Wii Pay & Play (Online Service)

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Evilkiller
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Wii Pay & Play (Online Service) - Feb 23, 2008 23:29
So it looks like some Wii online multiplayer will be pay to play. This will be indicated on the boxart. A blue WiFi Connection logo means free to play, a red logo means pay up, sucker!

http://kotaku.com/359754/nintendo-announces-wii-pay--play

Now I am just wondering which way Nintendo is going with this. I mean, I dont really see the point in offering a pay to play subscription service because I kinda doubt it will be worth it' s money (In comparison to Xbox Live). Also, Sony is offering already a decent online service that is free, so I guess that, in the end, you will have to pay for something if you own a Wii, that you get in similiar quality on PS3 for free and in much better quality for a bit more money on Xbox 360. Anyway, that' s just speculation, I want them to announce a feature list!

2pac
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RE: Wii Pay & Play (Online Service) - Feb 24, 2008 00:03
Nintendo has to do something in the online gaming front .. Its a good initiative , lets see how they actaully implement the whole thing ..

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RE: Wii Pay & Play (Online Service) - Feb 24, 2008 01:14
The Nintendo bosses were sitting around in HQ and started asking themselves, how could they make Wii even shittier?


This is probaby just for MMO' s but Wii owners will never play an MMO on Wii, not if they have to pay for it.

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RE: Wii Pay & Play (Online Service) - Feb 24, 2008 03:48
I want to see a solid online infrastructure, and more than one good online title before I deem this anything short of consumer rape.


" collecting fees for some services [that] will allow us to adapt flexibly."

I hate buzzword bingo.