Originally posted by: starkiller
Wii will also connect to a special Nintendo online service known as the Virtual Console. For a cost between $4.50 and $8.99 per title (article specifically quotes Japanese prices of 500-1000 yen) you will be able to download NES, SNES, N64, Genesis and Turbografx 16 games.
Nintendo negotiated straight with the the TG16 manufacturer, so they have the rights to every game.
Getting all the Genesis titles is more difficult because they can't negotiate with only Sega, they'd have to talk all the developers.
I haven't seen any information about how the games are stored or anything like that. It may be that the games sit on the Wii's flash memory, or it could be that once you pay, you have the ability to download the game whenever you need to.
No definitive titles have been announced, but at E3, Super Mario Bros., Mario 64 and Sonic the Hedgehog were previewed.
Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Can somebody please list all the different systems I can play on a Wii. And please explain: Can I plug my old cartridges in, or do I need to download ROMs or what?
The Wii will be able to play its own games as well as Gamecube games straight up.Originally posted by: ricarleite
And Mega Drive / Genesis as well.
You are f**king kdding me!!And Mega Drive / Genesis as well.
Can somebody please list all the different systems I can play on a Wii. And please explain: Can I plug my old cartridges in, or do I need to download ROMs or what?
Wii will also connect to a special Nintendo online service known as the Virtual Console. For a cost between $4.50 and $8.99 per title (article specifically quotes Japanese prices of 500-1000 yen) you will be able to download NES, SNES, N64, Genesis and Turbografx 16 games.
Nintendo negotiated straight with the the TG16 manufacturer, so they have the rights to every game.
Getting all the Genesis titles is more difficult because they can't negotiate with only Sega, they'd have to talk all the developers.
I haven't seen any information about how the games are stored or anything like that. It may be that the games sit on the Wii's flash memory, or it could be that once you pay, you have the ability to download the game whenever you need to.
No definitive titles have been announced, but at E3, Super Mario Bros., Mario 64 and Sonic the Hedgehog were previewed.
The thing about that article is they didn't specify that price to the actual classic games. I'm not sure how many of you know this, but Nintendo is hoping that smaller developers, as well as the large one, make games for the Virtual Console. These games could be to test out a new idea, or just little games that would only take a couple of months to create.
Now actually talking about the classic games, I know that IGN had an article that was saying how HudsonSoft is trying to get the rights to as many games as they can where the developers no longer exist. As for how they are stored, it's gonna be on the flash memory or you are most likely going to have the ability to save it to an SD Card or external hard drive, the Wii has two USB ports. I know I would find it a pain in the ass to have to redownload a game everytime I wanted to play it.
Of course, all I can really say is wait till September because that is when Nintendo said they are gonna announce the release date and price of the Wii. So they will more than likely release the other information or start releasing it before September.
-Shark2k