Further GameCube Tunneling Software Announced

Thanks to Planet GameCube for their news story revealing that a GameCube version of the Xbox-specific Xlink Messenger tunneling software is in progress. According to the site, "The XLink team says initial testing with the GameCube and their... [Windows] software ran 'nice and smooth'." This free utility, due out before the end of the year, is an alternative to the Warp Pipe GC tunneling software previously mentioned on Slashdot Games - the products allow you to play LAN-only GameCube games over the Internet using "a PC... a broadband connection, and a router or a second ethernet card to connect the GC to your PC", in the absence of significant Nintendo support for much-desired online play.

Comments

Online? What for?

[Anonymous Coward]

...in the absence of significant Nintendo support for much-desired online play...
With ~1% of the Xbox owners beeing subscribed to Live I don't see "much desire". Nintendo will start offering online play when they can expect to get money out of it.
Don't forget: Microsoft is burning millions of dollars on Xbox, which is only possible because they have other businesses to back it up.
I think, Nintendo's route going through LAN is the best for the moment: You know the people you're playing with, and parent's don't have to worry about peadophiles picking up their children in Zelda Online. There is no online bill, and no credit card required.
And, come on: It is much more fun to defeat people, when you hear them screaming from the next room. Smiley.
And for geeks like us there is warp pipe, or a similar solution.

Re:Online? What for?

[JFMulder]

More than 5% in fact. 500,000 people have XLive and 10,000,000 have Xboxes. Still, it's not a lot, so it means not a lot of people play online anyway. I'm wondering how high is that percentage with computer games though.

Re:Online? What for?

[JFMulder]

You are totally right. But games are so pricey now that people don't always want to pay extra for being able to play online. XLive is a bit like Evercrack, except at least you get to play all the games you want.

But you're right about the WANTING part. I'd like to play online with my xbox, but I can't afford it. Or more exactly, I don't think it's worth 10$ a month.

Warp Pipe's position

[calebtucker]

http://www.warppipe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=398

Looks like the warp pipe guys think the xlink guys stole their alpha source code. I personally think Chad with warp pipe is being a bit paranoid.