They are even more over priced when you factor in Nintendo has said nothing about transfering VC games to a new Wii you buy (you have to call them up and haggle, and get lucky) or possibly the next Wii to come out. It's why I only buyed Castlevania Rebirth (it was cheap and damn good, worth 2x the price). Atleast Sony you can re-download stuff to your future consoles and PSP. I believe MS is set up so when the next XBox is out you can re-download all your games with ease - Nintendo should have allowed people to create gamertags and such to avoid this hassle.
It's just that simple.