A new online service may have been revealed.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29019
A potential new online initiative from Nintendo called Nintendo Network was revealed in a box art photo posted by Twitter user joshua_x_.
An icon in the form of a white lowercase "n" over an orange background appears in the upper right hand corner of the game box. The logo is reminiscent of the RSS logo and uses the same font as Nintendo Zone. The logo did not appear on art distributed to online retailers.
As of yet, Nintendo has not spoken about such a feature or service, although the name itself has been used before, most recently for a 3D photo contest in Japan.
Alongside the logo is confirmation that Theatrhythm's downloadable content will be paid DLC.
The name alone sounds more promising than the gibberish that came before it on Wii.Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection with the blue and white logo?
lets hope this heralds a move away from only supporting wifi on their home systems.Ah, well there is always the USB Ethernet dongle that costs around 20 bucks. I used one until I got a new Wi-Fi router.
Nintendo Network is nice and simple. I got attached to my idea of Nintendo Online Service (NOS), but I don't think it would have worked all to well.lets hope this heralds a move away from only supporting wifi on their home systems.Ah, well there is always the USB Ethernet dongle that costs around 20 bucks. I used one until I got a new Wi-Fi router.
Have we thought about the idea the "Nintendo Network" may just be their idea of a "Marketplace". They may still use the name "Nintendo Wi-Fi" to symbolize their online service and "Nintendo Network" be the marketplace to buy more game content on "Nintendo Wi-Fi". Instead of the old system of orange and blue Wi-Fi logos
That would be unnecessarily confusing and make no real sense from a marketing or ease of use perspective. So considering this is Nintendo's online strategy, that sounds about right.
@Insano
Rock Band, etc. COULD have been a good use of DLC... if they stopped releasing new $50-$60 products every year and just said "you have the plastic, here's the tunes". Or, they could have made the discs retail at $20 and make up for it that way. But, no, they wanted it both ways and got it until people got tired of the content itself.
Other than that, it's not good because for every 1 instance of fair implementation there are 10 cases of having the consumer by the nuts and saying "wallets too please." For me, I view it all under the same umbrella that sees exclusive maps and items and characters when you pre-order games. That's the kind of evil the market largely operates under these days. "Oh, you think our game isn't worth $60 and you want to wait for inevitable price drop a few months later? Well, you COULD do that... and miss out on this content."
Whatever though, just my opinion. I think these guys sum it up pretty well though ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVxvSy7lptk
@UncleBob
Yea, Nintendo sure is lame. What site do you mod again? ::)
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Also, GoNintendo has a pretty decent hypothesis: http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=170463
So nobody has taken note of "Connecting to Nintendo Network" whenever you go online on MK7?
@UncleBob
Yea, Nintendo sure is lame. What site do you mod again? ::)
That would be unnecessarily confusing and make no real sense from a marketing or ease of use perspective. So considering this is Nintendo's online strategy, that sounds about right.
This, my friends, is how a true Nintendo fan manages his expectations.
But is it so crazy to expect 51% or be confused?
But is it so crazy to expect 51% or be confused?
Yes.
Thoughts? Let it go. You may not realize it, but you're essentially arguing nothing.
And Rock Band 3, in addition to adding a bunch of new songs, dramatically improved the interface and added a whole new instrument and new modes for existing instruments. One of the most worthwhile purchases I've made this generation.
