Nintendo to expand in Korea, steps in to help Korean game developers

While it’s always a good thing to hear about a big company achieving success in its industry, it’s definitely much better to hear about aforementioned company reaching out its hand to help the little guys, those unsung heroes who have a drive to succeed even though they’re underfunded, undermanned, or practically unheard of. It’s the same with Nintendo, as one of its top operations managers recently announced of the company’s efforts to expand in South Korea.

So what is Nintendo going to do? Simple – help South Korean software developers to get around making localized computer games. This is a good thing on many levels – not only would the diverse gaming community in South Korea be treated to more game choices besides the usual online games, it also makes for a good foundation for Nintendo to build its latest project, WiiWare, onto.

After all, Nintendo came up with WiiWare specifically to help anyone with the time, creativity and drive to be able to make games, while taking the usual million-dollar budget aspect out of the equation.

This bit of news only serves up more questions for Nintendo, however. Would the company expand in other countries as well? Just how accessible would WiiWare be? In what shape or form will Nintendo be lending its assistance to those game developers? Certainly valid queries for discussion, and no doubt we’ll be hearing more of them in the near future. But one thing’s for sure, Nintendo’s definitely changing the landscape of this industry as we know it.

While it’s always a good thing to hear about a big company achieving success in its industry, it’s definitely much better to hear about aforementioned company reaching out its hand to help the little guys, those unsung heroes who have a drive to succeed even though they’re underfunded, undermanned, or practically unheard of. It’s the same with Nintendo, as one of its top operations managers recently announced of the company’s efforts to expand in South Korea.

So what is Nintendo going to do? Simple – help South Korean software developers to get around making localized computer games. This is a good thing on many levels – not only would the diverse gaming community in South Korea be treated to more game choices besides the usual online games, it also makes for a good foundation for Nintendo to build its latest project, WiiWare, onto.

After all, Nintendo came up with WiiWare specifically to help anyone with the time, creativity and drive to be able to make games, while taking the usual million-dollar budget aspect out of the equation.

This bit of news only serves up more questions for Nintendo, however. Would the company expand in other countries as well? Just how accessible would WiiWare be? In what shape or form will Nintendo be lending its assistance to those game developers? Certainly valid queries for discussion, and no doubt we’ll be hearing more of them in the near future. But one thing’s for sure, Nintendo’s definitely changing the landscape of this industry as we know it.