Game's Influence

I forgot to post this, along time ago. Nintendo is adding the capability for people to send your friends Virtual console games. First you go to the Shop Channel, then you select the title you want to send to your buddy. Click to send to your friend, you can also enter a message to go along with the gift. After that your friend will get the message, in a special envelope. I think this might use a special blue light pattern, like the ones I talked about long ago. At this point your friend should push “initiate” icon to activate the Wii Shopping Channel. Then they should choose to download the present, to start to download. Below is a video that illustrates the new Gift Exchanging Feature.

I just got to thinking, will we ever see the N64 DD games on the Wii’s Virtual Console? “What’s the DD?” you may ask yourself. Well the DD is a hardware expantion for the N64, that allowed the system to play a disc made

First up, the F-Zero X Expansion Kit is awesome. Twelve new tracks were included with this add-on with the addition of surround sound, track editor, and Machine creator. F-Zero X, was already released on the Virtual console, so I’m not sure how the expansion would be implemented.

Kyojin no Doshin 1 and it’s respective expansion, Kyojin no Doshin Kaihou Sensen Chibikko Chikko Daishuugou　is the much like Dōbutsu no Mori,Animal Crossing’s N64 version made before the GameCube version, in that it was only release on the N64 in Japan, in favor of the N64 Version. Kyojin no Doshin 1 and it’s expansion is, off coarse, the N64 version of Kyojin no Doshin, or Doshin the Giant. Doshin the Giant has only made it to Japan and Europe. The Gamecube Version never made it to America, due to legal issues, legal issues that I don’t belive apply to the N64 version.

Japan Pro Golf Tour 64　and SimCity 64 were also released on the DD, but they aren’t anything to talk about.

Next were four programs(not games) under the name Mario Artist were released. First Paint Studio was a paint program. It was basically Super Mario Artist: Mario Paint. Second, Mario Artist: Polygon Studio is a 3D computer graphics editor that lets the user design and render 3D polygon images.
The program allowed you to record a VCR’s and camcorder’s movies on the N64. Third, Mario Artist: Talent Studio is a simple animation production studio which lets the user insert captured images such as human faces onto 3D models and then animate the models. All three programs used a bundled Nintendo 64 Capture Cartridge, but it’s not really necessary for the application to work. Finally, the Mario Artist: Communication Kit allowed users to connect to Randnet’s “Net Studio” where you could share Paint/Talent/Polygon Studio creations with other members. Contests and printing services were also available. Now the other three games could be put on the Wii Shop Channel, this however could not, but a Wii channel could offer this, but I really don’t see a need for that, it would be too much work for Nintendo. Below is a video, In Japanese of coarse, that explains the DD and these programs.

I really hope we see this programs and games on the VC. Most Nintendo Fanboys have never heard of the N64 DD, it is an opportunity for Nintendo to say to Americans, “Looks what we did, that you never had a chance to see because it failed, until now”. But still, a lot of what’s offered in the DD’s Apps are already offered in the Wii, but I would love to see a Polygon maker, and Video editor. The DD offered Kyojin no Doshin 1, F-Zero X Expansion Kit, Japan Pro Golf Tour 64, and SimCity 64 would be a nice addition to the Wii. It’s also possible that other games were developed and finished for the DD, but just were finished after the DD was discontinued. I hope Nintendo takes this opportunity and runs with it.