Author Topic: Everybody's Nintendo Channel (Read 31629 times)

BlackNMild2k1 · « **on:** November 26, 2007, 08:19:23 PM »

Was just released in Japan

From NeoGaf:

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ust download the channel and play around for half an hour

- Once you log in the channel, you see a highlight video of new content (of course it's WiiFit right now)
- You can see most upcoming and recently released Wii and NDS games. They include description, TVCM, and promotion video (if they have)
- Those videos are direct streaming. Since I'm not in Japan, the connection is not stable enough. For a 3-min video, I need to wait 4 times for buffering during video play...
- You can select full-screen by simply clicking the video. For TVCM, they are 4:3 so they cannot occupy full-screen. Wii promotion video are 16:9 though.
- If I don't get it wrong, you rate games by giving it a ranking (slide bar from bad to good). You also need to tell Nintendo your age, sex, and if you think it is easy/difficult. (Market research ftw!)
- DS Demo: Brain Training 2, Flash Focus, Tamagochi 3, E-book from Nintendo, and some other "non-games" that I didn't hear of...
- You need to stream the demo every time from Nintendo server. And then you can use download play to get the demo. The speed of connection is nice here.

A link to the video and quick summary via Wired.com

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In a nutshell: a lot. Watch all kinds of videos, like an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto about Wii Fit. Read up on every DS and Wii game that's about to be released, and see the box art. And, most importantly, download demos of upcoming Nintendo DS games, straight to your DS. Hot.

I wonder when this hits US servers. I would love to demo some DS games from my Wii, now I just have to find my power cord to my DS so that I can charge it up.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #1 on:** November 26, 2007, 10:09:22 PM »

Based on disastrous Metroid sales, Nintendo has concluded that the new channel will be Nobody's Nintendo Channel, and thus cancelled in the US.

The $5 they spent on the Metroid Preview Channel just couldn't give a return on the investment. Attempting another channel is just too risky.

On the plus side, they've decided to include an annual Wii demo disc with new issues of Nintendo Power exclusively to NP subscribers for the low price of $34.99 per month in addition to the existing subscription fee.

They're finally getting a clue, thank goodness.

jakeOSX · « **Reply #2 on:** November 27, 2007, 03:05:42 AM »

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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Based on disastrous Metroid sales, Nintendo has concluded that the new channel will be Nobody's Nintendo Channel, and thus cancelled in the US.

The $5 they spent on the Metroid Preview Channel just couldn't give a return on the investment. Attempting another channel is just too risky.

On the plus side, they've decided to include an annual Wii demo disc with new issues of Nintendo Power exclusively to NP subscribers for the low price of $34.99 per month in addition to the existing subscription fee.

They're finally getting a clue, thank goodness.

this post confuses me.

Nick DiMola · « **Reply #3 on:** November 27, 2007, 03:17:03 AM »

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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Based on disastrous Metroid sales, Nintendo has concluded that the new channel will be Nobody's Nintendo Channel, and thus cancelled in the US.

The $5 they spent on the Metroid Preview Channel just couldn't give a return on the investment. Attempting another channel is just too risky.

On the plus side, they've decided to include an annual Wii demo disc with new issues of Nintendo Power exclusively to NP subscribers for the low price of $34.99 per month in addition to the existing subscription fee.

They're finally getting a clue, thank goodness.

this post amuses me.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 27, 2007, 03:50:01 AM »

Actually I hear you can play most of the videos in fullscreen 16:9, and when you kick back out to the main menu, the video you're watching moves to a smaller box in the upper right hand corner.

vudu · « **Reply #5 on:** November 27, 2007, 06:01:44 AM »

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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Based on disastrous Metroid sales, Nintendo has concluded that the new channel will be Nobody's Nintendo Channel, and thus cancelled in the US.

The $5 they spent on the Metroid Preview Channel just couldn't give a return on the investment. Attempting another channel is just too risky.

On the plus side, they've decided to include an annual Wii demo disc with new issues of Nintendo Power exclusively to NP subscribers for the low price of $34.99 per month in addition to the existing subscription fee.

They're finally getting a clue, thank goodness.

this post arouses me.

Stogi · « **Reply #6 on:** November 27, 2007, 06:39:58 AM »

Wait...

What the hell just happened here? Did they release a preview/demo channel?

And how the hell is $34.99 in addition to the existing subscription fee cheap? Was that sarcasm?

WTF is going on?

NeoThunder · « **Reply #7 on:** November 27, 2007, 10:07:42 AM »

this channel is not released in the US yet, it sounds good.

my question is if it streams the DS demo's from nintendo's servers, how does that work?.....cause the network card in the Wii I thought could not do infastructure and ad-hoc networking at the same time, I would think you would have to download it to the wii, and then transfer it to the DS. Or maybe it does it this way but you just can't save it to the Wii.

