Something I have been mulling over the past few weeks (mostly as I stared longingly at the meagre collection of eShop games) is the possibility of making DS games available on the Wii U via the Virtual Console. This wouldn’t have been possible on the Wii due to a lack of dual screens and touch controls, but that would all be negated now that the GamePad exists. The more I think about it, the more I can't think of any reason not to: why not make the best of Nintendo’s vast library of DS games available on the Wii U eShop?
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
Because they're horrifically low res ? Would need to sort that out. they look cute on a small DS screen , but on a 42'' 1080p tv I'm guessing things might get a bit nasty.
Then again , Gameboy player looked awesome on your TV. But that's because Sprite GBA graphics are cleaner than 3D DS graphics.
I would play it though lol. Give me some Pokemon Conquest for my TV.
I personally think Nintendo merging their hand held and home video game division is because in five years there will be no difference between your hand held and your home video game console because they'll be one in the same. I think the WiiU is an indicator of just that. A hand held like apparatus that interacts with the homebase unit.
Gamecube games come first :P!
This isn't a bad idea to be fair, sure the graphics would look a bit messier than they do on the nintendo ds, but if Nintendo were to introduce some sort of scheme where you could download a game you already own for your DS onto your Wii U console, it can only be a good thing. More games to play is never bad.
Maybe it's the reason Nintendo introduced the GamePad? Obviously first and foremost it's for use with Wii U titles, but if they're being smart and looking ahead, they may well be able to keep selling old DS titles through the Wii U, long after the Nintendo DS is obsolete.
Just my two, shining pennies...
If they tried that, it would look HORRIBLE.. I couldnt imagine the already pixelated DS games on that small screen expanded to a 55in led.. No jus no.. Even if it were in a small box making it 4:3, still would look terrible.. worse than ps1 would too