FINALLY!!!

It's been out for 3 months in Japan.

How long do translations take?

Kirkpad

Awesome. I was such a huge Wii supporter ever since it was announced and up until a few months ago, once I realized I hadn't played any games on it minus Trauma Center New Blood since pretty much launch.

Come on Nintendo. Let this be the first step to making the Wii exciting again.

jeccaneko

Yes but just... is this rumor fake?....

kwiiboy

Shit. I forgot all about this channel. Just like all the others Nintendo have released over the past year. I don't know why they're so slow to roll these channels out. This one would actually be useful and cool if the content was updated on a regular basis and if third parties had access to it, so they could add their own content and stuff.

Random J

@pyrokiller117:
Advance wars yawns!

kwiiboy

a Nintendo download channel going along with the release of a huge game like Brawl. I sense downloadable content being announced sometime in the future for Brawl. I CALLED IT!!!

KM91

I have been going on the Jap version for ages..
yet to see a DS demo.. they are all videos XD

poke50uk

@San:
A somewhat ignorant comment?

jive238

They need a "find other people to play with channel" cause i am not typing in every freaking friend code in existence just to play with people.

San

Heck yeah! I'm so excited for this I can't even tell you. Walking into Target with my DS at 28 years old for a little demo is just not an option for me at this point.

Benjo

I bet the channel will come to the rest of the world at the same time, just with different content for each since release dates of games vary.

But I have an R4 so it doesn't really affect me too much, but I know since my brother has his own Wii he'll probably use it a lot more.

~Scott

MidnightScott17

videos, previews, demos, news, it better have everything!!!!!!!!!

VakeroRokero

ETA in Europe: 2012.

kennyd1

I'm happy to hear NA is getting this, but it just makes me wonder how many months I need to add onto the date to predict a European launch :(

Kazzahdrane

@roddie_digital:

Hush now, speak no lies against Nintendo.

Gentleben-Nintendo Club Star Whore

finally! ever since ive heard of this ive been as giddy as a school girl lol. Anyways once we get this it will definetaly make me pick up my ds again that is aside from Advance Wars which is pwning me right now

pyrokiller117

I've been looking forward to this for a while, but I don't know why we haven't had DS demos over wi-fi. I would have been happy to download a software or firmware update to do this.
Now we just have to wait for a Nintendo Club for registering all those games.

assloaf

just give me the DS demos and i'm all set.

presto117

that + club nintendo would be awesome

toneroni

The Gamestop near my house had their DS kiosk near the front door. I used to drive up late at night, park right next to the door and download DS demos while sitting in my car.

So this is welcome news for me, but a bit too late. I have an R4 now.

inkedgamer

I can't wait for this. I'm excited to get on and see a tiny bit of new content pop up every 3 months or so. And that new content will be a Wii Fit trailer or something...

Kid_Kitten

WOOT about time, I have been begging for a reason to turn Wii connect24 back on.

Seiven

Great news :)

Surely missed sometimes.

Irenicus-the one and only

@roddie_digital: In what way? As long as it has a decent selection of DS demos and it works, then it'll be fine.

Mezodon

@roddie_digital: That's what I've heard. Yawn, Nintendo. Yawn indeed.

Spoony Bard

Wouldn't get too excited, the Japanese one is pretty rubbish.

roddie_digital

I'd really like to be able to download Virtual Console games onto the DS, but that would require some sort of commercially available memory storage and invite too much piracy. And given that 90% of Americans already pirate DS games...

elementary

Finally, a good Wii channel!

dipic

About freaking time.

Knoxximus (360/PSN)

Odd...my last comment wasn't posted.

poopyloopy

Very cool. I took my DS to a store once to try and download the demos, but it could never find the network, even when standing directly in front of the DS display case. It'll be nice to be able to get this stuff at home now instead.

crescentfresh

@Santar: Next Christmas? Are you insane?! It's at least another three years away!

KirbySS

@SirGeekelot: i concur

tr67

I hope nintendo really steps it up online. Now that I have a 360 I don't even bother connecting online with the Wii, besides, my Wii is too busy chopping heads off in No More Heroes, WHAT A FUN GAME! People that still groan about Nintendo being a kiddie system need to be smacked upside the head with No More Heroes.

It'd be cool if they made a lobby room to visit with your Mii and implemented an achievement system like the 360. I'm not an achievement whore for reputation, but they motivate me to dig into the games more than I may have previously.

ExistentialEgg

I never could figure out why europe, with their huge amount of people and stronger economy, always get screwed over on game releases. WTF?

The Great TK

Hopefully some of the extra stuff will be good but right now it's all about the DS demos as far as I'm concerned.

Can't wait.

natureboy46

Wonder when this is coming over here to Europe. Around next Christmas I guess.

Santar

DS downloads? Finally a reality? I wonder what range of DS games will available to sample from.

The rest of the channel...well...since E3 dies for me a couple of years ago - I don't have the interest in any of the videos....unless they are top secret...nay....super top secret lab videos of new games.

Now to decide what page on my Wii this gets to live, page one....or later down the line?

Sadkermit: THIS SPACE FOR RENT

@HigglyPiggly: And VC demos.

HigglyPiggly

Cool. I look forward to it ... now if they can just get ClubNintendo up and running in the states.

SirGeekelot

I really want some Wii demos on the shop channel.

HigglyPiggly

Spiffy! I'd like the DS downloads. There's nowhere around here that has any of the download stations... the Wal-Mart nearby should, but they're a bitch and don't have theirs set up.

Sounds spiffy. Glad to see Nintendo conforming. ;)

Xeneizes

Hi, Nintendo! Hey, over Here! We're on the big landmass! Theres 300 million of us! Nintendo! Its Europe! Helloooooooooo!

GMC

Well it is about damn time. Does this mean we get our Ninja Gaiden demo?

ProfWho

It's about time...what is wrong with Nintendo? I might have bought Phantom Hourglass if I had a demo to try out first...

poopyloopy

Come on BLUE LIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kwiiboy

No word of a european release yet?

Oh right, how silly of me. Europe isn't important enough to get cool stuff like this... :(

Recoil

Resistance is futile. Wii will be assimilated.

Sorry, couldn't help myself there. Anyway, Nintendo should really have brought it over to the U.S. sooner. There are tons of games that I'd love to try, but there are no download stations where I live in the few game stores nearby, and I'm not willing to spend $35 on a game that I know absolutely nothing about other than what a few self-proclaimed reviewers who seem to care more about money than whether a game is good or not. Free demos are always a good way to adertise to people like me sitting on the fence trying to decide whether to get a game or not, so why the hold-up, Nintendo?

Makoto0729

Australia?

Noodle93

PLEASE BABY JESUS Makes this be TRUE!

Sailorcancer