Project Bang blowout

WiiWare is Nintendo's response to similar services already provided on Microsoft's Xbox Live and Sony's PlayStation Network. Both competitors have made their respective console's code available to independent game developers without big-time budgets.

The efforts are intended to expand the consoles' library of titles with new, original games that otherwise would never make it to gamers. In Nintendo's case, users will be able to purchase the games using their Wii Points and download them directly from the Wii Shop Channel.

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