Wii Games for Less Than a Fiver
Not the full ones, of course, but rather games on the Virtual Console.
One of the more overlooked aspects of the Wii's Virtual Console, which lets you download and play NES, Super NES and Nintendo 64 games, is that it will also be used to bring you simpler games that don't need a full, boxed release. Now Nintendo is hinting that these new games will also be yours on the cheap.
"When creating a [full-priced] packaged game to be priced at 5,000 yen, developers tend to feel the need to create a rich game," Nintendo's Satoru Iwata told Japanese site Tech-On. "Yet it is possible to create a reasonably entertaining game in two months with a team of three."
"Offering such games for 500 yen over a network could lead to a reasonable number of people purchasing it. By offering an environment that allows this, we hope to encourage more developers to pursue basic yet enjoyable gameplay."
Nintendo has not previously spoken openly about how much you'll be paying for games through the Virtual Console, though ¥500 (around £2.50) is in line with the vague comments it has made about the service being cheap.
There's still no word on how much classic games on the Virtual Console will cost.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games
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