Wii Games Go Online, Lose Happy Clouds

Ars Technica has the news of some comments made by Reggie Fils-Aime on the SpikeTV show GameHead about Wii's online multiplayer future. Essentially, there aren't any games in the near future to look forward to, online. The Japanese launch saw the inclusion of Pokemon Battle Revolution, a with a solid online mode. The first batch of online games is slated for sometime around March or April. From the article: "Many games still in development for the Wii are designed around playing with people who are physically present: a recent preview of a new anime-themed golf game for the Wii on Electric Playground revealed that the developers had not included online multiplayer modes. Fils-Aime also indicated that new multiplayer channels were on their way for the Wii's online service, but declined to give any details about what new features might be enabled on them." In somewhat related news, it seems that the Bob Ross game may not end up happening after all. The loss of happy little clouds will be felt by every Wii owner.

That's a shame...

[EmDot]

Don't they know all the world needs is a little Prussian Blue?

No Bob Ross game...

[Elsan]

This means I'll have to paint BY HAND!? ZOMG NO!

Re:That's a shame...

[Anonymous Coward]

"All right, we are going to use a fan brush here and uh why don't you take some hunter green and we are going to put a happy little bush right down over here in the corner there and that'll just be our little secret and if you tell anyone that that bush is there I will come to your house and I will cut you." -- Bob Ross on The Family Guy

Well it's not online but...

[kinglink]

A couple games has some Wiiconnect24 support coming. Elebits will next week, and a couple other have plans for it.

I'm tentative about claiming the Wii has any good online. Online is good and all but with out a solid online platform having to share friends codes is more than a little annoying. Especially if we are forced to both be on at the same time.

I'm very hopeful for some good support, don't know how pokemon battle revolution does it but I know that won't be the breakaway hit for online..

Re:Bob Ross Would Be the Killer App on Wii

[grammar fascist]

Can anyone with a Wii (*snicker*) comment on how viable a Bob Ross game would be? In other words, does the Wiimote give you enough DPI (for lack of a better term) to give you precise motion for a painting program? I could zone out and relax for hours with something like that.

I don't have a Wii (haha, *snicker*), but I do think the REAL Wii killer online multiplayer app would be Bob Ross. You could call it, like, Bob Ross and the Joy of Trashing Someone Else's Painting.

The probabilities are truly boundless.