Pricing For Retro Games on the Wii

schnikies79 writes to mention an Ars Technica article revealing the pricing scheme for retro content on the Wii. From the article: "Iwata revealed that games for Nintendo's "virtual console" that will allow Wii owners to play old titles on their consoles will be priced at ¥500 and ¥1,000, roughly US$4.50 to US$8.99. For reference, classic retro games for the Nintendo GameBoy sold for upwards of US$35 for some titles, US$19.99 for others. Uptake was understandably low, as gamers were reticent to pay that much for old content." The piece goes on to say that they're ramping up DS production to meet command, and that connectivity with the DS will be a major selling point for the console when it releases.

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what command

[Oxen]

they're ramping up DS production to meet command

What command? Seriously, don't people proof-bread anything anymore?

But on a more serious note, I was thinking that these games would be available free of charge with the system, from an online database, bummer. I guess I would be willing to part with a few bucks to play some party classics, like techmo bowl, bomberman and dr. mario