I'd say keep posting them so we know not to waste our time going to the VC channel on our Wii on any given day. We maybe don't need the full press release on some of this weaker stuff, but the info is still nice.

fearing

Keep it up, please.

AbhorredParadox

Definetly keep posting them. It's very useful to see these weekly updates here than having to run around the internet to places I don't normally frequent to find them, which'll inevitably lead to me missing out on something cool, which, 8-bit and 16-bit generation being what they are, may not be something you think is particularly noteworthy.

KevinSetzer

I would also say keep posting them, just cause I don't like firing up my wii to see what's new. Sorry for being lazy.

Dudemeister

I know my opinion doesn't count for much around here, but keep the updates coming. If just to inform people just how unspectacular the latest VC releases are.

guy_jin

yes, i look for this every week.

Gamewatcher

This is the only way I keep updated of VC releases and I enjoy the comments as well.
I will only stop reading your posts on VC releases after Samurai Shodown 1 and 2 come out. Those are the 2 main reasons I look forward to VC. Unitl then, please keep em' coming. Besides, we have more fun when u review the crappy games anyway.

lars18th

Columns looks addicting...may get it.

Mr. I Want an Xbox 360 but only have a Wii

wow what a week in vc releases.
i plan to pick up both of these.
that's what i would be saying if it was a better week.
lol
sadly boo
hopefully next week will be better

evilralphwiggum

I reading the new VC games even if they suck. In fact, since I'm not interested in a lot of them I usually just muse about who out there might actually buy some of the particularly bad games which get put on. anyway, please continue,

Arcturian

keep posting them.

steph0105

for what it's worth, the reason i know what's released when on the vc is from kotaku's weekly updates (which i like). this coming from someone who gets e-mail updates from nintendo specifically about vc updates.

you guys are faster and i check kotaku more often than my e-mail :P

also, i think that some of my favorites are ones that have been ragged on as being 'lame' by you guys so i actually might be missing out on something if you only reported on the 'awesome' ones.

rickless abandon

Keep them going, I know it's been a while but you might as well be comprehensive. A lot of times the XBLA offerings aren't that exciting either.

hewenttojareds

MOAR UPDATES PLZ K THX BAI

jedisunrise

keep the updates coming, even if they're only in those little mini-stories without a picture. i like being able to read the comments about games i may have never played or heard of.

teh_sideburns

I say keep the VC posts going. Sure, I haven't seen any games I'd like to download since Star Tropics and KOF 94 were released, but that doesn't mean someone won't get excited about Operation Wolf. Besides, it's become a Monday ritual for me to check Kotaku for the new VC releases after arriving at work.

Dmartin001

I think it should continue because I like it being a part of my surfing.

JoDi

@tk.: American Gods was such an immense letdown for me at the end, I felt like the first 4/5ths of the book were intense and excellent, and then the ending both undermined some of that intensity and generally felt like a Cop-out, as though Gaiman didn't know how to end it properly (I guess he doesn't since there are supposedly sequels coming).

Of course what constitutes a Letdown from Gaiman would be the pinnacle of most other writer's careers, so I don't hold it against him, especially since I did enjoy Stardust and Neverwhere along with almost all his comic stuff.

DaiMacculate

as painful as it has become, i would appreciate a VC update every monday. people might have differing opinions on what the 'important' games are.. 'a boy and his blob' might not make everyone's heart flutter, but i'd like to know when it does, y'know? i never check nintendo's site, either.. hard to pick out the latest updates. plus i feel like weeping whenever i do check it.

geekgrrl

keep it. i always read Kotaku, but I don't automatically check the Wii Shop channel to see whats new. And I like the comments people make about whatever games and getting the perspective of people who played them. keep up the good work Fahey!

v00deux

it's worth keeping. just simplify it. we don't need any supplemental information on the games. especially unnecessary, is the company line.

list the games and provide a link to the official word, and be done with it.

thaKingRocka

Please keep posting these. :)

msondo

Oh, and nice picture of Death up there!

baked ham

DEFINITELY post the games every Monday. Stupid to stop. You never know when a game comes out that somebody (who uses Kotaku as their primary videogame news resource) would want, but you guys didn't think was worth reporting on. What's that person going to have to do, turn on his Wii and go to the virtual console store every Monday and see what's new the hard way? Pshaw!

baked ham

Yes, you should keep posting them. The marginal cost to you is pretty small, and is almost certainly offset by the benefit received even by the at least half-dozen or whatever people who care about whatever particular game.

