Guybrush_Threepwood

Best handheld news ever. This will be the most important feature to me besides 3DS retail games of course. I hope though Nintendo will treat this Virtual Console much better than Wii's Virtual Console.

PS: I would prefer the European version of "Link's Awakening" for the original Gameboy (without Color) since it wasn't mutilated by the stupid censorship rules used by Nintendo of America in the 80/90ies. Unfortunately the "DX"-remake for Gameboy Color was censored in Europe and North America like the original North American version.

Virtual Console?

Great news! Can't wait to play this!

Not interested. I wait for Batman: Arkham City!

Good news is the hardware couldn't get more disappointing than Wii. Please Nintendo, give us a powerful system next generation with up to date hardware, enough disc space, enough media capacity, proper online multiplayer / features, HD visuals, 5.1 Dolby Digital support, ... I mean Nintendo should have enough money nowadays to develop a competitive console again.

Great! Wii gets no online play, Xbox360/PS3 get not all modes. Why can't they just release a full version with all features on any console? I wouldn't even care if it's for Wii, Xbox360 or PS3 since I'm not a fanboy and own 2 (soon 3) of the 3 consoles.

It's definitely not my fault. I got my copy by Amazon UK on Saturday although I'm living in Germany.

I buy all my videogames from UK sellers nowadays thanks to stupid censorship laws in Germany, ugly covers (USK label is much bigger than PEGI), poorly German dubbings/translations (without optional English). Xbox360/PS3 games are even more favourable in UK, Wii games have about the same price though.

Too bad we won't see GoldenEye 007 being released on Virtual Console or XBLA since I don't care at all about that stupid new game made by Actvision.

Rare should definitely bring more remakes of their other classics to XBLA in the future though. I want Jet Force Gemini, Blast Corps, Battletoads,...

PS: Donkey Kong 64 and Diddy Kong Racing should finally be released on Virtual Console. But I know the legal issues (especially with the Rare characters in Diddy Kong Racing).

Can't wait to play this! Back to the Future is definitely the best comedy trilogy ever. I loved Telltale's Sam & Max Season 1+2 and Wallace & Gromit on XBLA.

I won't get a WiiWare version of Back of the Future though if they announce also a XBLA or PSN release in the future. Especially not after the graphics and audio issues in Tales of Monkey Island on WiiWare.

@brandonbwii: It's an obvious fact that a high ratio of Nintendo (hardcore-)gamers owns also a PS3 or Xbox360 this generation. Why should those people buy Wii ports with inferior graphics and online capabilities if they have other options? Last generation multiplatform games on Gamecube were on a par with the competition or even better. But the hardware gap between Wii and PS3/Xbox360 is just too big. So most people who have a Wii and a HD console will only be interested in Wii exclusives when they're looking for Wii games.

I will get this on XBLA since I was never a fan of WiiWare. I prefer Virtual Console and XBLA.

PS: And I won't start downloading WiiWare games anyway as long as Nintendo keeps Virtual Console starving. That's not a difficult decision for me since Castlevania Rebirth is the only exclusive game on WiiWare I'm really interested in.

@buffalobob: Nintendo didn't push anything. Microsoft even offered Nintendo to release the game on Virtual Console and XBLA. So both sides would have profited since the game would sell like hot cakes on both consoles. Even Activision would have been on board at this time to promote their release of the mediocre Quantum of Solace videogame. There would definitely be no better way to promote a new Bond game than a promotion like "You get GoldenEye 007 on VC/XBLA if you buy Quantum of Solace".

But unfortunately Nintendo didn't sign the deal without obvious reasons. I guess Nintendo had already forgotten that Reggie promised to do everything possible for bringing GoldenEye 007 to Virtual Console. Now we just get another mediocre Bond game made by Activision instead of Rare's masterpiece.

Nintendo should have rolled up its sleeves to make a deal with Microsoft for a release of the classic and only real GoldenEye 007 game on Virtual Console (and maybe XBLA). But I don't care about Activision's lousy cash in on Rare's masterpiece. The developers/publishers obviously won't trust their creation if they have to abuse the name of a gaming classic although nobody of them was involved in making the original.

I don't care about this phony remake which isn't even a remake. This is just a try to cash in on Rare's masterpiece. The game has not much in common with the original besides the James Bond license and some loose plot elements. None of the developers were involved in the making of Nintendo64 Goldeneye. So why do they have to abuse the name of one of the greatest gaming classics?

