WiiWare devs need only register and have an office
Category: Wii, Posted: 02/24/2008 at 07:40AM CST by Eddie Inzauto, Senior Editor
Nintendo wanted to make it clear exactly how open a platform the upcoming WiiWare channel will be. The official press release announcing the channel's launch might lead one to belive that it is aimed at established development companies wanting to test new ideas in a low-cost environment.
"Through WiiWare, Nintendo hopes to offer developers a virtual laboratory that serves as a breeding ground for new games, which encourages great ideas that creators always wanted to develop. The combination of low development barriers and unique game experiences found only on Wii should enable developers to try new ideas with lower risk in a quicker, more creative and affordable way."
Since that statement, however, Nintendo has clarified just how accessible WiiWare will be to any upstart developer who wants to get their product to gamers. According to the big N, a prospective WiiWare developer needs only to register with Nintendo and to have an office address. Simple, huh?
So which one of GamerNode's readers is going to make the next big WiiWare game?
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Holy shit, that is friggin sweet! man, the games are gonna be flooding on there!!!
lol Title is very misleading. I thought they were giving Joe Indie-developer an office in Washington just for registering with the program.
lol, sorry bout the s word, thought the auto-edit would block it out.
Considering how poorly the retail games are doing on the Wii, why would an independant developer waste their time when PSN and XBLA have ready audiences?
Because independant developers are the backbone of the gaming Industry, 60% of game studios start off indepoendant and work their way up.
This is great news.