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Kotaku: Hacker Is Trying To Make A Virtual Console For His Switch
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""I just wanted an authentic SNES Classic or NES Classic experience so I can take out my Switch, give a Joy-Con to a friend and play some games," Breadman told Kotaku in an email. "Nintendo is rather tone-deaf in this situation. If they aren't going to provide a proper solution, I am. Or someone else will. That's why I love homebrew so much. Doing what Nintendo doesn't. I never understand their business decisions."
Yesssssssss, tell this incompetent company
Yesssssssss, tell this incompetent company
I mean this is neat, but for really realz.
Nintendo won't make virtual console because they want you to buy this.
and this
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Full stop.
They'd much rather you pay 80 dollars for this than whatever software solution they'd do, and on top of that, they want to use whatever switch based emulation solution they have to rope you into paying for their online service.
It's not that hard to figure out.
Nintendo won't make virtual console because they want you to buy this.
and this
Full stop.
They'd much rather you pay 80 dollars for this than whatever software solution they'd do, and on top of that, they want to use whatever switch based emulation solution they have to rope you into paying for their online service.
It's not that hard to figure out.
"I don't get why they won't stop making $60-80 devices that constantly sell out for years on end to provide a worse, cheaper version that I can play with a Joy Con. BAD BUSINESS DECISION NINTENDO, TIME FOR PIRACY"
You cannot officially add games to the classic condoles, they are a one and done deal and not a replacement for virtyal cindolc.
Contrary to your statement, i don't think providing actual VC support on Switch would cannibalize the mini market, like, at all.
I don't think Nintendo cares about that in the least.
I don't think they care about that either.
It's coming.
By hook or by crook.
Neither do I. People buy the minis for the curated selection, the physical system and the controllers. If they simply wanted to play retro titles there are tons of available methods
I think someone is already working on that, no? I remember reading somewhere about it
Unless they're planning on releasing new versions with different sets of games. Make the NES Classic 2 look like a toploader. SNES Mini 2 like the redesigned one.
I don't get this argument though. Especially when they're charging $5 for each NES game, $8 for SNES, $10 for N64.I mean this is neat, but for really realz.
Nintendo won't make virtual console because they want you to buy this.
and this
Full stop.
They'd much rather you pay 80 dollars for this than whatever software solution they'd do, and on top of that, they want to use whatever switch based emulation solution they have to rope you into paying for their online service.
It's not that hard to figure out.
30 games in an NES classic = $150, yet they charge much less than that. They potentially could make much more profit with VC, at least on a per game basis.
Cheaper version?
$400 Canadian for a Switch plus $8 per game vs. an SNES Classic for $80 CDN with 20 games and 2 controllers...
OP
OP
lol, no one is buying an entire Switch to play Urban Champion dude
Cheaper for people who already own a Switch, like the hacker in question. Who I was mocking. Hence the quotation marks.
I would gladly pay 80$ or whatever to have all the snes classic games on my switch, they can keep the console and the controllers.
I think that's the point the modders trying to make, people want these specifically on the switch because of what the switch can do for these games. If Nintendo isn't going to do that then hopefully the community will. Im not a big fan of modding my console and I'd rather give money to Nintendo and get it through legal means but if it means getting to play LTTP on my switch I will gladly do it.
That's fine, I'll just hack the console and do it myself, fuck them.
I'd bet that the positive PR about having old NES games being constantly sold out for months at a time, thus keeping this hardware solution at hte forefront of people's minds is worth more to Nintendo than having a software solution that has the possibility to generate more revenue, but probably will only be interfaced with by whales.
Don't get me wrong, we are those whales, but selling an 80 dollar box to EVERYONE versus the possibility of 150 to a small section of 15 million is a more appetising prospect any day of the week.
And yeah, they could do both. But, like I said, I don't think they care that much as long as those dollars keep flowing.
I mean, yes. That is the end game here. And Nintendo made it easier than ever for this to happen. Well..technically NVIDIA did but...splitting hairs.
Well Nintendo aren't doing VC, so why not.
I'm looking forward to all the emulators that will come from the hack and upcoming Custom Firmware.
I'm looking forward to all the emulators that will come from the hack and upcoming Custom Firmware.
I have kept my switch on launch firmware only so I can hack the shit out of it.
Such an amazing portable machine and yet Nintendo seems to give no shits about VC and their robust retro library.
Such an amazing portable machine and yet Nintendo seems to give no shits about VC and their robust retro library.
Yeah, fuck you Nintendo!*
*paid $300 for hardware, will continue to buy new games
Some people here seem strangely salty that fans want to find a workaround to Nintendo's stupid, stupid plan.
I get the frustration but do you really have to sound like a 15 year old child?
Asking people to buy the same devices again for the new set of games doesn't seem like a good choice tbh.
And still, it would make proper VC cannibalize minis. The minis are a very specific market that wants a console that look like the old ones, that have controllers like it, that have a selection of bundled games with a Retro UI.
I can guarantee you a properly supported VC would make them more money, not less.
they will, hence they "will continue to buy new games" part
The Switch is the fastest selling Nintendo console ever with attachment rates to match and the Classic Mini consoles can't stay on store shelves yet all y'all are putting on your financial dunce caps and tsk-tsking them because you can't possibly find another way to play SMB for the millionth time.
Virtual Console sales must have been in the toilet for WiiU and 3DS for Nintendo to not be at least offering it on Switch. You would think digital VC games would be one of their main business pillars.
They really are beyond stupid at times...
They really are beyond stupid at times...
I think they are simply not launching an official "virtual console" to avoid pushing away Indy games devs
Right now the machine is a paradise for "small games" and that will be likely cannibalized by the sudden arrival of hundred Snes/Nes/N64 etc.. games
People buy indy games to fill time between big releases and that works perfectly for everyone, I don,T want them to change that balance.
For emulator on the go, I have a 100$ GPD XD, it's perfect
Wait, so he's remaking the entire snes classic system,ui and code from the ground up for the switch? That's really cool.
Really? Cause looking at this thread, most people are all for the workaround.
Partly true, the hack works on all firmware as it's a hardware hack but the software, like emulators, work better on lower firmware right now, it will take longer to get them working on higher firmware.
Hopefully there will be less issues when the custom firmware is released.
I don't want to buy those.I mean this is neat, but for really realz.
Nintendo won't make virtual console because they want you to buy this.
and this
Full stop.
They'd much rather you pay 80 dollars for this than whatever software solution they'd do, and on top of that, they want to use whatever switch based emulation solution they have to rope you into paying for their online service.
It's not that hard to figure out.
I wondered if old games aren't resold or aren't part of Nintendo's strategic business plans, is due to licensing?
Most of the older games are made by now-defunct developers.
Most of the older games are made by now-defunct developers.
I just wish Nintendo would sell the SNES and NES Classics as software collections for the Switch. Basically just take the emulator and ROMs and throw them on a cart and sell it for $60. Make it available digitally and physically. It'll give Switch owners their much-wanted classic games and make it easier for everyone else to buy the little consoles.
I imagine they'd sell millions of both and still have just as many subscribers to their online service.
I imagine they'd sell millions of both and still have just as many subscribers to their online service.
I think people thinking that their decision is stupid are the ones stupid, just like the hacker comment in the OP. VC is just a brand and a old model of business, what Nintendo is doing as a substitute is a much better option and also more cheaper. If anything, all of them should use this model.
VC was like 5% with how it sold in the past.
Word. The news from yesterday will probably speed up development a bit too.
Well, for starters, they wouldn't be free. You'd be paying for them via a subscription.
Says a lot about you that you would scream piracy about things that are not remotely related
I'm just looking at this from an outsider's point of view.
No matter what medium you're using, you're obtaining the retro games by giving your money to pay a purchase.
If you're purchasing a collection of games as a physical/digital copy on the Switch, that's still a purchase. If you're purchasing for a timed period for free retro gaming on the Switch, that's still a purchase.
I just couldn't wrap my head around. :(
