Wii U's Pikmin 3 skips multiplayer over the Internet

[garyopa]

Due to technical difficulties



Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that the upcoming Pikmin 3 won't support Internet multiplayer modes.

Sad but true, Nintendo is skipping multiplayer modes over the Internet on Pikmin 3, due to technical reasons. Shigeru Miyamoto has explained that they are focusing on single player and local co-op modes to give players the best possible experience.

According to IGN's interview to Miyamoto:

"You have to be very careful that you don’t drop frames as you’re trying to sync up with other players over what could be a very great physical distance, over the internet,” he said.

But in the situation of Pikmin, for example, since you would have lots of individual, small creatures, the Pikmin, whose every movement and location is going to be really important in the game, it would be very difficult to sync up over an internet connection.

“So I think what we’ve decided to do is focus on the single-player and local multiplayer aspects, which are really fun. But unfortunately, no online multiplayer for Pikmin 3. But the co-op local multiplayer is really fun."

NEWS SOURCE: The origins of Pikmin 3 (via) IGN

Our thanks to 'Kaos2K' for this news item!

[Cloudkill]

Whats the betting they will patch it or this will be a none physical media game.

[billysastard]

Whats the betting they will patch it or this will be a none physical media game.

no in both cases. it'll be a real and probably worthless download title at the same time and as pikmin is not and has no need whatsoever to have online multiplayer there will not be some kind of mess up to make it online multiplayer.

[LKJHGFDSA]

Face it, the game is a 1.5 rehash of the first two.

[billysastard]

Face it, the game is a 1.5 rehash of the first two.

so, you havent even seen the videos of it or played the first two then, its either that or one of the other 2 possibilities.

1) you really are stupid
2) you are just trolling

because even half a brain and semi blindness would allow you to realize its very different to the first 2 games.

i'm betting on the second choice given your other posts.