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[SEGAvangelist]

This is just really confusing.

 

[JaseMath]

Welp...they've half-assed everything with Wii U so far, why expect different now?

 

[Like the hat?]

Better than I was expecting. I was expecting donkey kong jr math again.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Lol @ rereleasing everything again. Talk about not knowing how to run a digital store.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

So are they following this up with at least 8 more every week?

Sure. If by week, you mean 3 months.

 

[Flightmare]

Embarrassing

 

[Fourth Storm]

This is alarming. Is Wii U VC ever going to be even as good as Wii's? Are we gonna get Megadrive, NeoGeo, TurboGrafx, etc? Or is strictly down to Nintendo consoles?

 

[jwhit28]

What's even better is booting up in Wii mode and having a huge offering of VC games. Off TV play is a novel feature but not one worth delaying getting a game for.

 

[MormaPope]

When are we going to get Yoshi's Island, in 2015 ?

Why would you want that or something like Zelda: ALttP when you can just get ALttP2 and Yoshi's Island 3D later this year?!

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

Considering that there's fuck all Wii U games right now, you'd think Nintendo would go wild with the Virtual Console, and release a ton of games.

Instead, we get an even worse showing than the Wii's Virtual Console did at launch. Pathetic.

 

[Jotamide]

Can't wait for Nintendo apologists to defend this one.

 

[Tadale]

It's like a joke that everyone at Nintendo is in on. You'd think that they'd put something neat up there as a gesture of goodwill.

 

[UberTag]

It's astounding how Nintendo just doesn't get simple shit like this.

"That's what sets Nintendo apart, man. They do things that are completely different."

 

[Nibel]

They have a catalog of games that is perfect for digital distribution

AND THEY DO NOTHING WITH IT

 

[nckillthegrimace]

It's ok with the amount of people who own the Wii U it's probably for the best they don't flood the market with virtual console titles nobody is going to buy anyway


^ that's my best defense of this

The only way this launch is okay is if Nintendo continues to release eight titles every week.

That won't happen, though.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

THIS is why Iwata needs to GTFO! My god this falls on his shoulders.

 

[Czigga]

Worst part about it is that they had this big count-down to the unveiling to hype up everyone. SMFH

 

[javac]

The rest of the games are going to be a part of the ambassador campaign!

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

People were expecting more?

Fool me once....

 

[Burnburn]

This is a pathetic launch line-up.

 

[Interceptor]

VC Sizzle Reel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V5NJ9ZKfPo&feature=youtu.be

almost a week old...

 

[Lyude77]

The only way this launch is okay is if Nintendo continues to release eight titles every week.

That won't happen, though.

I would say this. I don't mind getting SMW first week though, that may end up getting purchased.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

I can't wait for the weekly update that includes two games.

 

[iamaustrian]

there will be new games added each week, right?
like on the Wii VC service(well, at least in it's prime time).

this list is pretty shitty (except SMW, which I'll get) tbh.
smh

 

[GameE]

Ouch, this is a bad lineup :\
I dont know what to say

 

[Gonzo The Great]

Nicholas Medley Wow... That's just sad. You launch the VC nearly six months after the console launches and there are only 8 games, one of with is Ice Climbers? Really? It's like you're trying to screw up.
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Agreed entirely. I'm now convinced that Nintendo is just sabotaging their own console. E3 can't come soon enough.

 

[Rootbeer]

Just the games I've been waiting for.

Well maybe in the case of Super Mario World. Everything else can take a hike.

What's your deal Nintendo, argggh

Least we have Earthbound coming...

 

[jetjevons]

It's got to be a joke. They're just *confirming* those titles right? There's no way that's the lot.

Can't wait to see the real line up when the shop opens later this week.

 

[cyberheater]

Nintendo are trolling us.

 

[khaaan]

Aren't those just the titles Nintendo has been selling for 30 cents the past little while?

 

[Jarnet87]

Dat Nintendo. Instead of giving us everything, they gonna do the slow drip again

The official Gif of Wii U Virtual Console

 

[Brazil]

I can't wait for the weekly update that includes two games.

Two games? Aren't you being a little too hopeful there?

 

[bryehn]

Wow, four of those are already in the 30 cent promo. This is pathetic, even for Nintendo.

 

[EloquentM]

THIS is why Iwata needs to GTFO! My god this falls on his shoulders.

Idk I don't think something like this is really gonna have much of an effect on him. People will still buy games from this paltry selection regardless and it'll make them money regardless. He also doesn't have his hand in everything there's a chain of command of course but it's not iwata directly involved in what games come out for the virtual console. It's up to someone below him.

 

[Zee-Row]

When does Urban Champion come out?

 

[Ridley327]

Aren't those just the titles Nintendo has been selling for 30 cents the past little while?

Half of them are, including one that is currently selling for 30 cents.

 

[MormaPope]

From now to Earthbound, they will probably release Super Metroid and Mario Kart for the SNES. If Nintendo actually got the Virtual Console up and running with full steam, I'd be very tempted to purchase a Wii-U.

 

[Robin64]

I'll get Mario World, but only if it's 60hz in Europe.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Hey Nintendo, I was prepared to spend $50 on virtual console games. Guess what, now that $50 is going to Steam and PSN. Fuckers.

 

[RedSwirl]

Man, emulating the games one at a time is proving to be a real drag.

 

[brinstar]

I... I guess I'll get mario world... jesus christ nintendo

 

[UberTag]

This is just loony, no other way to put it. They are incomprehensibly late to launch a service they were already running for years on Wii (and launched with it), and then it's like we're back in 2006. Maybe, just maybe, next week we'll get Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong 3. Woo-hoo!

I'm holding out for the Donkey Kong Jr. Math release week.
Everyone will be amped to buy that game when it's the only game coming out.

 

[TheLastCandle]

No defending this one. It's fucking BAD.

I hope Miiverse gets the pitchforks ready.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

When does Urban Champion come out?

That's Retro's new game.

 

[epmode]

Plugging those roms into the new emulator is hard work, guys. Give them a little credit!

None of you should buy these until Nintendo has a non-shit account system, by the way.

 

[Levyne]

What's even better is booting up in Wii mode and having a huge offering of VC games. Off TV play is a novel feature but not one worth delaying getting a game for.

That's what I was curious about, I don't own a Wii or Wii U, but couldn't you go into "Wii Mode" and play whatever Wii VC game you want?

 

[Neon_Icarus]

I get that they want to make new emulators for the Wii U,
and testing the games and adjusting the settings might take
some time.

But seriously, hire more people if you can't do better than this.

 

[Hiltz]

How many titles were released on the Wii VC? Weren't Genesis games on there at launch?

There's around 409 titles on the North American VC (it may or may not include any potential titles Nintendo may have mysteriously removed from the service). Sega Genesis was available at Wii's launch. It initially offered Sonic the Hedgehog and Altered Beast. Other titles such as Ecco The Dolphin, Golden Axe, Columns, Ristar, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Gunstar Heroes, Space Harrier 2, and Toejam & Earl came out in 2006 as well.

 

[serplux]

Two games? Aren't you being a little too hopeful there?

Japan will do that, as usual. Us Westerners...

 

[Amir0x]

The only way this launch is okay is if Nintendo continues to release eight titles every week.

That won't happen, though.

Well hopefully... I dunno. Honestly I don't know why I bother hoping Nintendo does anything good anymore. They've long since past the point I could reasonably hold any faith to expect such a thing