Virtual Console saves gamers 50% off retail
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 at 3:46pm by Blake
Contrary to popular logic suggesting to “just buy the actual game”, Virtual Console buyers save an average of 50 percent on every purchased game; 75 percent for TubroGrafx games, says a new report by Vintage Computing and Games. Of course, there’s no resell value or transferability of VC games, but if your looking to pop the lid on classic gaming experiences, Nintendo’s digital download service is a cost effective way to do so when compared to street prices.
January 31st, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Absolutely! The VC is awesome. People have spend over a hundred of dollars to play a game like Sin and punishment in the US. As a game collector myself I can say withour a doubt that many of these games are much cheaper than you could get them through ebay or wherever else. Even some of the nes stuff, like a bubble bobble cart today can fetch $30.00 for the cart alone. I will never be able to sell my Wii as I allready have used all the internal memory, it would be too much of a loss. I think I have spent about $300 on points cards. Long live the VC.
January 31st, 2008 at 6:32 pm
I love VC.
I want to play those games on the go on my DS though too.
January 31st, 2008 at 7:36 pm
I actually prefer buying the original games and if they are too hard to find or too expensive then I’ll use the virtual console. It probably is cheaper as everything that is digitally distributed is cheaper but I still prefer the original carts and CDs.
January 31st, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Well duh. It doesn’t really cost anything to emulate the game, unless you count paying for maintaining the servers. So why wouldn’t they offer it at a low price? Besides, most retail stores don’t even stock the older gen games anymore. And when they do, the good ones are usually expensive.
February 2nd, 2008 at 2:29 am
I appreciate what the VC does for people who no longer have their original systems. In that respect, it is truly a great feature.
But I, like many of you I’d wager, still have my NES, SNES and N64 all connected to the same television. They are all in mint condition, work perfectly and, whenever I’m jonesing for retro, get a lot of play time.
There is something about playing old games on Wii that just doesn’t seem right. When I play Super Mario Bros. 3, I want the square controller in my hands. When I’m blasting through Super Metroid, I want the purple and gray controller. When I’m playing Star Fox 64, I want that to use that awkward trident to do it.
I can’t really explain it. It just feels better on the original systems. And I actually prefer the “hunt” associated with buying old games. Searching eBay, finding the cheapest one in the best condition…it inflates the importance a bit, but still adds to the fun of buying retro.
That’s just me, though. And I’m fully aware the VC is functionally more efficient, in every way. Good on Nintendo for offering it.