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Reggie talks Metroid, Ninty Power on Wii? photo

In a recent interview with MTV, Reggie Feel-Good revealed some interesting insights into what's happening at Nintendo and what's next for the Wii. As noted in our previous coverage, Metroid and Mario Galaxy are probably near ready but they're doing us a favor and "strategically releasing them" later. Never mind that drought, we must hit Q4 projections! So when is Ninty going to have Wiis & DSs available?

Actually, there's no sense in quoting what he actually said. Blah blah blah, logistics, things getting better; God save Mooninites.

The article is pretty much a bore except for when the giant spoke this: 

An innovative company can't just worry about what fans want but also anticipate what fans don't even know they want. So when the discussion turned to the Wii's 24/7 online service, Fils-Aime threw a curve. Yes, the system will continue to receive new channels and downloadable games. There are other downloadable-content ideas floating around too. "We have a tremendous amount of old Nintendo Power [magazine] content, for example, that we could present to consumers as a way to get smart about Virtual Console."

This is all fine and dandy, but what about doing things that fans are pounding their fists over before consulting Miss Cleo?  We hear the same stuff from our readers all the time: Stop adding channels and fix the stupid friend code system. Let's see some multiplayer on old games and stop releasing junk titles on the VC so people can stop buying more SNESs than PS3s. (Can we please get an online co-op version of River City Ransom this century? We would literally shit ourselves!)

If the next channel is indeed Nintendo Power, that's cool. Hopefully it will be free, digitized in all of its retro glory, and actually contain codes that work in VC releases (I'm looking at you Kid Icky). It obviously does add value to the Wii experience. But as my good friend Kuri once said: "Nintendo does a great job at convincing me to pay for the same exact stuff every 5 years." Here we go again.

 








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bhive01's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 11:08
bhive01
An innovative company can't just worry about what fans want but also anticipate what fans don't even know they want.

Listening? Like when no one wanted friend codes and they did it anyway? Right....

:rollseyes:
JoeyBuckets's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 11:09
JoeyBuckets
I share your sentiment Niero, and at the risk of beating a dead horse...allow Reggie to retort...

iLink's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 11:09
iLink
@ BHIVE01 TRUE DAT SON
bhive01's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 11:16
bhive01
That's an awesome picture JoeyB.

Sad, but true.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 11:27
Justice
Niero what happened to Kuri? I remember Kuri's posts from when I first came here

BTW the about thing says two mates founded D-Toid so who is the other guy? Greybush?
World Famous's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 11:32
World Famous
It's a magical gnome.
bhive01's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 11:36
bhive01
From Wikipedia:

Destructoid was started as a social engineering plot to get into the video game conference E3 by Yanier Gonzalez and Franco Sabri of Doubleviking on March 27, 2006.

Rosseh's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 11:54
Rosseh
Oh thank God for that! I thought it was just being shitty. Turns out I don't really want to play my Wii or any games with substance. Thanks for clearing that up Reggie.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 11:58
BluDesign
See, I'd actually speak out about this issue, but Reggie's hands will crush me if I do. You can see the look of anger on his face. That's him eying every Nintendo Fanboy.

I WOULD PAY GLADLY FOR NINTENDO POWER BACK ISSUES. THANK YOU REGGIE!

<_< T_T
Heavy_Kevy's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 12:05
Heavy_Kevy
It's for reasons like this that I've been way more interested in playing 360 then the wii.
cryophantom's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 12:08
cryophantom
I would definately NOT pay for old issues of NP. I already read them when I was younger. I still have all of them in my basement somewhere.

But more importantly, we need more quality VC releases. LttP was a start, but where's Super Metroid? Or Chrono Trigger? Or even NBA Jam: TE??

Come on, Nintendo. Stop stalling.
Azrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 12:36
Azrael
Thanks reggie! I seriously apreciate the chance to drop my hard earned money to your arks for ages old content I can get here absolutely free!

http://www.gamefaqs.com

You are a god amongst men, here, have a $20 just for the thought.

Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 12:46
Niero
@Behive: yup, that's me! More details on that in our about page (tab up top)

Kuri's awful job prevents him from contributing to Destructoid. If this site ever makes any money we'll relieve him from his bondage
JoeyBuckets's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 12:57
JoeyBuckets
REGGIE COMMANDS YOU TO BUY HIS CRAP AND LIKE IT...

ian_esq's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 13:29
ian_esq
Niero!

Come back to Podtoid!
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 13:57
BluDesign
Axrael,

SHHHH!!!! Don't tell anyone about GameFAQ's. It's the only place 13-16 year olds have to call their own and they don't need us grownups coming in and posting on their boards.

Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 15:17
Aaron Mxy Yost
I could see myself checking out a Nintendo Power back issue channel for nostalgia purposes, but there's no chance in hell I'd pay to access it. I'd also love a Nintendo comic section, featuring just the old Howard & Nester, Legend of Zelda, Super Metroid, etc comics that came out for the magazine.

The fact that Technos is long gone makes me wonder about the fate of several titles I'd like to see on the VC, like River City Ransom, Super Dodge Ball, and Double Dragon.
Azrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 16:35
Azrael
Oh come on Mxyzptlk, Nintendo not charging for nostalgic sake? you know better than that.

In a certain way the company lives by nostalgic sake income.

I remember a few years ago they once mentioned VC games would be so cheap ($3-$2) and some of them would be free, and I actually believed it back then, how naive.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2007 17:25
Aaron Mxy Yost
@ Azrael:

*sigh* Please reread what I said. And quit using the "english isn't my first language" excuse.
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