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post #1 of 5
6/27/07 at 8:24pm
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Nintendo, noting that many home developers want to get a chance to put out Wii games, are offering any developer the kit and tools to do it.. and, homebrew game makers can post their game in the Wii Shopping channel so that anyone can buy.

http://www.betanews.com/article/Nint...60924#talkback

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"Independent developers armed with small budgets and big ideas will be able to get their original games into the marketplace to see if we can find the next smash hit," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime.

I can imagine numerous small-timers thinking: damn, I can develop a game, and Nintendo will Market it for me if they like it? How cool is that!
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post #2 of 5
6/28/07 at 10:32pm

Re: Nintendo announces Wii Shareware...

I think that description is a bit inflated. Think of this as the same thing that MS is doing with XBL Arcade. It's more for indie developers to make games accessible to the public and for big developers to release budget games without all the hassle of a physical media. It's not quite the same as "I would love to make a game about this" and then, poof, it ends up on the Wii a couple weeks later.
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post #3 of 5
6/29/07 at 8:33pm

Re: Nintendo announces Wii Shareware...

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Nintendo, noting that many home developers want to get a chance to put out Wii games, are offering any developer the kit and tools to do it.. and, homebrew game makers can post their game in the Wii Shopping channel so that anyone can buy.

http://www.betanews.com/article/Nint...60924#talkback

I can imagine numerous small-timers thinking: damn, I can develop a game, and Nintendo will Market it for me if they like it? How cool is that!

Only if they are licenced Nintendo developers meeting the regular requirements for access to devkits & SDKs, and all titles must pass the standard Nintendo QA process & have a ESRB rating.

They are most definitely not offering the kit to any developer who wants it. For example, one of the rules that Nintendo is quite stringent about is all devkits must be in a secure location that is not a residence - i.e. no bedroom offices.
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post #4 of 5
6/29/07 at 10:42pm
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Re: Nintendo announces Wii Shareware...

Ah, see.. the way the Betanews article makes it sound is far different, so my apologies
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post #5 of 5
6/30/07 at 6:57pm

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Chris, there's been quite a few "big" sites that have totally misreported it, it's not your fault

It's great step by Nintendo, it's just not the "homebrew revolution" some sites are claiming.
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