| mrstickball said: So how does Netflix, Weather, and checking flight times in Seattle fit into gaming? Or about audio recorder on the DSi - What gaming apps is that being used in? |
Did I say they suppose to? In any case you should agree that Nintendo adding those non-gaming features either very differently from competitors with little or no marketing or pretty lame since none of those are driving hardware sales, thus irrelevant and aren't worth discussing, unless, of course, you insist that Nintendo hardware pose a threat to competitors with their non-gaming features, do you? =)
On a side note, Miyamoto on Wii Channels:
Originally, the plan was that Wii would be a device that would be placed in the living room, and as such we wanted everyone in the house to be able to use it. And the concept really ties in to Wii Channels: we wanted the Wii to become an additional set of channels for everyone in the family to use, and the only difference is that these channels, which happen to be on your TV, are interactive channels. And as long as those channels are a fun entertainment experience, then everyone in your family can sit down and take advantage of those. So the idea is that the Wii would be a device that you would not necessarily have to sit and play for hours on end, but that you could play for just a little bit of time every day.
//It supposed to be some kind of lifestyle expirence, I guess. Wii Channels failed at this, but WiiFit and other software titles succeed.
