See before you buy - Virtual video goodness
by James Konik 
{ May 6th 2007 at 12:00PM }
Making Virtual Console purchasing decisions just got that little bit easier thanks to the set of preview videos now available on the Wii's official website. These are just the thing for telling the good, the bad and the plain ol' ugly apart when choosing how to get your nostalgia fix.
With the range of available titles getting ever wider, it's nice to at least get the chance to see the games in action before spending those hard-earned Wii Points. What do you think of the service? Anyone been sold on, or reconsidered, a download after seeing the video?
If you're thinking of doing some virtual shopping, don't forget to check out our Monday roundups, for a critical take on the latest releases.
[Via Infendo]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rainer @ May 6th 2007 1:04PM
This service has been around for a long time now. I'll actually check that site out if I don't see the new releases announced here first on Monday mornings. And yes, they have helped me make VC purchases.
Nushio @ May 6th 2007 2:28PM
Wii need demos. 'Nuff said.
mjp @ May 6th 2007 2:41PM
How big of a fortune would Big N make if they released a VC store for DS? All they'd have to do is sell a cart with a wi-fi interface and a couple gigs of storage.
Or even if they started selling GB, GBC, and GBA games for the Wii VC. the GBA games look better than the original Nintendo games do, so it can't be just because they'd look ugly. Zelda Oracle of Season and Oracle of Ages would be great additions to my VC collection.
derry @ May 6th 2007 4:04PM
Does this mean www.wiivcdb.com is useless now? ;)
chrisodd @ May 6th 2007 4:14PM
Although this is an excellent addition, and much needed given the lack of VC demos, it woud be better if Nintendo concentrated on the 50Hz output over component cable problem, so people in Europe could actually play something other than TurboGrafix games, which would mean increased sales.
ssuk @ May 6th 2007 5:48PM
Yeah, we desperatly need 60Hz TV mode. Seems lazy and inconsiderate of Nintendo to dump a now out-dated TV format onto their newest console as an unchangeable default for the menus and VC.
@3: Well, considering the biggest card size is about 128mb in size, 'a few gigs' maybe just a bit of a step. Then again SDMicro has pushed 2GB for ages now... Don't see why Nintendo can't do the same with cards 4-5x the size of an SDmicro... But whatever, I would go for DS download content over Wiis (like a Wii Download Station or something.) also, I'll wait for a shop update where these videos are streamed over the shop channel instead of going to a website (even if it's just switching to the Internet Channel)
steve @ May 7th 2007 4:59AM
Good to hear they listened to our demands. At least part of them. Maybe we'll get playable demos later.
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