Wii U’s Virtual Console appears to be a big step back
Welcome to Living in the Past, a weekly column about what’s new in old games. Now get off our lawn. There’s a lot about the Wii U Virtual Console that’s encouraging. Starting it off – even before the official launch of the service – with a sale that gives users great games for 30 cents is a smart move, one that should entice lots of people to give it a try. And the implementation of the games is great, with a surfeit of control options well beyond what the Wii Virtual Console offered.
And, to state the obvious, playing Balloon Fight on the GamePad is fantastic, just like playing Balloon Fight anywhere is.
But despite these encouraging steps, today’s Virtual Console announcements also disappoints me and leads me to believe that the Virtual Console as a service peaked back on the Wii. I don’t have much hope that it’s going to get much better in this next generation.Continue reading Wii U’s Virtual Console appears to be a big step backWii U’s Virtual Console appears to be a big step back originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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