[casual_games] WiiWare/Wii Software

[A. Schneider]

any information about the needed SDK?


Joe Pantuso schrieb:

> Officially announced today. 

>  

> http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26163

> 

> Nintendo announces Wii Software

> 

> To be known as WiiWare in the US

> 

> Nintendo is inviting developers large and small to produce new 

> downloadable games to be sold through the Wii Shop Channel.

> 

> The initiative, called "Wii Software" here and "WiiWare" in the US, was 

> announced at a private developers' conference this week and confirmed to 

> press in Europe this afternoon.

> 

> "Wii Software provides developers with big ideas - rather than big 

> budgets - an easy and very accessible way to create new games and bring 

> them to the marketplace," European marketing director Laurent Fischer 

> explained.

> 

> The service would also offer "great additional value for Wii owners who 

> will be able to download fresh new games", Fischer added.

> 

> The first Wii Software titles will launch in early 2008. Users will pay 

> for games using Wii Points.

> 

> Nintendo has always said it intended for the Wii Shop to host original 

> downloadable games, but until now the company has only offered 

> budget-priced downloads from the back catalogues of NES, SNES and N64 

> consoles - as well as SEGA's Megadrive and Hudson's TurboGrafx-16 - 

> through its "Virtual Console" initiative.

> 

> Bringing new-game downloads online in 2008 will put the platform holder 

> belatedly into line with Sony and Microsoft, whose PS3 and Xbox 360 

> consoles already support the option.

> 

> Nintendo, however, will be hoping that the Wii's unique motion-sensing 

> control options will inspire developers to produce more interesting 

> software than can be found on either of its competitors' platforms.

> 

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