Nintendo Land does not have online play

Nintendo Land is meant to be played with everyone in the same room, says Nintendo.

In an interview with 1up, Nintendo's product manager Bill Trinen confirmed that the Wii U launch title Nintendo Land will not have any online features. In other words, if you want to play with your friends, they will have to be present. While the big N has been saying they're taking online more seriously than before, Trinen feels it was "logical" to not online features.

Trinen: Nintendo Land is not. It’s not going to be played over the network. There’s actually a logical reason for why they decided to do that. I think for… Up until now, basically, when people have said, “What does a network mean for video gaming?”, the answer has always been “online play.” We look at online play and we think that it’s important, and obviously for games where it makes sense, we’re going to leverage it. But for Wii U launch specifically, one of the things that we want people to understand is that a network connection to a game can mean a lot of different things. It can mean online gaming, but it can also mean other unique ways to connect to other people.

I suppose these sorts of games are more fun when you actually have your friends in the same room, but it kind of seems like a missed opportunity to me.

Source: 1up