Nintendo strikes Wii hotel deal

If you're going to be staying at the Renaissance New York Hotel Times Square on business, you might need to have someone come get you when it's time to leave for your meetings.

That's because the hotel, and several others in the Marriott chain, will now be featuring Nintendo Wiis in their rooms, along with a selection of 20 games. Mass meeting delinquency is sure to follow.

According to a release from Nintendo on Tuesday, the Times Square hotel, along with Marriotts in five cities around the country, are going to begin stocking hotel rooms, or the lounge in one case, with specially outfitted Wiis and games like Mario Kart Wii, Super Mario Galaxy, and others.

And in case you're wondering whether you have to pay by the hour, Nintendo said that guests would be able to purchase an all-you-can-eat package that would allow them to play all they want.

Further, the games would be pre-loaded and therefore will not require mucking about with game discs. Instead, just point your Wii remote at the TV and voila, Wii Fit will pop up for your enjoyment.

No word yet on how many hotel TVs will have to be replaced when guests throw the Wii remote through the screen while playing the tennis game in Wii Sports, or whether such guests will be on the hook for the replacement costs.

[dascha1]

While I'd like to commend them on this move, since I've worked on Internet Music-on-Demand Radio with a few large hotels, you should be anticipating the next big thing - the VGAA. Be afraid, seriously folks.

[Seanathome]

My guess is that the rooms with the Wii will cost $200-$400 more... as well as a $500 tv replacement fee (if there is such occurrence) ;)

[csUser]

How about stolen WII remotes? It would seem that those things would disappear on a regular basis.

[benjaminstraight]

About time hotels moved past the N64

[Nighteye19]

"Further, the games would be pre-loaded and therefore will not require mucking about with game discs. Instead, just point your Wii remote at the TV and voila, Wii Fit will pop up for your enjoyment. " ----- Hey, I want this option for my Wii at home!

[bobmarleypeople]

Agreed. That would be teh awesome. Oh and as far as stolen wii remotes go, they're probably sync locked to hotel consoles.

[TCrimson05]

LOL!!!! Thank you!!!! I thought I was going to have to be the 1st person to state the obvious lol.