Revolution Wi-fi Ideas

[Fryguy64]

I've been thinking about the online service Nintendo will be offering with the Revolution. It's one thing to just be online, revelling in the ability to play online -- but how could it be improved? Post your ideas here.

I would very much like to see something like X-Box 360's point-scoring service. Basically, each X-Box 360 game has a number of "achievements" that go towards your gamer rating online. These achievements can be won both on- or off-line, giving incentives to completely finish one-player games for the best scores. After all... everyone wants to be the best.

I think this could be integrated well into the Nintendo wi-fi service - perhaps even a high achievement score would allow you to "buy" classic games in the Virtual Console for free.

It's already been mentioned that a system like the European Stars Catalogue (or the Japanese Club Nintendo) where you get points for buying a game, plus points for buying a certain number of games, plus points for taking parts in surveys and visiting the Nintendo website frequently, etc. could be used. So go online a lot for some bonus points - try out some test software for some more, and so on.

Is my idea stupid or flawed? Have you got your own ideas?

[Saim]

It's great!

Maybe it could have it's own web browser, only usable by connecting to the computer, that goes to a special Revolution site. With a forums and ... special stuff for those with revs and stuff like that. Maybe demos and Beta versions could be downloaded of the site... now that, would be cool.

[Dances in Undergarments]

I don't see why we need to connect to a computer - why not set up that on the Rev itself?

I'd also like to see better communication features, such as a type of mail service, so that you can set up matches with people without having to do it some other way.