@Gnoll Welcome to the family.

Yep, the discounted games are your's to keep!

As I very enthusiastic retro gamer I think I'll take advantage of these Virtual Console deals! Arrrgh!!! Too much to play!!!

@nik1470 If they were I'd never leave my house.

I am giddy with excitement! Give me more Amiga games, please!!!

@SteveW Blast processing?

But, I know what you mean. The reality is there aren't a lot of games that use the full potential of the PS3 or 360 anyways, but people still run around quoting numbers at one another.

This just in: Nintendo will not be making games for the next Playstation and X-Box consoles.

I just don't want to see a new-old version Street Fighter every week. :I

I really wish there was an Arcade section on the Wii U Virtual Console. Give me Warriors of Fate on my Wii U please.

This game... I did not like.

Australian Left 4 Dead 2 was a joke. Censorship bites.

@dekuchu64 I find with VC games the volume is really low compared to the Wii Menu. Anyone know of a setting?

I didn't even know what it was called...

Touch screen combined with analogue sticks and buttons is my preferred controller. Touch screen by itself is severely limited, but when integrated with a traditional controller it opens up possibilities.

Well, it's official. Nintendo is doomed. Lol.

@-KwB- Totally. I no longer have the patience for NES games and Saves States will mean that I can finally beat Mario's original Super adventure.

@lazyinsu I think he meant that the credibility of high scores have lost all meaning with the introduction of Save States.

I want a 10 hour game that requires more time to unlock things. I've already got Monster Hunter to invest hundreds of hours into, and any online competitive Nintendo game is going to get a fair chunk of my time (Smash Bros, Mario Kart). Single player needs to be short for me to enjoy the experience to the end.

Awesome. I need more short retail-quality games!

@SCAR392 They still make manuals?

Most DLC is garbage and overpriced. I can count on one hand the amount of DLC that I've paid for and haven't felt ripped-off.

The Kid Icarus screen made me cringe. If Nintendo had achievements it would ruin one of the reasons I like my Wii U so much more than my PS3.

@Sonicfan11589 I'm not sure I'd play it again but it would be great to set the standard!

@Hunter-D The art style looks divine but unfortunately I didn't play a lot of Nintendo when I was a kid.

Also... Oh wow! I just got an email notification from NintendoLife... is this new or did I somehow miss it in the past?

@TreesenHauser Yoshi's Island would be great as I've never played it.

Also, give me anything and everything on the AGA Amiga.

Excitebike, huh? Does this set the tone for things to come?

One of the appealing things about the Wii virtual console for me was that it wasn't just Nintendo consoles on offer. It doesn't seem like this will be the case with the Wii U, unfortunately. My wife wants Mappy with save states.

I hate you, Kirby. And your smug grin. But I just know I'm going to play you again for the MiiVerse integration. D=

Still no screen-shots, though, ey?

"Add value" sounds like they mean "add multiplayer".

@LDXD You'll probably be too busy panicking about all the things you wish you had done in your 20s and 30s! Lol. Hopefully by that point we'll all have teleportation devices and implants that let us upload knowledge to our brains...

At least that's what I'm counting on...

If the Au prices get cut in half I may just buy a second Wii U (one for the bedroom).

@AbeVigoda I wouldn't call myself a "hardcore Nintendo fan" by any means. I couldn't care less about the company. I just play games and most of the time I play them on my Wii U. Just as most of the time I played games on my Wii and my PS3 last generation. It's the games that matter, not the platform. It just so happens that the Wii U is my preferred platform now (and the lack of achievements/trophies plays a huge part in that).

@LDXD I feel the same way about Halo - I was too old for it. My 11 year old nephew loves the series, though.

@SpaceApe "Sorry but it is a FACT that the average gamer is in their 30's. Go check it out yourself."

A fact that is not verifiable by observation, unless you count "gamer" as being someone who plays mobile phone apps. Statistics need perspective...

@SpaceApe 21 is so, so far from being "mature". When you turn 30, you realise what an ignoramus you were in your twenties.

@SCAR392 That's not how opinions work. We play the same games and use the same devices but we each pass different judgements based on our personal enjoyment. It's likely that the people in your social circle have similar opinions to you because people tend to gravitate towards those with common interests. But, it doesn't mean our opinions should be applied to the rest of the world; That's just narrow-minded.

As an example, I literally do not know a single person who would play an iPhone game for more than a day - does this mean iPhones have no impact on the gaming market? My personal experiences seem to suggest this to be the case but they aren't indicative of reality.

People (especially Blesinkski and his legion of man-babies) need to realise that they aren't the centre of the universe.

Love the way people think their personal experiences are somehow indicative of everyone else's experience.

Do I say the same thing about the X-Box 360 because mine has been gathering dust for years? Is my opinion more valid because I have a few mates in the same boat as me? Ludicrous.

@Shiryu I really wish the VC had an Amiga section.

I'm a little nervous about Wii U's Virtual Console. I suspect that we'll only see Nintendo consoles on there.

Are Mii-Verse screenshots coming as well?

Great article. Makes for interesting discussion. On the commenters, though:

1) We keep hearing the same old tirade about how "Nintendo got lucky with the Wii". This is like saying "Microsoft got lucky with the X-Box"; it's naive and it's reminiscent of the drivel Pachter uses for excuses when he is wrong about his predictions. Nintendo understood the market and made a product that would appeal to consumers. It wasn't luck - it was an understanding of the industry. Which brings me to the Wii U...

2) People aren't going to flock to the next gen X-Box and Playstation systems in the way that everyone seems to assume. Yes, the average gaming forum poster is feverish with anticipation but they represent a very minor portion of the sales. They buy the systems at launch, but most sales of consoles come from the broader community. There isn't a binary distinction between gamer types; gamers come in many colours. It's not the "casual" market that makes up the sales, it's the guys who play COD after work and before the gym. But they'll buy a console when it comes down in price and when enough of their bros do so, too. They don't even know a new X-Box is coming.

Thanks for the article. I've always suspected that the rating system is impeding the e-shop releases down here and this verifies it.

Brace yourself. The forum experts are coming.

They could at least put their games on the e-shop. I'm not buying disks anymore.

@sillygostly It's ludicrous. The new BitTrip on WiiU is also on our list of M.I.A. Games. I have my wallet ready for Mighty Switch Force and BitTrip but I feel like I'm waiting in vain.

Would love an HD port of the two No More Heroes games on the e-shop...

@XCWarrior I think that's a fair assessment of SEGA. But, I will say that Sonic Racing : Transformed is so much better than Mario Kart on so many levels. SEGA and arcade racing just seem to go well together.

Madworld 2 with online co-op. I love beat-em-ups, and I loved Mad World. I just want to be able to do all that cool stuff with a buddy.

Also, SEGA's F-Zero was very dear to my heart.

Please do. And add gamepad-only mode so my wife doesn't get annoyed at having to watch me play turn-based combat!

@MattL waves