1st March 2014, 10:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 2nd March 2014, 3:28 PM by Dark Jaguar.)
Well, the "in-game" stores may still not go through the Wii Shop channel directly. That's the problem, we really don't know how that's handled. Handling DLC entirely through in-game stores was always awkward (and in fact, 3DS games use those too).
Update: Just read a note sent out to my Wii from Nintendo. It clarifies the store situation. Any game with a red "pay to play" icon (meaning, has DLC that can be purchased online, such as in "My Life as a King") will still function after the shut down.
This is good, because that means content won't just vanish on that day. Well, except for Animal Crossing, which had an annoying "send out an online letter on specific days to unlock exclusive content" system. However, those things are already beyond our reach outside of hacking because they were limited to specific dates (hate that stuff, true art... is eternal!).
So change of plans, let us use this thread to organize some last-minute online games before the online gaming shuts off for good. Add your name (and friend code) to this little list and we'll have a better way to get started.
Mario Kart DS:
Mario Kart Wii:
Tetris DS:
Super Smash Bros. Brawl:
Animal Crossing Wild World:
Animal Crossing City Folk:
That should about cover it.
Update: Just read a note sent out to my Wii from Nintendo. It clarifies the store situation. Any game with a red "pay to play" icon (meaning, has DLC that can be purchased online, such as in "My Life as a King") will still function after the shut down.
This is good, because that means content won't just vanish on that day. Well, except for Animal Crossing, which had an annoying "send out an online letter on specific days to unlock exclusive content" system. However, those things are already beyond our reach outside of hacking because they were limited to specific dates (hate that stuff, true art... is eternal!).
So change of plans, let us use this thread to organize some last-minute online games before the online gaming shuts off for good. Add your name (and friend code) to this little list and we'll have a better way to get started.
Mario Kart DS:
Mario Kart Wii:
Tetris DS:
Super Smash Bros. Brawl:
Animal Crossing Wild World:
Animal Crossing City Folk:
That should about cover it.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)