4dSwissCheese

Yes, keep them coming.

Perhaps in the form of a weekly roundup, "This Week In Downloadable Stuff", in which you cover Virtual Console + XBLA + PS3whatever + PC demos, all in one post?

psyci

Yeah man, keep the posts going. It's nice to see a totally forgotten game pop up and I'm sure a lot of people are far too lazy to check the actual VC every Monday morning.

jiSh

If I see a new VC game on here I want to buy,then awesome,I get a new game that week. If the games this week look boring,what did I lose? 20 seconds reading the article?
So for that reason,keep the updates. Those who use the information can,and those who don't can scroll past.

kidnicky

By all means please keep it around.

GeorgeLiquor

Keep the VC posts.

Also, if I did my counting right, next Monday will see the release of the Virtual Console's 200th game. Do you think they'll do anything special?

LunyBen

Please continue to post the VC updates. Also, who can we write to for VC suggestions? I haven't DL'd a VC game since Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition. There are some classics that I'm really waiting on: Revenge of Shinobi (not the 3rd crappy version but the original Genesis launch title), Flashback, Out of This World, Wizards and Warriors (I), Samurai Showdown. I know licensing and all that is an issue, but still, couldn't Nintendo work on getting licenses for the cooler obscure games or real classics like Earthbound and the Mana games rather than crap games like Eternal Champion. I mean... Eternal Champion? Really?

baz

Maybe wait until Thursday and throw it in with the PSN & XBLA releases, unless something worthy of immediate attention releases?

Moonshadow101

Darn it. When I saw the image I thought someone was finally doing a Sandman/Death the High Cost of Living game. She's definitely the sexiest anthropomorphic representation of a universal archetype yet.

wheezo

I usually hear about the VC updates here first, before IGN, and nearly a week before Nintendo gets around to sending out their email newsletter. Keep posting them please? Thank you!

D00mM4r1n3

Keep the VC posts coming. If it's interesting, I'll hit the jump and check it out. If it's not, I'll keep scrolling.

RoboPeaches

Not sure what Death of the Endless have to do with Wii Virtual Console, but nice pic anyway.

I don't have the Wii, but I am not bothered by having one more post a week

FourEyes

Keep it. It's easier than logging onto my Wii to check on Monday mornings and your snide comments on the bad games are sometimes better than saying "everbody loves Zelda!"

aubreyAubrey

I say keep posting them. I like to know what's out there, even if I have no intention of paying outrageous prices for obsolete shovelware.

5 bucks for NES Operation Wolf? You have to be kidding.

jonman

What I meant was, why not have the option to filter console articles? There would be a "Wii" filter that could also include normal, run of the mill VC updates (as well as other things) not featured on the main website.

skrime

keep. i don't check nintendo or my wii to find out when games are coming out. and what if a game is significant to me but not to you?

for instance, little nemo the dream master? who is also my avatar, was a significant game for me when i was all about the NES. wouldn't find out if not for kotaku when this little gem eventually drops...

PGGB

Of course I want to know what's new on VC deck. What the heck kindof question is that?

marty7044

I actually rely on Kotaku to know when new goodies are hitting the VC and XBLA. Please keep posting them, even if the games out that week are not considered "cream of the crop."

sigma7

I'd say keepposting them. While most weeks might be dull, people do like discussing them and it probably only takes about 2 minutes to type up and paste a press release before publishing.

