software.dev

This links been going around a lot recently, but I wanted to throw it out there again: wiicade.com. Basically, the idea behind the site is that since the Nintendo Wii’s Opera Browser (which we’re STILL waiting for) can supposedly do Flash, it should be possible to make Flash-based games specifically for the Wii. How would these differ from other games? Considering the Wii’s controller, it would make sense to have ‘pointer’ style games, and not to use any keyboard inputs. Even though it won’t be possible to use the controller to its full capacity, I’m still very excited about the prospect of ‘Wii development’.

It’s made me wonder… why don’t any companies ever release even very basic tools that would allow developers to create content on the system? Can you imagine what creative developers might come up, given full access to the capabilities of the Wiimote? I suspect the reason it’s never been done is that if the free software is too good, no one will pay for the actual games; nevertheless, hopefully we’ll see a more open system in the future.

Meanwhile, I’ll be playing Twilight Princess while I wait for the Opera channel to come out and I can get to developing.