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Absolutely. I don't like spending a penny until I've actually tried something out when it comes to digital downloads.

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Yes.

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You have to ask? YES!

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Yessir. I've only ever bought one VC game I hadn't played previously and actually wasn't very happy with it. I haven't gotten any WiiWare games yet, becausr a lot of them seem overpriced from what I read. ($10 for a 3 hour LostWinds game?) I'd be 100% more willing to pay $10 for some of them if i knew how fun they were.

On the other hand, I've already went out to buy 2 DS games after trying their demos on the Nintendo Channel.

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This week I bought Space Invaders Extreme for PSP because I haven't been able to stop playing the demo... and it's in Japanese! I would never have considered this game without the demo.

Demos sell games with low marketing budgets. It's as simple as that. GTA4 didn't need a demo to sell a million copies, but stuff like WiiWare could really benefit from such a strategy.

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Not having demos is inexcusable, in my opinion. The XBLA method of of downloading the entire game, but locking everything except for a few levels is sensible, and probably not nearly as costly as Nintendo implies it to be.

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I thought I was more inclined to buy a game if I played the demo, but I've found that demos might influence me to not buy a game, but not to buy one. I try a lot of demos on the 360, and I have bought none of those games, particularly the trials for the arcade games.

For many of those arcade games, the trial has enough gameplay to satisfy me, such as the Lost Cities trial.

As a gamer, I've wanted demos, but from a publishers perspective, I think they do more harm than good. Sure, the occasional game benefits from a demo, but I think for Wiiware games, which are usually shorter anyway, the demo would not benefit the publisher.

I think if we were even considering the game, the reviews and trailers would be sufficient. In fact, there was a study recently that showed trailers sell games better than demos.

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I'd like some demos for regular Wii games too. Why can't we get this on the Nintendo Channel?

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I probably would've purchased Boom Blox if they released a nice demo for it.

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Add my vote for demos of WiiWare titles and VC titles.

I've had my Wii since launch day and have downloaded a total of 4 VC titles and 2 WiiWare titles. With VC games I've limited myself to titles that I missed the first time around and knew I would like (ie: Paper Mario 64) the only VC title I bought based on glowing reviews was Gunstar Heroes and, frankly, I think it sucks.

WiiWare has been a mixed bag; I think Lost winds is great and worth the money, GyroStarr however just doesn't cut it. I'd return it if I could.

Demos would definitely help. So would reducing the price of VC title by 30% acrross the board. WiiWare pricing seems OK so far.

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This seems like a rather obvious answer to me. PCs have been doing demos for eons, and it flat out works. Next-Gen consoles have embraced it, and most fans have very few complaints about it. It might not influence you to buy every time, but it will help you make a more informed decision on what is out there, and get you to try a game or genre that you might not normally get all that excited about.

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I'm actually indifferent to demos for games as my main concern is the hard drive space, or lack thereof. I do, though, understand the public's want for demos, so even though I wouldn't use them, I would say its a good idea to have them, and that they should be implemented whenever possible.

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I'm a gambler.
I like buying before I try.

And most times? I learn to love the game, no matter how much reviewers or players hated it.
That's what always makes it worth it.


...demos... well... they can often lead you astray.
There are just some games that are only fun after playing it more than once, or playing certain different stages not listed in the demo.

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Abso-tiv-o-lutely!

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DEMO'S! Please!

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that was a really stupid question. what person in his right mind would say no? Even you think yes!

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