That’s right … Virtual Console purchases have earned Nintendo the equivalent of ~ USD$33 million so far … to quote a Nintendo executive asked about this:

“we’re currently unsure if this is a lot or low. They’re not bad figures.”

I’ll say these figures are not bad ! Many of these classic games haven’t made any money for developers, publishers or Nintendo for 10 years or more … now suddenly they are resurrected and are turning a profit … the overheads of ‘porting’ them to the Wii via emulation wouldn’t be huge, so basically any profit should be considered a complete gift !

Via GWN and IGN.

Two releases to the Australian Virtual Console shop his week; Baseball Stars 2 from the NeoGeo and The Dynastic Hero originally released on the Turbografx-16. I guess these are essentially ‘new’ games for Australia, since neither of these gaming consoles were officially released down under …

The Dynastic Hero (Turbografx-16)

… listening to the music it is clear that this is a Turbo CD game …

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