Nintendo DS Titles Coming To Wii U Virtual Console

[Nathan Drake]

I still am not entirely sure why people would be okay rebuying games so soon that will likely be cheaper to buy and have shipped to you from some online shop than to purchase from Nintendo's VC. I mean, hell, if you want a digital collection, there are certainly cheap, free, easy ways to turn your physical collection into one cart of titles. It isn't like they're offering what are now expensive or rare games like what older consoles on the VC can accomplish for cheaper. I mean, I understand what Nintendo is trying to accomplish, but I'm baffled as to why everybody is so excited about this. Was playing the games on your DS really so bad? Or are you just infatuated with a cumbersome system of either gamepad/TV use, or essentially just using a single screened DS via the gamepad?

 

[Wisenheimer]

I still am not entirely sure why people would be okay rebuying games so soon that will likely be cheaper to buy and have shipped to you from some online shop than to purchase from Nintendo's VC. I mean, hell, if you want a digital collection, there are certainly cheap, free, easy ways to turn your physical collection into one cart of titles. It isn't like they're offering what are now expensive or rare games like what older consoles on the VC can accomplish for cheaper. I mean, I understand what Nintendo is trying to accomplish, but I'm baffled as to why everybody is so excited about this. Was playing the games on your DS really so bad? Or are you just infatuated with a cumbersome system of either gamepad/TV use, or essentially just using a single screened DS via the gamepad?

Until very recently, I never owned a handheld game system before so, for me, it would have been nice to have been able to play the handheld versions of the Zelda and Metroid games I liked on m

 

[HtheB]

WTF nintendo... WTF... Seriously... wtf?!

Why the hell don't you bring VirtualBoy games to the 3DS Virtual Console!?!!?!!!?!

 

[Duo8]

WTF nintendo... WTF... Seriously... wtf?!

Why the hell don't you bring VirtualBoy games to the 3DS Virtual Console!?!!?!!!?!

Because 5 games isn't worth it.

 

[HtheB]

Because 5 games isn't worth it.

Oh yeah.... and a Wii U self is worth for like 5 games?.......

 

[Duo8]

Oh yeah.... and a Wii U self is worth for like 5 games?.......

I think you mean at least 20.
Also, out of the literal 5 games on the VB, only 2 were good.

 

[HtheB]

I think you mean at least 20.
Also, out of the literal 5 games on the VB, only 2 were good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Boy_games

That is more then 5 games...
And also the unreleased games were actually pretty good, for example: Bound High !!!

 

[jacksprat1990]

It was inevitable given the design. The emulation should be able to up the resolution at least and make it look a little better. I'm never a fan of this though. If I physically own the game already, I'm limited to playing on my DS still.

Oh yeah.... and a Wii U self is worth for like 5 games?.......

It has 20 games at least ffs.

 

[Duo8]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Boy_games

That is more then 5 games...
And also the unreleased games were actually pretty good, for example: Bound High !!!

Still not enough though.
And those good titles... WHY JAPAN ONLY?

 

[emigre]

well the wii-u is just a giant DS anyway

Just without the gaems.

 

[Clydefrosch]

expect games to cost 20 bucks each.

also, considering that ds is pretty much the most hacked nintendo thing ever, why go that way? why not gamecube or gba? and why not release 400 snes games in a week?

 

[Guild McCommunist]

T-the Wii U is saved!

Really though have fun rebuying your old DS games so they can be horribly blown up on a large screen.

I don't even know how we can be excited her when all we do is pirate DS games anyway.

 

[chartube12]

can't help but think this was announcement meant for July (e3 time) but done early to give some Nintendo hype n distract from the bank not being released yet.

 

[the_randomizer]

Wow, I didn't know Nintendo was forcing people to buy DS games on the Virtual Console they already own.

 

[KingVamp]

Also, about that stamp thing. Couldn't you just turn the screen towards the TV and it would just detect that as sleep mode?

 

[Qtis]

Wow, I didn't know Nintendo was forcing people to buy DS games on the Virtual Console they already own.

I know right, it's just like Sony and their Mafia for PSX/PS2 titles! Damn them for letting people legitly discover games they haven't played!

 

[duffmmann]

Not every game will be able to make the leap. Those games probably just won't be sold at all.

To be fair, though, not having "Phantom Hourglass" on the service is actually a pretty big plus.

I never understood the hate for the DS Zelda games. The controls are awkward at first, but once you get it down, they are both very rewarding game experiences.

As it is, the 2DS can't solve the Phantom Hourglass puzzle either.


Anyway, I do think this is pretty cool, but I really don't get why Nintendo doesn't create an adapter for the Wii U to play your physical DS games and possibly your 3DS games. It would fall in line with their model of releasing (to the masses) a player for every other video game system that could play their current handheld games. (Super GB for the SNES, and GB Player for the GCN).

 

[Qtis]

I never understood the hate for the DS Zelda games. The controls are awkward at first, but once you get it down, they are both very rewarding game experiences.

As it is, the 2DS can't solve the Phantom Hourglass puzzle either.

Dedicated sleep button. In other words, the console can be put to sleep and it acts like a folded console.

 

[GamerzHell9137]

Ok

*plays DS games on 3DS*

 

[duffmmann]

Dedicated sleep button. In other words, the console can be put to sleep and it acts like a folded console.

Wait the 2DS has that? (I don't have nor have I played one) If so, then I suppose that would certainly be a possibility on the Wii U.