And we're not talking about a tacked-on, late-game multiplayer mode that is barely even worth putting in the disc. Instead we're gunning for a full-featured multiplayer system with a healthy number of game modes, all of them an ample way for friends to jump online and start blasting each other. You can throw in the staple modes; capture the flag, deathmatch, team deathmatch, all those are fine, but this is where Nintendo needs to start really thinking about unique multiplayer support. Perhaps some story-driven co-op missions would be in order, as well. Weave them in and out of the main narrative of the single player campaign, keeping a direct line of player control from being offline to the online game play. Whatever the route Nintendo takes, it's a game that would benefit from the community spirit that the great online campaigns have created. And with Nintendo's desire to carve out a more significant share of the console market, this might be one of their best options.
