Nintendo has upped the ante for those wishing to make use of Super Smash Bros. Brawl's online functionality. A new mode will allow gamers to watch each other in action as they do online battle.
We'll let Masahiro Sakurai, the game's designer and director, introduce the mode:
In short, if you can't quite be bothered to step up yourself or fancy gleaning a few pointers, you'll be able to treat Smash Bros. as your own personal goldfish bowl of violence!
If you fancy spicing things up a tad, Sakurai-san tells us, "And at the beginning of each match, you can even bet coins on the character you think will win."
SPOnG's pleased to see Nintendo pushing the boundaries of online functionality in its games. It has, let's face it, not been much of a focus for the company to date, with only a small roster of games utilising it. We're mighty pleased to see fans of online gaming haven't been forgotten and that Nintendo's prepared to take a leap few publishers have in providing online play for a beat-'em-up.
You can find out more about Smash Bros. on SPOnG's dedicated game page.
Source: Smash Bros. Dojo
We'll let Masahiro Sakurai, the game's designer and director, introduce the mode:
"So, for this game, I’ve prepared a new kind of mode. It’s called Spectator, and you’ll find it in the With Anyone menu. If I had to describe it in a word, it’s 'watching!' This mode is a service where Nintendo uses Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to send the data for games played between other people to every Smash household."
In short, if you can't quite be bothered to step up yourself or fancy gleaning a few pointers, you'll be able to treat Smash Bros. as your own personal goldfish bowl of violence!
If you fancy spicing things up a tad, Sakurai-san tells us, "And at the beginning of each match, you can even bet coins on the character you think will win."
SPOnG's pleased to see Nintendo pushing the boundaries of online functionality in its games. It has, let's face it, not been much of a focus for the company to date, with only a small roster of games utilising it. We're mighty pleased to see fans of online gaming haven't been forgotten and that Nintendo's prepared to take a leap few publishers have in providing online play for a beat-'em-up.
You can find out more about Smash Bros. on SPOnG's dedicated game page.
Source: Smash Bros. Dojo
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Daemon 17 Nov 2007 13:04
1/2
(SPOnG, you spelt "Spectator" incorrectly in the headline.)
tyrion 19 Nov 2007 08:20
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Daemon wrote:
(SPOnG, you spelt "Spectator" incorrectly in the headline.)
Thanks for pointing that out, I've corrected it. Also, I'm warming up the SPOnG-atron 3000 auto-whipping machine as we speak. Those proofreading trolls will work harder today. :-)