Nintendo sucks

[A Black Falcon]

Pfft, those games weren't brought up in this thread

And where are you getting sales numbers for these games from? I'd be curious to see them. I don't think either sold well enough to make any sort of charts.

No? I thought they were... anyway I know I've mentioned them before as Live games not online on the other consoles...

And where are you getting sales numbers for these games from? I'd be curious to see them. I don't think either sold well enough to make any sort of charts.

I'm not... don't know where to get sales numbers other than top 10 lists... :(

Well, I'm not really. I'd love to see online play on the GCN.

Then act like it!

Well, perhaps online play on the GCN would be an investment for their next console (ala XBox Live!). Hopefully, they'll be able to include it in their next console and achieve success with it. Despite not having previous experience with it.

But that's basically what Nintendo have said in the article in question. They don't see any profit in it, so don't have any plans for online inclusion with their consoles for the next couple of years before they will reassess their judgment (approximately around the same time as the next generation is released).

And that is exactly the formula to get your online system ignored once you finally realize that you should have had one years ago.

Well, to be mainstream, I think perhaps it (online) would also have to be a couple of things;
1) Included with the console - no addons
2) Not charge a subscription.

Until then it's probably going to be relagated to hardcore gamers only.

1, yes. 2, maybe, but unlikely to happen on any of the next generation of consoles. Unlike PC games which are almost all free...

Mario Kart Online would sell incredibly well.

Coincidentally Mario Kart offline will sell incredibly well.....

But not as incredibly well... not by a longshot.

Though Gamespy mode will attract a few people, it won't be that many...