Online Charges to be Introduced for Nintendo Wii

At the Game Developers Conference in the US it was announced during a speech that Wii intend to launch online subscription charges. They have said that it will extend the Wi-Fi connection with a payment based on ‘Pay & Play’.

Takashi Aoyama a spokesperson for Nintendo have said that the system will be similar to that of Microsoft’s online service and the firm will be able to offer downloadable content for commercial games.

He also stressed that unlike the channels WiiWare and WiiShop payment for content will feature within the game.

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