Macrumors:
Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that Nintendo’s upcoming iPhone game Super Mario Run will require an always-on internet connection to play, which Miyamoto said is “a requirement that’s been built into the game to support security.” The security element is one of the big reasons why the company decided to launch on iPhone first, Miyamoto said, and it helps the game’s three separate modes function together while always keeping the software secure and safe, preventing piracy in the process.
I get why Nintendo is doing this but it makes the game less functional for a lot of people. Not everyone has a solid internet connection or unlimited data plans on their iOS devices.
Good to know.
Well, I thought this game would finally drag me kicking and screaming back into the Nintendo ecosystem, but this news sounds like it may change my mind. I’d rather the game just “phone home” when you launch to authorize each session.
There is just no other good way to do this. If the app will be as expensive as we expect, piracy will be inevitable … especially on Android
This probably sounds arrogant and I really don’t mean it that way but when does “Not everyone has a solid internet connection…” become a passé excuse? I mean, who do you know who as an iPhone, will spend money on a game like this and doesn’t have good internet?
Situationally, yes. On the subway, etc. But at some point we need to just admit that people with crappy, slow, unreliable internet are the trailing edge of the adoption curve and that we can’t design around them (presuming we’re aiming at the US market here).
Security? For a game? Are a lot of games being actively pirated on iOS?
“who do you know who…”
That’s easy. Me.
I’ll bite. Why don’t you have reliable broadband?
In the US, 87% of people use the internet. ~70% of people have broadband. While that’s lower than I’d anticipate, I wonder how many of the 30% who don’t, care.
(source: http://www.pewinternet.org/data-trend/internet-use/latest-stats/)
Because I live in an area with awful coverage.
Cell, wifi or both (I’m genuinely curious, not trying to rag on you btw)? Because I can see poor cell bandwidth, but I’m surprised by any non-rural community that has poor broadband to the home.
Cell coverage is non-existent where I live. ISP has slow and spotty service.
“I’m surprised by any non-rural community that has poor broadband”
I didn’t say I was “non-rural”. I’m very much rural.
BTW, I wasn’t thinking you were tagging on me. My skin isn’t that thin. 🙂