'Pay-to-Play' may just mean there will be downloadable content

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thekitchensink on 07 May 2008

Rumor: Samba de Amigo for Wii getting downloadables

11 Comments by Jason Dobson May 7th 2008 2:00AM
Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Rhythm

Since revealing intentions to charge money for some measure of online content in February, Nintendo has kept its future plans for our wallets quietly under wraps. However, new box art found on GameStop's online store seems to indicate that Sega's upcoming maraca-deficient revival of office favorite Samba De Amigo may have us praying to the microtransaction gods when the game ships for the Wii this August.

While nothing has been announced by either Sega or Nintendo, the new box art, uncovered by the sleuths at NeoGAF, carries the red "Pay to Play" program logo first shown at GDC by Nintendo to identify games that carry some sort of online fee. As our our friends at Wii Fanboy theorize, it seems likely that the game could finally introduce downloadable songs to Wii, which if true will just make the Wii versions of Guitar Hero III and Rock Band feel that much more feature bankrupt.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/07/rumor-samba-de-amigo-for-wii-getting-downloadables/

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ToastyJaguar on 07 May 2008

But will this cause Nintendo to add a better storage medium for the Wii.

I don't think there is enough space for DLC, virtual console games and now the new Wiiware stuff.

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Onyxmeth on 07 May 2008

It makes sense now, but the way it's worded "Pay to Play" is just confusing.

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dib8rman on 07 May 2008

it's Pay as you Play that Iwata mentioned, the wording may mean something different from Pay to Play.

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noname2200 on 07 May 2008

Cheer up, thekitchensink. I'm sure Pay to Play can still include MMOs and DLC. Remember, the more ways Nintendo has to take your money, the closer they get to buying Hawaii and using it as their executives' private resort. So I'm sure someone somewhere will still come out with that MMO you want...