Nintendo Download: 24th April (Europe)

No scram kitty? Dang, maybe it will be next week hopefully

Only one VC on Wii U? Not sure if I'm gonna get Yoshi's island GBA or wait for the SNES version. Only NES Remix 2 for me this week I guess.

Nothing for me this week. (Why couldn't we just get the SNES version of Yoshi's Island!)

I'll probably buy Sayonara Umika...Sayonara Umikar... (copy and paste) Sayonara UmiharaKawase! ^o^

I hoped a discount if we grab the two Nes Remix

@outburst They're releasing the GBA version because the SNES version is a Super FX (2) chip game which I guess must be extremely difficult to port onto VC hence why we've never got SNES Star Fox.

As for what I'm getting, nothing but at the end of the month I'm getting:
Metroid Fusion
WarioWare Inc.
F-Zero Maximum Velocity
SMA3: Yoshi's Island
NES Remix 2

Really hoping that the first or second week of May is Mario Kart Super Circuit.

Everyone who has not played Yoshi's Island should get it. Best platformer ever in my opinion.

I thought Scram Kitty was suppose to come out in April?

So, the VC no longer exist on the 3DS or the Wii U except for ONE(1) GBA game? Thats a joke.

Anyway, NES Remix 2 for me.

Nothing for me this week VC is really slowing to crawl.

@Grumblevolcano
Thanks for the info. I might get it then but I will hold on a bit.

I hope they bring some other NES and SNES games next month along with the GBA games. Castlevania 2&3 aren't available yet in Europe. The Rockman/Megaman series on NES and SNES aren't complete yet.

Nothing for me. I want to get the first NES Remix before I get the second (both are a little pricey to be honest), and as much as I love Yoshi's Island I can't justify buying it when I already have the Ambassador version.

@Grumblevolcano Snes9x for Wii can emulate Yoshi's Island. So why Nintendo can't?

@Dyltheman If it bothers you so much why don't you GO over to Gonintendo and don't comeback again .

@pamplemousse_mk it has nothing to do with technical difficulties, it is due to licensing issues with the Super FX chip. The Super FX chip was created by Argonaut Games who hold the copyright for it.

Now it will be interesting to see what other GBA games come out on the virtual console in the coming months if any.

@Dyltheman hows the air up there??

@craigmoss19 That's the reason?! What a surprise.
I was so pleased to see Yoshi's Island coming to the Wii U, but I certainly won't be downloading the wholly inferior GBA version, nuh-uh.

WIll be interesting to see how the VC progresses now that the initial GBA games are out of the way. My guess: back to nothing.

@craigmoss19 Where has Nintendo stated it is due to licensing issues ? It is a possibility but I think it is far more likely they just cannot be bothered.

wow very weak week for 3DS. glad i have tons of stuff to play. AC:NL, urban trials freestyle and of course the glorious nintendo pocket football club

'3DS only' users can only hope that SEGA releases the second batch of 3D classics in the west at this point (highly unlikely)... The Wii U will be getting everything from now on because developers need that extra grunt under the hood that the 3DS lacks

@craigmoss19
This makes no sense, They cannot hold the copyright on a game just because their chip that was used. They own the chip, not the game and if the chip is not used, then they have no say in what is done with the game.

I voted for remix 2 but I'm still waiting for a physical release.

NES Remix 2. That's is the highlight of this week.

Nothing for me. Hoped for a remix 1 discount.

I'm getting NES Remix 2

If Scram Kitty comes in April, we're running out of April!

Waiting for Shovel Knight and Scram Kitty. Oh, and a truck load of NES, SNES and Genesis games.

Am I the only one annoyed at the GBA bonanza on Wii U, while the 3DS Virtual Console is getting stuff so slowly?
I'm afraid the only reason the 3DS has a NES VC is to justify the GBA VC on Wii U. Too bad they took the best handheld to pick games from.

@Moshugan Yeah, i'd get it if it was the original version. Whether it's rights issues or technical issues, Nintendo has no good excuse not to release the SNES versions of games, other than laziness of course. (GBA games are apparently easier to port...)

Having Calciobit, I don't need anything more from the eshop! I even stopped playing Dark Souls 2!!!

@Kodeen Patents only last 15 years.

Yoshi's Island, no contest! Next in line will be NES Remix 2.

@unrandomsam @Kodeen No, it's the copyright, not on the game itself, not on the chip itself (which would be a patent) but on the firmware code that resides on the chip. Copyrights last forever. So Nintendo would have to write their own emulator for that chip (which is against copyright law) or rewrite the game code to not use it (which they did in the port).

im right now playing NES Remix1, and while its fun, dont think ill get the sequel, certainly not at 10€.
Maybe one day, when im lacking any WiiU games to play and theres a discount... but id rather wait for SNES Remix

Finally yoshi island yesss

@Alshain0; Thanks for explaining that though there will still be people who will not understand this and just cry out that Nintendo is lazy.

NES Remix 2, Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island & Sayonara UmiharaKawase for me this Thursday!

Lets see if next week we get scram kitty and child of light. Both games look great.

Nothing. But I did get Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove 3D for £2 today.

@Alshain01 Nonsense. They know how it is supposed to work. Amateurs have managed to get it working passably without using that microcode. They are not bothered about accuracy particularly (As you can see by how bad the N64 emulation is on the Wii). Other alternatives are a new port (Something Sega has been quite willing to do when necessary) or the old one but with the proper resolution sprites. In this day and age the only version of anything people should still be playing is the best version.

@Dyltheman I saw the comment on my e-mail if you no longer enjoy visiting the site you might as well stop then. A lot of the problems you're describing exist on all gaming sites of a particular size, I do disagree about the quality of the articles though.

Errr... no Wii U discounts???

@Dyltheman The mods replace the text of comments they deem unnecessary and included a note but leave them where they are so I'm not sure it was deleted might have been an error but maybe I'm wrong, again if the sites is no longer doing it for you either take a break or just leave no point visiting a place you don't enjoy.

NES Remix 2 for me. Still waiting for Game & Watch Gallery 3 on 3DS VC, shouldn't be too long now it's been listed

I'm getting NES Remix 2, and then I'll probably get Yoshi's Island

NES Remix 2 and Yoshis Island for me
And for all the usual whiners about Yoshis Island being the GBA version instead of the SNES one: Like many others said, the Super FX chip is part of the issue here. Nintendo is aiming to emulate games as close as possible to the original game. And although there are emulators which can run this game on some consoles, its anything but smooth sailing. The thing is: Since Nintendo has to charge money for it, they need to deliver a good job. The makers of said emulators dont charge you, so they can get away with some rough edges here and there. Thats a small but very important detail.
The GBA version of it is perfectly playable and even offers more content. If its all just about the "gameplay and design" as you people always claim, then why cant you just enjoy the perfectly fine port ?

Please don't say it's a Super FX chip issue. The Wii U is plenty powerful to emulate SNES games!! That's a ludicrous statement!!!

This discussion about copyright or patent is curious. Argonaut doesn't exist anymore. If a company wants to produce today a new game using the Super FX, who should they pay to have the license?