Microsoft does what Nintendon't
Category: Wii, Posted: 03/12/2008 at 09:01PM CDT by Creighton DeSimone, Staff Writer
Super Smash Bros. Brawl sold approximately a bajillion copies since its release on Sunday. Though the game is selling, well there seems to be two inherent problems. The first was the Wii not being able to read discs. A tragedy for sure.
Many people who have evaded the first problem have been plagued with a second problem, and that problem's name is Error Code: 85010.
For centuries gamers have wanted to play Super Smash Bros. against opponents all across the world, but due to Nintendo's late-to-the-party add-on to the GameCube, Melee never made it onto the internets. We had thought the time was finally here with Brawl, but Error Code: 85010 appeared rearing its ugly head.
What is this Error Code: 85010? Well according to Nintendo's official support site it is "typically caused by temporary network issues with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection." The site goes on to suggest, "Please retry your connection later."
Retry my connection later? It is obvious that Nintendo is unaware that it is 2008, people have internet all the time, and there are 3 other consoles (2 Xbox's and a PlayStation) that can connect to the internet as easily as we can breathe.
It is obvious that Nintendo doesn't take online gaming seriously, while Microsoft puts the online aspect of their console at the forefront. I have used their Wi-Fi Connection all of once. It was to try and play Mario Kart DS with friends. It was one of the worst experiences I've ever had.
This whole thing boils down to a little phrase my grandfather says: you get what you pay for. Live has a 50 dollar annual fee. Really not all that much once you consider all the games you can play. Nintendo Wi-Fi. Free. You can't really complain about something that is free. If it works, then great, you get to use it. When it doesn't well, then just "try your connection later."
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Well, that is a little harsh. But that last paragraph sums up what I was going to say.
But since Brawl was just recently released, I would imagine Nintendo may be having problems similar to what Microsoft had to deal with just a few months ago.
nothing to complain about regarding the PSN :)
I miss how Sega did things that Nintendidn't :(
I am extremely happy someone got my title reference. :)
i use wifi alot (gh3/AW) and i havent had a problem yet, but yeah u get what u pay for :P
Yes, Requiem PSN is good and will be getting better. And it is free. (I don't mind shelling out $50 a year for Xbox live.) Live does have a superior service as of now. But *if* home comes through with most of it's promises, and stays free, I may have to vote with my gaming dollars(or lack there of).
"I am extremely happy someone got my title reference. :)"
HA! I didn't realize that NOT getting the reference was possible. I must be getting old . . .
Did you really think people wouldn't catch what you did there Creighton? Give them SOME credit...
Requiem's right. The PlayStation Network, while inferior to Xbox Live, isn't anywhere near the pain in the ass that doing ANYTHING on Nintendo's online network is. I knew I was in for a doozy when I had to buy an adapter for WIRED connections (O_o; ), but Nintendo's proven to be absolutely incompetent on the internet. They clearly don't give a damn about online, and have gone out of their way to make online game play as infuriatingly difficult as possible (friend codes, no real communication options), betraying the promise of simplicity on the Wii and DS. And the sad part? People EXCUSE this nonsense! "Bad online is better than no online," I've heard a bajillion times from people. Sorry, maybe I'm in the minority, but I'd rather the system have no online features at all than for Nintendo to so blatantly half-ass the feature.
@ Brendon, You'd be surprised to know how many people don't know of a time before the PlayStation. It's a terrible thing to think about, my head actually hurts when people say that the PS1 (or even PS2!) was their first console.
^As much as we'd love it to be, we can't expect everyone born in the past 12 years to even have a respect of understanding of the roots or past of gaming. It's simply not relevant to a certain age group at all anymore. For some, the Playstation was what was around when they were learning to talk and walk! That makes the Playstation like, the Atari or Intellivision for some of us older gamers to this new generation.
Sad, but true. And inevitable.
And, yes, I remain aware of a signifigant number of gamers around here who were very much alive and well when Pong hit the scene. Anyone into gaming that long, I salute you.