What do you think Nintendo ( especially ) really make of retro gamers, are they fully aware of this relentless army of charity shop raiding, boot sale prowling, eBay sniping fanatics?
I used to think they ( the big companies ) weren't bothered a single bit, after all they they'd had their money from Joe Public with the inital sale of either console or game when it was originally on the shelves but I can't help thinking with the advent of the forthcoming Virtua Console download service for the Wii ( and Microsofts own Live service ) that they are trying to cash in on undeniable interest that people of a certain generation show in older games on discontinued consoles.
Put it this way, my cousin loves all the old games, he's the same age as me, earns the same amount of money as me and as kids we loved all the same games...most notably My Hero on the Sega Master System...we just liked it okay
When I mentioned to him about getting an original SNES console so I could play the likes of Super Mario World, Zelda and Pilotwings, all he could say was "I wouldn't bother, I'd wait for the Wii"
I'm caught between two trains of thought, ever the Wii will bring much retro love back into peoples lives who had forgot all about it or it'll potentially ruin the retro market and the need for old consoles will eventually decrease over time.
After all, what would you rather play...Mario64 on the N64, blurs and all or an enhanced, slightly tweated ( for the better ) version on the Wii. I suppose it comes down to how hardcore a collector you are.
I used to think they ( the big companies ) weren't bothered a single bit, after all they they'd had their money from Joe Public with the inital sale of either console or game when it was originally on the shelves but I can't help thinking with the advent of the forthcoming Virtua Console download service for the Wii ( and Microsofts own Live service ) that they are trying to cash in on undeniable interest that people of a certain generation show in older games on discontinued consoles.
Put it this way, my cousin loves all the old games, he's the same age as me, earns the same amount of money as me and as kids we loved all the same games...most notably My Hero on the Sega Master System...we just liked it okay
When I mentioned to him about getting an original SNES console so I could play the likes of Super Mario World, Zelda and Pilotwings, all he could say was "I wouldn't bother, I'd wait for the Wii"
I'm caught between two trains of thought, ever the Wii will bring much retro love back into peoples lives who had forgot all about it or it'll potentially ruin the retro market and the need for old consoles will eventually decrease over time.
After all, what would you rather play...Mario64 on the N64, blurs and all or an enhanced, slightly tweated ( for the better ) version on the Wii. I suppose it comes down to how hardcore a collector you are.
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