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Splatoon was a notable release in various respects for Nintendo. It was one of its biggest hits in 2015, and in addition to that it's an online-centric experience. You can spend a decent amount of time on the solo campaign, but the local multiplayer option is limited and tacked on; the action mainly happens in eight-player online battles of various kinds.
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."
I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.
there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.
nintendo needs their bangers early on
Palworld is already a monstrous successs, but it's not the only game to suddenly blow up . Here are five other fairly recent games that did the same.
Coordination and communication are key for team play in Rocket League, but knowing these unwritten rules can make multiplayer less chaotic.
I would say "slow news day?", but that would be an understatement.
"This unwritten rule for Rocket League states that when two players’ cars get linked together, such as in a face-to-face or rear-to-rear arrangement, these two players must stay in this position until outside interference separates them."
That's literally it. That's the only "rule" that is mentioned in this article.
Thats "Rule 1" or as the OG's would call it "Rule 0" But its the most cringe shit ever. No one wants to lock cars if you are playing a competetive game. Players even get pissed and spam chat when you back out of it like you violated them or some shit.
I miss playing local MP so much. Back in the days I would play N64 (Army men Sarges Heroes, Mario Kart 64, DK64, Conker, Diddy Kong Racing, Smash bros), PS1 (Crash CTR, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Tenchu 2), Gamecube( Melee, Mario Kart DD), and PS2 (Naruto shippuden 1, Twisted Metal Black, Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks) games with my old friends.
The few times I've tried to get friends over my house to play games, they were too lazy or busy to go and play. Every game we play is always online.
I loved the days of local mp. Goldeneye took over my life, MarioKart64, Tekken.
Played with my brother mostly, but also with friends and an uncle.
Trouble is everyone grows up and moves away, I couldn't organize a gaming night if I tried...
It's probably unreasonable or undo-able for some people, but I think interest in local multiplayer might re-surge, if more of us started doing public gaming sessions.
I do so quite a bit more often than most here; just take a small TV you can carry under one arm, alongside your gaming console, to a shop that you know has wall outlets for public use. [preferably with a socket bar of some sort so that you have more of your own to plug into without taking up sockets others might need]
Coffee shops like Starbucks are a good choice for this. Just remember to keep the volume down, and if possible, bring a friend to watch your stuff for you, if you need to step away to use the restroom or something.
I can't even count the number of incredibly fun Smash and MK8 matches I've had thanks to public gaming.
It started out as a public service thing I did for kids in a local library.
They'd be there with their parents, and they'd be bored with nothing to do while their parents looked for books, so I would bring in my Wii once a week with a small TV, keep the volume low in a quiet corner, and let them play Brawl.
One of the parents came back to me once and told me that her little boy was inviting more of his friends over to his house to play games together because he liked it more than just talking to them with a mic on other systems.
I figure, if it can work for them, why can't it work to inspire many others to game together more often?
If nothing else, public gaming might earn you a few new friends along the way.
You've just gotta try it.^_^
I disagree, imo the only difference is the person isn't sitting next to you and taking up half the screen. Me and my friends on the mic is like chillin on the porch gaming on a Friday night lol. Truth be told if it was couch co op we probably would've gotten into many fist fights xD. So I do believe it can recreate it but it can be annoying when friends or family are over and your game doesn't support local co op
truth be told...
It's just not the same..
That intimate rivalry in person... gone are those days. . for me anyways.
my gaming buddies are scattered across the country.