Even then, there is the Satellaview add-on which downloads game via a radio broadcast service that was discontnued. Same with the Sega Channel.
You have hundreds of lost undumped games from that era alone (Pulseman lost localisation, Doremi Fantasy sequels, and even the few games that were dumped are unplayable without extensive hacking to restore missing code)... And the e-Reader for the GBA too... And guess what, neither of these are put today for downloadable services.
Now these were minor add-on unsuccessful peripherals... Now imagine a full console using this business model.
Makes that Eidos rep declaration about how Nintendo shoul go exclusively third party so that "the younger generation plays their games" silly to say the least, as Nintendo consoles (Even with their cloud gaming obsession, I still give Sony the benefit of doubt for the PS4) seem to be the only way for later generations of gamers to play these gems.
I'm more surprised in fact about Microsoft talking about region locking.
How in the world are they releasing an expensive non-functional device in countries which are not the USA... even though the internet connection even there is so, so far from perfect?