And 35 dollars a year for nintendo power with a demo disk each month, sounds ok to me.

stevey · « **Reply #8 on:** November 27, 2007, 10:23:44 AM »

The DS doesn't use wifi but bluetooth for it's download play/system link (use less power that way)...

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #9 on:** November 27, 2007, 10:30:42 AM »

"And 35 dollars a year for nintendo power with a demo disk each month, sounds ok to me."

Deer gord, do yourself some self-help and buy Reading Comprehension Training for PSP.

UncleBob · « **Reply #10 on:** November 27, 2007, 10:57:33 AM »

The DS Doesn't use Bluetooth at all - for local linking, it uses a proprietary version of Wi-Fi (Dubbed Ni-Fi by the hacking community). In fact, many hackers have managed to create their own DS Download Stations using their own Wi-Fi Router.

IceCold · « **Reply #11 on:** November 27, 2007, 11:54:08 AM »

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Originally posted by: vudu
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Based on disastrous Metroid sales, Nintendo has concluded that the new channel will be Nobody's Nintendo Channel, and thus cancelled in the US.

The $5 they spent on the Metroid Preview Channel just couldn't give a return on the investment. Attempting another channel is just too risky.

On the plus side, they've decided to include an annual Wii demo disc with new issues of Nintendo Power exclusively to NP subscribers for the low price of $34.99 per month in addition to the existing subscription fee.

They're finally getting a clue, thank goodness.
this post arouses me.

jake's post was the foundation, MrJack's was a funny follow-up, then you cleaned up. Good show

Donutt007 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 27, 2007, 01:18:45 PM »

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Originally posted by: IceCold
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Originally posted by: vudu
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Based on disastrous Metroid sales, Nintendo has concluded that the new channel will be Nobody's Nintendo Channel, and thus cancelled in the US.

The $5 they spent on the Metroid Preview Channel just couldn't give a return on the investment. Attempting another channel is just too risky.

On the plus side, they've decided to include an annual Wii demo disc with new issues of Nintendo Power exclusively to NP subscribers for the low price of $34.99 per month in addition to the existing subscription fee.

They're finally getting a clue, thank goodness.
this post arouses me.
jake's post was the foundation, MrJack's was a funny follow-up, then you cleaned up. Good show

eeewwww, that's just nasty

Stogi · « **Reply #13 on:** November 27, 2007, 02:07:26 PM »

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Originally posted by: IceCold
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Originally posted by: vudu
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Based on disastrous Metroid sales, Nintendo has concluded that the new channel will be Nobody's Nintendo Channel, and thus cancelled in the US.

The $5 they spent on the Metroid Preview Channel just couldn't give a return on the investment. Attempting another channel is just too risky.

On the plus side, they've decided to include an annual Wii demo disc with new issues of Nintendo Power exclusively to NP subscribers for the low price of $34.99 per month in addition to the existing subscription fee.

They're finally getting a clue, thank goodness.
this post arouses me.
jake's post was the foundation, MrJack's was a funny follow-up, then you cleaned up. Good show

It would have been funnier if he said "seduces me" cuz then it would have rhymed.

mantidor · « **Reply #14 on:** November 27, 2007, 02:09:02 PM »

omg, you people...

and the selection of games is awful, it will obviously change for the west version but damn, Japan has such horrible taste.

mantidor · « **Reply #15 on:** November 27, 2007, 02:09:03 PM »

damn double post from hell

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #16 on:** November 27, 2007, 02:59:34 PM »

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Originally posted by: vudu this post arouses me.

I was going to say the same exact thing. Damn you to whatever hell they send accordion players and the Osmonds.

As for the topic, this has been needed for a while now.

UncleBob · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2008, 08:56:46 PM »

http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/04/nintendo-channe.html

Next month!

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2008, 11:01:48 PM »

About f*cking time!!!

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #19 on:** May 07, 2008, 03:38:58 AM »

I would like to let Everyone know that the Nintendo Channel is live! Also it takes 122 blocks of memory.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 07, 2008, 04:07:27 AM »

How the crap did you know?! LOL

The interface is prettier than the Wii's. heh Sounds effects are better too.

Kairon · « **Reply #21 on:** May 07, 2008, 04:09:50 AM »

Awesome thanks downloading now.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #22 on:** May 07, 2008, 04:23:22 AM »

You're gonna post this on the front page, right Kairon?

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 07, 2008, 04:24:21 AM »

Nintendo should release their own Podcast with this

They did post a Shiggy Interview.

Wow this DS demo thing is badass.

Kairon · « **Reply #24 on:** May 07, 2008, 04:31:12 AM »

Quote from: ShyGuy on May 07, 2008, 04:23:22 AM

You're gonna post this on the front page, right Kairon?

Taking vigorous notes.

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