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Ljink96 on 11 March 2016
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Not only is it behind the times in terms of purchasing agreements but overall emulation. There is a program running on Wii that emulates Game Boy Advance games with 100% compatibility. I've thrown every game at it and it doesn't falter. Nintendo will have you believe that the GBA couldn't be emulated on Wii. Nintendo will even have you to believe that SNES games can't run on 3DS even though GBA games can. And I understand the SNES had games that utilized special chips but it's no excuse. Hackers got SNES games to run very well on 3DS but I will admit it isn't perfect. My point is, Nintendo needs to get on the Hacker's level of ability when it comes to emulation. They need a solid emulator that runs on their OS that at least handles NES-DS games, handhelds and consoles included. It's already on Wii, with the exception of DS.

Sony puts their games on PSN like it's nothing. Nintendo has to do all this "work" just to put out a few titles at a time. My guess is that they have separate emulation code for each game. But on 3DS you could exploit running any Gameboy game without it being on 3DS eshop. Nintendo NX needs to be able to handle 3rd-7th gen game emulation. Give this task to hackers and they'd have a GUI emulator that works only with Nintendo's OS and can't be easily exploited. Do what you must Nintendo. Getting SNES games on Wii VC was like pulling teeth. Yet there's Snes9xGX which runs most if not all original ROM just fine, no hiccups.

Whatever the NX is, it can't afford to have a lackluster VC. Nintendo just announced DS support a while back and while some good games are available, it's nowhere near the 1000+ library of games it had. If the NX is as powerful or more powerful than the PS4 and Xbone, it should be able to provide a financially cohesive service that emulates all of its major platforms and of course, SEGA's as well. It's insane to me that Nintendo will consciously make people pay more money for a game they already own. But, they're making you pay for work they had to do to build the emulator with the specific game's attributes. If you made an all in one emulator we wouldn't be in this predicament. Ugh, Nintendo.