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joystiq.com - 28 days ago
Nintendo planning to offer WiiWare demos
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During the recent investor Q&A session , Satoru Iwata announced plans to begin rolling out demos for a small selection of WiiWare games this month. He didn't say which region or regions would receive this service, so let's assume it's just Japan. The pilot program is intended to bring ...
wii.ign.com - 28 days ago
Nintendo to Offer WiiWare Demos
— wii.ign.com — November 3, 2009 - WiiWare is slowly becoming packed with content, especially in Japan where the service... often sees four titles released in a single week. Wouldn't it be great to be able to try out some of those games before handing over your precious ... (more) Nintendo to Offer WiiWare Demos

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computerandvideogames.com - 28 days ago
News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"
— computerandvideogames.com — Tuesday 3-Nov-2009 2:00 PM Nintendo on "urgent mission to recover momentum during holidays" in Japan Nintendo top... honcho Satoru Iwata has said that Wii's situation in Japan "cannot be defined as healthy". It's probably not as bad as it sounds, they ... (more) News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"

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uk.wii.ign.com - 28 days ago
Nintendo to Offer WiiWare Demos
— uk.wii.ign.com — November 3, 2009 - WiiWare is slowly becoming packed with content, especially in Japan where the service... often sees four titles released in a single week. Wouldn't it be great to be able to try out some of those games before handing over your precious ... (more) Nintendo to Offer WiiWare Demos

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Nintendo might offer Wii Ware Demos soon?
Infendo - Nintendo blog — ... Channel. During the recent investor Q&A session, Satoru Iwata announced plans to begin rolling out demos for a small selection of WiiWare games this month. He didn’t say which region or regions would receive this service, so let’s assume it’s just Japan… He expressed some doubt as to the effectiveness of demos as a promotional tool, but the (test) market will decide that! That’s cool and all Iwata, but I still want to hear about DSi Virtual Console games not Demo’s for Wii Ware. [ Via Joystiq ]

WiiWare Demo service hits Europe, Australia.. North America to follow?
Infendo - Nintendo blog — ... , but hurry as they’re only available for a short period of time, expiring at the end of January 2010. Author James Newton speculated we might see the same in North America, but warned that we would have to wait until the Wii Shop Channel updates to find out. This service comes shortly after Satoru Iwata mentioned it in a Q&A session, stating that while he didn’t have high hopes for Demos to promote WiiWare sales, he was willing to let the test market decide.  Hopefully the “test market” has already made it’s decision, and we’ll be seeing WiiWare demos in North America in ...

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