Infendo Forums: Virtual Console didjaknows
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 at 2:14pm by Jack
It Came From the Infendo Forums….! Bwah!
(1) Did you know there is a “maximum number of points” you can hold on your Wii system? Apparently, the limit sits comfortably at 10,000 point (or $100). One of the warnings on the back of a Wii Points Card clearly states that there is a limit.
(2) Giving and recieving Virtual Console (VC) game is easy, but there are some odd limitations. Why did they restrict gifts to people living in the same country? Luckily you can just adjust the country setting for your Wii before sending or receiving, and then change back after downloading the game. (Thanks to Alucard for helping me figure out how this works, and testing the process.)
(3) Soldier Blade for the TG-16 is awesome. For anyone who missed out on this title, it’s easily worth the $6. StarTropics, on the otherhand, just doesn’t live up to the nostalgia… it’s ok, but not great.
I didn’t know that, so I posted it (especially number 2). Good to know. Ejamer is currently leading a discussion related to this topic in the Infendo Forums today, so check it out for more.
February 6th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Reason for #2 is because each country has different VC releases. For instance, a few countries have Mega Man available.
February 6th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Hmmm… That sounds like another little experiement in the making!
If I set my Wii console Country setting to somewhere in the UK, could I download Mega Man right now? And would it actually play normally on a non-PAL TV?
Interesting.
February 6th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Soldier Blade is hard though!
February 7th, 2008 at 12:48 am
1) Must mean unused points since I’ve allready blown through about 14 points cards.
2) That’s good into. thanks infendo!
3) As someone who plays a lot of shooter and owns soldier blade, if you want a good shmup hold out for lords of thunder or get any gradius game. Soldier blade aint bad though.
February 7th, 2008 at 2:19 am
Great info, Jack/ejamer.
Speaking of Mega Man…hopefully when the original NES titles hit the VC and Capcom sees them sell a bajillion copies, they’ll get the idea and bring back my little blue buddy. For some reason, his absence has really been getting to me lately.
February 8th, 2008 at 1:55 am
#2 is just because of money. Points Cards cost different amounts across the globe because of transaction rates. Since the markets in different regions aren’t equal, there can and probably will be a lot of problems.