Nintendo Wii Opens Up
June 28, 2007
From the BBC:
“The hi-tech firm has released a game making tool called WiiWare that gives budding game makers the data they need to use the console and its innovative controller.”
Read the whole article here.
I guess this can be considered as Game Consoles 2.0. Brilliant if you ask me. For years console makers have protected their consoles and games. Now by opening up the Wii, they are in a sense making their console VERY attractive. Users can now create their own games, thus producing a wild amount of software titles available to Wii players. Nintendo just has to sit back and watch as their console dominates the market without much effort.
I foresee Nintendo focusing on “open” gaming consoles. Considering the gigantic industry that gaming is - I see this move as a winner. The Wii also has online capabilities - I also foresee a new social network, and Wii game sites forming from this.
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