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Nintendo Classic Consoles Are Replacing the Virtual Console, Not Nintendo Online

Nintendo Classic Consoles Are Replacing the Virtual Console - With massive restocks of the NES and SNES classic consoles, along with rumors of a GCN Classic and N64 Classic console, Nintendo has no need for a virtual console.

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HeyHeyHeyGaming2124d ago

Nintendo is making easy money off of these retro consoles. No way they stop now

emiyaxtousaka2123d ago

if they drop a GCN classic edition, it will make so much money. With the Switch's limited amount of memory I'm not sure GC games would work on there tbh.

Concertoine2123d ago (Edited 2123d ago )

They run incredibly well on the nvidia shield which is basically switch tech.

MasterChief36242123d ago

The Switch has limited onboard memory, but you are able and encouraged to use a microSD card that ups the capacity significantly. I think you can go up to 256 GB?

Concertoine2123d ago

@MasterChief

Actually i think it goes up to 1TB or 2TB, which dont exist yet but when they do the switch can support them.

Right now 400GB is the biggest memory card ive seen.

Kosic2123d ago

Shame really, as I would've loved to pick up some virtual console titles on the switch. These re-make consoles don't interest me in the slightest.

FallenAngel19842124d ago

There isn’t a need for Virtual Console. Not every console will be featured on these mini consoles.

VC will always be an appreciated feature

strayanalog2124d ago

And while I understand where you're coming from, I think you're looking at it wrong.

I always thought the classic consoles were for fans/collectors or the, lack of a better term, nostalgic casual. You know, the ones who can't justify buying a $300-$400 console for a few games or simply don't care to play anymore, so $60 dollars is a fine investment for something they did like or know about.

Nintendo's online service - yes, the one everyone bashes before seeing it - is the Virtual Console replacement. It's the next logical step for it whether anyone believes it or not.
So let's sit back and relax and react when we know, for sure, what Nintendo is doing with their service, because until then it's all speculation and needless negativity for half of the story.‎

emiyaxtousaka2123d ago

I kinda think they started out as a nostalgia thing, but, they've done way better than Nintendo could have ever imagined, so, I don't think they stop making them now. Putting GCN games on the switch will be hard IMO because of system memory issues. I only have a 64 gb micro sd and that's barely enough for my regular games (I usually by physical but some games in the US are digital only).

DazaMc2123d ago

GameCube discs only hold 1.5Gb max so you could fit loads of games onto you memory card.

IanTH2123d ago (Edited 2123d ago )

The Nintendo Online service is going to replace Virtual Console? You mean because they are giving out one included retro game per month with the little tweaks? If that is what you are saying, that means that they will put out something like 12 games a year. The Wii had 400 VC games. With the Switch Online thing, you'll only get those 12 games and nothing else will be available to you. Even if the Switch lasts 5 years past when the online service begins, it won't even hit 1/4th of what Wii had. That seems like a poor replacement to me.

It really seems strange that they aren't taking advantage of their back catalog of classic games when people are clamoring for them. Seems like absurdly easy money. And they could use a bolstering of titles like that as they continue to try to build their Switch-native catalog. I know they were doing something Virtual-Console-esque on the Nvidia Shield, so perhaps (and hopefully) that work will translate into something for the Switch soon.

Rippcity2123d ago

Been saying this since the Wii U was supposed to get GC and N64 games. Makes absolutely zero business sense to not have a virtual console. They are missing out on mega money. Nintendo has a massive library of retro/classic games they could charge for. I don't have any plans on buying a Switch, but if they were able to get, at the least, N64, SNES and NES games it would be an extremely easy sell. Being able to play all the nostalgia inducing Ninety classics on the go would make the Switch a solid buy.

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Poli_Games2123d ago

They're making a ton of money on those consoles, it sadly makes sense

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Razer Kishi Ultra Review - Remote Play and Mobile Gaming Goes XL

PSLS writes: I have traveled across the country using the Razer Kishi Ultra in airports and hotels for both PlayStation Remote Play and mobile gaming in general, and I am thoroughly impressed.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

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Profchaos21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers18h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken4h ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g14h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing13h ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H914h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola10h ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66913h ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle12h ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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EGX and MCM Comic Con combine for the UK's biggest pop culture weekend

You'll know of EGX. You'll know of MCM Comic Con. Today the two events have confirmed that they'll be coming together under one roof

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