New Super Mario Bros. Wii is the first Mario platformer to feature four-player multiplayer but Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo Of America's boss, has admitted that he would have "loved" an online multiplayer mode in the game.
"This was a decision made purely by the developers," he said in an interview with Kotaku. "They believe this experience, in the same room, to be elbowing your friends and family members as you're playing the game [is ideal]. It was really their decision.
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"I personally would have loved for it to be online capable as well," he added, "but having played the game, I really can't fault it for not being online multiplayer."
Would you have liked to have played New Super Mario Bros Wii. online? You can find out what Shigeru Miyamoto had to say on the matter in issue 50 of Official Nintendo Magazine which goes on sale on Friday.
