I’ll be (hopefully) getting my copy of Star Fox 64 3D later this week, but like many of you, I was sad when Nintendo announced that there would be no online play available for the game. I was fantasizing about doing Game Nights using the game, but as it turns out, that dream is going to have to stay a dream- at least until the next Star Fox comes out for 3DS. (Heh..)
Nintendo has finally divulged why they didn’t put online play into the game, and similar to New Super Mario Bros. Wii, it’s just kind of another “What…” answer:
“Personally, I play a lot of online FPS games. This leads me to think that just making multiplayer parts of existing games playable online isn’t enough to create a satisfying experience for users. The popular online games work in lots of things, so they play well online – and if we wanted to satisfy everyone who bought the game, the costs required for including online support would be vast. For this project what we needed to do was use Star Fox to provide users with a game that shows the appeal of Nintendo 3DS as quickly as possible. We put a lot of effort into the graphics, and if we had included online support then we couldn’t have reached this level in the time allowed.” – Nintendo’s Yusuke Amano
Well… I guess that makes sense. They’re basically admitting that they needed to get this game out as soon as possible to demonstrate the 3DS to new adopters and push sales, which is totally understandable. At least they didn’t give us some weird reason like Miyamoto did with New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
“This game wasn’t meant to have online, so it doesn’t.”
Gears of War 3 [9]
Resistance 3 [7]
Dead Island [3]
BodyCount [4]
Warhammer 40K Space Marine [5]
Rise Of Nightmares [4]
The Gunstringer [5]
Bloodrayne Betrayal [8]
Motoheroz [7]
Thanks to Pellican for the tip!
3DS – 58,837
PS3 – 36,061
PSP – 25,122
Wii – 15,406
DSi LL – 2,869
DSi – 2,234
PS2 – 1,317
Xbox 360 – 1,295
DS Lite – 78
PSP go – 7
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS3 – 64,786
3DS – 49,076
PSP – 25,391
Wii – 10,743
DSi LL – 2,882
DSi – 1,957
PS2 – 1,386
Xbox 360 – 1,219
DS Lite – 51
PSP go – 13
SAN FRANCISCO — September 21, 2011 —Ubisoft® and CBS Consumer Products are developing an all-new video game based on the top-rated drama series, NCIS. The game will be available worldwide for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Wii™ and Windows PC this fall.
For the first time ever, the world of the NCIS TV drama series comes to life on home gaming consoles and Windows PC. Fans can play as their favorite characters from NCIS and and travel around the world in search of clues to solve complex murder, espionage and terrorist cases. The game features four original cases written and developed with the writers of the hit TV show.
01./00. [WII] Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary: Famicom & Super Famicom Dragon Quest I-II-III (Square Enix) {2011.09.15} (¥4.440) – 263.398 / NEW
02./01. [PS3] Tales of Xillia # (Bandai Namco) {2011.09.08} (¥8.379) – 47.297 / 572.902 (-91%)
03./02. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revival Selection (Capcom) {2011.09.08} (¥4.490) – 17.614 / 111.382 (-81%)
04./10. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800) – 15.109 / 552.116 (+46%)
05./07. [WII] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) {2011.07.21} (¥5.800) – 14.647 / 452.560 (-6%)
06./04. [PS3] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 HD Ver. (Capcom) {2011.08.25} (¥4.800) – 13.230 / 374.013 (-34%)
07./09. [NDS] Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo) {2011.08.04} (¥3.800) – 10.888 / 219.156 (-3%)
08./11. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} (¥4.800) – 10.504 / 380.138 (+14%)
09./05. [PSP] Grand Knights History (Marvelous Entertainment) {2011.09.01} (¥5.229) – 10.078 / 94.419 (-49%)
10./13. [PSP] Monster Hunter Diary: Pokapoka Felyne G (Capcom) {2011.08.10} (¥3.990) – 9.378 / 192.720 (+17%)
11./08. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf 5 (PlayStation 3 the Best Reprint) # (SCE) {2011.09.08} (¥6.980) – 8.454 / 20.812 (-32%)
12./14. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble Blast (Pokemon Co.) {2011.08.11} (¥4.800) – 7.698 / 161.645 (-3%)
13./00. [PSP] Gekka Ryouran Romance # (Idea Factory) {2011.09.15} (¥6.090) – 6.948 / NEW
14./00. [PS3] Dunamis 15 # (5pb.) {2011.09.15} (¥7.140) – 5.970 / NEW
15./06. [WII] Super Sentai Battle: Ranger Cross (Bandai Namco) {2011.09.08} (¥6.090) – 5.739 / 22.196 (-65%)
16./18. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: Repeat (Broccoli) {2011.08.11} (¥5.040) – 5.659 / 73.285 (-12%)
17./24. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} (¥4.800) – 5.202 / 5.308.519
18./03. [PS3] Resistance 3 (SCE) {2011.09.08} (¥5.980) – 5.136 / 25.478 (-75%)
19./19. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops – Dubbed Edition (Reprint) (Square Enix) {2011.09.01} (¥3.990) – 5.077 / 20.414 (-19%)
20./00. [NDS] Kuma no Pooh-San: 100 Acre no Mori no Cooking Book (Disney Interactive) {2011.09.15} (¥5.040) – 5.064 / NEW
