its the future now B_E_L_I_V_E <---Typo on Purpose

The biggest problem with OnLive is network latencies along with internet speeds.

The reason why Reggie took a jab on it, is because of the people to who the service is targeted at, plays games that would need the technically most advanced infrastructure (or even more than it can offer today).
If OnLive catches wind, the first to be wiped out would be Steam. As long as Steam stays there, Nintendo has nothing to worry about.

@Kowenicki: But you can on Steam. And that was the idea.

Imagine playing on someone else's awesome computer using your crappy laptop with no graphics card. That's OnLive.

funny

Wii should buy ONlive to get better graphics

Nintendo is the one VG company I don't think would be effected by OnLive.

OnLive WOULD compete directly against (obviously) high-end PCs, 360 and PS3 by allowing you to play the same PC games on a low-end computer or direct to HDTV (with USB doggle) as those systems do and get them at rental prices (especially tempting for those 6 hour games).

Except for a game like CoDWaW virtually nothing on Wii would be on OnLive, they aren't likely to have motion controllers nor appeal to the expanded audience that Wii has captured. Obviously no Mario or Zelda either. The only effect this would have for Nintendo, is to draw sales away from their competitors and give them an even greater marketshare advantage.

However that assumes OnLive even works. The start up costs for that service would be immense (it needs thousands of computers/servers to handle all the processing power needed and mega bandwidth), so I expect they'll launch in one city or state at a time and it'll be years before it's available ww.

OnLive is a joke IMO. In 10 years - maybe.

But short term, I would never use it. It would cost me more in internet bandwidth than the cost of the full, original game :P

It also ignores the entire "input device" discussion. PC games - sure, but we have the web for those already.

But console games? You need dedicated hardware, it won't be *that* cheap - and you are stuck with all the same issues (esp. if playing on your PC).

Is Darthdevidem practicing to become a tabloid journalist? That headline looks like something one would see on The Sun. :p

OT: OnLive is probably too ambitious for its own good anyway.

Crysis on Wii confirmed? ;)