I'd prefer buying one game and having it on all my other devices rather than having to pay a monthly/yearly fee for unlimited access on one platform.

This would be a service, a service that potentially would work on both platforms when tied to a NNID. At, let's be reasonable 30 - 40 a year for access to the entire VC library on two... i count TWO platforms with the options to buy at a slightly discounted price is enticing. Cross buy wont be a part of this dream yet, but it's getting there slowly and the Wii to Wii U discount upgrades are a sign of that.

I would like to see a combination of both; in other words a subscription service for Virtual Console that includes cross plattform downloads for all downloadable games and other content available on Wii U and 3DS. Add to that a full scale cloud service in Mii-verse style, making it possible to save all your downloaded content for use in other future hardware devices supported by Nintendo.

A one month free trial version of the subscription service should also be included when you buy a Wii U or 3DS system.

This is me assuming here, but I'd think it would be like netflix, you get it on any platform. Obviously, Wii U or 3DS right now.

I visit Nintendo Enthusiast every day. It's usually pretty good about avoiding obvious, shameless clickbait. I will remain cautiously optimistic to hear something good soon, but I highly doubt Nintendo was ready to announce something back at E3.

However, didn't Capcom announce a buttload of VC support at E3?

But he's saying he wants to own the games he plays. I feel the same way. Subscription services are nice, but you quit, you lose. I want to pay for something once and have full control of it whether I'm offline or decide to quit the service.

I think the poll should be changed to something meaninful like:

Would you prefer

a subscription service @ $5/month

a subscription service @ $9/month (plus 10% discount on all titles)

cross-play

...

If you can edit polls...not sure if you can, but it'd be a better use than the one that is up there currently.

Why not both? I don't see why a subscription service would replace the ability to buy games individually...

Exactly.

What if Nintendo decided to apply the Wii Sports model to the VC subscription model?

As in, you pay the the console you want to "play". You pay a dollar or two per console, per month, and you get the games for those consoles whilst being able to buy individual games for other consoles and even allowing to subscribe to other consoles at any given time.

The final amount could be around the 60$ per year, but it would surely pay off for having acess to every console. And as an added bonus for subscribing a console, you get the games a week or two sooner than those who didn`t subscribe that console.

I call it the "subscribe a console. Have it your way!" model.

This i would be interested in!