Miyamoto confirms Wii 'demo play'

Nintendo.....I can no longer stand the fact that you are the same company that saved gaming from the clutches of death when Atari screwed it up. You're not the same company at all, and I refuse to believe otherwise. The very fact that you went from making such intuitive, challenging, and incredible games to actually holding people's hands through them is despicable. Gaming isn't meant for everyone, and it never was. If you're really not willing to try it yourself and make it through on your actions and thoughts, then how will children ever learn the concept of problem solving? This'll only teach them to turn to others for help all the time. Having something like this right in reach takes any challenge any game on the Wii will ever have right out of it and throws it out the window. I'll never use it. I know that for a fact. Why? Because people who truly enjoy a challenge and are willing to actually TRY at a game with any sort of willpower will get the most rewarding experience from any game. Anyone that needs their hand held through the game should just put the controller down and walk away, because quite simply, you weren't meant to play video games.They're not for everyone, and this "demo play" will only draw the line between casual and hardcore gamers ever so thicker. Bad idea, Nintendo. Yet another bad idea.

It's one thing to hear about this "demo play" but it's another to SEE what it's all about. I'm gonna wait and see what this is going to be BEFORE I make a comment about it.

This "demo play" has got to be one of the worst things the industry has ever thought of. This defeats the purpose and defies the concept of challenge.

And gone are the days when you could spend a year trying to figure out a game. I spent so much time on Super Mario Bros 3 and Zelda Links Awakening when I was a kid. Then came the cheat magazines, the game genies, after that the gamefaqs, the video walktroughs and now the "solve itself" mode. Am I the only who doesn't mind a challenge when I play a game?

calm yourselves. If you don't need to use the demo play... then don't. AMAZING concept, isn't it? But I'm sure you'll all still whine and moan about something that isn't even being forced on you... *eye roll*

So the future of gaming is to have the game play itself? What happened to "Id prefer if people bought my games to for the sake of playing the game." Miyamoto your a brilliant game designer but I think this is one of your few bad ideas.

This is a FANTASTIC idea...and one that I wish more twitch-based games supported. Right now I am furious with Jak 3 and a particular mission I must have played a 100 times and failed. If this was available, I'd simply switch it on, get passed the trouble spot and continue enjoying my game!

Wow...this's stupid... If people suck this badly at games that they need the Demo-play to help them, then they shouldn't be playing video games in the first place! I will not use this feature no matter what.

I could be very wrong but this thought crosses my mind when I read this. When you think about it, even thought Nintendo was generous enough to give us the Virtual Console, you know that one of the main reasons why they have that feature is to prevent piracy. It's easy to go online and download ROMs of NES and SNES games, yet we all know it's illegal to do so. Maybe Nintendo is trying to prevent something else. If you are playing a game and come to a difficult point, all one has to do is go on YouTube and look at other people play the same parts. And that's even easier then finding a ROM, plus it's legal. (At least I'm pretty sure.) Again I could be wrong. Just an opinion for people to think about.

So... now I just wanna take X RPG an set it to grind all night so that I can wake up the next morning and all of my characters'll be 45 levels higher, hopefully have full sets of Erdrick equipment and be able to summon Odin four times in a row for free, and thanks to my new 4x Cut materia, I'll be able to cast Quick and take down the final boss in one turn! Thank you Nintendo. ... ... ... :P

contoller to hard for ya? have no worry, you can play with this stick! the stick is too hard for ya? have no worry, we'll play the game for you and you can sit back and melt your brains away!

I guess this might be a good thing for the casual gamer, but isn't trying to beat the game and losing a few times part of the experience?

how dumb. If I cant beat a super mario game then I deserve to get my fingers cut off and dipped in barbeque sauce. I dont need no help for no game. If I cant pass a stage I keep trying till I do. Whats the use of playing if you can just set it on auto and it finish itself?

And it will be very nice...thinking about Final Fantasy, that always had something about 15 endings... Instead of playing the whole game, and have to watch just one boring ending...you can buy the game, skip the whole Sh*t, and watch all 15 in a row.... WOW, that will save at least 1200 hours of gameplay, and let you live the real life out there....

If you don't want to use the demos then don't use the demos...its simple logic and it doesn't detract from the games value if they have demos that you never have to use.

@BatrozX: Its called "demo play" because it plays demos of how to beat the game for every section in every level. And from how it explains it, it sounds like all you have to do is press a button and let the game play itself while you watch. I can understand if it shows you how to do it and then makes you do it... but from what I gather, its just a "WIN!" button. I don't think this has anything to do with game demos.

As I keep posting in all news I read about nintendo! Wii Sux and Myamoto is Crazy and Greedy!! Retire both of'em!

So, it demo's how to beat a part in a game, any part in any game... so the point of playing those games is?...

wow whats next, nintendo is going to chew our food for us?

So...the point in this article is? Will there be downloadable game demos or not? And if that's it...why's it called 'demo play'?

Welcome to Metroid Other M, start demo play and enjoy the show!

"The patent also noted that the saved-game data would be served through a network, making it "unnecessary to include the digest saved-data in the game program" and "possible to reduce a storage capacity necessary for a storage medium." So Ninteno will enter the age of "you must have a network connection to play". This is a sad trend indeed. Although, I can see the benefit of this system for "non-gamers" the implementation seems horrid.

