This Week, GamesIndustry.biz says (in News: Nintendo brings playable demos to WiiWare) CEO Satoru Iwata admitted to investors during a recent earnings briefing that the market for WiiWare and DSi Ware is currently small, reports IGN, and that the Wii Shopping Channel and DSi Shop are only browsed by people who already know which games they want to buy.

And Vooks says (in WiiWare demos on the way) Nintendo has announced that theyll begin testing WiiWare demos for possible implementation in the future In what seems like a, well, ‘we told you to do that’ moment, Satoru Iwata has revealed in an Q&A session at a recent earnings briefing that Nintendo will begin a test program for W...

And Shacknews says (in Nintendo to Test Offering Demos of WiiWare Games) As part of its coverage of Nintendo's recent earnings call IGN's Wii channel reports that company CEO Satoru Iwata said that a test program offering demos of select WiiWare games would roll out later this month. He made no indication which games would be included in the trial other than to s...

And CrunchGear says (in Nintendo mulling WiiWare demos) Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said recently that his company would be testing out demo downloads of certain WiiWare titles this month. It’s unclear if this test program will only be for Wii owners in Japan or if those of us here in the U.S. would be able to participate as well. Apparently the program...

And DarkWish from WiiNintendo says (in Nintendo to release WiiWare demos as test) Yes, you heard right… Nintendo is going to offer demos of WiiWare games! But before you get too excited, let me give you the full details. In the recent Financial Results Briefing in Japan, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said that they would begin releasing demos of WiiWare games sometime this m...

And GameGrep Playstation 3 says (in WiiWare Demos set to hit Wii Shopping Channel) It's tough to decide whether or not you want to pay for a game, without knowing exactly what you're getting. Evidently, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata agrees; gamers are less likely to gamble their money on game that quite possibly isn't for them. During the Q&A session at a recent earnings b...

And JC Fletcher from Joystiq says (in Nintendo planning to offer WiiWare demos) During the recent investor Q&A session, Satoru Iwata announced plans to begin rolling out demos for a small selection of WiiWare games this month. He didn't say which region or regions would receive this service, so let's assume it's just Japan.