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Poll: Online Service Functionality (31 member(s) have cast votes)

What Online Features Matter Most to You?

  1. Full Game Downloads (3 votes [9.68%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.68%

  2. Game Demos/Previews (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. Game DLC (3 votes [9.68%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.68%

  4. A Trophy/Achievement System (2 votes [6.45%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.45%

  5. Social Networking/Social Media/Forums (4 votes [12.90%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.90%

  6. Other Media (Netflix, Hulu, Select Cable Channels, etc.) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  7. A Robust Profile System (I think avatars/mii's go here)/Friend System (13 votes [41.94%])

    Percentage of vote: 41.94%

  8. Other (or some other way to organize/combine the above options) (6 votes [19.35%])

    Percentage of vote: 19.35%

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#1 Narcidius

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 08:59 AM

Ok... So I know there have been many threads focusing on different aspects of this topic. Still, I want to know what you guys actually want most from the online service. Does it matter if the Miis get customizable clothes? Do you care about DLC, or even about digital distribution of any kind? Do you like the idea of achievments/trophies adding up to a "gamerscore", or is it ruining gaming? Are you a hardcore competitive multiplayer junkie - one who wants to be notified mid-game if friends of yours start playing another game so you can jump in - or do you mostly game solo anyway?

I think the pulse of the average Nintendo gamer might be significantly different from that of the average PS/360 gamer in regard to online functionality... but I don't know for sure... so let me know what you think!!!

Personally, I am dying for a strong friend/profile system. The first thing I check when I turn on my 360 is what my friends are playing, and I almost always jump in to their game (whether cooperative or competitive). I didn't include a "multiplayer gaming" option, because it seems like the variables of what people might mean by this are too complex. I would assume, for instance, that the system would allow players to play games online (duh)... but as for the options regarding connectivity, dedicated servers, centralized billing, etc.... well, I'll leave that up to your comments.

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 09:27 AM

Full Game Download. I LOST OOT 3D!!! D:<
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Posted 19 April 2012 - 09:36 AM

All of these things are necessary.

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 09:56 AM

Above all, a proper username/friendlist system that spans across both Wii U and 3DS. Being able to easily chat with and join games with your friends is the number one benefit of online services IMO, and a big reason for why the Wii's online felt so... disconnected.

The next most important would be achievements, since I'm 100% sure that downloads, demos and DLC will all be available from day one or at least VERY soon after.

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 10:03 AM

A Social system is the most important to me and other in the forums too. As long as it's on par with PSN and has integrated system wide chat functionality then I am sorted, if they take it further and say it's system wide video chat then they hit the ball out of the park.

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 10:34 AM

this is what i want, and this is what i expect: In game video chat :D
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Posted 19 April 2012 - 11:02 AM

Damn I voted other because I was gonna say "Voice chat", but then I saw profile based network and it should be that. It is required to have proper voice chat anyway.

Not bringing an account-based network would probably be their biggest miss, together with bad specs. It's really requiered to compete.
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Posted 19 April 2012 - 11:24 AM

I am a single player gamer mostly who just care's about games. I don't care about achievments or scores. I do care about DLC (I loved Mass Effect 2's DLC) but I don't care for most of it. Online multiplayer is important, and having a username based account is a must (confirmed). Digital downloads, the virtual console, and Gamecube downloads are a must. Pretty much make it like PSN and I will be happy.
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Posted 19 April 2012 - 01:50 PM

I would love to have all. That's for sure.

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 02:00 PM

I would love to have all. That's for sure.

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 03:25 PM

I would like to have everything on this list to be on the Wii U but i am most interested in to how the online infrastructure will work due to the fact that there being more lenient about there online and possibly making online run through the gaming companies severs making online faster and have the possibility of running a true mmo experience on consoles by having automatic updates from game devs and getting out patches quicker for their games.

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Posted 21 April 2012 - 02:56 AM

  • Mii/Profile Customization - It. Needs. To. Happen Ninty :wacko:
  • Achievements - Streetpass has them, why not the Wii U?
The rest are pretty self-explanitory...'ish :blink:
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Posted 21 April 2012 - 03:48 AM

Friend system, for sure, since online for me is mainly about playing with friends. And for a good friend system to be complete, you need a good instant messaging system. *rolls eyes at 3DS*
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Posted 21 April 2012 - 08:53 AM

I only say other because there's no all of the above option :P

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Posted 21 April 2012 - 09:09 AM

I only say other because there's no all of the above option :P

This, you should have added an alll of the above.
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Posted 21 April 2012 - 09:09 AM

Like the others, I want all the features. But the feature i want most, is download full retail games. If a game cost $40 in the United States, in my country the cost is like $75 - $80 US dollars. So in the eshop the prices will be the same that the prices in the United States. 3DS too Nintendo.

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#17 Narcidius

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Posted 21 April 2012 - 03:34 PM

Like the others, I want all the features. But the feature i want most, is download full retail games. If a game cost $40 in the United States, in my country the cost is like $75 - $80 US dollars. So in the eshop the prices will be the same that the prices in the United States. 3DS too Nintendo.


wow, i never really thought about that problem... or realized that that was the case, I guess. I know that I've heard a few gamers on these forums complain about the move to digital distribution, because they don't have reliable high-speed internet in their country. is this largely the case outside of the US, or only in a few specific countries?

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Posted 21 April 2012 - 07:22 PM

wow, i never really thought about that problem... or realized that that was the case, I guess. I know that I've heard a few gamers on these forums complain about the move to digital distribution, because they don't have reliable high-speed internet in their country. is this largely the case outside of the US, or only in a few specific countries?

Well, in my country the speed is too slow, but is better wait a day to play the game, that buy a game that costs $80 for a game that costs $40. Also, the games come to my country like three weeks after the launch in the United States. :(.

Edited by JD2995, 21 April 2012 - 07:23 PM.

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Posted 21 April 2012 - 07:26 PM

Well, in my country the speed is too slow, but is better wait a day to play the the game, that buy a game that costs $80 for a game that costs $40. Also, the games come to my country like three weeks after the launch in the United States. :(.

I can understand, I would do the same. I hope for full retail games when it comes to games that have a limited run.
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