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Originally posted by: RickPowers
Here's my problem with the VC as it stands right now. It's a money grab.
Seriously, the games I (and I have to assume most others) would be most likely to buy are the ones I already own at least once, if not MULTIPLE times. Zelda (in Animal Crossing, Zelda Compilation Disc), Mario Bros. (every Mario GBA game to date) and SMB (Animal Crossing) I have in at least one form if not many. For Zelda and SMB ... I still have the original NES carts! I don't want to buy these games again just for the convenience and prestige of playing them on the VC. Nintendo has already shown that they have the ability to register games on the MyNintendo site ... let us put the in the product codes from games we already own and give us the VC versions of the games for free, dammit!
That said, I suspect the VC is going to be the only way to get back in touch with games I no longer have or never got to play. I'm desperately hoping for Blast Corps and Sin and Punishment to be released on VC, but it's looking doubtful (Blast Corps was a Rare game, S&P was Japan-only).
You know? That's an EXCELLENT idea! Too bad Nintendo would oppose to it since what they want is to make MONEY off the VC NOW.
While I agree with what you said about re-buying the same games, you have to admit it would be weird to NOT include them in the lineup. I mean, its like having a movie collection that lacks the classics. As much as Nintendo had whored Mario and Zelda in various formats they are needed in order to have a convincing and appealing lineup.
Although I have the feeling that the XBOX Live Marketplace, the PS3 store and the VC will be the death of compilation discs and re-releases of old games. I mean, I think its cheaper to put the data in a server than putting them on a disc, making the package, the instruction manual and such.
And one last thing, I am getting sick and tired of the "Nintendo is forcing me to buy the games I already have!" complains. Nintendo isn't forcing ANYONE to buy the VC games. If you are content with owning the game in a different format, fine. If you want to buy the game for the VC, fine. But its getting annoying hearing the same complain about how gamers feel that Nintendo is stealing the people's money when they aren't forcing anyone to.
It would be like complaining about the iTunes store, Napster or any service that offers downloadable media for a price...
"Oh, but I already have Pirates of the Caribbean on DVD! Why do I need to buy a 10 dollar, low quality version just so I can play it on my iPod? Apple is the suck!"
"Why buy the MP3 when I can have the CD?"