Rumor: Luigi’s Mansion 2 and bundled VC games?

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Cubed3 is reporting that the latest EGM claims Nintendo is developing Luigi’s Mansion 2 for the Wii. I’d imagine such a game would use the remote for aiming the vacuum… but would that force the game into the first-person perspective?

Coupled with that rumor is the claim that some future Wii games will come bundled with VC games. This is the one I don’t get. How exactly do you “bundle” an online download with a game? Maybe they give you the points to buy a game – but you could just spend it on anything. Or maybe they have it automatically download it for you.

Regardless, that last rumor leads me to believe the whole thing is bogus. Still, at least it’s up in the air for everyone to discuss.

Cubed3

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  • Lokno
    Man, I remember hearing they would do something like that before the console came out. I suspect they'll have systems for both bonus points and bonus games with purchase.
  • Bundling a VC download isn't hard. You can get a card with a unique number of that let's you download a certain game in the box, just like the Wii Points cards have a number on that gives you points.

    Retail outlets, I'm sure, would love this sort of system. Not only could they sell VC games in-store (by selling the cards with numbers on them, just like they do with Wii Points cards), they could also do special offers like "Buy Zelda:TP, get a free copy of OoT on VC download!".
  • wiihuck
    i would assume the VC game is on the Wii game disc and you can just download it to your Wii from there.
  • white_mog
    i would assume they could tie the download to your Nintendo.com account. you register a game, they automatically put it in your "download queue".
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