menx64 said:
Joelcool7 said:
Steam is highly unlikely due to Valve's history with Nintendo or lack there of. However Nintendo stated when they announced WiiU that unlike PSN/Live that Nintendo would give developers and publishers virtual freedom online. They stated their won't be a huge network in the sense that Live and PSN are where the publisher is restricted by the limitations imposed by Sony and Microsoft.
This freedom is key to Nintendo's online strategy. EA already commented giving their huge thumbs up and other publishers have shown they are very happy that Nintendo will be giving them almost complete freedom to implement online any way they want. Word has it that EA is planning on linking their WiiU players and PC players in future online games. Similarities between PC/Mac online systems implemented by EA have been made suggesting that EA will be completely free to give WiiU users the experiance exactly as they want to.
So based on this it would make perfect sense that Origin could possibly come to WiiU. I mean Wii has NetFlix etc....etc.. and as long as EA paid the royalties and the service didn't cut into Nintendo's profitability I can't see them objecting to it on a large scale.
Most likely I think Origin might be included in Nintendo's online store. An Origin channel on your WiiU, in fact say Valve's Steam comes to WiiU, imagine going into the eShop and seeing a Steam, Origin and Nintendo store. Transforming eShop into a mall with many different resources.
Not to mention these stores and features could draw many gamers away from PC and consoles alike. If offered Origin/Steam a consumer would be more inclined to pick up a WiiU. I am guessing however if either service is on WiiU that Nintendo will request exclusive functionality to differentiate the WiiU Steam/Origin from the PC one.
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thats indeed a good idea. I think nintendo will get some royalties from origin/steam while still keeping their own eshop. And just one account per person for all the platforms.
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1 account per person does not sound likely what so ever, if nintendo are giving developers the freedom to do what they want with no restrictions like PSN or Live, it sounds to me there doing fuck all, other than putting a network adapter in the console, and saying setup your own servers, great for the big boys who have these infrastructures, for the smaller developers, theyll prolly just cut online features if they have to support there own match making back end.
Also if there letting develoeprs do what ever they want, probably means no AcheivementsTrophies, no Cross game Invites, No Cross game chat, no single sign in, some guide lines and restrictions are definatley a good thing, if Wii U is just a free for all online, its only because Nintendo dont have the infrastructure themseleves to deliver an online service, even PC gamers these days get outraged when games arent released on steam, gamers like an online structure with a single sign in, with commonly supported features across as many games as possible.
I for one am not impressed with what Nintendo have said about there online so far, EA being vocal about how good it is means nothing, as theyve always pushed hard against MS and Sony to use there own servers and services, thankfully theyve been kept in check to some extent.