KirbyMorph

HOw does opertation wolf work on the wii? On the NES it used the lightgun. Does it use wiimote aiming on the wii?

majortom1981

I'm waiting for Commodore 64 games on the VC. Now, that would rock!

lionhearts

Keep it up. One man's Superman 64 is another man's Ocarina of Time; some of these throwaway games might be the greatest thing one of us ever played when we were young.

imaria

@shimage: Funny, I think I prefer his prose, at least American Gods and Neverwhere.

tk.

I vote keep posting them. Even on lackluster weeks, people go on sentimental journeys and bond over one or two games most of us would blow off. One man's trash is another man's treasure.
On a practical side as well, it let's Wii owners know whether to bother going into the VC shop each Monday. Even with broadband, that channel can take an eternity to load sometimes.

discipleofjamzy

I think you guys should continue posting the weekly VC updates because of this...

i love them.

i dont ever check my wii *just like many others i'm sure*

They inform people about games that they may have never even heard of before, therefore extending their knowledge of the gaming industry.

It gives me something else to read.

TheGunnz

Ha! Love the pic of Death from Sandman.

sascha23

Keep posting please!

bevins2

Definately keep the VC updates coming. You guys are useful for that a lot. I don't want to turn on my Wii just to see what's on.

JAcK0R

Have you guys ever considered having separate Kotaku sites dedicated to one console, a la Joystiq?

skrime

I really like Operation Wolf. I have the cart for my NES still. If it I can use the Wiimote like a Zapper, I'll buy it in a heart beat.

As far as posting the VC updates, I always enjoy reading them, even on shit weeks.

Hellmark

I'd say don't bother posting them. Considering everyone who reads this site has a computer and thus has access to emulation, I don't think that any of these games is going to sell anyone a Wii, and people who already have a Wii can scroll down the list. Plus, maybe lack of attention drawn to VC titles will make Nintendo hurry up with the damn WiiWare already (now THAT might sell me a Wii, just like the XBLA stuff keeps almost selling me a 360)

supercrap

Keep them coming. I don't want to have to go to TWO sites for game news!

Weaselfingers

I used to check for VC updates in the beginning with an unrivaled fervor. However, it's clear that Nintendo's giving little attention or care to the selections from this past month (and for even longer imo), and who's to blame them with the release of Brawl poised to take up most serious Wii users' playtime. I'll agree that you should keep the updates going regardless, but you shouldn't feel obligated to extend coverage on some of the more obvious half-assed selections. Just these press releases should suffice (although they could use some formatting, like in this week's case).

Enkur

I'd rather you continue posting. While a game may not be noteworthy to you, it might be a forgotten gem to me, and I've gone and downloaded games after reading about them here more than once.

Besides, it doesn't take up much space. If someone doesn't care, just browse over it.

ninjafetus

Eh, I could go without the weekly VC updates unless Nintendo drops a bomb on us. If anyone REALLY needs to know every tidbit of VC information there are plenty of Nintendo websites that I'm sure will have what they're looking for. Or you could, you know, turn on your Wii and look...

ThisCharmingMan

I just want to see the words "Mario" and "RPG"

pcgecko85

What is noteworthy for one person is not necessarily noteworthy for someone else. Also, I'm lazy, and I typically get my VC updates here, so I'd be sad if I had to bookmark some other site specifically to check this.

Lastly, Sandman is awesome. For whatever reason, I prefer Neil Gaiman's more graphic endeavors (e.g., Mirrormask) to his prose.

shimage

Operation Wolf was the first video game I ever played in my life (on the Apple II though) and I have fuzzy memories about killin' my first baddies in this game. I'd say, keep these kinda posts around - just cause you don't think a particular VC game isn't "noteworthy" doesn't mean it totally didn't make someone else's day.

kenkankendo

I count on you guys to tell me what the new VC games are so I can decide whether or not to buy them. I have a horrible internet connection on my Wii and it can be a real chore to get online to check the store if it feels like being extra lame.

Also, super double extra bonus points for using Death of the Endless from the Sandman comics. Best thing ever.

Roto13

I don't care one way or the other on the VC updates. I'd still like to know when good ones hit, and I do like to see what's available, but it's hardly the end of the world.

