Ask Joystiq Nintendo: Expressing Interest Edition
In this week's Ask Joystiq Nintendo, a reader brings up a subject we had managed to stop thinking about for a while: the Japan-exclusive Super Famicom remake of The Legend of Zelda. And now we're going to be bummed out all day thinking about all the stuff we're doing instead of playing that.Do you have a Nintendo-related question? Email it in to asknintendo AT joystiq DOT com, and we'll (daydream about BS Satellaview Zelda while we) investigate it for you!
Andrew Thoreson asks:
A while back, Square Enix announced that the classic Final Fantasy games were coming to VC. Has there been any more word on when those would be hitting; particularly FF6? Also, have they made any notice of changes, such as changing the "Final Fantasy 3" on the title screen to "Final Fantasy 6", and so on? And one last question, has there been any talk of bringing other SE titles to the NA VC, such as Chrono Trigger or Dragon Warrior?
Since this question came in, Nintendo of Japan announced that the first Final Fantasy would come to the VC in May. That is, of course, no definite indication of a North American release, but at least we can see wheels turning. As for changing the titles, yeah. Not likely. Be glad Square Enix is even deigning to dump the ROMs. Don't expect it to do stuff to them. Even less likely is a VC release of Chrono Trigger, since the DS port is still selling. Dragon Quest seems like something that Square Enix would actually think about, perhaps around the release of Dragon Quest IX or (in the distant future) X. Normally, I wouldn't say that, but Final Fantasy is coming to the VC, and Famicom-era nostalgia is even more closely tied to Dragon Quest than FF.
Nook asks:
Is there any chance of (BS Satellaview Zelda) seeing the light of day for the world? Of course I'm referring to the following Zelda...and direct sequel?!?! (I didn't know bout that un)
I am expressing interest in this, maybe you can ask Nintendo and let them know there is an interest in this.
Note: If you aren't familiar with Nintendo's satellite-delivered Super Famicom Zelda remixes, check out this article for more info. Basically, Nintendo offered serialized, heavily altered remakes of The Legend of Zelda and A Link to the Past via a satellite receiver peripheral. We could never get the live narration (!) that went along with the Link to the Past remake, but some plain assembled versions of the games would be great. Unfortunately, such bounty is extremely unlikely.
This is definitely one of the better Virtual Console pipe dreams for us to vainly beg for. I join you in expressing interest.
Mario Duck asks:
Hello, I've been having problems with my Wii since I updated to 4.0. The system is freezing up in the middle of the game, channels are sometimes not loading at all and if they do, it takes a lot for them to do. Is this because of the new update? do you know of anyone else having this problem? Thank you!
Short answer: yes, there do appear to be problems with the new update. Some Nintendo forum users suggest making sure nothing's connected to the USB ports, while others suggest clearing off your SD card and recopying stuff. Nintendos tech support's suggestion: call Nintendo tech support. I know that's not a satisfying answer, but it's the most likely to lead to results!
Every week, we'll answer reader questions about the Wii, the DS, or any other Nintendo-related topic in Ask Joystiq Nintendo. If you have a question, e-mail it to asknintendo AT joystiq DOT com! You need your questions answered, and we need content for this column. It's a symbiotic relationship!




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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Roto13 @ Apr 30th 2009 5:44PM
Didn't Squenix confirm that North America would be getting the Final Fantasy games that actually came out in North America?
My Wii crashed once after I downloaded the 4.0 update. I tried to check my SD card and it just sat there loading forever and then crashed. It only happened once, though, and that was the night the update came out.
Nigeria @ Apr 30th 2009 5:55PM
Yeah, my Wii crashed after the recent update. Madworld wouldn't load up: a black screen, then a message about files being corrupted. I closed my eyes and pressed reset, hoping for the best. Never happened since.
Markez @ Apr 30th 2009 6:33PM
When did the 4.0 update come out? Haven't turned my system on in awhile...
Nigeria @ May 1st 2009 5:20AM
It came out...sometime last month. The end of last month. It was the update that allowed you to boot games from off the SD Card.
Surlent @ Apr 30th 2009 6:06PM
Mine crashed about two days ago... I installed the WiiSpeak Channel, then went to delete Bit.Trip BEAT off my Wii channels (I keep it on my SD card now, with all my WiiWare and VC stuff) and when I went to the Wii Channels menu within settings, the system froze up. A reset fixed it. Hasn't happened since.
Schmullus @ Apr 30th 2009 7:30PM
I disagree that they won't convert the title screens to the correct numbers if they release them here. Every other re-release of the games have had the correct numbering, and I don't see why a VC release would be any different.
Roto13 @ Apr 30th 2009 11:28PM
Because Virtual Console games are rarely edited unless they have to be.
Schmullus @ May 1st 2009 12:01AM
I imagine SE would find this a situation where they have to edit it, if only to keep the confusion factor from coming back. Enough people unfamiliar with the series were confused when it went 1-2-3-7, but every re-release for 4 and 6 since then has been with the proper numbers intact.
Besides, what happens if SE decides to release them here in series order? Are we going to get FF1, 2, 3, 2, 5, 3? I don't think SE or Nintendo would go for that.
Nook @ May 1st 2009 8:07PM
where's the zelda love gang? where's the love?
Erik @ May 2nd 2009 2:29AM
I had my wii whine while playing Legend of Zelda : Windwaker. I thought it was my PS2 (which had been on for a number of days by then) and didn't think it was my wii till I got an error message and it had to be shot off. Then the same thing happened when playing VC game. I was afraid it was my wii, I'm glad it's just the firmware (at least I'm really hoping it is).
Erik @ May 2nd 2009 2:31AM
Just to be clear it didn't whine the 2nd time. Just gave me the same error.