NP Interview about Online Gaming

Jonbo298 · 03-31-2003, 09:52 PM

Nintendo Power: Will Mario Kart be online?

Satoru Iwata: Sadly, we haven't been able to give the Internet connection to it, but what I know is that Mario Kart will be able to be played in LAN with other GameCubes connected. The beta tests of an Internet Compatible Mario Kart have not been good.

NP: Will there be another LAN games as you mentioned?

S. I.: Of course! For now we have other games in test. Remember the development of Mario Kart for GameCube started a while ago and the ability to connect through has just been implemented. These games will have Internet capability, because they are being designed for that.

NP: Do you have the name of these games?
S.I.: I can't give that information, but I can say they will be showed at World smash.

NP: How will the configuration for LAN games be?

S.I.: We have been testing with traditional systems, like having a Nintendo GameCube as server, but this one has overloaded too much to have a stable playability. Maybe, as minimum requeriment to play in LAN, is having an extra GameCube, in order to work as dedicated server, while the others connect to this one through an Ethernet Hub. Obviously, each GameCube will need its own Broadband Adapter.

http://www.nintendonow.com/news/284.html

That is some good info. that I haven't heard before. Iwata kind of contradicts his first statement about Mario Kart not being online. His first question says that its not turning out well and it might not be put in, but in the second question, he says the LAN games will have internet capability.

Also, thats interesting that you might need an extra 'Cube just for Lan gaming. But it would make sense because I doubt you can take away so many resources from the 'Cube while playing a game to make sure the connection is running and stable. Hopefully they just make a little thing you buy that is cheap that is its own dedicated server and not have to have 5 or more 'Cubes for a great LAN game.

BreakABone · 03-31-2003, 10:06 PM

And again, a link would be helpful, and if it's from a magazine maybe the issue, month and whatnot.

Also be safe on any news posted in the time frame, April Fool's is tomorrow.

Jonbo298 · 03-31-2003, 10:49 PM

Oops, I forgot to add a link. Now its there.

GameMaster · 04-01-2003, 12:14 AM

I can't wait for Mario Kart either way.

Xantar · 04-01-2003, 01:25 AM

Once again, your source is NintendoNow, the same people who claim to have a list of Mario Kart characters from Nintendo of Japan. Not to say that this is necessarily wrong, but I'm not finding this news to be the most credible in the world.

04-01-2003, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jonbo298

Satoru Iwata: Sadly, we haven't been able to give the Internet connection to it, but what I know is that Mario Kart will be able to be played in LAN with other GameCubes connected. The beta tests of an Internet Compatible Mario Kart have not been good.

Yeah, no ****, if you test them on 56k.

Seriously, I don't believe for a second that nintendo didn't set a test up for MK to fail, assuming they actually did test it.

Jonbo298 · 04-03-2003, 03:18 PM

hmmm...it was an April Fool's Joke. It was posted on Nintendonow.com on March 31st. What a bunch of dumbasses.

viruscool · 04-04-2003, 10:42 AM

What was an aprils fools the characters or the LAN thing

viruscool · 04-04-2003, 10:50 AM

What was an aprils fools the characters or the LAN thing

Crash · 04-04-2003, 02:47 PM

NP: Do you have the name of these games?
S.I.: I can't give that information, but I can say they will be showed at World smash.

??

i thought world smash WAS the name of the games.... what the hell... do they mean E3?

this is really fake.... but that's me

Jonbo298 · 04-04-2003, 09:25 PM

I think both of them were jokes. I dont even see the Mario Kart list there anymore and they said this interview was fake. bastards.