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http://kotaku.com/359754/nintendo-announces-wii-pay–play
Today, during a GDC presentation, Nintendo’s Takashi Aoyama announced a new expansion to Nintendo’s Wi-Fi services called Wii Pay & Play. Aoyama explained that Nintendo will begin “collecting fees for some services [that] will allow us to adapt flexibly.” In other words, by subsidizing additional, unnamed service and feature costs to consumers, Nintendo feels they can explore new concepts and channels.
He added that it was a Nintendo initiative to avoid misleading consumers into thinking they can buy games that can be played entirely free when they cannot (whether or not this implies an initiative to begin charging for multiplayer content was unclear). To aid in a clear cost presentation, the blue WFC logo will be joined with a similar red logo featuring the line “Pay & Play.”
While we were offered no additional details, we understand that the red stands for danger.
I like the virtual console. As a matter of fact, I believe I’ve spent more time playing VC games than any other over the past year. Yet, Nintendo’s online strategy is pretty poor. Maybe this new program will be a step in the right direction; or maybe its a scam, I don’t know.
Stuff I’d like to see on Nintendo WiFi:
Game Demos
More Online Wii Games
Leaderboards
Online Multiplayer Classic Titles
Original Content
Master System/Saturn Games
Everything Xbox Live does
for those of us who don’t have xbox.. what all does xbox live do..
EDIT: .. and btw.. I’ve DEFINITELY played the virtual console games more than the other wii games… beat super mario brothers like 60 times since i got it
Xbox Live equal
Market Place where you can either download
Movies
Trailers
Game Demos
Arcade Games
for free or for Marketplace points
You can play with other people or voice/text chat
there are others that i cant think of
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