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Originally posted by CrOnO_LiNk
But Nintendo is publishing F-Zero so that would mean Nintendo would have to pay for the servers and all. Not that that's a problem but what if the whole plan dies like Square's FFXI?
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That's the good thing about it too. It's a VERY insignificant investment. Nothing as major as Square was attempting with FFX1.
Also, it's nothing that'll die/fail in the same vain as FFX1. If Nintendo/Sega were to make such a move, there's no real reason owners of the game wouldn't take advantage of it. It's a simple task of connecting to the network and download a someone ghost file you wish to compete against. For FREE! No reason anyone would miss out on that, unless of course, they don't wish to invest in either one of the adapters. But, that's an isolated issue.
It would be a nifty little feature, free, not much hassle, adds replay value to the game, gives you a chance to (indirectly) race F-Zero gamers from around the world and see how you stack up to a plethora of differently skilled players. Where games are concerned, when you combine fun with simplicity, there's virtually no space to go wrong.
Note: My original comments revolve around uploading scores, and uploading/downloading ghost data. Full & direct online play would be more complex (read: costly) and high maintanence(again, costly). Consequently, it's highly unlikely that such a network would be free of charge.
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