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brandonbwii

25, NES era. Online is pretty essensial for any multiplayer game nowadays. I'm not the no online, no buy, sort, but I am one to get annoyed when a big time multiplayer game doesn't have online (NSMBWii, Need for speed Nitro). It goes the other way too though, I don't like it when certain games have online but no local (The Conduit). I guess I just want my cake and eat it too.

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Dru192

Really interesting comments here, I find it interesting though that the older gamers 20+ are seeming to put less emphasis on online, this is neither good or bad but I thought it was an interesting observation, why do you guys think this is?

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Stuffgamer1

@Hawker: Ah, a kindred spirit...with 11 years on me. I swear, a lot of times, I get along with people older than me better than people my own age. Weird.

@RJay: I agree, having both options is preferred. I wouldn't automatically say that I want online instead of local or vice versa on every game all generalized-like, though. It really depends on the game. I'm more likely to want a local option if it doesn't require split-screen (Smash Bros., Bomberman, Castle Crashers, etc.). If it would require split-screen, I might actually prefer online to off if I HAD to choose.

With all that said, in the end, I have no real problem with games that don't offer online multiplayer but have local (for the most part), but games that have online only really bug me sometimes. Multiplayer was born in the offline realm, and there's no reason to let that die! Yet so few games bother with it...which makes selling games a real problem sometimes. I hate when PS3/360 owners ask me for local multiplayer games. Sigh

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Ran out of room in my last post, so I can't just edit for this (PS3 browser, how I loathe your moronic limitations).

@Dru192: I think that's quite simple. The older the gamers, the more used to local multiplayer they are, and the less reliant on online modes they will be. Younger gamers are more internet-focused in general and are more likely to want online experiences. They didn't have years of no other options to develop a taste for local or single-player gaming quite so much. Basically, I'm saying "old habits (and preferences) die hard." Same way some old folks still prefer snail mail to e-mail and whatnot.

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Dru192

Stuffgamer1 wrote:

Ran out of room in my last post, so I can't just edit for this (PS3 browser, how I loathe your moronic limitations).

@Dru192: I think that's quite simple. The older the gamers, the more used to local multiplayer they are, and the less reliant on online modes they will be. Younger gamers are more internet-focused in general and are more likely to want online experiences. They didn't have years of no other options to develop a taste for local or single-player gaming quite so much. Basically, I'm saying "old habits (and preferences) die hard." Same way some old folks still prefer snail mail to e-mail and whatnot.

Good point, makes a lot of sense, probably similar to the way older gamers love 2d games but some younger players dismiss them instantly. This makes me a little worried though as younger gamers are now the majority so where do this lead us oldies? Hopefully Nintendo will continue to go against the grain of mainstream gaming

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Stuffgamer1

Younger gamers are NOT the majority, actually. Only numbers I can recall right now are that only 24% of gamers are 12 or under now...I figure at LEAST 40% are adults nowadays, especially with all the audience expanding work Nintendo's been doing. From my personal experience working at GameStop, it often feels that even more gamers than that are adults...though I admit working weekday nights would give that impression.

Oh, and I feel obligated to express my disgust with anyone who refuses to give 2D gaming a chance. Darn you young punks! Get off the lawn!

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V8_Ninja

(I'd rather not disclose my age), N64 era. While online is a nice addition, the meat of games shouldn't ONLY be online. Developers should give story/single player modes and split-screen modes their all before working on online multiplayer. Some games are better in split-screen than online multiplayer (Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Goldeneye).

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No it's not essential, at all, what a strange question. 0_o

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Dru192

Stuffgamer1 wrote:

Younger gamers are NOT the majority, actually. Only numbers I can recall right now are that only 24% of gamers are 12 or under now...I figure at LEAST 40% are adults nowadays, especially with all the audience expanding work Nintendo's been doing. From my personal experience working at GameStop, it often feels that even more gamers than that are adults...though I admit working weekday nights would give that impression.

Oh, and I feel obligated to express my disgust with anyone who refuses to give 2D gaming a chance. Darn you young punks! Get off the lawn!

I get what you mean, but I may have not expressed myself properly by adult gamers I meant "long time gamers" not the adults that are coming into gaming now. And by younger gamers I mean those from the PS1 era where gaming started to change (or when gaming became mainstream).

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Dru192

V8+Ninja wrote:

(I'd rather not disclose my age), N64 era. While online is a nice addition, the meat of games shouldn't ONLY be online. Developers should give story/single player modes and split-screen modes their all before working on online multiplayer. Some games are better in split-screen than online multiplayer (Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Goldeneye).

definitely agree, good point.

