Why doesn't Nintendo update online games?

I'm confused as to why Nintendo has never put downloadable updates for games such as Smash Bros, Mario Kart, and Goldeneye on the Wii Shop Channel after all these years.

lack of space

Big N philosophy:

-Give the "serious gamers" their next huge title when they start whining

-Make profit off the masses

Yeah, the Wii could have really done with a hard drive. Even if it was as little as 10gb. They've seemingly considered storage for the 3DS so I suspect they'll do the same with the Wii's follow up too. Raiko101

nintendo is to busy making new games to update old ones and its up 2 any 3rd party to update their games, now we have already seen black ops get a patch this yearelbert_b_23

Do you really think so? I mean the only Wii games that I know of that they're currently working on are Mario Sports Mix and Zelda Skyward Sword. I mean yeah I'm sure the majority is devoting themselves to developing games for the 3DS, but still.

The reason is because those games would have had to be programmed to allow for updates. You can't just patch a game that doesn't know to look for a patch. They actually have patched a few Wiiware and VC games but those are easy as they fix the game and you redownload the whole thing. Most of their games dont' really need patches anyway and I don't think Nintendo is too concerned about going to extra effort to appease a small amount of people.

The reason is because those games would have had to be programmed to allow for updates. You can't just patch a game that doesn't know to look for a patch. They actually have patched a few Wiiware and VC games but those are easy as they fix the game and you redownload the whole thing. Most of their games dont' really need patches anyway and I don't think Nintendo is too concerned about going to extra effort to appease a small amount of people.

AlmightyDerek

I agree with you on most parts, and you're probably right about games not being patchable. They don't need to update Mario Kart Wii, that game plays great online, the one I have the problem the most with is Brawl. Every person I ever talked to about online Brawl said they were dearly missing an option to play stock matches. I kinda wish Nintendo couldadd a simple feature like that.

Big N philosophy:

-Give the "serious gamers" their next huge title when they start whining

-Make profit off the masses

J-man45

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Big N philosophy:

-Give the "serious gamers" their next huge title when they start whining

-Make profit off the masses

wiifan001

I fully expect the Wii 2 to support patches!

Especially now that Ninty seems to want to gain more 3rd party support showing with the 3DS and its online features.