Kirby's Adventure 3D classic = NES
Kid Icarus 3D classic = NES
Excitebike 3D classic= NES
Urban Champion 3D classic = NES
Xevious 3D classic = NES
All of which were top rated NES Titles.
They've also offered the biggest NES titles there are (SMB, Zelda, Metroid)
They also offer very entertaining E-Shop games (Cave story +, Pushmo, Crashmo, Liberation Maiden, Monster shooter, etc.)
Im pretty sure they're doing a fine job.
Ummm, the previous poster complained that "ninty announced that they would offer these games for free" which is something I have never heard of.
Regardless your post is INCORRECT with the statement "All of which were top rated NES titles." Many would argue that some of these are NOT "top-rated" titles. Urban Champion consistently receives HORRIBLE reviews, and it always has. Zevious is OK. Excitebite was fun at the time, and there are additions that weren't included in the original version. There are many complaints regarding "Kirby's Adventure 3D" like the annoying border and the small screen size to "stay true" to the original dimensions. EVERY one of these games should have been revamped in order to accommodate the top "wide-screen," and that could have been easily done without annoying scaling issues if they were built from the ground up.
I haven't purchased even one of these games because they are overpriced, and I can play all of these on the Supercard DSTWO (or better yet, the PSP which is FAR SUPERIOR for emulation when compared to the NDS)
Having said that, I LOVE the DS (and 3DS, but unfortunately it's not hacked, and I can't wait to sell off all of my retail games when/if the system eventually gets hacked.) I use that flashcard primarily to play DS games though because it's the way they were meant to be played (as opposed to PC emulators.)
***Off-topic rant***: DO NOT SUPPORT PURCHASING RETAIL GAMES via the eShop. I imagine a horrible world in which physical games completely disappear. This is BAD for collectors. And it is directly bad for you because when you buy one of those games you do not actually OWN it. You do not have the right to re-sell it. In the event that support for the 3DS eshop is dropped down the road, you will NOT be able to "re-download" these games if your system fails. Your games are essentially limited to the lifetime of the 3DS, so how do you own these games? You merely have a temporary license to play these games.
***edit*** I also think it is ridiculous that NINTY sells these NES and other virtual console games for such high prices while offering essentially nothing new. And if you want to play them on multiple platforms, you must pay for each "copy." $5.99 to re-puchase the first Game Boy Zelda...stellar plan. They are completely milking their previous hits while neglecting original games or re-envisioned ports with additional content. Thank GOD for the emulation/dumping/archiving scenes.
A great example of something GOOD that they have done is release sequels to old franchises such as Mega Man 9 and 10. Absolutely GREAT ideas. While the NES 3D classic were mostly shit.