I think Wiiware might be going the way of the VC. Nintendo seems to have more for the DSiware--is that because these titles sell more or because DSiware is newer than Wiiware? Or because DSiware is cheaper to produce?

If it weren't for And Yet It Moves and Toribash, this would be a summer wasteland for Wiiware.

@manchu: I like the Wii message idea, especially with the blue light. It'd be great if the mail provided links directly to the game in the Wii shop, but as someone said above, a lot of our suggestions would require a real rework of the Wii Shop channel.

If they want to be more in your face, they could have a splash screen at startup that highlights new games. Annoying but hardly uncommon to online users.
I like the Wii Menu, but I do wish we could customize it more--make the icons smaller, change the colors or wallpaper, add sounds/music.

@buried WiiWare: I like that the Wii menu is a far easier UI to navigate than the 360, but Nintendo should do a couple things:
1.) Create a channel that highlights features, such as Wiiware and online gaming. MS has the Xbox 101 channels, which I think the Wii could use. It's for highlighting and demoing features, not particular games.
2) Allow users to create channels with more granularity, for example, a channel that lists Wiiware or VC games. Nintendo doesn't force the granularity or clutter on gamers, but they can chose it.
3) Create a game highlight channel. I know there's the Nintendo Channel with the videos, but if some feel that is truly too buried, then create a channel that highlights the Wiiware for that week.

Frankly, I don't think Wiiware is that buried: You click on the Nintendo Channel or the Shop Channel, and within a couple of clicks, you're purchasing a game. NXE is in your face with the games, which I find extremely annoying and cluttered. The Wii is more of a pull (more customer friendly) while the 360 is more of a push (more dev friendly).

@demos: About a year and a half ago, there was research that showed that gamers were less likely to buy a game based on a demo than a video. You as a gamer might like demos, but from a business perspective, they're not that great a return.

@Olimar: No problem. I'm very much of a comparison shopper, so I was trying to find out the details of the differences. From the sounds of it, CD is an enjoyable game if you like strategy games but haven't played a tower defense game.

Actually, I thoroughly enjoy Noda's homebrew Tower Defense for the DS, and I wouldn't mind having a tower defense game for a console. A change of characters would be nice.

The Wii and its IR control would have been a great platform for a map editor for this game.