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Nintendo Wi-Fi News | Mario Strikers Wii Nears Half Million Connections

04.06.2007

The latest online Wi-Fi connection data has now been collated and shows how popular Mario Strikers Charged Football has already been on Wii. Thanks to Bo130 of NeoGAF, here is the latest Top 10 Connections chart:

1.) Pok

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The Croft 04.06.2007#1

Impressive start for Mario Strikers.

Played it for the first time today, seems to be good.

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Raff 04.06.2007#2

'Connections' are unique users I assume?

Seems about right given the ads.

It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.

Zapp 04.06.2007#3

Smilie wow thats alot, this probably means that Mario Strikers is good, since so many people have went online!

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Raff 04.06.2007#4

wow thats alot, this probably means that Mario Strikers is good, since so many people have went online!

Not really. It means it has sold well, and if you've bought a game thats big thing is going online, the chances are you're going to use it.

The good review scores and feedback on from people are what suggests it's good, not short term online stats which are linked to sales. Shit games sell well too.

It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.

JoshSL 04.06.2007#5

Isn't it only out in EU so far? That's pretty good for EU only...

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cafc4eva 04.06.2007#6

have they sorted the server issues then?

jesusraz 04.06.2007#7

Apparently the server's much more stable now...and these aren't unique hits, according to Bo130. It's just how many connections are made in total Smilie

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Raff 04.06.2007#8

Yeah I was just thinking, 500,000 uniques would be ridiculous.

It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.

jesusraz 04.06.2007#9

In one week, yeah! With ~400,000 in its first week as well, that's around ~900,000 connections in just two weeks, which is mightily impressive for the first online game in Europe on Wii!!

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Jump_button 04.06.2007#10

i want tp play a online game on my wii but i got got this i hate football what the next one out in uk to be online play?

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L 04.06.2007#11

The game must be doing excellent in terms sales
well it's a fantastic game anyway.

tiamat1990 04.06.2007#12

Woohoo Tetris!! I just hate how there's hardly anyone to play. It takes like 2 minutes to find a player.

idd 05.06.2007#13

I can assure all of you who have not got it or played Mario Strikers, that it is in fact absolutlely ridculously fun and the online is brilliant.

There is definately some technique and strategy required to perform well in the game.

shiptoncraig 05.06.2007#14

There is definately some technique and strategy required to perform well in the game.

Hmm, kinda. I played somebody yesterday who repeatedly lob passed the ball around over my head, then used Dry Bones' cheap-arse teleport move to go under the goalkeeper. It's definitely a technique, but it's a shit one.

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J4K 05.06.2007#15

That's a bunch of connections. We will probably be able to get a better picture of whether it will remain popular or not over the next few weeks, but for now and just one region, that's pretty good.

The game doesn't really catch my interest though. Not much of a soccer fan.

jesusraz 05.06.2007#16

To answer the previous question, the next Wii game to go online will be Pok

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idd 06.06.2007#17

Shipton I don't like the continual lob pass when its done to me, but its just like normal passing except in the air and you can intercept the passes by pressing the B button.

Going under teh goal keeper sounds like the mole character, these are all skillshots that each player has and if there was no such thing then it would just be normal football.

There is also strategic play required in knowing when to tackle and when not to tackle. As tackling a player without the ball gives away a power-up.