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Time goes by and I check the VC store on the Wii to see what has come out, and though I do see some very important ones, I still see a lack of some that I honestly cannot get anywhere else but on emulator (and I haven't used an emulator since my old computer died and took everything with it). So, what are you chomping at the bit to see released on the Virtual Console? I'll start us off:

1.) Terranigma - There's no sure-fire info saying that it'll ever come here, but I can always hope. Honestly though, this game NEEDS to come out on the virtual console. We never got it here, but it did go to Europe, so they don't even need to do any translation work. America has come a long way in terms of video games, so the religous content in the game should be NOTHING compared to many other games that have come out since.

2.) Earthbound - I don't know why we haven't seen this sooner. It's like they think it was a failure or something. I believe it might have been back in the day, but it's got a strong following now. It was a crime that we never got Mother 3, so please Nintendo, don't deprive us of a simple port of Earthbound to the VC. I gotta believe that it's just a matter of time. They wouldn't ignore this one, right?

3.) Seiken Densetsu 3 - Or, Secret of Mana 2, as it might have been called if they had ever released it here. I downloaded it years ago and had a ball. Great game, but sadly never translated, so I don't know if there's any hope for this one. I don't think I've seen them put any translation work into ports. If they did, though...man! That would bascially be a brand new game for us! Heck, might even make a great port to the DS, actually.

Those are my big wants, though I'm sure I could come up with more if I thought about it. What are you folks waiting for?

Not to my knowledge. They're still regularly releaseing old games, and it's pretty much the only way I'm gona get ahold of some old SNES games on the cheap. Did you assume that 'cause you're not interested in it, or did you hear this as news somewhere?

Hm...interesting. I had never looked into it. I mean, I agree that it's annoying that so few come out, but I thought that was the regular release schedual. I kinda thought of the VC as an afterthought; ya know, a cool bonus. I didn't even pay attention to how often the games had come out, early on.

Anyway, the games vary in price depending on the system. NES is five bucks, and I believe SNES are eight, and N64 at ten. I think the other consoles they have in there are around those prices as well (sega genesis is eight as well, I believe). They've got a good selection going, but it could be so much better; something that the article you provided (thanks, by the way) touches on. I think the article thinks of the few offerings as a "death" of sorts, but the VC is still going, and I can't dig anything up regarding how Nintendo views it. Usually, if it wasn't doing well, they'll say something about it and the news will be up somewhere.

Regardless, it certainly can't be ignored. The amount of new games is really light, and most of them are...well, not the greatest hits, I can tell you that. I don't know why it's taking them so long to put out the greats, or some long awaited ones. I mean, if this is supposed to be combating emulation, then you'd think they would fight a little harder (then again, I haven't used an emulator in years, so I don't know how hard it is to get ROMs these days).

Anyway, thanks for bringing that to my attention. I had no idea about the kind of hoops they had to jump through to get a game on there. It's very disappointing. The VC has such potential.

Terranigma was a great game! I completely forgot about it. I also want Fire Emblem Seisen no Keifu to come to Virtual Console. But unfortunately it's not coming to US... crying