New virtual console games 2012

Framerates, especially for N64 games , could get bumps from the new hardware, depending on how Nintendo handles it. Seeing certain major games re-released onto a modern console, and a handheld at that, with baked in upgrades would be swell. The Virtual Console is an ideal place to hold remasters, especially if some sort of sticker is applied marking them as a step above the normal emulated release.

However, setting aside all of the potential upgrades a Switch Pro could bring, Nintendo bringing back the Virtual Console would just make fans happy to have it again. Recent consoles have had a strange reluctance in bringing past generations of games forward en masse. The PlayStation 4 stopped receiving PS2 games in early , leaving it with a paltry 54 re-released games, and even less PS1 titles.

While the Xbox One and Series X are backwards compatible with nearly six hundred Xbox games, only forty-two original Xbox games can be played. It even achieved Nintendo DS emulation on the Wii U, even if the way it was handled was awkward and shrunk both screens.

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The gradual slowdown of releases over the last three years made it depressingly clear that the Virtual Console would never become the one-stop retro gaming omnibus it could have been — the iTunes of games.

The 92 NES games on the service in North America represent many of the highlights of the system, and a few rare imports, but the selection is far from the officially licensed games identified on this Nintendo Age list.

Just 21 games represent the Nintendo 64's lifespan. Other stumbles include the lack of portability. It's a bit crushing to have to buy NES games again on 3DS as they become available; and while you can play Wii VC games on Wii U through a separate Wii Menu , Nintendo has only referred to a separate "Wii U Virtual Console" going forward, which is very likely going to be a different service with a different selection.

Worse still, Wii Virtual Console games, like all Nintendo downloads, are tied to a console rather than to an account, and require the intercession of Nintendo customer service should your console die. And it's not a Virtual Console retrospective without the obligatory "Earthbound isn't available" complaint. But too much time has been spent dwelling over the incomplete collection, slow releases, and precarious ownership scheme.