[Wii] Virtual Console Discussion Thread

Yes, they have the option to update VC games. For those games there will be an update button next to their game on the shopping channel for games they've added things to that you've already bought. What they plan to update I can't really be definite about. Perhaps online multiplayer, perhaps new levels, perhaps new powerups... they could possibly add anything with these updates. Perhaps it's as simple as putting your highscore or game completion time in a game online. However, to answer your question yes, with the update possibility they do plan to add content to games. I'm not sure how they'll accomplish it though since some people want the original games as well. However they do it will most likely be optional. The real question is when they'll start doing it and with what games.

What I'm more concerned about right now is the pathetic releases they've had as of late. Japan had Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past at launch. I think that more than a month into the life of Wii it's unacceptable that we don't have these games yet. I'm glad that Konami and Capcom have released some games but I'd like to see more third party releases AND I'd like these not to be an excuse for Nintendo to not release their own games for a certain console. The SNES and N64 sections are laughable. I'm just amazed at how well Sega and Hudson/NEC are owning my Wii points. I expected the SNES to take my Wii Points and make them its bitch, but no, apparently Nintendo doesn't care about its golden era of gaming.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Not quite that simple. I think a big part of it is creating the in-game manual that you can access when pressing the home button on the wii controller or classic controller. Those things are pretty extensive and are basically the equivalent or greater than an actual game manual or a mini-guide. That and putting the games through ESRB for ratings for their parental control system is what is probably creating the delays. The only reason Japan is getting their VC games faster is that their rating system is probably faster than our ESRB and they've got a better in-game manual creating team or they started on making the in-game manuals or submitted the games to their rating system earlier. It could be any combination of those things. I'm probably not far off.

If not any of those then Nintendo is just a bunch of dickweeds that need to get their act together or at least get a fucking priority list. I mean some of these NES games are complete shit and don't deserve this Monday throne over give-me titles like Super Mario World and A Link to the Past. Okay, Nintendo has got to get its act together in that regard. No excuse there. Next Monday better fucking not be a NES selection from the shit vault and Sega dominated Monday. It's getting old.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

You know, I think it wouldn't be half a big a deal if you crazy Europeans and Down-under'ers didn't use PAL. At least for Down-under'ers if it they used NTSC they could just slap a new rating sticker on it and ship the US version but noooooo you guys had to be fucking different. I blame PAL completely for your abandonment acid reflux disease.

Really, I'd just say that for once the Europeans have a capable staff. What would make me lol is if they're doing our English VC manuals and the reason why we get our stuff after you guys is that our VC teams have to take the time to parse their English manuals out of the multi-language manuals or some shit.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.