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Why can't I play the tour levels without network?! It makes no sense, and seriously undermines the value of the app as something to do on the train.
by evanb 10y ago
Why can't I play the tour levels without network?! It makes no sense, and seriously undermines the value of the app as something to do on the train.
- drewrv 10y agoNintendo amazes me: as an organization they make incredible games yet are terrible at everything else.
- joeld42 10y agoDon't forget, they are very new to mobile. Things that may be obvious to mobile devs are overlooked by a large company used to a captive console audience. Nintendo doesn't move quickly but they are very adaptable in the long run.
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- viraptor 10y agoIt looks like it's either console devs doing this, or Nintendo wrote some strict console-like requirements. Like login before you see anything and "you have to interact after the loading screen" silliness.
- jamesgeck0 10y agoTo discourage piracy. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/12/super-mario-run-online-only/ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/12/super-mario-run-online...
- pyro2927 10y agoI refuse to buy it purely for this fact. Not because I want to pirate it, but because I do most of my mobile gaming while on a plane. And I'm not paying for in-flight WiFi just for Mario.