Reggie Promises Online Wii Community That's 'Unique To Nintendo'

If and when a full-fledged Nintendo online community becomes available, it will be "unique to Nintendo," Reggie said.

Wii! Online! Community! Soon!

While the Wii might not actually be gathering dust these days, its online effort is, with Friend Codes and spotty support from third parties being the major culprits. That could change however, as Nintendo head honcho Reggie Fils-Aime promised Tuesday that some kind of online community is coming soon from Nintendo.

In a column at Forbes, the outspoken Nintendo of America CEO said Nintendo has always had a vision for an online community.

"The issue is that we define community differently than our competitors... Our consumers do want a sense of community, and we're going to deliver that -- but in a way that's unique to Nintendo," he said.

As always, this is really just more amorphous hyperbole from a Nintendo executive. However, it does at least hint that something is in the works on the online front, possibly beyond the separate Friend Codes you pop into the system for each game.

But what? What could Nintendo offer that's unique, and differentiates them from Xbox Live or Sony Home?