Children of Mana: No online feature, might appear in Wii

In a press conference held today, Square Enix Senior Executive Kouichi Ishi talked about the upcoming Mana adventure to Nintendo’s handheld, Children of Mana. In the said briefing, he focused on the game’s multiplayer feature and its possible appearance in Wii.

The executive cleared that despite letting players connect wirelessly DS-to-DS, the game will not be using the on-line WiFi function. “Children of Mana is meant to be played among friends and family instead of with strangers online,” shares Ishi.

Furthermore, the battles in the multiplayer mode contain second-to-second decisions in randomly generated dungeons. These dungeons are only applicable in battle mode and won’t be part of the story element of the game.

As of now, Square Enix has not yet finalized their lineup for Wii’s Virtual Console. The Senior Executive however assured fans that an independent Mana title has currently been given a lot of serious thought. Regarding the Wii version of the game, “If the fans want it then we will consider it,” Ishi just quipped.

Children of Mana already saw release in Japan earlier this year and is about to hit US shores at the end of this month.

Via 1UP

In a press conference held today, Square Enix Senior Executive Kouichi Ishi talked about the upcoming Mana adventure to Nintendo’s handheld, Children of Mana. In the said briefing, he focused on the game’s multiplayer feature and its possible appearance in Wii.

The executive cleared that despite letting players connect wirelessly DS-to-DS, the game will not be using the on-line WiFi function. “Children of Mana is meant to be played among friends and family instead of with strangers online,” shares Ishi.

Furthermore, the battles in the multiplayer mode contain second-to-second decisions in randomly generated dungeons. These dungeons are only applicable in battle mode and won’t be part of the story element of the game.

As of now, Square Enix has not yet finalized their lineup for Wii’s Virtual Console. The Senior Executive however assured fans that an independent Mana title has currently been given a lot of serious thought. Regarding the Wii version of the game, “If the fans want it then we will consider it,” Ishi just quipped.

Children of Mana already saw release in Japan earlier this year and is about to hit US shores at the end of this month.

Via 1UP