Infendo Radio pre-Superbowl edition is on now and it’s bumpin’. Listen in as Scott and I chat Wii online, how much we’re playing Wii at the moment, Poopsky Nintendo customer service on VC, EA on Nintendo, and more. Enjoy the show! Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Outro music: Nikkfurie – A La Menthe from the […]
Infendo Radio pre-Superbowl edition is on now and it’s bumpin’. Listen in as Scott and I chat Wii online, how much we’re playing Wii at the moment, Poopsky Nintendo customer service on VC, EA on Nintendo, and more. Enjoy the show!
Outro music: Nikkfurie – A La Menthe from the Nightfox’s awesome Capoeira caper on Ocean’s 12 (right click to save).
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Metroid Prime 3 won't be online multiplayer, it's been stated before. The most they've hinted at is that you might be able to download stuff (probably new suits and stuff a la Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion hookups).
best song ever. i had to d/l it after watching ocean's 12 for the first time.
Nintendo has never stated Metroid won't have multiplayer, it's been hinted at numerous times. Also in an interview with IGN Davide Yarnton, the General Manager of Nintendo UK had this to say, "Yarnton: More details on that will come out closer to launch. But you will be able to play online, so for example with Metroid you will be able to play against friends online… [editor's note: at this point the Nintendo PR rep steps in to assert that Metroid has not been confirmed for online play]."
Wait, just remembered that Retro did deny that there's multiplayer.
Gonna triple post, they may have said there was no multiplayer, but they also said it was a launch title.
I think this is why Wii is so successful, in a metaphor.The music industry is looking at the same issues. People are tired of listening to the same radio-formatted music, and therefore they're seeking out more independent artists through a vast number of media. In the case of Wii, Nintendo understands that their mainstream ARE gamers, while this independent market of out-of-touch non-consumers, who haven't enjoyed games beyond a few basic NES titles from their youth are potentially consumers. Nintendo, in doing something different, bringing things back to the basics, are closing off the idea of the gaming community being an entity in itself, much as Apple has brought intuitive design to make the computing world open up to everyone. Nintendo, though, unlike an independent record label, has more than enough funds to market this to the general public as well as the gaming populous, and therefore can spread the word, which people have heard and responded to in kind.
GREAT.Please always include info on the outro music – I've often asked about it but never got an answer on serveral occations.
I think Scott nailed it with the comment on the Wii Sports tennis session in the Late Show with Conan!He's right: the audience didn't cheer until Conan mentioned "the Nintendo Wii". This is a sign of how much cultural penetration Nintendo has had through their Wii.