I will, however, vote to see more Death/Sandman references in posts. Thumbs way up on that.

superberg

Keep it. It's far easier to scroll down the page to the next article than log onto my Wii.

tajesmahoney

Keep it =) I'm far too lazy to check the Wii Store unless I actually want something, and I like to know what's out <.<

Shimmergeek

I like to see the update despite what I think of the games being released. I am sure there are some operation wolf fans out here.
And you never know when some oddball title you have not seen in years and years will pop up and you want to pick it up.

MistahJGM

Please keep 'em coming. This is more or less how I know what is on the VC (as well as XBLA and PSN), so keeping up-to-date on these is as good as keeping up on the normal release charts.

If you're getting tired of posting 'em, feel free to cut back on the flowery prose. "This week on the VC: Operation Wolf (NES: 500 points) and Columns III (Genesis: 800 points)." Use a boilerplate image and let the people in the comments describe and debate the games. Someone will post the YouTube.

seishino

Keep posting, every Monday is like a disappointing Christmas for me. But I wait like an excited little kid every week!

MonkeyBiz

I do them every friday for my blog + make videos of the games that are released, so... keep going. Hard work, but someone gotta do it.

Shiryu

DO WANT! :P

Lajcik

Keep 'em Keep 'em Keep 'em. But keep threatening that you'll stop, maybe Nintendo will stop saving the good ones for only once every six weeks.

Cheddabake

I agree, even when I don't own the console I'm always interested to see what's on it's way. And as you said retro allows for reminiscing. They're interesting posts and if you're happy to keep writing them then I'll keep reading.

TearsandScreams

@directhex:
The Sandman was the best thing I read in high school, period. Major points.

JyL

Death. One of the best comic books ever made.

suburbancowboy

VC Reports are exactly the sort of thing I read a gaming blog for.

cskozmo

Kotaku's the first site I check on a Monday specifically because you guys always go out of your way to post the VC games for the week. It's a nice, convenient way to check what came out. In other words, yes, please do keep posting these.

HSE

Doubleplus points for Bachalo artwork. I could live without some of the more lackluster updates, personally. It's nice to see that they're continuing to fill out that catalogue, though, however randomly.

tk.

Keep posting! One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Also, Kotaku is the first place I usually find out about new XBLA and Rock Band DLC releases. :)

Katsu

Well, I like it. Keeps from having to load up the slow shop channel on my wii. So I ask that you keep going. Oh and by the way thanks.

Ragnarok

If it ain't Blast Corp, I ain't gettin it!

VeeKaChu

The posts, they do not . . . er . . . post. Does anyone know anything about Columns 3? What extra features there are? I tried looking for reviews, but nothing really came up.

Also, I like the VC update. I remember responding to someone asking about how Shining Force aged, and I'm here asking about Columns. It's a nice thread where people can talk about the new releases. Maybe not go through a whole post, maybe just a list, but the comment thread is invaluable.

Fnor

I like hearing the updates, it's just nice to know.

SpaceWhale

Having them posted here saves me the effort of checking another website to find out. I'd rather just jam the Kotaku IV into my arm and get all the information and news I need.

UltimatePancakeSensation

Keep em coming Fahey. I may not buy any of them, but I like to know what's there when since I rarely turn the Wii on.

PlayingKarrde

Continue posting them. Otherwise I will need to look for them in some other place.

Besides, tastes are subjective, maybe somebody (or myself even) would be interested in a game you don't consider news worthy.

Herodito

WAIT A MINUTE! OPERATION WOLF!? Does it uses the Wii-remote as a light gun!? I'm getting it if it uses!

CockroachMan

@Logician: Its the female incarnation of Death from Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics. I guess its representing the possibility that Fahey/Kotaku will decide to kill the VC update posts?

DaiMacculate

keep posting, I say. It takes maybe 10 seconds for me to see if there are games that I want to buy, and if even if there aren't at least I know I'm not missing something.

Atrius

It's an update similar to PSN and XBL. Either do all of them or none.

smitty1123

Keep em coming, if you stopped doing them I'd have to rely on...*shudders*...Joystiq to get the title list in a timely fashion. Plus, it helps keep in perspective when we have a week full of awesome games that the previous several weeks of games that are "just OK" was balanced by the awesomeness.

