With the impending release of the DSi last month, rumours began to spin about the possibility of a Virtual Console on the handheld. Nintendo have responded by stating that it is not something they have discussed, and is definitely not something they have commented on.
In an interview with wired, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime was asked about the possibility of Game Boy titles being released for download on the DSi. He stated "The concept of Virtual Console on DSi is not something that we’ve talked about, nothing that we’ve commented on. I know it’s something many of your readers would like to see, but it’s not something that we’ve talked about."
Reggie also mentioned that Nintendo will not be releasing full DS games via download. "From a Nintendo perspective, our downloadable content is meant to be content that otherwise wouldn’t exist in the marketplace. So we, for example, don’t envision a world where you can buy exactly the same game through a download experience as well as at retail. Why? Because we want the downloadable content to be much more exploratory, frankly much more risky, in providing the consumer with a unique, compelling experience. So that’s our view. We don’t want and we don’t see a world where products and titles live in a virtual world as well as a physical world. We see them filling very different needs for the consumer as well as for the business overall."
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Azza123 said: NES Games have to come to DSi via Virtual Console, imagine having a portable NES!
Reggie said: I know it’s something many of your readers would like to see, but it’s not something that we’ve talked about.
Reggie said: I know it’s something many of your readers would like to see, but it’s not something that we’ve talked about, YET.
meccamune said: Nintendo said: it’s something many of your readers would like to see, but it’s not something that we’ve talked about This just seems wrong to me. You know everyone wants it, but decide to ignore it completely?
meccamune said:
Nintendo said: it’s something many of your readers would like to see, but it’s not something that we’ve talked about