Nintendo confirmed Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles will be downloadable.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/24144
At their press event today, Nintendo announced that the 3DS will feature an online store similar to Wii's Virtual Console. Titles for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color platforms will be available for download, and Nintendo used Super Mario Land and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX as example titles for the service.
Nintendo will also be selling "Classic Games" that feature 3D enhancements. While they were mentioned alongside the handheld Virtual Console, few details were offered, and it is unclear if these games are download titles. It is likely that these are similar to the 3DS Classic Collection game demos that were available at E3.
Actually, they announced that all the GB and GBA games will have 3D enhancement.
Actually, they announced that all the GB and GBA games will have 3D enhancement.
How do you make a flat image like a 2D sprite pop out of the screen? I can't even conceptualize what it would even look like.
I'm pretty sure they only announced GB and GBC games for the VC service. GBA was notably absent.This is what Joystiq is saying as well.
Ever seen a Virtual Boy?
I'm a little surprised there was no confirmation of support from third-party handhelds like the Sega GameGear. Regardless, I am very happy to hear that this pipe dream has at last become reality. Bring on Metroid: Zero Mission, one of the two Metroid games I have not had the pleasure of playing.
that would be ridiculous though.
$2 for GB
$3 for GBC
$5 for GBA
sounds much more reasonable.
I wonder how long it will be before they add Game Gear, Lynx, WS, NGP, G.com, VB, PSP.... (yeah I went there :P: : )
and if they're gonna do all that, I wonder if eventually there will be NES, SNES, N64, etc etc from the Wii VC shop too
that would be ridiculous though.That isn't realistic. After licencing and ESRB rating fees, $2 would not produce a profit.
$2 for GB
$3 for GBC
$5 for GBA
sounds much more reasonable.
I question some of y'all's line of thinking.
Nintendo priced Game and Watch games at $2 on the DSiWare service. Do you really think Tetris, Super Mario Land 2, Link's Awakening and the Donkey Kong Land titles are worth the same as a Game and Watch game?
That isn't realistic. After licencing and ESRB rating fees, $2 would not produce a profit.
I'm just stating what would be reasonable.
I'm a little surprised there was no confirmation of support from third-party handhelds like the Sega GameGear. Regardless, I am very happy to hear that this pipe dream has at last become reality. Bring on Metroid: Zero Mission, one of the two Metroid games I have not had the pleasure of playing.
Consoles for 3DS virtual console:
Atari Lynx
Whether it is home or portable is irrelevant, it is all about the hardware itself. It wouldn't matter with a console, there'd be no difference between console and handheld, but a handheld would have a more difficult time emulating a home system if the display resolution of the handheld is smaller than the original system.
Straight GB games will be one price and GBC games will be higher. I can see GBA games, should they ever appear, as the $10 "N64" games of this service.
On a happy note, we might well see Shantae (GBC) release for the service. Capcom would have to get on board, though.
I say that because it wasn't specifically announced. Just GB and GBC games were.