As far as I'm concerned we still have about another month of crap until we reach a point of homeostasis between the awesomeness that is Sin & Punishment and the other dozen or so true classics on the VC and the remaining dross. As much as I've enjoyed some of the games on XBLA (REZ HD is awesome!) I can't say it has nearly as many games that I truly love on the service as the VC, and the VC still has quite a long ways to go before they even begin to run out of good games for the systems currently supported, let alone ones yet to be added.

DaiMacculate

Keep posting them, just don't waste too much time adding text to the uninteresting ones.

On another note, what's up with that picture?
What does it have to do with this post and where's it from?

Logician

Keep posting them please. While there hasnt been anything noteworthy, i do desperately wait for something like Phantasy Star or Shining Force 2 to come along. I dont wanna miss it when it does....

ajefferism

I would prefer if you continued to report them.
This is how I've come to learn what's available every week.

I'm not a fan of the selective method, because I don't really know that other people should be deciding which VC releases I should take note of, I'd prefer to decide that for myself.

brent_w

I say continue. There are games that I would love to see that I am sure other people wouldn't care about, and I never check for new Wii VC games cause I know you post em (I don't THINK about it, it's just I'm so used to seeing it here).

AwShucks

Yay, Columns III. :D I remember playing this one.

I'd continue the VC updates. News are news~

Omata

@gnarshredd:

Damn, what kind of gestapo do you have for a service provider? Are you only allowed to have one PC hooked up too? That makes no sense. Kick them to the curb and get a real ISP.

skullivan

I vote to keep the updates coming!

supermario-2000

Keep it coming. And look at the bright side, one of these Mondays you might come back from the weekend to find that... nothing really happened. Anywhere. So +1 newspost for you!

Raynre

@ESPIOX Thanks! Didn´t know they fixed it. Nintendo told me on their european forums that that would never be fixed. So I sold my Wii in July 07.

JonnyDee

@Espiox:
maybe i bought the wrong (or right) games, but all of my VC games worked in PALville over component. The ones i have can be switched between someting like "component compatibility mode", but they work whether this is enabled or not.
It was an issue with some tvs. I think responsibility lay with the manufacturers for not making tvs that can accept standard signals via standard cabling. Not that inintendo didnt have a responsibility to fix it, but they did what caould be accepted - released patched versions to get around dodgy tvs

GMC

Yes, please keep posting them!

It's nice to not have to read the email from NOA because Kotaku told me first!

Besides, your angle on games I never played (see all TG16) is invaluable in my decision to purchase them or not.

The press release is unnecessary, just tell us the games.

kidko

Yes, please continue these. This is how I keep up to date on what's being released on the VC.

Mezodon

Keep it going. I can't get my Wii on the internet at my apartment (ridiculous rule from my service provider only allows one console on my account at a time, I chose my 360.) and it's nice to know when I need to visit a friend with wi-fi and pick up a new game.

gnarshredd

Keep posting them. It's much easier to check out Kotaku on Monday mornings than to load up the slow-as-dog Wii Shop Channel and see what's new. The insight into the games which I may not be familiar with is useful too. Without it, I would have never known about Sin and Punishment (although that may have been noteworthy enough on it's own).

You could also pressure Nintendo to just release more interesting games on the VC each week -- making this whole discussion moot. I'm sure the Kotaku Tower has that sort of power.

pridkett

Operation Wolf?! Oh I loved that game. Does it use the actual wiimote for aiming? And does it remove the light gun flash?

If its just classic controller like mouse pointer for shooting, then f that.

Kyle81

If you're going to argue that weekly Wii VC updates aren't neccessary, then I'd make the same argument for weekly Rock Band DLC updates.

The "noteworthiness" of a game is no different than the that of a particular DLC item. It's all a matter of opinion.

IMHO, VC releases are more noteworthy than DLC because a VC release is akin to a new game, where as DLC is simply an add-on.

