I haven’t been around much lately, because we’ve been in the process of transitioning to a new place. Between that and a severe lack of internet at home due to the move, internet-ing has been relatively light these past couple of weeks. But I did take the opportunity yesterday to check out a bit of […]
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog: Act I is why God invented the internet
Enjoy, not that I actually have to tell you that.
The painful reality of Nintendo’s pathetic online system
You know what’s an absolute pain? Adding roughly 30 people to your Brawl roster. And then, coordinating and poking and nudging until they finally add you back. Also, attempting to reason with those that are hurt when you don’t feel like adding them because they are relatively new EvAv members and you haven’t participated in […]
Smash Bros. Brawl offline?
Is it just me, or does everyone find this a bit strange? When Nintendo announced Battalion Wars 2 last summer, they confirmed online multiplayer immediately. When Nintendo announced Mario Kart Wii Wednesday, they confirmed online multiplayer immediately. Smash Bros. Brawl was announced over a year ago, and even today — approximately 4 months from its […]
There’s a disconnect here, and it isn’t Nintendo’s fault
I find myself apologizing a lot for the things Nintendo does that the public reacts badly to. But this is just a bunch of pathetic FUD. Yes, that’s right, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption will not have any online multiplayer. And that’s exactly what I wanted to hear. Others, for some reason, not only want to […]
Nintendo to use tin cans and a string for Wii online
I don’t know. I’m not sure what to think about this. LOS ANGELES –(Business Wire)– GameSpy, a unit of Fox Interactive Media, announced today that it will provide multiplayer technology to game publishers developing titles for Nintendo’s Wii(TM) video game system. As part of an ongoing partnership with Nintendo, GameSpy has developed middleware technology to […]
So, why are we so excited for Nintendo’s online support?
Link: Nintendo Players I had never even heard of the Nintendo Players website before I came across it. They have a god-awful looking website, but also a very interesting article that looks at all of the officially announced games and what online capabilities–if any–have been revealed for them. The effect when all of this is […]