogames, online compatibility has transformed the way people think of “multi-player” games. Pioneered by modems and near-perfected by the internet, playing online has taken the videogame community by storm and isn’t looking back. With success coming from Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network one may think that Nintendo is right up with its competitors in the race for online connection – well, instead, it has the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection; a second-rate substitute for online gaming. While it may get the job done, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is light-years behind the competition in the online world.

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Raziel_326 | July 24, 2008

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Nintendo needs to improve their online play
NO SHIT?! YOU DON'T SAY!!
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NyffTotal90 | July 24, 2008

Nintendo's online service is so shit.

They need to scrap the friend codes ASAP for a start.
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Livewire_19 | July 24, 2008

I would pay for a better nintendo online. Brawl was so BROKEN! The whole playing with anyone was CRAP!!! Nntendo is way to overprotective.
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Fishlock | July 24, 2008

AND it takes years to download a freakin N64 game! I took my Wii to my cousins house (who have hi speed internet, of corse) and it took like TWENTY minuets to download OoT.
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  Paper Mario Dude | July 24, 2008
  
  it took less than 5 minuted for me to download OoT....
  comcast sucks where i am too...or mabey i just want more...
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    Fishlock | July 25, 2008
    
    My cousins had Comcast, and it actually works fine. Im supprised it took so long to download N64 games.
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  DragoniteBallZ | July 26, 2008
  
  You need to check your connection bro.
  
  But yeah online isn't even worth playing. No voice chatting or anything. SSBB feels like I'm still playing against the AI.
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Remino52 | July 26, 2008

Nintendo hasn't had that many games with wifi they had a couple.