If you're going to argue that VC doesn't warrant weekly updates, you might as well stop with RB updates as well.

TRT-X

@Ampillion lives a life much like No More Heroes
Yeah, its a european HDTV and apparently it will never work properly because the VC Titles are "untouched" i.e. emulated not upgraded like on Live, which means we run into the whole 50/60hz issue. Its fine with N64 titles, anything older and its coloured blocks pacing across the screen.
Not to worry, I was hoping to play Donkey Kong Country again but other than that there are no VC titles im gagging for.

JonnyDee

Even if you just list what's coming up, that's cool. I find it easier to come to Kotaku on Monday morning and see if it's worth turning on my Wii and going through the menus to find out...

Optimistic Prime

Keep them! It saves me the trouble of having to load up the slow and clunky store page every monday.

Magnum1024k

Keep posting them. Sometimes a real gem can slip-by like many sleeper hits back in their day. Reader comments can help these games achieve where they failed before.

RPGr

I think it's important to remind us of this fact: SHOVELWARE LIVES FOREVER.

amygdala

@Neil Stevvens:
huh, it was a zapper game? Suddenly interested in the precedent set by a potential wiimote interface.
Come on duckhunt and hogans alley!

GMC

@Ampillion lives a life much like No More Heroes.: Actually, if JonnyDee lives in Europe, then it's an issue with the console, not his TV.

Until April 07, many games in PAL regions would not work over Component due to their 50Hz output. Since the April 11th update however, all titles are required to work over Component. Sometimes you have to hit a button combo (Z+A+2) in the Operations Manual to switch the output mode though. Many of the games released prior to the new rules have been updated too.

Espiox

Yeah, keep em coming please. I turn on my Wii so rarely, I'll never know if something good comes out otherwise. And like others have said, one man's Superman 64 is another man's Chrono Trigger.

clintbacca

Operation Cheapshot

;D

Yeah you folks know what Im talkin about.

Witzbold

Why don't you just cover all the DLC (PSN, XBLA, VCN) in one column? there has to be at least one good game out in any given week.

kemicon

Keep up the updates. I check Kotaku more than I do VC, you're my updates news source!

Props to the man.

Setzer IIDX

@AEREC: Im wondering if the old Final Fantasy games will ever come to VC?

It seems extremely unlikely. The pricing expectations for VC games is much lower than what they're trying to get repackaging them for the PSP and DS. And even for people without handhelds, just about every gamer has some iteration of the Playstation, and you can still easily get the FF Origins/Chronicles/Anthology collections; it doesn't seem like there'd be significant demand.

beeporama

@MikeTheSpike: Woo, I get to make another MST reference!

I'm assuming that, to get rights to games to put up on the VC, it's like pulling teeth. I equate this to MST because... originally, the crappy movies they showed, they got the rights to on the cheap. There was no demand for the movie itself. Once the show itself became popular, and the rights to show those episodes expired, they ran into a snag. Because now that the base product itself was now more valuable (because of the show.), people started wanting more money for said rights.

In this case, a lot of rights to the older games may be tied up in more than one pair of hands (Like a Goldeneye.) Outside of Nintendo's own software which they could just release at any time, I assume there are deals struck with varying third parties to either purchase license to put them on the surface, or cut them in on a certain portion of it. Whatever the deal might be, the more popular the gaming system itself is, the more valuable those rights look to their current owners. Since, if you figured the system was going to tank, you probably couldn't expect any real money to be made on the rights to, let's say, the NES version of Rampage. But, as the system is doing anything but tanking, those rights start to look more valuable sheerly from the volume of sales they could potentially muster.

Ampillion lives a life much like No More Heroes.

You could condense it into a monthly posting. That way people could still reminisce about their favorite old titles, but you're not having to write up things weekly.

and yo Nintendo, how come we only get two VC games this week?!

xvkarbear

Nice, Operation Wolf. Its about time Nintendo dropped it "Halo killer". This is the one VC title I've been wanting since day one.

deek

You know, if Operation Wolf really DOES use the remote to replace the Zapper, and I don't know how they could live with themselves not doing that, I'll probably snap it up real quick.

