to four players can play per console, with each player controlling their own kart. If more than two consoles are used, only two players can play on each system cooperatively as two characters sharing one kart. Although the games do not support internet gameplay natively, hobbyists developed third-party PC applications that tunnel the GameCube's network traffic across the internet, such as Warp Pipe and XLink Kai. Japanese exclusives Japan received an exclusive online RPG in 2005 by Chunsoft titled Homeland. Chunsoft did not charge a subscription fee and elected to allow players to host games on their own system, although they maintained central servers to match players with one another. The host player was the "God player" and could transform the world and lead the other players, or "questers", on their adventure. The matching service ended April 30, 2007. Up to 35 players could join one game, and LAN connectivity was also supported. Japan also received Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 10, a baseball game that could access free downloadable content, but offered no online gaming modes. Abandoned projects Some developers planned networking modes for their GameCube games but these were never realized. Hironobu Sakaguchi commented in July 2001 that they were planning on taking their Final Fantasy series online and it would need to be on all platforms to be profitable, including the GameCube. In May 2001, Namco mentioned they were working on six online titles for all three sixth generation consoles, including the GameCube. The GameCube version of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow had a planned online mode. The first Battlefield game, Battlefield 1942, was proposed by DICE as a GameCube exclusive to Nintendo. Though satisfied with the proposal, negotiations never made it further because Nintendo had no online strategy. LAN modes were planned for Mario Power Tennis and F-Zero GX, but these were later abandoned. See also Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and WiiConnect24, Nintendo's online services for the Wii and DS Nintendo Network, Nintendo's online service for the Wii U and 3DS Nintendo Switch Online, Nintendo's paid online service for the Switch SegaNet and Dreamarena PlayStation 2 online functionality Xbox Live References External links Nintendo of America's Online Support page Nintendo of Europe (UK) Online Support page GameCube Multiplayer video game services sv:Nintendo Gamecube#Handkontroller och tillbehör