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liquidninja on 01 May 2009

 

· To keep continuous expansion of gaming population, we believe it is necessary to propose to make those who do not currently neither play videogames nor feel like pouring energies for playing them to keep at least in contact with videogames, along with the deployment of mainstream videogames.

· It is also a part of how we can improve social “receptivity” against videogames.

· New and fresh medium are fated to face challenges being socially criticized before it gains enough receptivity. Even TVs or comics had been criticized in various ways. And as you may know, videogames has been so severely criticized in least-scientific or least-logical ways.

· We hope the value and possibility of videogame will be more broadly received. We are firmly confident that it can improve social status of videogame and contribute to its future.

· Gaming population can increase for the first time when a player recognizes the videogame is concerned to him or her.

· The idea of “Wii-no-ma” is born from such considerations.

 

http://news.spong.com/article/17816/Nintendos_Iwata_Wii_Out_of_the_Closet

If Iwata is right the Wii will be enjoying more sales from people who don't even play games.



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LordTheNightKnight on 01 May 2009
Soriku said:
I just want anime with subs coming here ;_;

 

Preach it brother.



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

famousringo on 01 May 2009

I was wondering how a video service was going to expand the video game market. Yeah, I guess pretending to be a set top box and then (surprise!) transforming into a console might win some people over. Maybe.

Actually, I'm still trying to see how that works.



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Bobbuffalo on 01 May 2009

It looks like Nintendo wants to make the Wii a compliment for TV and not replace TV per se. Which I think is a great idea =)



Exblackman on 01 May 2009
famousringo said:
I was wondering how a video service was going to expand the video game market. Yeah, I guess pretending to be a set top box and then (surprise!) transforming into a console might win some people over. Maybe.

Actually, I'm still trying to see how that works.

 

Imagine if every comcast cable box could also play video games ? If it give you messages and commercials for new video games along with other television content.Basically thier just trying to  take over the world like usual.



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Bobbuffalo on 01 May 2009

What Wii no Ma means btw?



LordTheNightKnight on 01 May 2009
Exblackman said:
famousringo said:
I was wondering how a video service was going to expand the video game market. Yeah, I guess pretending to be a set top box and then (surprise!) transforming into a console might win some people over. Maybe.

Actually, I'm still trying to see how that works.

 

Imagine if every comcast cable box could also play video games ? If it give you messages and commercials for new video games along with other television content.Basically thier just trying to  take over the world like usual.

 

Hail Mario!



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs