Topic: Donkey Kong Country 4 READ!!!

Why dont nintendo use wii ware for old sequels like....
Donkey Kong Country 4
Super Mario World 3 and etc

Or others like:
Duck Hunt
Ice Climbers

I was wondering that today too. But I am clueless.

Because Capcom and Konami beat them to it.

I think I remember reading in an interveiw before that it's more because they try to use the Remote's motion controls with fresh ideas.

IT WORKED BECAUSE I WANTED PEOPLE ATTENTION, NINTENDO NEEDS TO DO THIS

There's a very simple answer: The cost of doing a new version of an old game like DKC or SMW has not dropped enough to sell it at budget prices. Some back of the envelope math suggests that even if a downloadable game like DKC sold a million copies at $10, the result would still be a very small return by corporate standards. i.e. $10,000,000 gross

For a massive project like DKC or SMW, the costs of such a project (once salaries, facilities, equipment, licensing, and marketing are added up) could easily be as much as the return! Souring those figures is the fact that no WiiWare has been known to sell 1,000,000 copies. If a number like 1,000,000 isn't hit, the proposition looks even less appealing.

Nintendo needs a strong financial incentive to make a new game, no matter what that game is. The platformers you mentioned were notorious for their scope and size. Even with modern tools, much of that work is still labor intensive. Anything labor intensive is a huge risk. When Nintendo knows that their download service isn't popular enough to mitigate that risk, they're not even going to consider a scope that large.

Yeah, that was a mis-leading title. walks out

I thought for a second that Donkey Kong Country 4 was announced,dang it!

My thoughts exactly.

And thewiirocks, WiiWare sequels don't have to be quite so big or grand as the games they're sequels to. Something like what Megaman 9 did would suffice I suppose but with slightly enhanced SNES graphics.

Isn't it true that a WiiWare Warioware game is coming? This gives me hope that Nintendo may use the service more for first party releases

Ohh... thinking about that, I would love to see a Stylised version of Balloon Fight, Ice Climber, Mach Rider and Clu Clu Land in a Pac Man Champion Edition style. I would so dig that...

In the Japan there's a Wario Ware WiiWare game that works with Made in Ore (Wario Ware DIY) so that you can play your creations on you TV.

Megaman is not that large of a game. 12 levels are reasonably easy to come up with and test. The 50-100 levels seen in DKC and Mario World are a whole other ballgame.

Besides, MegaMan was milked a bit with DLC. I imagine that helped drive profits from the game despite the relatively low price tag.

/flogging Rockman 9 for creating this topic title.

@rockMAn9 YOshi's Island DS is World 3.

Megaman is not that large of a game. 12 levels are reasonably easy to come up with and test. The 50-100 levels seen in DKC and Mario World are a whole other ballgame.

Yeah, I suppose so. They just have to change the way they do things. Okay they can't make a brand new game the size of the SNES games but its not stopped other companies from making platformers on the WiiWare - how large is Contra Rebirth?

Exactly. I loathe misleading topic titles just to grab attention.

grumble... grumble... grumble

Yeah, games like Ice Climber, DKC4 and Super Mario World 3 would be great on WiiWare in maybe the same way Capcom did MM9, but aren't you forgetting one key gaming series? ZELDAAAAA !

Wow, I can see 'WiiWare Majora's Mask 2' now,
hectic-wifi-multiplay-rpg-adventure-series continuation(s).

Exhales slowly with 'phew'
**Lakitu 64 blows away own-self**
**contemplates the severity of such nature**
Even using exact same music, sound effects, colours, textures, 'soul'
of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for the Nintendo 64,
have something available for download that persuades even only the viewing
to play...
...sorry, yes, I'll leave poetry to poetry thread next time. lol

AWESOME!.....stupid titel. i need to pee! READ!