Re: Wii Virtual Console Details
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Originally Posted by Ray_R
Are the games kept on the Wii's flash harddrive? I know you have to buy the $20 classic controller to play the non-NES games. To buy them, does it work out with a points system like XBOX Live arcade?
I attempted to play the Wii last month at the local GameStop. Something about it says to me I'd have to play it at a buddies house to get the hang of it.
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Games are stored on the Wii system memory once they are downloaded. The system memory is somewhat small, which has been a bone of contention for many users, especially considering how prominently the "virtual Console" and now "Wii-Ware" seems to play in Nintendo's long-range marketing plans. If (when) you run out of system memory storage, you can do one of two things, back up your games (or specialty channels) to an SD card and copy it back to the Wii system memory whenever you'd like to play them again. Or, you can simply delete them. The records for all Wii-Shop channel purchases are stored on the Nintendo servers. Once you delete a game, the designation of your deleted content on the Wii-Shop Channel changes from "downloaded" to "downloadable." You can re-download it back to your Wii system memory at no charge whenever you want to revisit an old title. Not a perfect system if you prefer going the hard-drive route, but it certainly gets the job done, and helps keep hardware prices low.
As far as the classic controller goes, a major part of the virtual console library works just fine using a GameCube controller. Even though I have a classic controller, I almost always use my trusty WaveBird to play everything from Super Mario and Super Metroid to Castlevania. All play fine... in fact, better IMO... with the Bird.
