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Nintendo Update’s Own Wii Channel
9:00PM Luke Plunkett | You may have noticed, you probably hadn’t, but the Nintendo Channel on your Wii has been updated, and it’s for the better. More »
Nintendo Channel Reveals Hard Truths About Wii Play, Boom Blox, More
6:00AM Stephen Totilo | Anyone who obsesses over NPD numbers, Media Create data and other signifying-nothing sales info needs to get over themselves. There’s a new numbers obsession to be had: the Nintendo Channel. As of last Monday the Wii’s Nintendo Channel in the U.S. started spitting out usage stats for most Wii games. Anyone who opted in and let Nintendo snoop into their play history has been contributing to a public trove of great game usage data. And we can now use these numbers for speculation at cocktail parties and on our favourite forums. Nintendo may have just unleashed the best new tool for message board argument since the animated GIF. More »See What Users Think About Your Favourite Nintendo Games
9:20AM Leigh Alexander | Digital distribution platforms seem to need some sort of user-aggregate ranking system to help sort the tide of downloadables that promises only to continue growing. I’ve hoped to see such a system implemented on Xbox Live, but it looks like Nintendo quietly sneaked in while my back was turned and implemented something that at least approaches it. The new, free Nintendo Channel on Wii went live last month. It primarily features DS and Wii interview and preview titles, and since we get plenty of those on the internet, it was easy to overlook. But it also apparently lets users rank the games they’ve played, creating user-generated usage statistics on the site. More »
Nintendo Channel Tells Nintendo About You While You Sleep
1:20PM Luke Plunkett | What’s the new Nintendo Channel do? It lets you download DS demos. It lets you check out stuff like trailers. Oh, and, if you let it, it’ll quietly take stock of your Wii and your gaming setup, then report back to Nintendo HQ with its findings. Some of the information it will share includes your net connection speed, WiiConnect24 settings, TV preferences, daily play habits and even how many Miis you’ve got saved on your system, all in the hopes of providing you, dear consumer, “with game recommendations and improved future services”. Any of you choosing to opt out of the service should be aware that if you do, you won’t be able to download those DS demos, which are being kept only for those customers participating in this grand “information exchange”. Nintendo Channel – Details of Information Sent to Nintendo [Nintendo, via Game|Life] More »
Dr. Mario Online RX Joins Initial U.S. WiiWare Releases
12:40PM Michael McWhertor | The newly launched in North America Nintendo Channel shows off the first batch of WiiWare titles to hit Western shores, revealing potential pricing on at least one of the debut games. The initial quintet of potential WiiWare releases—revealed by way of the “What Is WiiWare?” video—includes the following. More »
Wii Nintendo Channel Video Walkthrough
4:40AM Mike Fahey | For those of you not able to poke about on your Wii during the day, I’ve gone ahead and created this little video walkthrough of what to expect once you get back to your boxy little console. The Nintendo Channel is a combination video delivery device and game information database that allows you to view videos regarding Nintendo products, services, and games. It launches directly into digest video when you enter, this time featuring Miyamoto talking about Wii Fit, and then gives you a menu of videos to choose from. The channel also incorporates the DS download service allowing you to snag the latest demos and such for your Nintendo handheld. Please excuse the commentary, I’d been eating nothing but candy all morning. More »
