Well only about two more weeks to go.........

 

Lalo when are they supposed to have demo systems out....cuz' I really want to try the whole wiimote out....wiimote sounds like something out of the mouth of Elmer Fudd.....you blasted wabbit bring back my wiimote...

 

lol... I'm not sure when they are going to have them out... but they better have some warning signs or a big circle around the Wii warning people of flailing limbs

 

Wii Points Card!!:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/742/742635p1.html

 

They should definitely have a three stooges game, that would be fun. nyuk nyuk nyuk

 

62 games will be available for the Wii within the first five weeks of release
32 Wii titles... 30 virtual console titles
http://wii.ign.com/articles/742/742962p1.html

Wii (not all 32)

• Call of Duty 3
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
• Rapala Tournament Fishing
• Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
• World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
• Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• Trauma Center: Second Opinion
• Madden NFL 07
• Need for Speed Carbon
• Happy Feet
• Rampage: Total Destruction
• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
• The Ant Bully
• Elebits
• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
• Metal Slug Anthology
• Super Swing Golf
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Cars
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
• Far Cry: Vengeance
• Red Steel
• GT Pro Series
• Monster 4x4 World Circuit
• Rayman Raving Rabbids
• Open Season
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
• Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

NES

• Mario Bros.
• The Legend of Zelda
• Donkey Kong
• Donkey Kong Jr.
• Ice Hockey
• Pinball
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Urban Champion
• Wario's Woods
• Baseball
• Solomon's Key

Super NES

• F-Zero
• SimCity

Nintendo 64

• Super Mario 64

SEGA Genesis

• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Altered Beast
• Golden Axe
• Columns
• Ecco the Dolphin
• Gunstar Heroes
• Space Harrier II
• Toe Jam & Earl
• Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

TurboGrafx-16

• Bonk's Adventure
• Super Star Soldier
• Victory Run
• Bomberman '93
• Dungeon Explorer

 

Virtual Console-
Is that like the Xbox Arcade?

 

Yes, they are alike... both use a point system to buy games from their "stores"
But Nintendo will have better games to buy
The cost of buying the games will range from $5 (8-bit games), $8 (16-bit games), and $10 (64-bit games)

How much are the games on the Xbox Arcade?

 

400-800 points each.
1600 points are $20
We have things like Dig Dug,Pacman,Hexic,Bejeweled, Doom,Mortal Kombat, Spades, Uno,etc.

 

so $5-$10 dollars as well

Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past or Uno ... It's a thinker!

 

Don't worry, I have my Wii Money saved

 

Nice

 

The exact pricing is

NES - starting at $5
SNES - starting at $8
N64 - starting at $10
TurboGrafx 16 - $6
Sega Genesis - $8

Unfortunately we miss out on some games in the US, Japan gets alot more VC titles. Including NES Super Mario Bros, and Europe gets Donkey Kong Country.

 

I think that the Genesis games is a great addition...probably one of my favorite systems ever....

 

Nintendo has some neat opportunities with the VC, promotions with new games for instance. Pre-Order Super Mario Galaxy and get Super Mario Bros free on the VC, just as an example. I doubt they'd do that, because SMB1 and SMB3 are guaranteed hot sellers, I've never met anyone that didn't like at least one of those two games. I just hope they offer the Japanese Super Mario Bros 2, I would buy that in a second.

 

I'm guessing they won't make any money off of people who know what emulators are

However, the Virtual Console WOULD make money if the games were also altered/updated/new

Think about it.
With emulators... anyone deep into that realm knows there are 'hacks' for games. It wouldn't take Nintendo much to utilize old engines and crank out an updated game with new levels much development time...really..

Think about it...having a Super Mario Bros 1.5
or a completely new Super Mario side scroller.
THAT is the part that interests me about the VC the most. Not just the old...but the new

 

Fair enough, but I think you and I both know that's not who Nintendo is targetting with this. I can't tell you the number of gamers that I've talked to that were psyched because the old Super Mario Bros games were going to be available and that would let them get their girlfriend/wife into it. I mean my mom could play Super Mario Bros and have fun, and she asks for help on the computer if it involves more than playing a card game or checking her email. For people that know what MAME or snes9x are, I imagine Nintendo more or less wrote them off from the start. However, I might actually buy off the VC just for the convenience of it. I'm not sure about updating/modding games. I think they might be gunning for a simple "it works, sell it" methodology. Personally, I'm kinda interested in the TurboGrafx 16, I never even knew someone who owned one as a kid.

 

truly one of the greatest games ever!

 

Hands down
That and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were epically amazing

 

Starting at? I didnt notice that before.
Can you link me an article or something that states "starting at"?
I can't find it