I got it for free for pre-ordering Wind Waker and people still seem to be buying them on ebay for $20. The wii version will be like what $10 and have better(?) graphics.
We also don't know for how long we'll be able to play VC games if the DRM requires us to get authorization from Nintendo in order to play. OoT GCN disc = works forever as long as we have a working GCN/Wii.
We also don't know for how long we'll be able to play VC games if the DRM requires us to get authorization from Nintendo in order to play. OoT GCN disc = works forever as long as we have a working GCN/Wii.
No, the bonding between the layers break down over time, eventually rendering the data unreadable.
Or something to that effect.
Recordable discs are especially vulnerable to it, but with pre-recorded media, it should take decades.
.. and it's not just optical discs that have these problems. The old Famicom Disc System discs have started to go bad already. And if you're into Arcades I'm sure you've heard of things like "the suicide battery".
Big data centres have to constantly migrate their data because their backup solutions are just not meant to last. It's a big problem really.