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SeniorDingDong

24, started with Gameboy and NES (around 1990).

I would say it depends on the game. Sure, the Wii and DS arent that strong for online in general, but some games showed how much fun even a random Wi-Fi duell can be. Even better are Grand Slam Tennis and Mario Kart Wii with their above standart online services.

I never bought a game like Picross DS because it has online play, but it turned out to be the icing on the cake. If typical arcade games like "Ghost Squad" or "Geometry Wars" only got highscore upload: thats okay to me.

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PhillepinO

V8+Ninja wrote:

(I'd rather not disclose my age), N64 era. While online is a nice addition, the meat of games shouldn't ONLY be online. Developers should give story/single player modes and split-screen modes their all before working on online multiplayer. Some games are better in split-screen than online multiplayer (Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Goldeneye).

Lol, is it better with split screen so you can screen peek? XD

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Stuffgamer1

@Dru192: Okay, I see what you meant. SEASONED gamers, the long-timers who started out with the 2D machines all those years ago and are still playing today. Yeah, I guess we may well be in a minority now. I wouldn't automatically assume that's a BAD thing, though. There are still more than enough awesome games available for us to play across all the platforms, and it's probably just as well to not be shunned for being gamers like I hear used to happen (having been homeschooled, I don't really have any experience with that).

@PhillepinO: Screen peeking is a legitimate part of local multiplayer. It's fun, too! Though actually, it's hard to get a chance to do some sometimes because the action is too frantic. Plus, the split screens tend to be small enough that you have to focus hard just to see what's going on in YOUR section (unless your TV is MASSIVE, which mine isn't).

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@Dru192: Okay, I see what you meant. SEASONED gamers, the long-timers who started out with the 2D machines all those years ago and are still playing today. Yeah, I guess we may well be in a minority now. I wouldn't automatically assume that's a BAD thing, though. There are still more than enough awesome games available for us to play across all the platforms, and it's probably just as well to not be shunned for being gamers like I hear used to happen (having been homeschooled, I don't really have any experience with that).

@PhillepinO: Screen peeking is a legitimate part of local multiplayer. It's fun, too! Though actually, it's hard to get a chance to do some sometimes because the action is too frantic. Plus, the split screens tend to be small enough that you have to focus hard just to see what's going on in YOUR section (unless your TV is MASSIVE, which mine isn't).

Seasoned, yeah thats the word I was lookin for thanks I really hope your right about them making games for us though, because Id hate for there to be nothing but ultra-realistic simulations, generic fps's and casual mini games in our future. Its scary but that seems to be the way things are going, as mainstream gamers don't seemed to be interested in innovation

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grenworthshero

21, my first memories of gaming are on the NES and Gameboy, but I grew up with a SNES/Gameboy (and even N64 later) because I never owned a NES. I very strongly dislike games that put their emphasis on online multiplayer. It's ALWAYS more fun to play with people you know, screaming your lungs out on your couch, pissing off the neighbors, rather than wearing a headset, yelling at a 12 year-old-in Saskatchewan. I don't mind just playing against AI in multiplayer either.

I'm also with Stuffgamer1 on the screen-peekage. I can't imaging playing Mario Kart 64 without it. I don't think games are that fun without it, either. I want to know how I won or lost, rather than having someone stab me in the back and run away. That's also the reason me and my friends have a severe rule against hitting someone several times in a row in Mario Kart. That's just cheap, skill-less and annoying.

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CanisWolfred

No, of course it isn't. It's only there for people who don't have friends or who have friend but won't let them come to their house because they smell funny. j/k

It depends on the game, really. A platformer or RPG wouldn't need it because they're mostly solo games. Shooters, on the otherhand, benefit from it since they're usually more multiplayer-focused games.

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The_Ink_Pit_Ox

One nice thing about online compatibility is downloads. I've downloaded plenty of games onto my Wii that I never had, sometimes never knew existed until then. I love them all. My 360 games are nicer now that I've gotten the DLC from XBL. I've also loved SBCG4AP. Looking to get episode 3 once SSB comes out.

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HiroshiYamauchi

25, started with the Atari 2600 and Odissey 2 almost at the same time, then NES, SNES, N64, etc.

In my opinion, the Golden Age of multiplayer gaming was on the N64 era, mostly online games are very boring and i feel empty when playing against people i don't know, so the answer is no, it's not essential.

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ganondwarf16

15 genesis I feel that it is a nice novelty but not essential it is better for some games then others so long as it doesn't distract from local modes

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