Future of video games is digital distribution, Nintendo says
- November 14, 2008 19:58 PM PST
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Using WiiWare and the DSi Store as his proof, Nintendo of America exec Reggie Fils-Aime said digital distribution is the future for gaming.
Here's what I see. YOU. Oh, and some DLC
Nintendo of America head honcho Reggie Fils-Aime has seen the future of video games, and that future is riddled with user-generate content.
The moment of clairvoyance arrived during prepared remarks at the BMO Interactive Entertainment conference, where he said the end of "passive entertainment" is near, and video games were supremely positioned to take advantage of the new environment.
"If you're in the entertainment business, any kind of entertainment, this is the game changer because no longer is entertainment a one way street of content created for audiences that just sit back and absorb it ... Entertainment consumers are moving from react to interact," he said.
And of course, no executive keynote would be complete without a little back-patting:
"[Nintendo believes] that building a foundations where players' creativity is harnessed and the results are shared is becoming increasingly important."
So what say you guys? How has the digital distribution landscape treated you over the past year?
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- Nov 14 2008 at 08:51:24:AM PST
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The day I have to download games instead of buying them is the day I stop playing games for good. I know the industry wants to do this because they're greedy and don't want people lending their friends games or selling them and buying them used but they need to realize this is gonna hurt them more than it'll help. One more thing........ FIRST.
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I'm down with downloadable games. I mean I can save 7 cents or so on my dollar and it's more interesting for me to pick and choose games from a digital library (store) rather than drive down to wherever and hope a game is available. I think the deciding factor will be whether or not the sites I'm downloading from lower prices as games age the same way retail places do it. But i guess time will tell. Disk technology should be around for a while so totally DLGs are up there with electric cars.
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For music, it works, because there's the grand daddy of all formats, MP3, and tons of conversion software... so you can store you songs on a PC and you can import those songs to any player. If you upgrade players, you can just plug it into the PC and get all your songs in there. This is NOT the case with videogames... first of all, the files are MUCH bigger, and people are reluctant to buy those because they don't know how they'll copy those games to the next console... I can assure you that downloaded PS3 games will NOT work on the next XBox, and people might not want to make a lifetime commitment to Sony. With physical copies, you have the option to re-sell them.
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Screw that , Capcom needs to go ahead and drop Street Fighter turbo Hd , and quit damn playing
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Funny the system with the least amount of memory is talking about jumping on something that will just eat tons of HDD space. Wii Fit 2 now 100% more digital!
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Dio913 wrote:
Funny the system with the least amount of memory is talking about jumping on something that will just eat tons of HDD space. Wii Fit 2 now 100% more digital!
Do you realize how DUMB you sound?
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Screw that. Disk based games are way better. You can travel with them, lend them to your friend to try. What about renting games? It leaves more room on your hd for add-ons and updates. OF course you can always upgrade your hd but that cost money. DLC is ok for the small games that you play when your bored or just to waste time. I'll never buy regular games online.
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It's the future like it or not because it does one thing for the game companies:
MAKES IT CHEAPER FOR THEM. End of story.
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I will gladly pay more for a disc based copy than a digital download, in fact I resuse to pay for a DLG that is above $20-30. Why? My discs are at less of a risk of being damaged, lost, or corrupted than downloaded ones. Plus, what happens when they taken it off the server and you need to download it again? I'm sorry, but if I want to play my old NES the only way I am going to be able to is to have a physical copy. It will be the same with current gen systems in 5-10 years.
Give me discs, or lose my business. I'd rather pirate the games and get them for free than pay and download them. At least if I lose the pirated one I didn't pay anything for it.
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