I have a bad feeling about the future of the Virtual Console
Posted: August 12th, 2017, 2:32 am
We're five months into the lifespan of Switch, and there still hasn't been a single word about the Virtual Console. No word on transfers (a feature that the Wii U had on day one), or---we'll, anything else.
I've started thinking that there's a chance that there won't be a VC on Switch, that the online features that were vaguely touched upon may be the replacement. Between that, and the Classic series of consoles, perhaps Nintendo is taking their typical "good enough" approach?
I'm sure that Nintendo is cognizant of the fact that they can't just trot out their usual suspects and expect people to pay a second, third, or fourth time! They probably feel as though thy need a new approach, and we saw the sudden drop in interest from every third party that wasn't Capcom and Konami, and there's only so many games that those two companies can rerelease. I would love to have a portable GameCube, but I'm really starting to see that as being nothing more than a pipe dream.
I really do believe that if it was coming, Nintendo would have made some sort of announcement, especially considering that they're well aware that many people typically sell off their previous generation hardware to soften the blow, but they transfer their files so they don't lose them.
What do you think? I think that it's finished.
I've started thinking that there's a chance that there won't be a VC on Switch, that the online features that were vaguely touched upon may be the replacement. Between that, and the Classic series of consoles, perhaps Nintendo is taking their typical "good enough" approach?
I'm sure that Nintendo is cognizant of the fact that they can't just trot out their usual suspects and expect people to pay a second, third, or fourth time! They probably feel as though thy need a new approach, and we saw the sudden drop in interest from every third party that wasn't Capcom and Konami, and there's only so many games that those two companies can rerelease. I would love to have a portable GameCube, but I'm really starting to see that as being nothing more than a pipe dream.
I really do believe that if it was coming, Nintendo would have made some sort of announcement, especially considering that they're well aware that many people typically sell off their previous generation hardware to soften the blow, but they transfer their files so they don't lose them.
What do you think? I think that it's finished.