Kupek wrote:SineSwiper wrote:Or play it on a emulator. You can even use your favorite controller. Again, I don't understand this library of retro games thing, when you can get it for free. What original games are you enjoying in VC?
Kupek wrote:Oh, and Sine, if I had a Wii I'd pay for some of the VC titles even though I could play them on emulators. It's just not a fun experience for me. I prefer to be on the couch, and not having to worry about technical details.
Seeker's point is valid as well.
Zeus, the volume issue is tangential to this discussion. Another valid strategy is to have as many good games available as soon as possible. Nintendo has not chosen this strategy.
You're looking at the recent releases and saying "That's not bad." I'm saying it could be better, if Nintendo wanted that.
The only reason I mentioned volume is because you did. All I was trying to point out is in the volume category, they're slaughtering their competitors. So I was trying to move the argument away from volume and to quality since Nintendo's easily won the volume debate.
Again, it's a counter-productive business strategy to blow all your great games early on. They would be hurting their shareholders by doing that. At the end of the day, we're talking about a business still. No company would ever have chosen the strategy which is only good for the consumer and hurts them long term. So you can't bitch and say "they're giving me nothing because these 30 games which are all-time classics and my favs haven't all been released within 2 months". That's an unachievable expectation much like women who are waiting for a celibate Brad Pitt-lookalike sailor to come swoop them off of their feet and take them away to utopia before they're satisfied with the man they're with. As a scientist, I would imagine you prefer not to dwell on a fantasy.
So what I was trying to do instead was to argue against your "they don't care about their VC and aren't supporting it" and "the number of quality of recent releases was an obvious indicator of lack of caring" arguments by looking at what they've offered in the last 6 months.
I was actually shocked at how many very high quality VC titles were released. I had the impression that the VC was slowing down but after looking at that list, it's actually stronger now than it was in the beginning IMO. If you're getting 3 "pretty good" (I didn't even bother getting to the "not bad" level 'cause the "pretty good" or better more than supported my argument) or better games a month, you can't seriously complain about the lack of quality or support due to that lack.
You can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the problem is you have in your mind these x number of games that you want to see and would consider paying for and you want those games.....NOW. They're the ones you want and you don't want to wait. So you're judging the release schedule against a pre-conceived notion of what is ideal without judging the releases on their own. This creates unreasonable expectations (such as with me and FF7) and is almost a self-fulfilling prophecy (you can't possible be satisfied by anything Nintendo does since you only have one unreasonable path to that satisfaction).
Another factor you also alluded to: your lack of time and funds. I'm sure you have very little spare time and coin while you're going through your studies so tossing down $5 or $10 on anything but the very premium VC titles and ones you have played before and remember fondly isn't really a likelihood either. That's perfectly understandable and no one's blaming you for it but at the same time, it's unfairly skewing your perception on this matter. You've only heard people talk about Sin and Punishment and how great it is but have never played it yourself so aren't really keen on dropping $12 (particularly when you can get a copy of a CT cartridge for $30 :-) since it's too much of a risk. Same with $8 on Gradius 2 or Phantasy Star 4. But that in no way correlates to their quality or Nintendo's support level for the VC. They've done a great job not only giving us quality but also a decent selection of previously unreleased titles and great stuff within all genres too.
All I'm saying is from what you've argued so far, it seems that uncontrollable factors (an unreasonable expectation and lack of time/funds) and have skewed your view on the VC and Nintendo's dedication to it. Like I said, I was actually shocked at how strong the releases have been since September 1. There's been quite strong releases nearly every week.
