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Do you think VC on Switch will come out this year?

H

hatchx

Banned
Not a peep at e3.

Wondering if we'll end up having to wait until next year for VC with the SNES classic being announced.

Really surprising it's taking so long to be honest.
 
R

RoboPlato

I'd be in the dick
Given the success of the mini consoles, I'm getting wary of if Nintendo is going to do it any time soon.
 
V

Vanillalite

Ask me about the GAF Notebook
No and I'm kinda pissed to be honest. No reason I should have to try and pray to God I can get a SNES Classic when I already paid $300 for this brand new capable device from Nintendo that I could play retro games on.
 
NOLA_Gaffer

NOLA_Gaffer

Banned
Six-month gap between the Wii U's launch and the Virtual Console launch, so if we don't see anything by the second week of September, then you can start speculating.

Vanillalite said:
No and I'm kinda pissed to be honest. No reason I should have to try and pray to God I can get a SNES Classic when I already paid $300 for this brand new capable device from Nintendo that I could play retro games on.
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It's kinda funny thinking back to the late 90s when practically everyone was ditching their old hardware for the new shiny 3D gaming and now we have folks angry that they can't play 30+ year old games on their new hardware.
 
Z

Zero83

Member
That would be awesome, but it should have been here already, no question about that.

I have low expectations though.
 
J

James Scott

Banned
I'm not sure. Could it? Sure, they were planning on releasing the NES and SNES games as part of the service this year. But with that delayed I'm not sure if they'd push the VC back.

Not really necessary this year, tho. They might save it for early next year like January or something
 
D

darkside31337

Tomodachi wa Mahou
It seems dumb to not have the same package of SNES classic games available on the Switch to buy. Hell they can just charge $80 for the entire bundle of games and folks would jump in.

I have zero interest in buying the SNES classic but if those games were on VC on my Switch I would buy a lot of them.
 
B

B.K.

Member
Is the system going to have a real, stand alone Virtual Console? I got the impression that their on demand service when online goes live in 2018 was a replacement for the Virtual Console.
 
F

fredrancour

Member
I'm starting to wonder if they're forgoing a VC entirely for this generation and just doing subscription thing + periodic minis
 
T

tsab

Member
No. (Paid) Online servicrs were postponed for 2018. I am assuming their netflix like vc platform will be part of it. As a stop gag here's Snes mini with Star Fox 2. It's very possible that the reason for Snes mini sale-production window of December of 2017 is to not clash or fatigue the Switch VC sales
 
C

Cartho

Member
That Polygon article had an interesting point about entertainment services.

There are features that Nintendo is specifically prioritizing, Fils-Aime said, that he knows consumers expect. Those include voice chat, but also entertainment services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, which he said Nintendo “recognizes are important for a device you can take with you.”
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The article mentioned that they delayed the full online service because they were prioritising these features (voice chat and entertainment).

Anyone else thinking a big firmware update in the Autumn / run up to christmas with Netflix / Amazon etc? I reckon it's a possibility.
 
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ajjow

Member
VC is dead. Classic nintendo systems killed them.

The Snes classics is a proof of that. Nes classic came with more games and better price. Now its more expensive and less games.

Nintendo will keep the vault closed, so they can release these games from time to time to capitalize on nostalgia.

Want Vc?! Buy 3ds and Wii U now, before its over...
 
S

Spyder_Monkey

Banned
ajjow said:
VC is dead. Classic nintendo systems killed them.

The Snes classics is a proof of that. Nes classic came with more games and better price. Now its more expensive and less games.

Nintendo will keep the vault closed, so they can release these games from time to time to capitalize on nostalgia.

Want Vc?! Buy 3ds and Wii U now, before its over...
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I don't see limited run novelty items killing anything.

Now the online subscription service...
 
A

ASaiyan

Banned
Keinning said:
Not really.

They will probably focus on the retro games for their subscription service
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This. Between these announcements and the complete radio silence on any other form of VC I'm starting to think sub games and the Classic console series is all we're getting. Kind of disappointing, but tbh I have plenty of boxes that play ROMs already, lol.
 
Tabasco

Tabasco

Member
I would be surprised if it launched this year, considering that they want to improve the stock of SNES classic units.
 
G

ghibli99

Member
darkside31337 said:
I have zero interest in buying the SNES classic but if those games were on VC on my Switch I would buy a lot of them.
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Yep, same here. If I find a SNES Classic out there in the wild, I'll probably pick one up, but I would be much more compelled by digital offerings on Switch.
 
O

oti

Banned
What Nintendo should do is release VC and offer the 21 SNES games of the SNES mini in a package for 70€ or something on Switch. As a time limited offer. Switch owners are happy and more people could get a SNES mini.

ajjow said:
VC is dead. Classic nintendo systems killed them.

The Snes classics is a proof of that. Nes classic came with more games and better price. Now its more expensive and less games.

Nintendo will keep the vault closed, so they can release these games from time to time to capitalize on nostalgia.

Want Vc?! Buy 3ds and Wii U now, before its over...
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That would be really odd since sales of those classic mini consoles are limited.
 
E

ElFly

Member
Yes

so when people cannot find the SNES classic in stores, retail peeps can tell them the Switch can play those games on the VC
 
P

Protome

Member
Probably not and it bums me out. There's a lot of GBA games in the Wii U's VC library that I'd like to play on the Switch instead.
 
R

Rezbit

Member
Nah think it's something they'll use the SNES mini to lead in to for next year. "Now you can buy Star Fox 2 on Switch for $9.99" sorta thing.
 
K

Kintaro

Worships the porcelain goddess
VC is dead as we knew it. VC will probably be their service from now on.

It will also probably suck. =/
 
T

TheBaldEmperor

Member
Vanillalite said:
No and I'm kinda pissed to be honest. No reason I should have to try and pray to God I can get a SNES Classic when I already paid $300 for this brand new capable device from Nintendo that I could play retro games on.
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This is right where I'm at. There is no way we are hearing about VC until they are done with the SNES classic and that will be in 2018. Stupid. I'd rather have that stuff portable than own a bunch of mini consoles. How much space do they think I have around my tv? Make it available all in one place. The new $300 system that doubles as a portable.
 
A

Acorn

Member
Betty said:
Just in time for the N64 Classic Mini to be announced and for Nintendo to continue stalling the VC for Switch.
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If this is what comes to pass I'll be doubly pissed. If you're gonna cocktease me with retro consoles atleast don't make them bloody limited run.
 
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