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Reggie confirms Wii microtransactions are possible, Nintendo won't commit

MarioSpeaking with Game Informer, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed that Wii would be equipped to process microtransactions.

Whoopty-freakin-do.
What else is new? Well, it's interesting to note that Nintendo hasn't committed itself to microtransactions*, rather, it's placed the ultimate decision in the hands of 3rd-party publishers. "If our licensee partners want to go in that direction, it's certainly possible in our system," Reggie told GI. Whereas Microsoft was gung-ho all along about microtransactions, Nintendo seems to be on the fence.

Is leaving the decision up to 3rd-parties a sign that Nintendo is struggling to keep up with modern trends? Or is it just Reggie skillfully deflecting negativity towards the impending microtransaction standard?

*Virtual Console downloads/subscriptions are not considered microtransactions.

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