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Actually, region-specific is just bleh. In this day and age, if a game like Mario Strikers can't be played between oceans, then we've reached a low. Now, obviously the farther apart the opponents, the more it takes for the information to be reached. However, isn't Mario Strikers a 1-on-1 (or 2-on-2) game? This isn't anything like a Battlefield game with 32 players (hell, I've played such games with minimal lag), this is basically back-and-forth between a couple of people. That shouldn't be so difficult to program. Also, if I have to put in a damn code to play against my friend, shouldn't the lag problem be irrelevant? The point is that I just wanna have fun and communicate with someone I know, missed goals be damned.
I'm very disappointed with the route Nintendo is currently taking with its online multiplayer. Isn't the point of online gaming on consoles ease of use? I understand that MS has been building upon the Live service for years now, but I'll be damned if it isn't one of the best and easiest experiences to play online against friends (I've turned many on-the-fence friends into 360 owners based on the Live prospect alone, and all are greatly satisfied). Now I hear Nintendo, the king of making simple things fun, has a convoluted method for having people play competitively online? Doesn't sit quite right with me. I understand that the Wii isn't even a year old, but damn. Why isn't Nintendo creating a more unified network and aiding developers more in online gaming? Makes my Wii purchase slightly less worth it, because I can't always have friends & family over to play.
The whole reason I wanted Mario Strikers Charged was for the prospect of playing against some of our members on other continents through the Wii. Now I'm stuck playing against Mormon and Lkr? I'll pass, thanks. That's not even to mention the many friends I have that live in various other parts of the world that I game normally with on Live. I love my Wii, but I think I was right in thinking that I would lower my expectations for its online multiplayer. Got my 360 and PC for those.
You'd do well to get a 360, biggy, if you want REAL console online multi.
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