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Scott
10-26-2007, 02:48 PM
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071026/ap_on_hi_te/japan_nintendo)


Nintendo also unveiled a function Friday that allows users to send each other games over the Internet using the Wii's shopping channel.

With a few clicks, a user will be able to select a game to send as a gift to another user online, Iwata said. When the recipient accepts, the Wii automatically launches the shopping channel and begins the download.


"We think this will be a breakthrough in encouraging customers to spread news of fun games word of mouth," Iwata said. "We also hope to spur more users to connect their Wiis to the Internet," he said.

It seems to be just like buying a gift voucher.

Ghost
10-26-2007, 03:32 PM
So, in other words, User A buys Super Metroid, sends it to User B, allowing User B to download it for free.

I wonder, however, if I lose access the title after I buy it. For example, if I buy Super Metroid today and then send it to a friend in a month. Can I still play, or is it gone to my friend for good? Can my friend send it back?

Or, perhaps, there will be two paths when purchasing.

Wii Shop Channel -> VC/WiiWare -> Game -> Personal Use Download.
Wii Shop Channel -> VC/WiiWare -> Game -> Gift Purchase -> Send.