August 19, 2004
Star Fox 2 Delayed, Keep The Letters Coming
As Warp Pipe Technologies moves in new directions in order to bring a new level of interactivity in the games you play, we are also continuing to bring gamers the opportunity to voice their concerns over lack of support for the Nintendo GameCube Broadband Adapter.
According a report filed by IGNCube late last week, "Namco's forthcoming space and land-based shooter for GameCube, tentatively titled Star Fox, will not ship this year. The title was formerly scheduled for a late November 2004 ship date, but has instead been quietly repositioned for a 2005 release, allege insiders."
This development comes two weeks after Warp Pipe Technologies decided to play the role of consumer advocate and started a letter drive to rally for LAN support, which was said to be a feature specified in the early design documents. We decided to take this stance after seeing what happened to F-Zero GX, which had a LAN mode, but was taken out prior to release because Nintendo claimed it wanted to put the emphasis on the one-player story mode. Ironically, the basis of Warp Pipe was founded on the heels of initial F-Zero GX LAN report, but was ultimately put into action shortly after the news broke that Kirby Air Ride would contain a LAN mode and the rest is history.
With the supposed delay in effect, Warp Pipe Technologies would like to use this time to reaffirm our push for a LAN mode in Star Fox 2. We urge those with a desire to experience a whole new layer of interactivity that LAN can bring to the game to email, snail mail, and call Namco (the developer) and Nintendo (the publisher / distributor). Remember, we highly advocate, especially if you mention your allegiance to Warp Pipe, that you express yourself with the respect Warp Pipe bestows onto its community as well as Nintendo as an organization. The only way to show Nintendo that online connectivity is worthwhile is to show that we are a group of average gamers, not the privileged few who know what an IP address is. If possible, explain your experience with 0.4, which is currently in public testing on our forums, and your prior knowledge of computers and networking before using Warp Pipe.
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If you wish to do more, Warp Pipe Technologies invites you to contact your favorite gaming magazines (online or offline). Let them know you are interested in further support for the Nintendo GameCube Broadband Adapter and invite them to put pressure on the companies that refuse to do so even though they support the PS2 and Xbox network capabilities. It is the well-informed gamers responsibility to make sure that video game journalism lives up to its name, rather than glorified marketing and advertisement, It is the media's responsibility to hold companies accountable when corporations fail to live up to consumer expectations and, in many cases, they will fail to do so unless the consumer takes action.
Namco of America
Namco Hometek, Inc.
2055 Junction Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131
Phone: 1-408-383-3900
Email: support@namco.com
Namco of Europe
Namco House
Acton Park Estate
The Vale
London W3 7QE
England
Phone: +44 (0) 20 8324 6000
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8324 6010
Email: enquiries@namco.uk.net
Namco of Japan
2-1-21, Yaguchi, Ota-ku, Tokyo 146-8655, Japan
Phone: 81-3-3756-2311
Nintendo Of America
PO Box 957
Redmond, WA
98073
Email: nintendo@noa.nintendo.com
Phone: 1-800-255-3700
Nintendo Of Europe
Nintendo Service Centre
Codestorm House
Walton Road
Farlington
Hampshire
PO6 1TR
Email: NintendoServiceCenter@codestorm.co.uk
Phone: 0870 6060 247 (Calls are charged at the National Rate to the caller)
Nintendo Of Canada
#110-13480 Crestwood Place
Richmond BC
V6V 2J9
Email: nintendo@noa.nintendo.com
Phone: 1.800.255.3700
