The Conduit Slips, Multiplayer Gets Downsized

Thtas a shame. I really want a definitive FPS experience with online for Wii. I've held back on COD and MOD for the Conduit. And have even bought Wii Speak partly in anticipation for this one.

Well, its like they say,

Release a game before its done and it will be bad forever,
delay it and it will be good forever.

I wonder if this reduction to increase stability is in some way related to the crash at the multiplayer demo... Well, as long as the game remains stable afterwards, I can live with both the delay and the slight downsizing.

Bounty Hunter mode sounds nice (hunt for targets, get penalized for shooting wrong guys), although I'd like to know whether all players get the same targets, or whether each player gets a specific target, possibly in secret. In latter case, that could lead to some marvellously paranoid encounters

And it's good to have a game I can use my Wii Speak for!

As long as its worth the wait i will forgive them + as long as multipayer doesn't drop below 12 i won't complain.

The longer they take the better the results i guess. 09 is crammed with things i wanna play, so a lil delay here and there wont hurt.
Aaaaaaaagh!!!

Delaying if necessary in order to get every possible bug ironed out is particularly important given the Wii's inability to patch games. If you screw up, you'll never be able to take it back without a full disc recall or other drastic measure.

why would they build 16 player then down grade doesn't make sense i think its 12 as its easier to develop and easier on segas servers wii already has 32 player online at 60 frames all be it weaker graphics i dont buy the tech reasons of wii i think sega just want to use a few less servers or something not that im bothered balance and great play is what i crave not numbers counting

The game'll run smoother. That's the diffrence. 12 and 16? No real diffrence.

The date at the top mentions this will be released at the end of June. It was my understanding from a long while back that the Conduit wouldn't become available until summer (June) as it is. Are they telling us there is yet ANOTHER date to be announced for the release? Is June 23rd the actual current release date, or what?

You'd think that if the new date was pending that nindendolife.com would have put "TBA" instead.

All I'm saying is that if everyone is shocked by the prospect of waiting until June- well, I was already expecting to wait this long. No biggie for me.

I prefer smaller, 4-player matches anyway, so that's fine with me. I just hope that the levels don't feel over-sized since they were originally designed for four more players. Nothing takes the fun out of online FPS more than playing with too few players for the map. You just end up walking around with no one ever in sight.

It's a shame that the date has gone back, because every time I hear something new about the game I want it even more. Let's hope this extra time is worth it.

i also wonder the same thing as maniax above. was it supposed to be released earlier but now pushed back to 26 june or is it going to be pushed back even further? I mean isnt June summer?

They really sacrifice everything for the graphics, eh?

I honestly don't think anyone cares. This developer is pushing themselves hard to make a game that most people wouldn't bother making on the Wii.

I can wait.

I'll take the delay so they can get it right any day.

Well, I'm used to delays by now, anyway. I grew up with Nintendo. I'm never disappointed in the end. But then, this is Sega.....

Shame too. I love more people per team (more chances to score points), but hey, 12 ain't bad.

most likely because of the multiplayer issues they had at the tech conference. But, like you guys said, Im for it if it means a better game. Plus, think of it this way, Metroid prime hunters had only 4 people in it, and that was frantic fun (isn't alliteration fun?)

If the developers happy, I'm happy.
They seem like good people.

Those graphics actually look pretty poor to me. I mean, for a Sega game, I'd expect something looking a bit nicer - like they did with MadWorld and Overkill. Those shots looks like they're from a 1998 PC game or something.

down to 12 doesn't really bother me, i doubt I'd often be able to get 15 other people together for one game anyway, at least not on the Wii...

@Wesbert: basically, like "Assassins"? I get the feeling the new modes would be my favorites.

@Maniac: Yeah, I'm fairly certain I'd seen June before too. Of course, since the switch between spring and summer is during June (21st/22nd), hopefully it was just delayed by a week.

@Madgear:
Of all 3 of those games, House of the Dead: Overkill is the only one that was developed by SEGA. MadWorld and The Conduit were both developed by different developers (Platinum Games and High-Voltage Software respectively), as you can see from both THE ARTICLE ITSELF and the games pages, as well as literally one year's worth of information on both games. Also, 1998 PC game? Are you kidding?
TL;DR summary: please stop trolling.

EDIT: the multi-player reveal was YESTERDAY, I doubt they'd work that fast to fix that one problem, so either its something they were debating for a while or this announcement has a possibility of being reversed.

12 is still a lot imo. It really all depends upon map sizes.

I was already expecting a June release -- does this mean it will be later? That's cool with me as I'm already being forced to put off buying Tenchu and wondering if I'll be able to get Boom Blox Bash Party next month...

12 is awesome quantum of solace is 4 but with the best maps you could get

As long as I can still play as a girl, that's fine.