Wii Want More? Rumor or Real?
According to this Nintendo Press Room document, a new Wii Channel called “Wii Want More†will bring more downloadable content (DLC) to the Wii this May. This shows that Nintendo may be following suit of Microsoft’s popular Xbox LIVE and Sony’s not so popular DLC store that offer users the ability to purchase additional content to games.
Along with this announcement came the mention of a few of the first games to receive DLC, notably Super Smash Bros Brawl, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Mario Kart Wii (which is already out in Europe and Japan, and comes out in America on April 27th). This news is huge for Brawl fans and Nintendo fans in general, but many people have been speculating if it was an early April fool’s joke by Nintendo. Since no other official mention of it has been made by Nintendo, many bloggers are insisting that it was a prank.
Personally, it doesn’t matter to me if this is a joke or not. This display not only shows that Nintendo knows what its fan base and customer wants from it, but also that they can provide what they want as well. Nintendo has always been slightly behind the pack when it came to internet connectivity and usability with their consoles, but they are slowly starting to change that with the Wii. A DLC channel would be a step in the right direction towards having the accessibility and connectivity of an expansive network such as XBOX LIVE.
The online response this has created will surely stir up some bad feelings among Nintendo fans if this does end up being a hoax. I mean what Brawler wouldn’t get excited and giddy at the thought of four new characters and new stages and for free (if downloaded in the first month of the channel’s release). Can life get any better? Oh yeah, with additions to Twilight Princes…yes just maybe it can. But I guess Wii will have to wait and see if this fantasy is real or if Nintendo will just leave us wanting more.
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meeker | April 15, 2008
