Wii premium downloadable content a possibility

NewsPosted 26/06/2006 - 11:15am GMT+1

Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime has confirmed that premium downloadable content is possible on the Wii.

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The Xbox 360 has opened the gates to premium game content (Oblivion and GRAW are prime examples), and the PlayStation 3 is already confirmed to be following the same path. The Wii on the other hand, being the shining light that encompasses the gaming ideal, surely won't succumb to micro-transaction peer pressure - wrong.

Speaking to Game Informer magazine, Fils-Aime said: "If our licensee partners want to go in that direction [premium downloadable content], it's certainly possible in our system." Fils-Aime also took the opportunity to reaffirm Nintendo's plans for downloadable content. "If you've gotten to a particular part in a game, we could push content out to you, so you get to battle a new boss," he said. "Maybe you get a new artefact; maybe you get a new weapon."

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James

I thing Yaifrog has a point why wouldn't what he said work.

Posted 15:21 on 07 August 2008

Jojfr

Dude no one is going to exchange codes with you were talking about downloadable content for super smash

Posted 15:18 on 07 August 2008

Who ever Paul Pierce is their friend code is fake but mine isn't please exchange with me

Posted 23:31 on 06 August 2008

I accidentaly said that you have to register i meant that you DONT have to register again my friend code is 5026-6224-8783.

Posted 23:30 on 06 August 2008

I didn't know we were exchaning friend codes mine is 5026-6224-8783. Please somebody exchange codes with me so we can play each other. I mean you even have to register all you do i post so somebody please exchange with me.

Posted 23:28 on 06 August 2008

Bill Gates

I can download players because I'm extemely rich and smart. All you have to do is hook up the downloadable 34 mb g squared hard drive into the operational hard drive to reinverse the capability of the reinacting portable socket. Duh, anybody can do that. I already got tons of characters like Roy, Mega man, James Bond, Chuck Norris, Mickey mouse and mewtwo I'll give you my friend code if you give my 400 dollars. my phone numer is 111-122-1233

Posted 23:20 on 06 August 2008

Paul Pierce

I have this game too, Kobe, maybe I can beat you in this too like I did in the NBA Finals.HA HA HA. I'm serious my friend code is 3208-3782-9842.

Posted 23:16 on 06 August 2008

Kobe Bryant

I have this game and I encourage you to buy is it is fun. Then maybe later we can play one on one. Wouldn't that be fun. Sike! I'm to famous for you. Too bad I lost in the NBA Finals this year. I guess I'll have to try harder. I have already unlocked all of the characters but I still want more. If you want to play me my friend code is 1283-1739-4792. I've already beat Shaq 1 on 1 in Brawl!

Posted 23:11 on 06 August 2008

Woffls@ Yaifrog

Digital rights management perhaps? :P

Posted 19:54 on 07 July 2008

Yaifrog

Am I the only one who has thought of releasing extra content in USB sticks that plug into the drive at the back of the Wii, or am I just missing some incredibly important technical problem? (I probably am :P)

Posted 15:37 on 07 July 2008

Laz

Doesn't the wii only allow upto 2GB SDs!!!

Posted 21:34 on 06 March 2008

13ofHEARTS

sakurai said that he didnt see DLC possible bcuz wii had no harddrive, and the memory cards arent small, u can get sd cards with up to 32 gigs...noobs

Posted 19:30 on 27 February 2008

Wight

But where would the DLC be DLed to? I mean there is no harddrive, and the memory cards are really small. Considering that an extra song on GH3 is ~80mb i dont see DLC being very likely on the wii. Unless they come out with a Wii Premium system (with a Harddrive) which simply put; isnt going to happen.

Posted 16:41 on 22 February 2008