Official bitching about Hudson abandoning VC support. [VC/WiiWare = lost cause]

Do we have any info at all on what might be out today?

We have the Capcom press release from last week claiming MM last week... what else is supposed to be up shortly?
 
Capndrake said:
Ys is for next week.

I say you'll get Neo Turf Masters, Plattchen and My Aquarium.
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Neo Turf Maters does sound awesome, I won't lie......


Hopefully though, we will get some Megaman! Can't wait till you post the PR sheet!
 
Pretty good:
Aug. 18, 2008

Wii-kly Update

One WiiWare Game and Two Virtual Console Games Added to Wii Shop Channel
Fans of '80s platforming action have something to shout about this week—namely, the Virtual Console™ debut of a true classic: Mega Man™. Whether you're experiencing this vintage robot adventure for the first time or reliving the fun of your NES® heyday, you'll find all of the game's side-scrolling thrills intact. Meanwhile, players with a passion for sinking the perfect shot can rule the table with a new WiiWare™ pool title or conquer the links in a challenging, globetrotting golf game.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

WiiWare

Midnight Pool (Gameloft, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone—Mild Suggestive Themes, Simulated Gambling, 800 Wii Points): Take a trip across America to make your dreams come true in a pool tournament worth millions. Visit the most colorful bars and meet seven of the coolest players on the circuit, from country music star Travis to Alison the biologist and John the sheriff. Learn the tricks of the trade through tutorials along the way, while advanced players can take on challenges to show off their trick-shot abilities. Keep things interesting with three sets of rules.

Virtual Console

Mega Man (NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone—Mild Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points): Join the blue bomber in his first-ever adventure as he battles the evil Dr. Wily and his robotic henchmen to restore peace to a troubled world. Mega Man is a super-robot created by the genius scientist Dr. Light. When Dr. Wily goes rogue with an army of six of his own devious robot masters, it's up to Mega Man to put a stop to his nefarious plot by traversing a series of stages rife with enemies, traps and perilous platform challenges. At the end of each stage, conquer one of the robot masters and claim his weapon as your own, using it to your advantage in subsequent fights.

NEO TURF MASTERS (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 900 Wii Points): This is a golf game that was first released in 1996. The player picks one of six available golfers and competes on a number of golf courses around the world, including Japan (Fujiyama Oriental Golf Club), America (Grand Canyon Golf Course), Australia (Blue Lagoon Golf Course) and Germany (Baden Golf Course). The game features two modes of play. The first is Stroke Play, in which the player attempts to get the best score by playing all 18 holes. The second is Match Play, in which two players compete to see who can win more of the 18 holes. Grab a friend and get ready to hit the fairway.
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I'd be interested in Mega Man after all the Megamania but I ended up just buying the anniversary collection for 8 dollars and got them all. But this Turf Master thing sounds interesting. Wiiware...eh. So far I'm not too impressed with some of the weekly releases.
 
Regulus Tera said:
MEGA MAN?!
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Mega Man....

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While it's cool that Mega Man's up, I just played through powered up and have no desire to play it again for now. Still, I'll be all over Megaman 2 when it releases.
 
HUELEN10 said:
2nd best in my book, but still damn good! can't wait. Time to clean the fridge! This will be my first VC NeoGeo game. How big are they usually?
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I assume your first is the Neogeo Pocket version? Cause that is pretty awesome too.
 
RedNumberFive said:
I wouldn't get your hopes up. Reggie hates us all.
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It's strange, though. It's almost as if they are actively avoiding releasing RPGs of any kind. Most of the games we've been waiting for are from this genre (Ys, SMRPG, EB, Shining Force 2, PS4....)
 
MoxManiac said:
It's strange, though. It's almost as if they are actively avoiding releasing RPGs of any kind. Most of the games we've been waiting for are from this genre (Ys, SMRPG, EB, Shining Force 2, PS4....)
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There could actually be a logic behind this. RPGs tend to have large amounts of playtime compared to other genres - NOA may be afraid that people buying RPGs will spend their time playing them rather than buying lots of shorter playtime VC, Wiiware, or even Wii Retail titles instead.
 
Holy motherfucker. I just watched "Liv Tyler plays Brain Age 2" and she said that she's been a Nintendo fan since she was very young and played the "big gray one" and was obsessed with Zelda, Mario, and Tetris. That's Link's Awakening and Super Mario Land! Woo! Liv Tyler, you're mine!
 
MoxManiac said:
It's strange, though. It's almost as if they are actively avoiding releasing RPGs of any kind. Most of the games we've been waiting for are from this genre (Ys, SMRPG, EB, Shining Force 2, PS4....)
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Look at it from a marketing perspective. Wii owners each have a finite number of gaming hours. Why allow a bunch of those hours to be taken up by an $8 downloaded RPG title when that time could be filled with play on a more profitable $50 retail title instead? A lower price point is fine for bite-sized chunks of gameplay that VC titles thus far offer, but profits could be maximized through new games by holding back classic RPGs.

Not that I condone it, of course. *coughsquareenixcough*
 
MoxManiac said:
It's strange, though. It's almost as if they are actively avoiding releasing RPGs of any kind. Most of the games we've been waiting for are from this genre (Ys, SMRPG, EB, Shining Force 2, PS4....)
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We oddly (for Nintendo) want games in the genres that are less present on the VC right now. It seems NOA doesn't know about Captain Obvious.
 
Cheesemeister said:
Look at it from a marketing perspective. Wii owners each have a finite number of gaming hours. Why allow a bunch of those hours to be taken up by an $8 downloaded RPG title when that time could be filled with play on a more profitable $50 retail title instead? A lower price point is fine for bite-sized chunks of gameplay that VC titles thus far offer, but profits could be maximized through new games by holding back classic RPGs.

Not that I condone it, of course. *coughsquareenixcough*
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Good point, although I would think that the type of gamer that is awaiting Y's is not the type of consumer that is going to buy Pokemon Rancher or Carnival games regardless of VC availability.
 
Cheesemeister said:
Look at it from a marketing perspective. Wii owners each have a finite number of gaming hours. Why allow a bunch of those hours to be taken up by an $8 downloaded RPG title when that time could be filled with play on a more profitable $50 retail title instead? A lower price point is fine for bite-sized chunks of gameplay that VC titles thus far offer, but profits could be maximized through new games by holding back classic RPGs.

Not that I condone it, of course. *coughsquareenixcough*
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Sure, except Japan has plenty more RPGs than NA despite spending less time playing home gaming consoles.
 
TheGrayGhost said:
Holy motherfucker. I just watched "Liv Tyler plays Brain Age 2" and she said that she's been a Nintendo fan since she was very young and played the "big gray one" and was obsessed with Zelda, Mario, and Tetris. That's Link's Awakening and Super Mario Land! Woo! Liv Tyler, you're mine!
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She could have also meant the original NES it was a big gray box after all.
 
WiiRevolution1 said:
Incase anyone wanted to know Ghoul' N Ghosts for the Sega Genisis comes out next week. It says it on the Nintendo Channel calander.

Also d/l Megaman later.
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It came out a year ago. I noticed that a while ago too. It's a typo.
 
Mega Man?

Well, it's about freaking time!

Ah, Mega Man. An epic tale of robots, vanishing blocks, instant-kill spikes, and Yellow Devils...
 
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