According to Iwata, Nintendo hopes that this initiative will get more players to invest in WiiWare and DSiWare titles. The president admits that the current market for downloadable games on the Nintendo systems is small, filled with players who invest in games they already want. Iwata, however, believes that this isnt necessarily the solution to the problem. The test will apparently only apply to certain titles.
Nintendo has yet to officially announce the program, and it is currently unknown whether or not it will be available in all regions.
Why would they make demo discs of WiiWare games? If you're able to download the game you'd obviously able to download the demo!
Maybe send out a collection of WW demos with new Wii SKUs.Yes, this. If WiiWare demos came with the Wii then maybe it would encourage people to connect it to the Internet. They could also give a ticket for one free download of a Virtual Console game as another incentive.
THREE. YEARS. LATE.
remember when Dr. Mario gave out a demo to people you knew. I hope it's not that system of demo
There have been a lot of WiiWare games then interest m, but I don't buy them unless I am sure I will like them. Once you buy a WiiWare game you are stuck with it whether you like the game or not, and you have no way to sell it.
1995? I don't seem to recall Sony offering downloadable demos for PlayStation games.
They had demo discs in 1995. And Nintendo could very easily have distributed discs of WiiWare demos in stores. Imagine that, packing in a demo disc with every points card including demos for WiiWare and VC titles. Then they could update the disc periodically so that people who buy the points are given some taste of what they could spend those points on.Ah, the PS demo discs. A poor mans fantasy fulfilled.
I'm glad it is finally happening.
They had demo discs in 1995. And Nintendo could very easily have distributed discs of WiiWare demos in stores. Imagine that, packing in a demo disc with every points card including demos for WiiWare and VC titles. Then they could update the disc periodically so that people who buy the points are given some taste of what they could spend those points on.Ah, the PS demo discs. A poor mans fantasy fulfilled.
I'm glad it is finally happening.
They had demo discs in 1995. And Nintendo could very easily have distributed discs of WiiWare demos in stores. Imagine that, packing in a demo disc with every points card including demos for WiiWare and VC titles. Then they could update the disc periodically so that people who buy the points are given some taste of what they could spend those points on.Ah, the PS demo discs. A poor mans fantasy fulfilled.
I'm glad it is finally happening.
Those were a great idea, well, at least in selling magazines I would normally never buy. I think thats how I discovered Day of the Tentacle.
There have been a lot of WiiWare games then interest m, but I don't buy them unless I am sure I will like them. Once you buy a WiiWare game you are stuck with it whether you like the game or not, and you have no way to sell it.
Most WiiWare games cost between $5 and $10. That's a relatively low cost. If you buy a retail game--even a used copy--and then sell it back because you don't like it it's going to cost you more than you would lose by purchasing a WiiWare title that you didn't like.
Quote1995? I don't seem to recall Sony offering downloadable demos for PlayStation games.
I was referring to the old Playstation demo discs. Nintendo has been super stingy with demos this whole time. So by finally embracing them they're catching up to what has been an industry standard for almost 15 years!
