Nintendo has been doing this for years at hotels, the Wii (and in the past GC & N64) just accesses a server in the hotel that houses all of the games. It is not on each Wii, but at a central location.
With the GC & N64 you never even saw the console, just wired controllers. You used the remote on the TV to select games, picked what you wanted from a menu, and then could use the controllers to play. You used the remote to leave the game as well.
I bet the hotels will have the Wii controlled hard wired as well or a lot of Wiimotes/Nunchucks will walk right out the door.
It defintely will not be the same storage solution they use for consumers, these will be bestseller full games, probably Wii Sports, Mario Kart, Brawl, Wii Play, Mario Party 8, Big Brain Academy, Wario Ware Smooth Moves, etc. There is a possibility Ninty might provide access to a few third party pick up and play titles, like Boom Blox, Rayman, Carrnival Games, Lego Star Wars, or Game Party.
It will be pick up and play titles, and will introduce more people to the Wii, as well as sell software to people who already have a Wii. And Mariott can charge a premium for the rooms with Wii access.
At least you get unlimited gaming, with the past versions of this you had to pay an hourly rate to play, and it was very expensive.
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