Xbox Live Arcade v.s. Wii Virtual Console

both are download services that sell games, so lets compare the two.

current XLA has 54 games and counting, with about half of those being oldies

VC has 93 games, with all of those games being oldies

well at least with the 360, the oldies are enhanced with multiplayer, leaderboards, and updated graphics (yes u can switch to original too)

Some of the best of XBLA

Catan- great strategy game with clean graphics and awsome online play

Castlvania SOTN- one of the best platformers ever, and very rare ith hundreds of hours of value

Alien Hominid- Fun cartoon shooter, humorous

Joust- fun mutliplayer game with enhanced graphics and leaderboards, online play

Geometry Wars- addicting and slick visuals, dominating leaderboard

boom boom rocket- rythm game with great graphics and cool song,and easy to play

Uno- very fun to play online, webcam support, endless replay value

and the best shootem up of all time, Ikaruga, VERy rare coming very soon to xbla.

plus countless more

these games are new and cheap, with much more value than old nes games.

Some of the best of Virtual Console

MARIO 64

ZELDA OoT

Starfox

Donkey Kong country

Super marios bros

for me, the XBLA arcade games have more value than these, roms i can get for free on my pc.

I'm pretty sure the Wii has more than 21 games, and you forgot to mention Castle Crashers the one game I'm willing to spend money on, except for Castlevania I'd buy that.

Live Arcade

I'm pretty sure the Wii has more than 21 games, and you forgot to mention Castle Crashers the one game I'm willing to spend money on, except for Castlevania I'd buy that.

lantus

from some STUPID reason castle crashers got pushed into next year, its not even worth mentioning yet. 

SNES.. = VC

PS3 linux emus>all

or better, PC emus>>all

xBALOx

o.o So how does that fit between these two.

Actualy you can, you only need a PC, even without emus it will squash VC like a bug :) AdrianWerner

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]Actualy you can, you only need a PC, even without emus it will squash VC like a bug :) foxhound_fox

you forgot to realize I wrote "even without emus", I mean fully legal downloadable games, not roms. 

PS3 linux emus>all

or better, PC emus>>all

xBALOx

If I was Sony and I knew you could emulate software via linux on PS3.... a firmware update would be out the nextday!!:D 

you forgot to realize I wrote "even without emus", I mean fully legal downloadable games, not roms. AdrianWerner

XBLA. Once XBLA gets Vigilante 8, Perfect Dark & 007 its over for anything the Wii will offer in the future.. you might as well shut VC down cause Im going to overload MS servers by myself blowing those three games up. I'll buy them and delete them 5 or 6 times cause I love'em so much.Pro_wrestler

Quote of the day :lol: :D

To me the VC is lacking big time until it has some original games. To me that's the real beauty of a game-for-download service: that it can support smaller indie games.Teufelhuhn

I especially like how you can build a game with XNA then upload it to XBL to test & debug it:)

[QUOTE="Pro_wrestler"]XBLA. Once XBLA gets Vigilante 8, Perfect Dark & 007 its over for anything the Wii will offer in the future.. you might as well shut VC down cause Im going to overload MS servers by myself blowing those three games up. I'll buy them and delete them 5 or 6 times cause I love'em so much.PhoebusFlows

Quote of the day :lol: :D

:D Its damn true. 

I still dont understand who holds the rights to Perfect Dark and Goldeneye, but like he said, once you get that on XBLA with voice chat and online multiplayer, it's truly over. The popularity of online Goldeneye would rival and even surprass some Xbox 360 games. (and a bigger plus if they improved the textures if possible)PhoebusFlows

Why is there an Arwing from Starfox in that OoT pic? :lol:

Oh, and my vote goes to VC just because of Kirby's Adventure, Super Mario Bros., and the soon to come Super Mario Bros. 2 & 3.  All other games are just icing on the cake.  DOn't need OoT because i already have to other copies of it for n64 and GCN.  Same goes for Majora's Mask. :P

Wii VC is about as bare-bones as one could imagine in terms of enhancements to the games. At least XBLA gives you a reason to buy the games again rather than using other means to play them for free.Timstuff

Wii VC is about as bare-bones as one could imagine in terms of enhancements to the games. At least XBLA gives you a reason to buy the games again rather than using other means to play them for free.Timstuff

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]Wii VC is about as bare-bones as one could imagine in terms of enhancements to the games. At least XBLA gives you a reason to buy the games again rather than using other means to play them for free.Zhengi

not the same content, but at least it updates its old games with (optional)better graphics and online play and leaderboards, 

not the same content, but at least it updates its old games with (optional)better graphics and online play and leaderboards, abusedbunny

[QUOTE="abusedbunny"]not the same content, but at least it updates its old games with (optional)better graphics and online play and leaderboards, foxhound_fox

did u not read optional? u can turn the update on or off. >_> 

did u not read optional? u can turn the update on or off. >_>abusedbunny

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not the same content, but at least it updates its old games with (optional)better graphics and online play and leaderboards,

abusedbunny

Ok lets settle this. Which ever one gets these games first.. wins.

Vigilante 8 & Second Offense
Marvel Vs Capcom
Perfect Dark
007
Duke Nukem
Pilot Wings (I enjoyed this more than I should have)
Beatle Racing (ROFL! Yeah right, I also enjoyed this)
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Banjo-tooie
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct Gold
WWF:No Mercy
Shadows of the Empire
Superman

OBVIOUSLY THE LAST ONE IS A JOKE:P I will buy a Wii specifically for these games that stand out to me if they make it to VC, I sh*t you not. If they come to XBLA then more power to me. 

Ok lets settle this. Which ever one gets these games first.. wins.


Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct Gold

 

Pro_wrestler

I like Killer Instinct and WWF No Mercy. I would love it if they made it online :D

[QUOTE="Timstuff"]Wii VC is about as bare-bones as one could imagine in terms of enhancements to the games. At least XBLA gives you a reason to buy the games again rather than using other means to play them for free.foxhound_fox

The other means don't have to be illegal (so mods please do not suspend me for promoting illegal activity, because that's not what I'm talking about). If I have an old copy of Super Metroid for my SNES, why not fire the ol' beasty up and save $8? Or borrow my friend's copy? Point is, there are alternatives that don't cost money, and Nintendo doesn't give any reason not to use them other that VC being convinient. If they at least added prettier visuals or leaderboards or online multiplayer, I'd have a reason to play it over the original version.