PS: Voice chat can be a great feature for co-op or team based gameplay. So I use the headset for some games on Xbox Live (Battlefield, Splosion Man,...). But when playing against each other player I don't see a point in using voice chat.

I hope Nintendo makes a better job this time. I know the Wii sold very well (especially thanks to their new target groups). But nevertheless the Wii has also the most disappointing hardware of any Nintendo console I ever owned. There is so much room for improvement:

• up to date hardware with competitive graphics and processing power
• HD visuals
• digital audio output (even PS2 and Xbox did already have Dolby Digital 5.1 support)
• harddisk support
• proper online multiplayer (and get rid of those stupid friendcodes!!!)
• gamertags
• no region locking
• 60 Hz option for all Virtual Console games in the PAL region
• Virtual Console games should be connected to your gamertag (making transfers to another console possible)

No Virtual Console?

Another disappointing update! Where's the Virtual Console?

Lucky Japan! I would love to see Nintendo Europe releasing more Virtual Console classics instead of mediocre WiiWare titles. I don't care about WiiWare and DSiWare at all. Virtual Console and Xbox Live Arcade are all I need.

And this comes too late again! Nintendo should have included such a feature from the release date.

I didn't expect a 3DS release this year anyway. Let's hope we'll get it first quarter 2011.

I'm more disappointed about the Donkey Kong Country Returns gameplay footage. The graphics don't look impressive at all in this version. I really hope they can make a worthy sequel to the SNES-masterpieces. Optional Classic Controller support would be great for playing a 2D platformer, too.

No Virtual Console ==> Bad week!

I don't have a DSi since DSiWare is lame in my humble opinion (I don't see any reason to sacrifice the GBA-slot). I still prefer the DS Lite (or even my original DS). But I hope they have a solution for the successor of Wii to transfer my 60 Virtual Console games.

@Klapaucius: I meant the collection for PS3 and Xbox360. I know nothing about a Steam release (since I don't even have a Steam Account).

I don't care for Sonic in 50 Hz. Fortunately there is the Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection. Best videogaming deal ever!

Bad news especially for all European Nintendo fans! Sony doesn't need region locking nowadays, many Xbox360 games don't have region locking (You can even access American and Japanese Xbox Live with an European Xbox360). So why does Nintendo try to annoy their loyal customers? There are still Wii and DS games not being published in every region. And don't forget the clearly inferior European Virtual Console with no option to download the games in their best version (60 Hz)! The region locking of Wii has only downsides for customers. It would be the same for the 3DS!

It's not a remake! In fact it has nothing to do with the original. Rare has still all rights on the original game. Rare just doesn't have the James Bond/GoldenEye licence any more. So they couldn't release the Xbox Live Arcade remake (which was already in development) without a permission. But Activision now tries to abuse the name of a videogaming classic to advertise their totally new game. It sounds fishy to me and I'm really sceptical about the quality of such a cash in.

I would only buy a remake for Xbox Live Arcade (like Perfect Dark and Banjo Kazooie) or a release on Virtual Console.

@SoulSilver IV: Not everybody is interested in football or the World Cup of course. But millions of Europeans are watching and celebrating it! So would you really release your Triple A blockbuster videogame on the same day the most popular and commented event of this year starts if you were head of Nintendo's marketing departement?

@Yoshii: High first sales lead to more publicity ==> more sales! And the game release would have probably attractred much more attention by media outside the videogaming world ==> more sales!

The European release date was definitely a stupid marketing decision by Nintendo: At the same time the most popular sports event starts! Many (especially in the football fanatic UK) won't buy (or even think about) any videogames until World Cup is over.

PS: I will not complain about Red Dead Redemption at the top spot. The game is just awesome and deserves every credit.

@Tetsuo_808: You didn't read my comment to the end or you just didn't understand it. I didn't write anything about the graphics of Jet Force Gemini.

My complaint was about the picture signal of the Nintendo64 console which is incredibly ugly on a modern television. Please compare the graphics and colours of any Nintendo64 game released on the Virtual Console with the original cartridge and you will see the difference! That's the reason why I would like to see a Xbox Live Arcade remake (since Virtual Console will not happen).

I wish Rare would release a remake for Xbox Live Arcade.

