Nintendo President Satoru Iwata took the opportunity to detail Mario Golf: World Tour's multiplayer during today's Nintendo Direct.
As the game's subtitle suggests, online worldwide multiplayer is a big part of the next Mario Golf. Like Mario Kart 7, it will use the Community system to let you play with friends or join themed matches. Competitive multiplayer will not only feature real time play, but will also let you upload your scores, testing your skills in large-scale tournament competitions. New footage of the
You'll also be able to modify the rules for different tournaments, banning special shots, creating tournaments involving short courses at certain times, or creating a tournament in which you can only play as one character. All the variations that Mario Kart 7 offered, basically.
Mario Golf: World Tour is still due this summer in the US and Europe.