Neil Stevvens

@Ampillion lives a life much like No More Heroes.: That's a pretty good idea, actually. It reminds me of something I did recently. I submitted a question to that channel asking how many Wii Remotes you have: 1-2, or 3-4... because I do think it would really be interesting to see stats on something like that.

BtownDesignGuy

I would prefer noteworthy games only-- if you want to see every update, you can easily subscribe to Nintendo emails.

Though I've kept all the old hardware hooked up to my old SD TV, so if I want a shot of nostalgia I can just play that. I'd probably only get a Virtual Console game if it was something really good that I missed the first time around.

beeporama

i say keep posting. i always check to see whats out. even thow they havnt put any thing real good out since super mario bros 3 i always cheack for that magical day i see ZOMBIES ATE MY NEIGHBORS!

smoketewmuch

Keep posting these updates. No sense having to go to another gaming blog just to hear what's new on VC. Besides, the game you've never heard of might be one of my forgotten favorites, and everyone here can say the same.

chardish

I like the VC reports even if they arent that exciting. Besides, one of these games might incredibly nostalgic for some people.

Im wondering if the old Final Fantasy games will ever come to VC?

AEREC

Continue. You know there will always be that one person that likes a game that someone else will find "meh"

Why isn't Nintendo setting up some system where they ask us what we think should be available? I want Earthbound dammit!

tralfaz23

I think you should keep posting. The VC is only a thing because of nostalgia, and everyone has that emotion connected to different things. Stopping now would be regulating people's ability to nostalgigate (new word).

Press on good sir. Press on.

withaneight

@SAKY:

While i don't know if Columns supports five players, its possible it does. Bomberman on the VC supports up to five players. Four on Wii remotes and one on a cube controller. So technically, I suppose a VC game could support up to eight local players if it really wanted to.

DarkLinkinfinite

It's like a punishment - we all come to see what favorites of ours still haven't made a VC release, while numerous other abominations are released.

We could just check ourselves on the Wii, but it isn't the same. I've tried.

Sadkermit - Wii # 4595 8878 8498 7021

@JonnyDee: I assume you mean your television and not specifically the cables, my brother uses component with his 'what amounts to SDtv' and they work fine.

Ampillion lives a life much like No More Heroes.

Funny enough - I came to the site today to look for this article specifically, so I am on the side of keeping them going. Even if the games are crap - I would be checking back all day looking for an update. (Though I realize the mental anguish it likely causes every time the end result of this post is "meh")

BigHeadDave

@JonnyDee:
Thats not strictly accurate. I have component and have no VC problems.
"most VC Titles don´t work with component cables" should read:
"my TV doesnt like VC Titles via component cables"

GMC

@SAKY:
Exactly. I'd never know about any of these if you guys didn't post them.

Also, what's with this string of two-game Mondays we've been experiencing?

MikeTheSpike

What really annoys me about the VC is that Nintendo don't give any ratings or some sort of average rating like Steam do (with Metacritic).

The shit games cost the same as the good.

That, and they're not really upgraded or anything. Wifi Lylat Wars, Mario 64 Coin Scoreboards (and race/level times?) would have been spectacular.

Ryumeka

I don't see why, just because sometimes there isn't a Mario 3 or Zelda on the list, you should just stop reporting on them. I'm sure plenty of people like to know what's being released on the VC even if it isn't "OMG PAPER MARIO WTF!" These posts (and the week in games posts) are one of the few times I use Kotaku to actually bring me news.

dowingba

If you don't report them, I'm going to have to spend my own research time to be disappointed, rather than getting my disappointment in the clean, quick band-aid removal form that I get it here.

Don't prolong the pain, please.

Heavyfuel

I like the updates...but I'd also like to hear the "must haves" once in a while as a way of catching up. I don't turn on my wii so often, and certainly never just to check the wii vc.

