Does Smash Service=Patching?

[Norgay]

Ok, I've really looked around the boards, and used the search function and I can't find anything at all about this. Also no one talks about it, Maybe I'm just missing something obvious here. What I have believed since the "share" update on Dec. 28, was that nintendo would be sending us data, i.e. patches. I thought that because they request that you keep the "smash service" turned on, which to me means what they send you is important. Also, it states that "now, downloaded data from Nintendo will gradually be overwritten, so there’s no need to worry about your Wii’s memory running out." Now I suppose I don't know a whole lot when it comes to patching, but do the latest patches replace older ones? I know that they only showed snapshot's as the data being sent, but what confused me was why nintendo would create this function, to send individual people snapshots. Am I way off on this?

 

[NDUDE]

These aren't patches, but I see the similarity. Still...

- Keep the service ON so you can receive cool stuff in the first place!
- Since the content Nintendo gives you changes daily, they will be replaced to not only save space, but to make it a "once in a lifetime chance" thing.

 

[Lemon Drop]

The feature is for Custom Stages, Videos, and Snap Shots. Though Patch's could be nice but when a new patch comes, a character that sucks will be boosted and a top tier character will be lowered. Make the game even more balanced if you ask me.

 

[evilflame101]

do you think this will allow you to download say the stage of the day in stage creater, or can u only use it that day?

 

[MKDSPoKE]

Seems interesting, though I doubt it as the same reason Guitar Hero 3 on the Wii didn't get download center.

 

[DragonBlade]

The 512 MB the Wii comes with, should be enough for bug fixing and balancing patches. It may however take more for new content patches, but thats not something an external hard drive accessory couldn't fix. It would be disappointing if they left it out.

I suppose its far more lucrative to throw together things like the Wii Balence Board the the masses would buy due to novelty than actually make an worthwile accessory like an external hard disk or a head set. Its the same principle that gets us games like Wii Fit over the now forgotten Disaster Day of Crisis and Project Hammer.

 

[RikyuXz.~]

Yeah, i was thinking this too, but iono, it doesn't seem like nintendo would go out of there way to do it..=/

 

[soviet prince]

Patches would be great, but I doubt that will happen

 

[Norgay]

The feature is for Custom Stages, Videos, and Snap Shots. Though Patch's could be nice but when a new patch comes, a character that sucks will be boosted and a top tier character will be lowered. Make the game even more balanced if you ask me.

Hmm, so what you're saying is, it will be similar to the check mii out channel? for example, say there is some list when you go online in brawl, of the most popular custome made stages, and if you wish to import the stage, it will be sent by nintendo?

I was so excited when I saw this update, I really thought it was patching. But when no one talked about it, I thought either no one cared about patching, or everyone overlooked it.

 

[Jez22]

YEH does anyone know if u can save the stages that can be downloaded or can they only be used for that day only??

 

[2nd Stamp]

Well, I think that when you have a modded Wii, and press Smash Service ON, you'll get like this update that bricks your Wii. That'd be such a cheap trick >_<

 

[Coselm]

I doubt we will get patches seeing as how the online is free, and economically it would be a bad choice to pay staff to code patches when Nintendo makes the same amount of money either way. But who knows?

 

[OnyxVulpine]

Maybe no MAJOR changes.

Small ones that won't take up much room and hardly any time wasted by downloading them so its not even noticeable after a while.

-Onyx

 

[SurooshX]

The Wii has less than 512 internal memory. Unless the big N doesn'trelease an external hardrive, we may never see downloadable content.