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The Wii U will have online features similar to those seen in Xbox LIVE, but will also include functionality to help solo players feel less isolated, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told Kotaku.
“If you look at gaming services, for example if you look at Xbox LIVE, one of the more traditionally or generally accepted features of the gaming service is the ability to play with folks at different locations at the same time,” Iwata said.
“On the other hand, you’re not always going to be available at the same time to play with each other. And of course we’re going to have that service of head-to-head [multiplayer, when you are] on at the same time playing games against each other, but what we really want to do is create a place where folks who are playing by themselves will not feel like they are playing by themselves. They’ll be able to share those experiences and have that empathy that we mentioned earlier.”
So there you have it. If you want competitive multiplayer on the Wii U you’ll get it, but you’ll also be able to socialise with other gamers who aren’t online with you.
