Nintendo: Physical Media Will Be Around For A Long Time

Posted on January 19, 2010 by sickr

Nintendo have spoken to online gaming publication MCV regarding their personal stance on digital downloads and digital distribution, claiming physical media will be around for a long time.

“WiiWare and DSiWare are not threats to retail. We don’t believe today’s packaged business will simply be replaced by electronic distribution.

Titles like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart and Wii Fit will always work best with the big launch presence that only a retail environment can provide. WiiWare will work alongside retail. It is not a replacement.”

- Nintendo online manager, Polly Sherrard

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Nintendo Wii: Nintendo Now Offering Downloadable Demos

Posted on November 16, 2009 by sickr

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Nintendo has finally delivered and is offering free downloadable demo’s of select WiiWare titles on the Nintendo Wii via the Wii Shop Channel. To gain access to these demos you will need to do the following:

At the start of this service, all demos are directly available from the main entry point of the Wii Shop Channel, the recommendation page. Alternatively you simply need to visit the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop Channel and select “Search by Genre”.
Next you choose the “Demo” genre to get a list of all demos currently available. Every demo can be downloaded to your Wii console or to an SD Card free of charge, so feel free to try as many as you like!
Just pick the title of your choice, select “Download” and you will be playing before you know it!

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Nintendo DSi: New Nintendo DSi Shop To Get Weekly Downloads

Posted on March 31, 2009 by sickr

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New games will be appearing on the Nintendo DSi shop on a weekly basis Nintendo of America have confirmed.

Much like the Wii Shopping Channel, the Nintendo DSi shop will allows consumers to access a large amount of downloadable content for their hand-held, including applications and downloadable games. New content will be available on a weekly basis, with customers in the UK most likely to see new downloads appear on a Friday.

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