megaStryke

@Bursar: Um. Not to point out the obvious, but you read Kotaku, right? You're going to find out when new WiiWare titles are released - especially if they are the top-quality ones that people are excited about. When something good comes out, you can turn on your Wii to get it. No problem for you or for Nintendo that you didn't find out about it a month in advance.

I wonder if this is part of the 'digital distribution means not having to guess sales volumes' thing Iwata was going on about at that business report earlier. Because they don't depend on advance retail orders to decide how many they make, there's no real need for them to promote it in advance. They're probably hoping these titles will sell gradually by availability (just being there in the store) and by word-of-mouth as well as by promotion/reviews/etc on first release.

quen

@Ashurahori:That retort was fap worthy +1 for you.

As Nintendo makes steady unending profit on everything from the system to the Wii Points cards, I honestly don't believe they give two shits to the wind how much loudmouthed people on the internet claim they may or may not play it or how much dust is on the system. Get it though your heads, it does not effect them, they do not care, it does not impact the bottom line.

Foxstar Sixtail

I understand what you're saying, but by the games that generate buzz on their their own are also the games that get the biggest marketing push-- GTA, Halo, etc. Also, there's a vast different between having a subdued marketing campaign, and not telling customers when your product is going to be available. Apply that to the movie industry. How well would a movie do it's opening weekend if there was no date or advertising, and then some random Friday a press release said, "Alright folk, Spiderman 4 is ready. Come and get it."

Promethean

It's just been one "Dumb-Down" or "Below Average" Title after another, with some arm swinging thrown in. The NEW "Mario Kart" says it all -- removing all the key features that made "Double Dash" actually fun. More interesting to play, giving it a little learning curve with some skill involved.

Now, by removing all that and automating power slide, Nintendo has turned "Mario Kart" into just another boring ass, vanilla driving game, that we've seen hundred times over, but with Mario in it. WTF! What were they thinking! I'm so freaking pissed.

I do still play with the Wii, just not as much as I thought I would. I play my PS3 all the time and wait for Zelda, that's it.

jamBot

Narsil

So..Yeah, take all the time you need.

jamBot

I have friends who won't touch their Xbox until the new Madden comes out, and then they'll play the hell out of it for a few months and ignore it for most of the rest of the year. Does that mean that everyone who owns an Xbox plays that way? No.

@Ashurahori: The problem with your assumptions is that they're just that - assumptions - and that they aren't reality.

Believe it or not, Brawl's not the only game on the Wii that "hardcore gamers" play. I consider myself a gamer, and I've been having a lot of fun with Mario Kart and with the Metal Slug Anthology.

The bottom line: just because you might be bored with your Wii, that doesn't mean that everyone who owns one is, or even that the majority are. Not everyone has the same video game habits you do.

spiderweb1986

Ashurahori

Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc

If I had the resources to put together that hard data, I would.

mphz

Think about it. With all the hassle Nintendo's been having with the whole "online experience", even though for the most part the Wii Shop has been reliable, they probably just don't want to press their luck.

Anticipation for the Wii Ware launch is significantly larger than the virtual console.

If they announce the what and when for Wii Ware titles, there'll be truck-loads of people waiting to pounce, sucking up all the delivering power Wii Shop has. Granted, they'll be waiting to pounce anyways, but server strain this way will begin as sprinkling rain instead of a download downpour. (at least, for the first hour)

The Maginomicon

Why does port 80 need to be open? I'm not hosting a website, and browsing requires completely different ports...

beckerist

Every system has had its issues - the Red Ring of Death and Sony's constantly-delayed AAA titles spring to mind - so I'm not too worried about the Wii. I have fun with my friends in Brawl, and Mario Kart's online play has been flawless for me so far, so I'm happy. Given that that's the entire point of video games, I'd say my Wii was a worthwhile purchase.

spiderweb1986

sandwiches

The book for retards.

ScottG13

it sucks its being overshadowed by big names and more media coverage, there games that are more fun than the well known ones..

darktorns

Mario Kart Wii is running smooth as silk, and I never heard anything bad about Pkmn: Battle Revolution's online.

TRT-X

okenny :)

dazyluz

Benjo

KM91

enewtabie

Sustenance

I guess, like everyone else, I will sit back and playing the waiting game.

The waiting game sucks, let's play Hungry Hungry Hippos!!

Shyguy

Oh yeah! I forgot! You have anecdotal evidence, so real evidence is not necessary.

megaStryke

Garo

Nintendo already messed up the online multiplayer part of the Wii, I hope they dont screw this up too

JTmunny82

i just hope that Nintendo explpoits the Wii Ware. it has great possibilities.

there was a rumor on EGM mag that they were thiking of bringing WWE No Mercy (greatest wrestling game of all time, yeah screw that SVR crap) to Wii Ware with the current WWE roster. if this happens 2 things......

1)Sign ME UP!!!!!
2) Must Make N64 Classic Controller!

zanzibarlegend

SporX

Think of how cool it would be if your Wii's calendar had the next four weeks worth of VC/WiiWare releases built in?

Or if every Monday morning there was a message from Nintendo informing you what was scheduled to come out in the shop for that week?

Why they haven't done this yet is beyond me. Perhaps they could find a way to build it into the My Nintendo Channel (or whatever it's going to be called here in the states)

TRT-X

I'm super excited about WiiWare, though. I hope it really comes into it's own.

rkalajian

Billkwando

...

After I typed that, I realized that Nintendo may not entirely be aware of how many people no longer use their Wii, or else they just don't care.

mphz

niacin

Bursar

DarkNight_DS

The Wii pretty much became my Resident Evil 4 console with the added ability to play Mario 3.

I really should use the console more often, but the 360 with LIVE and all my gaming friends won't allow it.

You know that feeling you get when you leave a house party and go to an empty house? That is what it is like going from the 360 to the Wii, for me at least.

I Spit On Your Comments

And if what someone above said about the publishers is right then that means that it'll make sense for them to just let us know a day in advance.

jp182

Last week's GTA IV launch would have been pretty interesting.

Duke Nukem' would just be a joke.

Promethean

Shiryu

What the fuck is wrong with NoE? First Check Mii Out is dumbed down, now this?

Ryumeka

blkpaladin

Blind_Evil

Erwos

TalKeaton: A Force to be Reckoned With

thePhildown