No Virtual Console on Switch says Nintendo (by Kotaku)

[Shiken]

burninmylight said:

Shiken said:
As long as we still get quality and plentiful current gen games, it should he fine. Indies have come a long way and there are plenty of retro style ones to fill that void.

I guess I will stick with ebay and emulation for my classic gaming needs. I think their best route for classics would be to release more mini consoles with compilations and produce more than "limited edition" quantities to keep them in stock. The only bad thing about them is the scalping sue to understocking issues.

Mini consoles are not a solution for a true VC type of service. The amount of games they offer is a drop in the bucket compared to what can be offered through VC, you'd have to pay the initial cost of the entire system (if you're lucky enough not to resort to buying from scalpers) even if you're only interested in a game or two from the collection, they aren't portable thus far, they are yet another piece of hardware demanding space near a TV and requiring power and a connection to a TV, you can't expand their range of games or functionality via updates, and they are just plain a humongous pain in the ass to acquire.

I am aware, and quite torn over the issue.  I am trying to cope as I feel like this is what is going to happen.

 

I was really hoping to have every canon Zelda game on my Switch as it is the first console that could effectively run them all outside of the WiiU (and WiiU is all but abandoned).

 

Sigh...