They probably assume there are enough major titles on the VC to accumulate enough points card sales to make a profit. Since most of the major titles are already available, they figure they don't need to add any more. Many of their major titles are third party, so it takes quite awhile to come to licensing agreements.
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Due to the lack of an Virtual Console week, you would expect me to be one of it's biggest complainer. I'm going to be honest here. I really don't care. Why? Because there are already tons of games we already have for the service, plus I'm taking it easy on the VC and is planning on starting a Nintendo 64 collection soon.
Here's to hoping I can get some money soon so I can buy Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles. That game I've been wanting for like forever.
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I was really hoping we'd get something this week. Once again, VC continues to disappoint me, time and time again. No matter how low the bar is set, it always finds a way to slither under it. There's plenty out already, so I shouldn't be disappointed...yet to be honest, nothing that's out interests me as much as what has yet to appear, and I am unable to get anything else, for fear that I will be unable to obtain that which I have so long desired.
The Game Room? 1000 retro titles? I believe they said they were only going to have 30 games, and most of them are the retro Arcade games already on the service. Still, considering the snail's pace the VC Arcade has been going at, now's the perfect time to capitalize on all those impatient retro fans, like me. At the very least, they promised to keep it updated regularly, just as they have with every other service on Xbox Market Place.
I have such an extensive back catalogue already, so it's nice to not have to come up with the money this week. I just bought Link to the Past, Soldier Blade, (my first shmup, i love it) and Tomena Sanner this past week, so I've got enough to keep me busy for the next bit.
Due to the lack of notable titles being released to the VC lately, I've occasionally resorted to buying games at a local used video game store (not GameStop).
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A little of both. It would seem to make more sense for 3rd parties to develop for WW given those numbers, but most of the sales are still only going to the top 10% of all titles. Doing a ROM dump of an old VC game costs next to nothing, so the risk to reward ratio for VC/WW would even out, I'd think.
A big part of this too, is what GoNintendo points out: more releases on WW and fewer on VC this year. The issue is the same it always is on Ninty consoles for VC: Ninty games are excellent and in general outshine anything produced by 3rd parties. I'd guess Sega is doing pretty well too on VC, but not really any other 3rd parties for the most part. That's why Ninty stays away from WW.
Hopefully the popularity of WW will convince Nintendo that online gaming is important and motivate them to improve their online shop and services to match up with what the HD twins (or the iphone) offer in both cost effectiveness and functionality. I worry though that they'll see rising sales numbers as a sign they don't really have to do anything, because people like the service just the way it is.
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A little of both. It would seem to make more sense for 3rd parties to develop for WW given those numbers, but most of the sales are still only going to the top 10% of all titles. Doing a ROM dump of an old VC game costs next to nothing, so the risk to reward ratio for VC/WW would even out, I'd think.
A big part of this too, is what GoNintendo points out: more releases on WW and fewer on VC this year. The issue is the same it always is on Ninty consoles for VC: Ninty games are excellent and in general outshine anything produced by 3rd parties. I'd guess Sega is doing pretty well too on VC, but not really any other 3rd parties for the most part. That's why Ninty stays away from WW.
Hopefully the popularity of WW will convince Nintendo that online gaming is important and motivate them to improve their online shop and services to match up with what the HD twins (or the iphone) offer in both cost effectiveness and functionality. I worry though that they'll see rising sales numbers as a sign they don't really have to do anything, because people like the service just the way it is.
Okay, I guess it's not as bad as I thought it was. As long as the VC is supported even a little, i'll be happy. :3
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