Super Mario Run Requires Constant Internet Connection

Super Mario Run will require always-on internet connection to play.

Nintendo and Mario’s first experience on the mobile platform, which has grown drastically in the few years, isn’t as well received as anyone expected. The game will require a constant internet connection to be played. This has upset a high number of people, from hardcore Mario fans to even more casual gamers.

The new Super Mario Run game for mobile platforms isn’t even out yet and still managed to upset gamers. The fact that the game will require an always-on internet connection was first announced by Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Super Mario, during a recent interview.

He explained that the constant connection is required because developers had a hard time offering the game’s World Tour single-player mode as offline. This is due to the fact that the mode is linked with the other two modes, Mushroom Kingdom and Toad Rally.

Basically, the Toad Rally mode needs to access the scores and various other play data of players. This information can only be downloaded from a server. Additionally, the Mushroom Kingdom mode includes a purchase verification as the players will buy in-game items with their coins. This verification cannot be possible without a constant internet connection.

Miyamoto has stated that Nintendo will continue to work on the game and hopes to develop a way to make the World Tour single-player mode available even during offline play. However, the relation between the different game modes is not the only reason for implementing the always-on internet connection measure.

Nintendo considers that through their constant internet connection, they will be able to monitor the game’s version. Doing this, they hope to prevent the piracy of the game as well as maintain the security of players’ data.

As expected the news of an internet connection being required to play the game has upset many players. Additionally, Nintendo seems to be missing the point of a mobile game which many phone users play mostly when they don’t have an internet connection. A huge demographic of the game consists of young children playing the game on offline devices. The success of the game will also depend on its quality though Nintendo should be familiar with touch controls for their games.

What do you think about the always-on internet connection for Super Mario Run?

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Roxanne Briean

I am a geek, a gamer and a writer. I have always been fascinated with the online community. At the moment I work as a full-time writer and study interior design. When I'm not scouring the net in search of interesting new gadgets and software I spend my time in MOBAs or drawing.