Download MP-3 On the WII - Demo

[manasecret]

Originally Posted by Bond

Is that even a marketing strategy though? I mean, almost every game released on the 360 is advertised on marketplace with videos, trailers, demos, picture packs, themes, etc.

I don't know what's a good marketing strategy, I certainly don't have any experience in it except being exposed to it every second of my life. And like I said before, this isn't a new way of advertising at all.

However, compare the 360's (apparent) glut of videos, trailers, demos, picture packs, and themes for almost every 360 game, to the one, single, lone game being advertised on the Wii. Which game is more likely to get attention -- the game in the sea of glut, or the one lone game in the sea of one?

[Bond]

Originally Posted by manasecret

I don't know what's a good marketing strategy, I certainly don't have any experience in it except being exposed to it every second of my life. And like I said before, this isn't a new way of advertising at all.

However, compare the 360's (apparent) glut of videos, trailers, demos, picture packs, and themes for almost every 360 game, to the one, single, lone game being advertised on the Wii. Which game is more likely to get attention -- the game in the sea of glut, or the one lone game in the sea of one?

I suppose you may have a point if we are comparing games individually, but, the BioShock demo that was released last night on marketplace has gotten a huge reaction. So big, in fact, that the Live servers slowed to a grinding halt because so many people were downloading it at once.

If I was a developer, I would much rather develop for a system that is open to advertising all of the games available on its system, like Microsoft does with Marketplace, as opposed to Nintendo's strategy to create an exclusive channel for their own game.

[manasecret]

Originally Posted by Bond

If I was a developer, I would much rather develop for a system that is open to advertising all of the games available on its system, like Microsoft does with Marketplace, as opposed to Nintendo's strategy to create an exclusive channel for their own game.

Oh I agree completely. I think the guys at Nintendo are being complete assholes by not opening up their Channels to other developers, and instead taking a prime (no pun intended) spot amongst the limited channels to advertise one of their own games. I'd be pissed if I were a 3rd party.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Bond

I suppose you may have a point if we are comparing games individually, but, the BioShock demo that was released last night on marketplace has gotten a huge reaction. So big, in fact, that the Live servers slowed to a grinding halt because so many people were downloading it at once.

If I was a developer, I would much rather develop for a system that is open to advertising all of the games available on its system, like Microsoft does with Marketplace, as opposed to Nintendo's strategy to create an exclusive channel for their own game.

Well to be fair...

People who downloaded the Bioshock demo the moment it went up were probably going to buy the game anyhow...

[Angrist]

Who says Nintendo isn't going to run any other (TV) advertisements?

[BreakABone]

Anyhow,

being that this is the Month of Metroid

Nintendo's words not mines.

Super Metroid was released on the Virtual Console yesterday.

But not why I bumped the thread.

Apparently Metroid Prime 3 features somewhat akin to an achievements system, granted, it seems a bit more like the Koin system in Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance.

The best part is you can actually use said achievements to unlock things in game and send the tokens to your friends.

Apparently one of the things can unlock is a Mii Bobblehead for your ship.

[Dyne]

I bought Super Metroid yesterday, and it is the tits.

Also, BAB, that sounds fucking awesome.

[Angrist]

I heard they have new downloadable MP3 movies for the Wii.

[BreakABone]

More details on the Prime Achievement idea

Metroid Prime 3 features a very welcomed rewards system that some have compared to achievements on Xbox Live. As you progress through the game, you earn Samus medals for accomplishing various goals, from 500 kills to beating certain enemies and scanning items. There are differently colored medals for your various successes, and you can use combos of these achievements to buy special unlockable extras -- concept art, music, storyboards, stickers and bobbleheads, and even a screenshot tool that enables you to (by pressing up on the D-Pad) snap in-game photos and send them to friends over WiiConnect24. The game also uses WiiConnect24 to let you trade friend vouchers with players you've already added to your Wii system address book. Friend vouchers can be converted into friend credits, which are also utilized -- in combination with the other medals -- to unlock the extras. Indeed, the best extras can only be purchased if you trade friend vouchers with your buddies. For the purposes of our hands-on update (and eventually our review), we traded vouchers with our friends at GameSpy, and then we converted those vouchers into friend credits to buy, for example, the screenshot tool.

[Angrist]

Wow, very nice! I wonder if you can send those screenshots to an e-mail address.

[Angrist]

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/5261.html The Metroid Retrospective.

I watched it (except for the part of MP2 which I will play soon) and it's good.