| ameratsu said:
You're right, they can charge whatever they want. The thing is, in order for me to legally play classic Nintendo games through emulation, I need to buy a Wii and a classic controller. That's $270 as a starting point for legal emulation. That makes zero sense financially unless you already own a wii or want one for other games. The fact that you're saying that I need to buy a Wii (or a classic game system) or abstain from playing classic Nintendo games because of legality isn't very realistic on your part. The restrictions imposed by licensing and by Nintendo on their operation of Virtual Console mean that not only will games I want never appear on the service, but the ones that I do want are tethered by DRM and inconsistent pricing, with it being unclear if future Nintendo consoles will support VC games. I have no problem with paying for older games, but the virtual console vs. emulation thing isn't nearly as black and white as you make it out to be. |
I like a good argument. Lets see if I can keep this going.
First off, buying a wii is not the only way to play classic Nintendo games through emulation. You can buy the actual cartridge and then emulate it on your computer. That is perfectly legal from what I understand.
"The fact that you're saying that I need to buy a Wii (or a classic game system) or abstain from playing classic Nintendo games because of legality isn't very realistic on your part."
"I have no problem with paying for older games, but the virtual console vs. emulation thing isn't nearly as black and white as you make it out to be."
time for a list:
1) [legal] Virtual console vs. [illegal] emulation is black and white. One is right and one is wrong. At least that is what I was told to believe when I became an officer 
2) One of my points earlier is that if the legal way to play a game is too expensive to warrant the entertainment value it provides, don't play it. You only think you have to play it; I think you will survive if you don't.
3) Once again, I will emphasize that I don't necessarily agree with VC pricing. I didn't agree when RE2 and RE3 came out for the GC for 30$ and never went down in price. I didn't agree when they released classic Nintendo games on GBA for rediculous prices.
