Anyone else feel like the Virtual Console has been lacking lately?

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#1 Superzone
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I've been really disappointed with the 3DS VC lately. The first year or so was fantastic, I downloaded so many classic games. But the last few months have been really slim. Where are the big Game Boy games like Pokemon Red/Blue/Gold/Silver and the Zelda Oracle games? Where are the SNES and GBA games? I get on the eShop every Thursday to see if there is any awesome new classic games, but I always end up disappointed.

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#2 thetravman
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I have no idea what's considered good on the gameboy. The only games I ever played on it were Pokemon and WarioLand 3 (which I absolutely loved). So this VC seems so unfamiliar to me. Link's Awakening was a nice surprise though.

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#3 i-rock-socks
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i was always disappointed with VC on the nintendo consoles (wii, ds)

i would love to play snes games on my 3ds

but im forced to find alternatives.

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#4 Sniper-Gamer
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I think, recently, they've shifted more focus to downloadable games. I've noticed games like Liberation Maiden and Crimson Shroud out. But yeah I kind of agree. Where are the GBA games? I know the Nintendo Ambassadors got them when they dropped the price of the 3DS but what about the rest of us?

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#5 DJ_Lae
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3DS VC has always been atrocious other than the ambassador stuff. There are so many great games they're just sitting on, and instead we're getting nothing but a ton of third party e-shop shovelware.
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#6 thetravman
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i was always disappointed with VC on the nintendo consoles (wii, ds)

i would love to play snes games on my 3ds

but im forced to find alternatives.

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The only disappointing thing about the Wii VC was the lack of Rare games, which made up most of the library of great N64 titles. Other than that, the VC consisted most of the obvious classics for NES, SNES and Genesis.

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#7 Legolas_Katarn
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The VC has been disappointing since its release. The pricing on most game is terrible and as time has gone by we get fewer and fewer updates and rarely get any good titles.
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#8 crispyo
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It's been horrible, worse than Wii. We're lucky to get 1 VC game every 3 months, and even luckier if it's a game someone's actually heard of.
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#9 NirdBerd
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I agree, it has sucked for a long time. The mind BOGGLES as to why Nintendo aren't putting up their most popular games from GB/GBC/GBA and the NES/SNES

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#10 ItsEvolution
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Nintendo should unload a ton of SNES, GBA, Genesis, and Neo Geo games, and use that money to offset the cost of a Wii U price drop, so that I don't see stacks of them at every store I go to.

The VC is a license to print money for Nintendo, it's incredible that they choose not to.

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#11 Will47
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Only games that would make me care are the Oracle games like you mentioned or the Megaman Xtream games.
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#12 BigBen11111
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I feel it's about money, and not giving out good games at a good value. I think the Ambassador program really set them back, dispite they did it for the people who brought the 3DS early. The Virtual Console has been slow at giving out games & they selling the NES Ambassador games one at a time. I'm still hoping for Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages & Seasons, and Pokemon Yellow & Crystal.

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#13 Bubble_Man
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It certainly has been lacking. I want to see less NES games and more gb/gbc games. And if GBA games can be given away to those who bought the 3DS before its price drop, I see no reason they cannot be sold on virtual console.

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#14 logicalfrank
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I would not be so bothered by the small number of VC releases if what they chose to include many any sense. I can get the Game Boy version of Qix and can't buy a true NES classic like Super Mario Brothers 3? Don't get me wrong I enjoy Radar Mission and Mole Mania just fine but I would think those games would be a lower release priority than, you know, popular classics people actually want to spend money on.

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#15 GreekGameManiac
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Just release a bunchload of GBA games on it,already!~

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#16 campzor
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the vc will always be lacking until they ****** put some snes games on it
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#17 Avatar_Taxidous
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SNES and GBA games on the 3DS virtual console would rock my world
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#18 DealRogers
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They need to start putting SNES games, and much more NES games too.