reverie on 30 April 2007
I think the VC is great stuff and the prices are just right. $10 or less is adequate for good entertainment. Boxed platinum titles (for consoles)Â are usually more expensive. If you don't enjoy vintage gaming take my advice and don't buy the games at any price. Your time is too precious for that.
They have about 70-80 games in there now. Inevitably, they will reach at several 100s and maybe more than 1000 entries. I would welcome that! Every single NES, SNES, Mega Drive, PC Engine, N64 and Neo Geo title ever made - how cool would that be? And how about adding games from the home computer era like the C64, Amiga and so on? Nintendo should reach out to all rights holders.
The Wii shop is far from perfect though. It's the slowest channel on my Wii (I'm in Germany so your mileage may vary) and with every batch of games it's getting more tedious to go through the lists. The interface needs a big rededign. Also, they should add game demos or at least full-size screenshots!
Right now the Wii shop is not useful for discovering titles. You have to come in and know the game you want, and be patient while searching for it.
Hardcore gaming is a bubble economy blown up by Microsoft's $7 $6 billion losses.
