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WiiWare: Downloadable content for the Wii

June 26, 2007 in News comments 11

Nintendo has announced exclusive unique downloadable content for the Wii. It's something that isn't a channel or a Virtual Console game. Rather, it'll have games of all kinds, even from independent developers.

Unlike the vintage games already being offered for legacy systems (i.e. Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx 16) through the Virtual Console, these games will be built specifically for the Wii and sold via the Wii Shop Channel for Wii Points currency, much like the Xbox 360- and Playstation 3-specific games being sold on Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network.
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    Final Blade Jun 27, 07
    Is this like new games or old playable games?
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    FRoGBuster Jun 27, 07
    You know what would be awesome is if they have a freeware Homebrew channel where people can share their own free home made games.
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    Synthesis Jun 27, 07
    Most likely it both old and new games, well at least I hope.
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    bbb7002004* Jun 27, 07
    Wiiware will be all original content, games that are developed specifically for Wii. Virtual Console will still be the place for old games.
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    bakfromon Jun 27, 07
    I wonder why they wouldn't announce something like this at E3? Great news anyway.
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      MusiKon Jun 27, 07
      Well, last year, we got the name of the Wii itself before E3, then they showed off all the games at the event. They could be doing the same here: announce the service before hand, then show the content at E3.
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    skittles07 Jun 27, 07
    This is definitely going to be great. I figured the Wii would do this pretty soon.
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    Warsun Jun 27, 07
    Sounds good. We can definitely get some fun and original pick-up and play titles with this. It's about time! Hopefully they all won't be like revised versions of games like Wii Play or Wii Sports though.
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    Slayerholic17 Jun 27, 07
    Sounds good to me, I'd definitely look into it. Just like buying games at the store, except not...and no discs either! More convenient, I guess. Less chance of the games getting damaged in some way.
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    Final Blade Jun 27, 07
    If its more kiddy games it wont be that fun.
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    Vermillion Jun 29, 07
    I like the idea.. Very cool.

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