>So I just found out about this "virtual console" that Nintendo offers, where >you can download classic NES games, load it onto your Wii, and play it. >Classic games like Tecmo Bowl and Punchout cost only $5. > >But....for the frickin' life of me, I can't figure out how and where on the >NS site to actually BUY the games! Has anyone done this, and can help me >out?
I think we've got a failure to communicate. ;^) The Virtual Console is a Wii-only feature - you need a Wii to buy or play games. If you DO have a Wii you just go to the "Store" channel, pick a game and buy it (using Nintendo's unfortunately awful online system) and it will then show up as a new channel on the Wii main menu. Nintendo (on both the Wii and its website) really doesn't seem to "get" online - they don't do ANYTHING according to the many defacto standards. In this case any games you buy are linked to the hardware (the Wii itself) not to a user ID or account (like on PSN or XBL). This means you can't move games from one Wii to another. There are NO demos of these games available. It's hard to justify trying out new games (with games this old they really do need to be classics to be worth it - having bad graphics, sound, controls, etc is fine with a GREAT game... but just torture with a crappy game). You find yourself just getting games that you know. There are no updates of any kind to the games - these are direct ROM ports. No improved resolution, sound, modes, etc. This is fine (the classic games hold up well in any case) but you're definately just buying games that you probably already own (possibly in several formats). The big problem with that latter point is that the controller does not map exactly to any classic controller (the classic controller for the Wii doesn't either). Since the games aren't updated at all all help information (if it's even available) references the native controllers. Sometimes it's difficult to play because of this. Still - in spite of all these negatives - there's some REALLY good content on the Virtual Console. The prices are decent (not great... especially if you already own the games) and the games play well. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJS Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:233521 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
