by Benny - 05.12.08
What’s most interesting about WiiWare (at least for me) is that it allows for small-time developers to get their creations on a stage they wouldn’t have access to otherwise. These small time developers are generally a lot more vocal and open about their creations than Nintendo is - and I’m pondering whether or not the “openness” these developers bring to the WiiWare table will rub off on the Nintendo brand.
You can see the beginnings of this even now. Pop’s developer asked gamers what he should price his game at - turns out it was $5. Check out the article below and ponder along with me…
Could WiiWare allow Nintendo to be more “open” with games without actually BEING open?
MTV Multiplayer: WiiWare Developer Unsure How Much His Game Should Cost
There’s plenty of developers that have worked on retail titles for Nintendo systems and it hasn’t seemed to rub off on Nintendo much at all over the years. I can’t imagine this will change much either, considering Nintendo has been pretty clear that they’re mostly hands off on these titles.
Tony - 05.12.08 12:34 pm
I like that Nintendo launched with all third party games and not first party. I know Dr. Mario is a Fave, but I don’t think it would have given a chance to LostWinds. (Which is an awesome game)
Enycma - 05.12.08 1:45 pm
Once again, Wii Ware doesn’t help anyone if you have no space for any new games.
Boot Guy Joe - 05.12.08 5:56 pm
UNgh I’m with the previous comment….
I just don’t have space to save the new games. Lost Winds and FF:CC Little King are both like 300 blocks… so to download them I have to delete like 5 games.
It’s just a hassle… there are 48 empty channel slots on the Wii menu (which is another issue since I don’t believe there should be a limit to channel slots either) and I can’t even fill them up cause my internal memory is full.
They need to do something about this asap cause it’s going to irritate people more and more over time. Especially since there is a really great load of downloa-able content to enjoy for the Wii.
Something I haven’t found on the other systems really yet.
Maverick - 05.12.08 7:57 pm
I agree, it is annoying. I had to clear space for LostWinds myself. I do have to say it was worth it, and it does show the promise of Wiiware in that I don’t think it would have been made if it had to be on a pressed disc.
9th Sage - 05.12.08 10:03 pm