Nintendo game recycling at its worst

[Izret101]

Is what i heard true?
Please say it's not!
Damn... it is.

So rather than take the time to make a good game or even a sequel the big N is re-releasing GCN Games on the Wii with updated controls.

The only ones i took notice of where Mario Tennis and Pikmin. If those are the only 2 you can bet more will follow.

Price i believe was 30$. So how many of you are going to run out and get this must haves?

[atari_wizard]

So how many of you are going to run out and get this must haves?

Not me. That is crazy. I've yet to hear this, so I'm hoping it isn't true. Activision already pissed me off. They re-released GCN Pitfall - The Lost Expedition....changed the controls and slapped a new name title to it "Wii Pitfall = The Big Adventure. I didn't notice it till I opened it up and started playing.

[Izret101]

I wonder who got the idea for these lame ass control updates.

I dont think they are even adding any new content,

[Sirgin]

Lol, typical Nintendo it seems..

Honestly, I don't give a damn about the Wii and its "cool" controls. I want to use a normal controller when I'm gaming, thank you.

I'd rather buy those games for the GameCube than for the Wii, that's for sure...

[Tan]

Technically they've been doing it since launch, as Twilight Princess immediately springs to mind. There's also a handful of ported titles like Okami, Resident Evil 4, Rebel Raiders and others from both the Cube and the PS2.

Here's the first seven "official" ones in this new lineup:

http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/915/915548p1.html

On the one hand, it's lame and seems like a cheap thing to do to a new system. On the other, I read a poll on Kotaku where they asked how long it had been since readers last bought a Wii game. With the sad responses I guess maybe it's better than nothing I suppose?

http://kotaku.com/5165960...-last-wii-game-you-bought

[NES_Rules]

I don't think redoing GCN classics to give them Wii Remote controls is necessarily a bad thing.

I think as long as they keep the prices for these titles (at or under $30) then it's not a bad deal, especially for those of us who didn't get a chance to play the games the first time around. Hell, $30 for the Wii Pikmins is cheaper than Pikmin 2 on GCN and not much more than Pikmin on GCN.

And as long as they only do this for the good GCN games, and not every single game, then it's not that  bad of an idea.

[Izret101]

The GCN titles can be gotten used or new for 20 or less though.

Why leave a Players Choice copy of a game in a store when you can pull it out and replace it with the same game for 10-20$s higher cost?

I guarantee you i will end up owning them at some point but it just seems like right now they should be putting that effort into something other than an identical port of a game that is so recent.

I think i wouldn't mind it as much if there was some worthwhile added content.

[Tondog]

@Tan the only reason Twilight Princess came to Wii as well as GameCube, is because Shigeru Miyamoto wanted it so. Nintendo felt they needed more then just Excite Truck and Wii Sports for the launch line-up,so it was then decided in spring of 06 to dual-release on both

My guess is he meant that he meant Twilight Princess was basically a rehash of Ocarina of Time (which it totally was).

[Sirgin]

I guarantee you i will end up owning them at some point but it just seems like right now they should be putting that effort into something other than an identical port of a game that is so recent.

I feel the same way. Why does Nintendo wants to act cheap-ass like this and simly do ports of existing games? I mean, come on, they've got tons of money. The Wii and DS are selling billions.

I'd like to see Pikmin 3, Wave Race 3, another Zelda, another Mario, another Starfox, another Metroid, a Kirby game, a Yoshi game, another F-Zero...whatever.

Anything new would be better than what they're doing now. With all the franchises Nintendo has, you'd think it'd be easy for them to come up with something new.

[phoenix1967]

GCN games are ALREADY compatible! And so are the GCN controllers! This move to GCN rehashes with new controls is a desperate one, imo.

As far as upcoming Wii releases, Mad World and the Conduit are shaping up to be excellent games. But they won't sell enough mainstream copies to get it in the top 10 for its release month because neither will appeal to the casual gamer, Nintendo's main market share. A game has to be titled "Wii_____" or "Mario (insert name here)" to compete for that honor. So with that logic, then, Wii Punch Out should be a hit (pun intended).

Imo, the Nintendo Wii fad (wouldn't that be a great shovelware game? "Wii Fad"? You'd pay $50 for the game so that when you turn on your console it would show all of Nintendo's record sales figures...but do nothing else) is still going strong. But it could be losing steam if they don't come up with something better than more GCN rehashes.

[Tan]

@Tan the only reason Twilight Princess came to Wii as well as GameCube, is because Shigeru Miyamoto wanted it so. Nintendo felt they needed more then just Excite Truck and Wii Sports for the launch line-up,so it was then decided in spring of 06 to dual-release on both

That's exactly the point. They needed more games during a critical time so they pulled out a Gamecube port and enhanced it. Here they are two and a half years later and they are filling in the gaps of major releases with Wii-makes. It doesn't matter if Miyamoto wanted it or not, the motivation behind the decision doesn't affect it's impact. I'm sure each of these Wii-makes and ported titles of the past have similar reasons for re-release, none of which are anything less than to drive system sales and sell the same product a second time for little cost. Zelda: TP was the first million selling Wii title, ironic no?

I don't think there's any problem re-releasing the games per se, but I think selling them for $20 or more is ridiculous. These are multi-million selling games bought and paid for with minimal re-development for the new control style. $15 is more than reasonable. It's $5 more than the average high cost VC title and $5 less than a genuine low budget Wii release.

[Izret101]

I saw/heard Nintendo lost a lawsuit and was no longer allowed to produce the classic controller or Gamecube controller so this might be a response to that?

Anyone know if there is any credence to my story?

[Cobra]

I'm not sure how the GC went worldwide, but down here in Oceania it went the same way the PSP is going now. At 1st you saw it everywhere. Then as time went on, only very small sections could be found dedicated to the system and only at selected stores.

So the chance to actually play these games sounds pretty good to me. Plus this saves me having to buy a GC control and a copy of any of the games to be released.

[phoenix1967]

Even though I haven't powered up my GCN in a year or more, I'll stick with it for now for my Nintendo game fix.

"Wii-makes"...LOL.

[Sirgin]

"Wii-makes"...LOL.

XD