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Written by Calum Bennett |
The Virtual Console will become heaven for many small developers. It has
been proven with Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade service that small
developers prosper from digital distribution. Gone are the days of
searching for a publisher - the games developers could just simply upload
their game to the Virtual Console and make it readily available for
download. Also, developers with great ideas, but low budgets can achieve
their dreams of creating a game and releasing it. Perhaps the Virtual
Console may see the return of ‘bedroom coders.' It’s hard to tell at
present, but if it is the case, I can assure you that the Wii-UK staff
will be learning programming as quickly as possible.
Yet another aspect is that when the Wii sees little in the way of new
releases (this usually happens with most consoles during the summer
months), we will simply be able to download games from the Virtual
Consoles’ massive library of games.
The Virtual Console looks set to be the Wii’s ‘hidden revolution.' While
everyone may still be talking about the controller and its numerous
possibilities, the Virtual console deserves to be discussed. I am just as
excited at the prospect of having over 20 years of gaming history
available for download, but what has me more excited are the games coming
from smaller developers. The possibility of games with whole new concepts
for relatively small fees is the true reason for hyping the virtual
console, and I’m sure that it will live up to the inevitable hype that it
will build in the run-up to launch.
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