So gone is the days of NES games that were basically impossible to beat without days of practice and memorization and come the days where you push a button and you can win the game without doing any work. But what would I know... I've just been playing games my whole life and found more fun in a challenge than in a cakewalk.

this is so noob

By the way I think I will still get New Super Mario Bros. Wii, because it looks fun, but I am NOT using this rediculous feature.

boooo!! I want to play not watch a movie!

I've often wondered to myself what kind of games my grandchildren would be playing. Seeing as I'm at least thirty years away from having grandchildren, I figured at least they'd be more advanced. Graphics that will blow today's away. A-list celebrity voice-acting will become ubiquitous. All these things are good, but I never imagined that the PS15 generation would get to just sit back and let games play themselves. Ridiculous.

New catch phrase. "Come check out Wii Play. Hey!...put down the control...didn't you hear me?...it's Wii Play..not You Play"...I'm sold!

boo hiss

This is the modern day Game Genie or Game Shark. Hurray, i guess?

I'm glad they patented this, so Microsoft and PS3 won't be tempted to destroy the industry by copying them. I have really enjoyed first party Wii games. But the Wii's starting to look like a sinking ship for gamers--it's part toy already. This will help Nintendo permanently alienate their original customers and only be able to sell to bored soccer moms.

Nintendo continue to pander to casual gamers so casual they might accidentally club themselves to death with the wiimote.

This is pretty interesting. But depending on how hard the part is, completing something challenging is kind of rewarding

People here are comparing this to the older games where you would have to restart if you failed. Those games took all of 3 hours to play through at most. The difficult ones that took a while did have rather generous replay features. If games today were 3 hours long and really hard, then people would complain about how short they are. If they are 15 hours long and have a punishing death feature then people would complain about having to repeat 8 hours of play with a death. All I see here is a bunch of whiners who seem to see their personal gaming prowess as an identifying personal characteristic. These are video GAMES. Games are supposed to be fun. Even unskilled players may have fun playing through 90% of a game while needing help with a small portion of it. Once again I address the whiners... GET A LIFE!

I thought they were announcing that wii owners could download demos of games like on Ps3 and 360. What they actually announced is gay

Wii games: Player optional? I mean, seriously?

this sucks every game is now easy on the wii no challenge...thanks a lot nintendo

What a joke.

This truly has the potential to revolutionize and bring video games into the 21st century, not only by making them more accessible to everyone, but also by turning them into a complete and utter waste of time. I'm looking at you facebook and twitter.

The feeling of satisfaction when you actually get through those hard parts is optional now I guess if you got a Wii. Why would they undermine the playing value of a game like this is beyond me... Some games require so much skill it could be likened to a sport... Some require so much time invested in them it almost becomes a second career... Maybe not a lot of those on the Wii, but they exist. What Nintendo is doing here is trying to offer to some casuals (read here those that suck at actually playing, not all of them) the same experience hardcore gamers will get out of a game. Nothing wrong with that in itself. Until you take into account the fact that nobody will spend the same amount of time on a game that "solves its own puzzles & beats his own bosses" than on a game that mercilessly beats you until you "get it". And I know some people (and most kids) like to have it easy... Living at their parents, no job, not paying rent, daddy paid for the car, mommy paid the Wii... Good for them if that's what they want, I just laugh at the fact games we were playing when I was 5 make them curse their god today still.

Why not enable that feature if and only if you fail to complete a section over a certain amount of time? That way it will let the player actually try before getting a helping hand. Just a thought...

I'm going to appreciate this feature alot when the next Zelda game comes out. No more running back and forth between computer and Wii for walkthroughs. :)

This is what we've become as a society... every things put into our laps. I'll be telling me kids... "back in my day we had to not only had to figure out the tricky parts ourselves... but then we'd have to restart the level and sometimes the game when we died too much." There are no more consequences in games.

What is a video game but an interactive series of challenges. By adding in a system that allows a player to circumvent it so conveniently placed within the game itself you take away a large part of what makes the game different from being any other type of media. Consider using this on say the second boss where mastery of specific skill is the key to winning. You just weren't able to master this ability and therefore wanted to move forward. What happens when you're continually met with challenges that require the use of that skill? If you keep skipping this everytime it comes up what would be left? For some people yes this will be a great system. This will (hopefully) allow plenty of people to gain some fulfillment or entertainment from a game that may have otherwise left them frustrated. Thus once more I will reiterate from the business standpoint of this era's Nintendo it is a great idea. For those of us who do have a vested interest in this hobby may be concerned with larger issues than using (or not using) an optional system, such as what impact it may have on the design choices within the game. I've seen quite a few people out here say they will be able to make harder games now, I just don't see why they would care. How easy is it to sell a hardcore game that has a built in walkthrough to your hardcore crowd? Nintendo wants a broader appeal, plain and simple. Sadly this will give it to them.

This is actually a good thing. I think Nintendo is having problems with satisfying beginners and veteran players. With demo play as optional feature, they can create harder games to satisfy us while also encouraging the casual gamers to learn how to play. I know some people who abandoned a game (it was metroid in my case) because they felt it was too hard, while it is easy for my taste.

Really all this story tells me is the New Super Mario Bros. Wii should prove to be a very challenging game. I'm pretty sure this "demo play " thing is more for those older casual players than it is for me.

@everyone who keep saying you will be paying 50 for a game that plays it self. The answer to that is. If you suck that much at a game you need it to play itself entirely... then yes. Yes you buying a game that you can't play not even a little bit so it plays itself for you.

gay

yes, because that's the point....

So we pay 50 dollars for a game that just plays itself?