Digital comics coming to Japanese Wiis

Using WiiWare for digital comics ... why didn't we think of that?

Fortunately, someone did. Sun Denshi hopes to use the service to release manga as early as this summer in Japan. The comics will be viewable through an application made by the company, which interested parties can download to their Wiis.

Eventually, Sun also hopes to spread this initiative to other forms of media, such as anime, books, and pachinko. As for the comics, an original manga by Reiji Matsumoto will be first on the menu. You may have heard of Matsumoto from his space operas, such as Space Battleship Yamato.

We hope that Sun extends their services to other parts of the globe, or that another company copies the idea. We're not sure that some forms of media (like books) would work well on the Wii, but comics and cartoons could help add some flavor into the WiiWare service.