| shams said: So Nintendo's "XBLA" will be called WiiWare - sort of lame name IMO. Here's hoping we see a lot more of this in the future. ... (so is this the name of a "developer" program, or the distribution system? or both?) Now they just need to announce a publically available SDK... for PCs - and preferably for the Wii as well ;) If they release a decent development "package" for the Wii (coupled with a keyboard) it could be a huge hit. It would be nice...
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Check out Nintendo's developer application web site.
Basically, "Tier 2" is the tier for small startup companies that haven't published games before. The page says they'd start contacting Tier 2 devs in June, so it makes sense for them to announce Wii Ware now.
The cost of an SDK is roughly $2,500, and it looks like you can spend up to $10,000 on development equipment from Nintendo if you have that kind of money. Honestly, $2,500 is dirt cheap for a mainstream console SDK. It would be interesting to hear from a Tier 2 developer and see what you get in the basic package, and what you can spend additional money on.
