5/16/2007 - Nintendo Wii: Welcome Back

There's definitely a market for the classic games out there. Microsoft started to really capitalize on it with the XBox Live Arcade. What's cool about some of their classic emulations is that they've enhanced the games to include multiplayer gameplay online and achievement events. Of course, Sony and Nintendo had to get into the act with their next-gen systems, the PS3 with the Playstation Network and the Wii with the Virtual Console.

The Wii's virtual console doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the XBLA, and that's a shame. I'd really love to see the original Super Mario Kart with online capability. I think I'd get a Wii on that basis alone! What it lacks with the extras, it makes up for in the games. You're never going to see any of the Nintendo games on the other emulation engines. That will be the biggest advantage Virtual Console will have in the long run, and this "commercial" exemplifies that fact. It' truly a well-done piece of fan-work: