Topic: Why are the Wii's of today no longer backwards compatible with Gamecube games and no GC controller ports?

I want a Wii so I can play Gamecube games in progressive scan, i.e. component cables. (Has anyone else tried that?) Does anyone have any idea why Nintendo did this?

Probably to make it cheaper since they don't need gamecube slots or anything else that was required for the gamecube.

case closed

If I recalled thats why Nintendo did get rid of the GC compatibility so the Wii was cheaper. You can always just keep an eye out at Gamestop or any other place that sells used Wiis and I am sure that one with the GC parts in it will pop up.

Why do you approve of an inferior model?

The least Nintendo could do is put Gamecube games on the Wii U's virtual console.

The last thing Nintendo needs wot worry about is being able to play old games from 2 generations ago.

Well actually the least they could do is nothing.

Touché!!

That's exactly what they are doing

No, they've given us a new console, new 1st & 2nd party games, some VC games, have several more games in development. That's what we know, and what they've done. So they've done more than nothing, nothing would be if they dropped all production and support and called it quits at the end of the Wii's life-cycle. For all we know they are working on N64 & GC VC but they're having more trouble than they thought they would with them.

This is your second thread in the last few days where you complain about wanting to play Gamecube games on platforms that are not the Gamecube.

I have a solution for you. I'm sure you can guess it.

Get a job at Nintendo and be personally responsible for the coding and development of the Gamecube virtual console?

The least they could do to make fans satisfied would be to make more GC adapters. Their stock selling out in 10 minutes yesterday is very sad.

That makes three solutions!

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3rd

Won't work because these are the people you're trying to satisfy:

Doesn't matter how much they eat, they'll demand more and more and won't be happy if they get it and won't be happy if they don't

It occurred to me that you can solve all your problems by buying the console the games were made for.

Or, if you're desperate, you could get an old GC controller, sit outside the window of someone who owns a GC and pretend to play as they play.

_{please note I do not recommend sitting outside people's windows, strangers or otherwise}

@octane Not sure who your comment was directed at. In case it was me, I do have all of my previous consoles (GC included). I would like a GC VC for convenience sake, as most of my retro consoles are boxed away cause her indoors will get the ump if I have them all connected.

It's not the lack of GC VC that annoys me, it's the lack of anynews at all, and the drip feeding of VC games that are already on Wii VC for years

@shaneoh would it be easier you not engage in this subject if it bothers you so much?

Isn't the OP the one bothered by the lack of GC on newer model Wiis and absence of GC VC? I'm not bothered one bit.