mmorpg on wii??? yes or no?

Depends. If it brought something fresh to the genre, then I may wish to try it.

Of couse a modern MMO would be difficult sans a hard drive.

MMO's are rarely good on consoles, considering their built for computers and require alot of memory

plus no chat would equal failure

If Nintendo didn't allow SquareEnix to run FFXI as it is on the Wii, I doubt you'd want an MMO on the system at all.

(cliff notes as to why: Friend Codes suck)

Lack of harddrive is solved easy via an external USB harddrive.

If Nintendo didn't allow SquareEnix to run FFXI as it is on the Wii, I doubt you'd want an MMO on the system at all.

(cliff notes as to why: Friend Codes suck)

Lack of harddrive is solved easy via an external USB harddrive.

Genexi2

They might allow an online FF Crystal Chronicles game.

Is it technically possible? Yes.

Will it happen in the future? Maybe.

Will it have an iota of quality? No.

Monster Hunter(3?) is comming. Isn't that a MMO?

Monster Hunter(3?) is comming. Isn't that a MMO?

epayps2

No. A MMO is a game that puts thousands of players in a single continuous world. Monster Hunter is only a four player game.

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Monster Hunter(3?) is comming. Isn't that a MMO?

ThePlothole

No. A MMO is a game that puts thousands of players in a single continuous world. Monster Hunter is only a four player game.

The lack of hard drive is no reason to say an MMO wouldn't work. People have this idea that hard drives are required for MMO's, but it's simply not true. MAJOR CONTENT DOWNLOADS require hard drive space, but the actual client itself does not.

A console MMO could be distributed on a disc easily, as only some minor settings actually need to be saved on the console itself, since the characters, inventory, etc, etc, is all saved on the servers. Major content updates can come in the form of new discs, which would obviously be expansions.

Need an example? Everquest Adventures Online was an MMORPG on the PS2 that was released BEFORE the PS2 hard drives came out. It ran completely off of the disc, while only saving minor settings and small updates to a memory card. It had an expansion, as well, which came in the form of a new disc. The expansion disc REPLACED the original disc, so all the original content AND the expansion content fit completely on ONE SINGLE DISC. The game ran well, and was actually very enjoyable since the community was very friendly compared to the typical MMO's out there now.

Now if the PS2 could run an MMORPG with NO hard drive, I'm pretty sure the Wii could do it better, especially with the advanced controller. Will it happen? Probably not since Nintendo has the kiddy protection act going on. Would I like to see one? Yes. I love MMORPGs.

I did here a rumor of a Secret of Mana MMORPG, but that was back in '06 and there's been no news since. But here's hoping! lol

The lack of hard drive is no reason to say an MMO wouldn't work. People have this idea that hard drives are required for MMO's, but it's simply not true. MAJOR CONTENT DOWNLOADS require hard drive space, but the actual client itself does not.

A console MMO could be distributed on a disc easily, as only some minor settings actually need to be saved on the console itself, since the characters, inventory, etc, etc, is all saved on the servers. Major content updates can come in the form of new discs, which would obviously be expansions.

Need an example? Everquest Adventures Online was an MMORPG on the PS2 that was released BEFORE the PS2 hard drives came out. It ran completely off of the disc, while only saving minor settings and small updates to a memory card. It had an expansion, as well, which came in the form of a new disc. The expansion disc REPLACED the original disc, so all the original content AND the expansion content fit completely on ONE SINGLE DISC. The game ran well, and was actually very enjoyable since the community was very friendly compared to the typical MMO's out there now.

Now if the PS2 could run an MMORPG with NO hard drive, I'm pretty sure the Wii could do it better, especially with the advanced controller. Will it happen? Probably not since Nintendo has the kiddy protection act going on. Would I like to see one? Yes. I love MMORPGs.

I did here a rumor of a Secret of Mana MMORPG, but that was back in '06 and there's been no news since. But here's hoping! lol

Mike1978Smith

Everquest is an old game. A game without content downloads and buffering (another use for hard drives) would seem out of date by todays MMO standards.

Well, they wanted to make Animal Crossing Wii MMO-likeBobert66

That would be the best idea for a wii mmo, but it should have the option for single player as well as an online city.

if they release a mmorpg for wii, would you buy it?morsiya

No Way!