That's cool and all, but 1) it says sometime in the future, 2) they say there's still a technical hurdle to overcome before they can do it, and 3) the DS has to be the most pirated console in history, and everyone still has theirs. I'd like to be wrong, but I don't see this helping the Wii U as much as they're probably hoping.
Why don't they get some Gamecube on the Wii U's VC, pronto? At $15 a game, Super Mario Sunshine, F-Zero, Metroid Prime, Paper Mario TYD, Killer 7 ... there's a shit-ton of GOLD on the Gamecube. And I'll bet there are fewer 'technical hurdles' involved, too.
Some actual Wii U games, more than the handful currently worth buying, wouldn't hurt either.
Don't get me wrong I love Nintendo and I even love the Wii U .... but Iwata and friends have walked them so far off the path of gaming righteousness it gives me heartburn just thinking about it. Chalk it up to Japanese corporate deference culture I guess, that nobody has had the balls to tell the bosses that this here is some stupid shit:
That's gamer repellent right there. Concentrated.
They've chased the casual gamer dollar right off the cliff, because if there's one thing a casual gamer is going to be, it's casual about gaming. One Wii Party game is enough for a casual gamer. One Wii is enough is enough for a casual gamer. etc. etc.
Ugh.