Was looking for one for months and then gave up. Had a shot to get one a couple of weeks ago on Amazon for msrp and skipped. I'm over this bullshit. Bending over backwards, paying scalp prices to play old ass games. Not gonna stress anymore.
Was looking for one for months and then gave up. Had a shot to get one a couple of weeks ago on Amazon for msrp and skipped. I'm over this bullshit. Bending over backwards, paying scalp prices to play old ass games. Not gonna stress anymore.
So you're ok with having a ridiculously limited selection of games? It's fine that you can play DKC1, but not 2 and 3 at all?I have one, I love it. It wasn't hard to get either if you follow Wario64 on Twitter.
Unpopular opinion, but I think I prefer these classic consoles to the Virtual Console approach. I'm not really interested in another drip-feed on the Switch or having it tied to a subscription service.
Nah, the mass market nostalgia stops at Snes for Nintendo consoles.fucking crazy. they doubled the impossible to find nes classic by making this only SOMEWHAT possible to find.
a properly shipped N64 classic would outsell Wii U
Strongly disagree. I loved the previous iterations of VC. Played so many games I wouldn't have otherwise, like Super Metroid, Super Mario Wor ld, the original DKC games, and so on. No, I don't want to back or mod my Console either. I want everything available in an official capacity on my Switch.I want VC on the Switch badly but let's not pretend the previous iterations of the service weren't colossal disappointments.
Slow-as-molasses trickle of software, overpriced games, minimal enhanced features, etc.
The VC should have been the equivalent of iTunes for retro Nintendo console software and it fell far short of that with both the Wii and the Wii U. I'd love to see them do better but Nintendo seems to have a very difficult time wrapping their heads around the potential of what the VC could be versus the half-assed versions they've given us thus far.
Also, modding these boxes is ridiculously easy. Literally anyone can do it.
So you're ok with having a ridiculously limited selection of games? It's fine that you can play DKC1, but not 2 and 3 at all?
Nah, the mass market nostalgia stops at Snes for Nintendo consoles.
Oh God please no. Nothing Nintendo has ever done has given more credence to the old "Nintendo fans will buy anything they put their name on" meme than these things. It's blatant, inefficient nostalgia-milking. What sort of human is going to end up keeping 4 of these goofy looking plastic boxes hooked up to their televisions, in addition to whatever else they've got, for more than a few months? Why on Earth are people clamoring for these games to be arbitrarily divided up between proprietary plastic casings and tethered down by wired controllers?
It's obtuse, impractical collector shit that has had its run. SNES Classic isn't going on to sell 20 million. Just let it die.
Yeah, there was a market, but the market has probably been mostly tapped. I just can't see these things being used by (or sought after by) anyone ~5 years from now. You could not come up with a clunkier way to distribute this classic software if you tried. Just keep them limited and give the Nintendo fans that got in on the ground floor some actual long term value.
Also, we don't see eye to eye on these products being "inoffensive", but I think my last post made my thoughts on that clear lol. *Cue these things selling another 5 million this holiday season*
I wouldn't call it inoffensive since I'm guessing we would have had Virtual Console on Switch at this time if it wasn't for the NES/SNES Classic.
No. They arent.Is this thing still hard to find? I have one under my desk, still not opened. It was more exciting finding one than actually opening and using it
Strongly disagree. I loved the previous iterations of VC. Played so many games I wouldn't have otherwise, like Super Metroid, Super Mario Wor ld, the original DKC games, and so on. No, I don't want to back or mod my Console either. I want everything available in an official capacity on my Switch.
Eh. Virtual Console rereleases have been historically more expensive than each individual game in the NES and SNES Classic systems. Both business models could easily coexist.
Oh, no, I'm not saying there wasn't room for improvement. There clearly was, whether it major gaps in each system's library, or issues with emulation on certain systems (N64 dark filter, bleh!). But, I still loved the service and the concept of it, warts and all, and it was an important part of my experience with Nintendo Consoles for the last decade. It helped me discover many games I'd never played before, re-discover games I had, and also acted as a great "gap filler" in between major Nintendo exclusives (those games, plus VC, is primarily why I've bought Nintendo systems, as I'd rather play most multiplatform titles elsewhere, honestly).So do I but I really can't fathom how anyone could look at their previous implementations on the Wii and Wii U and not see the obvious room for vast improvement.
A fully-realized VC could be one of the coolest things ever, especially if Nintendo could get the vast majority of software for previous consoles on the service in a timely manner.
Regardless, I don't think these boxes are the alternative to the VC. I think Nintendo views them as an entirely different product and I would assume we'll get some form of the VC on the Switch in the near future. (Hopefully)
Yeah. :(
And yet, VC doesn't exist on Switch. :(Eh. Virtual Console rereleases have been historically more expensive than each individual game in the NES and SNES Classic systems. Both business models could easily coexist.
I mean you'd guess wrong, but go off I guess.I wouldn't call it inoffensive since I'm guessing we would have had Virtual Console on Switch at this time if it wasn't for the NES/SNES Classic
Don't expect one. The only single board computer that can somewhat run n64 is the Odroid XU4 and that's 100$ more or less (and needs active cooling).fucking crazy. they doubled the impossible to find nes classic by making this only SOMEWHAT possible to find.
a properly shipped N64 classic would outsell Wii U
"Thanks Obama" memes return.By that (bizarre) logic we can equally blame LABO, Smash Bros, Obama, Putin, and the price of bananas in Sweden.
star fox 2 the most successful entry in years for star foxA newly released Star Fox game technically sold over 5M units. Impressive