Nintendo President Saturo Iwata spoke yesterday at a Japanese marketing event, revealing information about "virtual console" pricing and the Wii's relationship with the DS. Iwata revealed that games for Nintendo's "virtual console" that will allow Wii owners to play old titles on their consoles will be priced at ¥500 and ¥1,000, roughly US$4.50 to US$8.99. For reference, classic retro games for the Nintendo GameBoy sold for upwards of US$35 for some titles, US$19.99 for others. Uptake was understandably low, as gamers were reticent to pay that much for old content. Story continued at Ars Technica
With PS3 retailing at about 2 college credits, i think the wii is looking quite promising in terms of bang for buck. Cheap old games, Cheap system, promising new games (fingers crossed)- all they need to do is get a scaled down metal gear solid 4 and i'm definitely sold!! Thank you nintendo, b/c now i get to play super double dragon with my brother and relive the good old days...
