Nintendo has released its Nintendo Channel in America this morning, a special Wii service that brings a number of game demos, trailers and a game database system that sounds quite sweet.
According to posters on NeoGaf, DS demos can be downloaded to the console directly, while trailers and developer interviews are streamed directly to consoles.
More interestingly is the 'Find Titles for You' section. It's essentially a front end to a database containing information about every game available on all Nintendo consoles, but users can add their own thoughts to the data pile.
That means for every game you've played for more than an hour, you can rate it via a questionnaire and submit the information to get your opinion counted.
Not only does this info show up when people search for the game using the channel's search feature, but it records your preferences and will recommend titles based on your feedback.
Virtual Console and Wii Software titles can also be downloaded directly when searched for, so you no longer have to trawl through the cumbersome and slow shopping channel to find the game you want to buy.
It sounds promising. European Wii owners will have to wait until May 30 to find out if it's as good as it appears to be.
That sounds really good. Im looking forward to it. No doubt, however, decent content will be few and far between, just the same as any new nintendo release.
I was being quite jaded, going into this story, thinking it was probably going to be a channel dedicated to circles, perhaps featuring user reviews and circle of the day?
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