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| NWR_insanolord:
Virtual Console on 3DS seemed to follow the same pattern it did on the Wii, where it was more prevalent early on but then Nintendo pulled back on it as more and more original downloadable games hit the platform. I don't know how accurate it was, but Nintendo sure seemed to think VC games cut into WiiWare and eShop sales. |
| Luigi Dude:
--- Quote from: NWR_insanolord on October 15, 2019, 10:29:56 PM ---I don't know how accurate it was, but Nintendo sure seemed to think VC games cut into WiiWare and eShop sales. --- End quote --- I'd say the Switch confirms it. I mean they talked about downloadable NES/SNES before it was released but then waited over a year before NES games and we just got SNES games. They really wanted to make sure those indie titles were noticed that first year, which might have been smart since many indie games ended up having their highest sales by far on Switch. |
| ejamer:
I'd believe it - I mean, why pay extra for a new game of questionable quality when for just a few dollars you could play an absolute classic on Virtual Console? During the early years of both Wii and 3DS, many developers seemed to write off the consoles and Virtual Console filled meaningful gaps in the release cycle. Switch doesn't seem to have that problem. In fact, it's almost the opposite as they are probably scheduling Virtual Console releases in a way to avoid direct competition with others. My, how times have changed! Speaking of Virtual Console, CATRAP is over half-way finished. Not sure I love it as much as some... but might be kind of puzzled out after having recently played Mole Mania. (Also, although the puzzles are good the presentation here isn't nearly as cute as Mole Mania.) I've also played through: * Super Mario Land 1 (so weird, still don't like the controls, but an interesting oddity) * Super Mario Land 2 (still fun and creative, but smaller than I remembered and very easy) * Avenging Spirit (janky, but I still think it's a hidden gem with the many different character abilities) Next up after CATRAP will be Balloon Kid... How are other people doing with the GameBoy games that they purchased and/or recommended? |
| Mop it up:
What are the sales figures of the Virtual Console? Perhaps most games just weren't selling well enough to be worthwhile? |
| Khushrenada:
I suppose they can be viewed as competition but I do think they are targeting different audiences unless it is a case of an indie game trying to replicate an older title in which case they probably don't want their "inspiration" releasing around the same time. Goose Game came out at the same time as Link's Awakening remake but it wasn't overshadowed. If people are excited or really want to play a game then they're probably going to get it regardless of how much gets released along with it. However, that's how I view it. I've always taken the VC as something I can get around to later unless there is a very special title I've always wanted to play / try. As I prepare for the Game Boy Color list, I see that Nintendo did keep the VC going for sometime with the color games. Basically, once they got through most of their Game Boy titles in the first couple years they then switched to Color and released a bunch of those through 2013 and 2014 and then slowed to a trickle or drip in the years after. At the same time, there were also NES and SNES titles to come out but those weren't as interesting since Wii U was getting them and Wii had them also. It is the Game Boy VC titles that were unique to 3DS. However, by the time of 2013 and 2014, the 3DS was rocking and pumping out so many of the greatest games in its software library that I was no longer looking at the eShop and VC releases as much anymore. That's where I fell out of VC interest and am only getting around to catching back up on this stuff now. Also, there was all that talk of Nintendo not having crossplay ability and a lot of people were not interested in buying some of the same NES and SNES games again individually for Wii, 3DS, and Wii U. Not sure if that had an impact on 3DS VC sales with people now being less willing to spend again for some of the titles they'd have bought on Wii or not but it could have been. |
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