That is true. I remember when Halo 2 came out and the online Xbox Live game play on a console was a BIG deal. Before that, the only online games people could play were on PC/Mac and the selection of genres available was somewhat limited (like the RTS and FPS genres). It was this multiplayer feature that made Halo 2…

I am intrigued! What do you suggest would be the best way to test the online multi-player functionality of a AAA game title? On top of that, what testing do you think is needed to ensure the functionality of a single-player game that requires regular online DRM?

Now there's a very good question!

Twilight Princess or Skyward Sword? I know of the Skyward Sword issue, but was not aware of any bugs in Twilight Princess. If you did mean Twilight Princess, then do tell! What bugs were in there?

Two weeks may be outside of an acceptable time frame for you, but if we compare it to some other games that have bugs and glitches, such as Drive Club, two weeks doesn't seem so bad. Checking in on Drive Club, as of October 29th, it had been three weeks since the Day 1 glitch and it still hadn't been fixed yet. You…

Wait wait wait... your PS4 broke FOUR times?! Like was it the same PS4 needing to be repaired 4 times, or you went through 4 PS4s before finally getting one that worked?

I'd say that they release more games than that a year (the 3DS probably getting the most in comparison to the Wii U which Nintendo REALLY needs to open the flood gates on), but you are right that more games would be better. On top of that, third party games that I've gotten on the Nintendo systems have been quite…

I was not aware of the Metroid: Other M bug, but I am quite interested in hearing more about it. I was aware of the Skyward Sword bug from 3 years ago (and was reminded of by others), but I'm not familiar with that one.

Right! The Skyward Sword update that could be downloaded free from the Wii Shop Channel. This was back before Nintendo consoles included a feature in their operating systems that permitted updates and patches (The Wii U and 3DS are the first Nintendo systems to support that feature). Nintendo didn't try to push it…

You are Correct!

Wow! Patching through Promotion! That's pretty clever! Especially before internet patching became a feasible thing.

What's also worth noting is that with online DRM and other online-heavy requirements for core game aspects, it means that it's impossible to truly test and verify the functionality of a massive game release at launch without having a QA team the size of thousands or millions!

This is a legitimate concern that not too many people are talking about these days. Nobody asks what will happen to the games when the servers are gone or digital distribution titles are suddenly gone. Just POOF!

I can't believe I actually found an appropriate meme/macro with Google Image Search on the first try.

It's true. See my other post for the only example where Nintendo released a game that had a bug in it that could break the game and how it was handled. It's the only one I can think of.

Alright, I got a question for y'all:

What's really interesting about this massively popular game (now game series) is that it's all the work of one guy!

Can't find the clip on YouTube, but this little ditty from Vimeo is well worth it.

First, now now everyone; play nice!

PITIFUL Inklings!