I still have a Nintendo64 but I prefer a Virtual Console version or a XBLA remake over the original cartridge nowadays. The picture signal of the Nintendo64 is just awful in comparison to Wii or Xbox360: pale colours, lower resolution,...

I really want a remake of Jet Force Gemini on Xbox Live Arcade!

No Virtual Console ==> Worst update possible!

PS: Nintendo should finally give us Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island to support the Super Mario Galaxy 2 release!

And he did voice acting for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

PS: His greatest performance was definitely playing Frank Booth in David Lynch's masterpiece Blue Velvet.

Can't wait to play this!

A release without a Virtual Console game is always just disappointing. And Capcom should just keep their lousy Ace Attorney ports.

Although I would have no time to turn on my Wii in the next weeks anyway thanks to Red Dead Redemption.

Nintendo should just solve the PAL issues and release more VC games (in 60 Hz please) again.

@Willy105: "We have moved on to WiiWare. Virtual Console was nice, but the new games are more worth it."

What a blasphemy! You should definitely play more of the "old" games. There are just too many SNES or N64 classics I would choose over the entire WiiWare catalogue anytime.

Capcom should just produce new editions for the DS of Ace Attorney 1-3 instead of delivering those lousy WiiWare ports. Decisions like this make it just ridicilous when publishers complain about costumers buying used games nowadays. Even if the WiiWare port may be less expensive I would seek the DS version. Capcom just doesn't earn getting any money for those WiiWare ports.

Good news for Wii only users. Personally I don't care since I would always prefer the HD version with Dolby Digital sound. Multiplatform games on Wii just make no sense to me.

The service of Xbox Live is really great so an extra fee is absolutely justified. Nintendo should have to improve Wii's online service before they are even allowed to think about charging money for it. First step: Get rid of those friend codes!

There's no game for Wii or DS on this list I would get excited about.

Bad news for only Wii owners! I personally don't care since I would prefer the Xbox360 version anyway. If HD versions (with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound) are available why should I buy a multiplatform title on Wii?

Retail ==> Instant buy!
Virtual Console (MegaDrive) ==> Instant buy!
WiiWare ==> No thanks!

PS: Since the remake was a Xbox retail release it would be too big for WiiWare's ridiculous size limit anyway.

@Mach-X: Who made the decision to release only 50 Hz versions of all Virtual Console games (except most Hanabi festival releases) in Europe instead of delivering the perfect 60 Hz originals? Sorry but there is no one other to blame here than Nintendo.

It's not a discussion about television standards or PAL vs. NTSC any more since all European televisions support NTSC nowadays (even my old tube television does). Our only problem is that Nintendo chose to give us the 50 Hz versions on Virtual Console. Although there is no understandable reason offering inferior PAL ports nowadays.

Nintendo should just release the 60 Hz originals in Europe and everyone would be happy.

Excellent article! Nintendo Europe should finally acknowledge their big mistake and deliver the 60 Hz versions of all VC-games to Europe. I mean we got already the inferior versions in the 80/90-ies. But why does Nintendo have to repeat the same mistake nowadays? If you're paying for a videogame you should expext receiving the best possible version. It's a shame for Nintendo Europe that emulators can offer a better gaming experience for PAL-gamers than Nintendo's Virtual Console. Metroid Prime 2 is the perfect example that 60 Hz compatibility can only be a lame excuse. Even my tube television (over 10 years old) supports PAL/NTSC 60 Hz.

Nintendo Europe continues the great support for Virtual Console since Hanabi festival! Good job!

PS: If they just solve the PAL issues now by releasing only 60 Hz version Virtual console would be totally awesome even in Europe!

@Stuffgamer1: Why shouldn't the GTA series exist? It's one of the best videogaming series of all time. Age ratings are very important in my opinion and must be complied. But banning videogames, movies or books for adults shouldn't be acceptable in any modern democracy. Else you could say Martin Scorsese or Stanley Kubrick movies shouldn't exist, too.

One of the best 3D platformers of all time. Sunshine is way better than Galaxy thanks to explorable levels and the blue coins of course.

Super Mario 64: 10/10
Super Mario Sunshine: 9,5/10
Super Mario Galaxy: 8/10

For ten seconds I thought that there would finally be a reason for me to buy a DSi after all.

I guess many gamers have abandoned Wii by now returning only for big Nintendo franchises or Virtual Console highlights.