Det ser ut til at onlinespill som Mario Kart og Pokemon kanskje ikke er på vei allikevel. Computer and Video Games fikk i hvertfall nylig Shelly Friend til å innrømme at Nintendo ikke stiller med noen onlinespill selv, ved årets E3 messe.
Shelly sa følgende til C&VG:
"Online is what everyone is currently focusing on, but that does not necessarily mean that it is here and now. The fact that all these games can be playable online doesn't mean people will be. It's a nice, sexy thing to talk about but I think the reality is a little way off - I know our stance always seems like we're dissing it or ignoring it, but Nintendo's been looking at connectivity and online elements for many, many years - probably a lot longer than anyone else - and is continuing to. Nintendo is about making things mass market and we do not see this yet as mass market. If online can bring that element of unique surprising gameplay, then it will form a part of Nintendo's plans, but until that is ready then we won't."
Deretter sa hun med stor sikkerhed, at Nintendo ikke ville bidra med noen egne onlinetitler ved årets messe. GameReactor krysser fortsatt fingrene for Mario Kart Online - vi drømmer allerede om det.