Islandkiwi

I don't see why not. Ultimately, keeping everyone aware of what's being released on the respective consoles' online services is still pretty newsworthy, and like others said, some people might have fond memories of titles that many of us just kinda stare blankly at in confusion or apathy.

@BtownDesignGuy: You know what would be nice to tell New-Perrin? Have them use the Everybody Votes system to let people vote between a pair of games every week, and the one with the most votes gets released on the next week's schedule. Right now the thing's just a goofy distraction, it'd be nice to give it some purpose as well.

Ampillion lives a life much like No More Heroes.

I don't see the point, neither does the PSN updates seem post worthy, just wait until something is worthy to report on. But I don't mind them at all, some of them I have enjoyed reading :)

So keep it up if you can if it takes valuable time skip on it.

Irenicus-the one and only

Yeah the VC has become pretty uninteresting for me, especially since most VC Titles don´t work with component cables. Couldnt find that info before purchasing online on the Wii Store. But no Moneyback or patch while I still owned a Wii. Anybody know if this problem was solved?

But i think it would be cool if you keep reporting on the VC releases. You never know when something good might come along.

JonnyDee

You guys should probably continue updating us about the games that are released every Monday. I like how I cna wake up in the morning and log on to Kotaku for the official update. That and I don't have to wait for the official Nintendo e-mail that comes four days later and tells me nothing about the games.

Slackerchan

I agree with the consensus thus far... keep them coming. The great thing is, when there's a good game, you get the reminiscing and generally good discussion and when the games are crap, you get incoherent (and usually hilarious) ranting about how much 'game x' sucks and how Nintendo is the root of all problems in the world today.

code.monkey

Hey! That's out of order. "Revenge of Columns" should be the second part. Third should be the "Son of Columns", fourth being "Revenge of the Son of Columns".

ara

@BtownDesignGuy: b-i-n-g-o
report them with satire and say "WOOHOOO VC UPDATED WITH CRAPTACULAR GAMES THAT NO ONE WANTS"

cause im sure those millions of games that were sold by nintendo were the obvious ones, the marios, the zelda etc. sell what people want and you'll print more money from your money machine nintendo.

Zaos

"Columns III™: Revenge of Columns (Genesis, 1-5 players, Rated E for Everyone,
800 points)"

This must be a typo....5 players?!?!?!

SAKY

If I felt like Navigating Nitendo's craptacular website I would get this info on my own, but I don't so keep posting this information.

SAKY

Points to Fahey for the picture of Neil Gaiman's Death

directhex

I say keep 'em coming. I don't always check other places, and this keeps me on my toes whenever there might be a hilariously bad game I should play.

itsgreylolol

yes MOAR UPDATEZ pls k thx

panfriedcharlie

@eastx: @GMC:

I agree. The mere fact that Virtual Console games aren't that exciting is news enough in and of itself. You should keep reporting on these, and forward them to someone at Nintendo... the only question is... whom should he forward them to? New-Perrin, possibly?

BtownDesignGuy

I really enjoy these as well. If anything, it keeps me in the loop, and if its something I'll pick up, then all the better!

tkshredder

haha I just played columns 3 this morning...the multiplayer is actually pretty fun, and you gotta love the bizarre artwork.

arexsvn

You could always bake a themed cake to make these games more relevant and interesting. ;-)
Keep posting them, doesn't hurt anybody.

El-Suave

I say just wait til Smash 64 is released on VC, lol

But, I think you should continue. A great game is dependent upon the experience one had with said game. While some may never played Columns, another may have loved it. And may be excited to know its on the VC.

Add My Wii Code...I Want To Jump Into Online...Or So Nintendo Calls It!! LMAO

keep doing it. Bad publicity for bad things we think are bad can only result in something good happening to remedy it.
It is nintendo though. So maybe not.

GMC

If Operation Wolf doesn't utilze wiimote aiming, then FAIL.

Knoxximus (360/PSN)

I like hearing about them even when they're unexciting. You usually have something clever to say in those cases.

eastx

I would have to say keep posting them. What you may thing is a game that is not very note worthy could be someone elses fav. game and they might not over notice it up on the VC since most sites dont go out of there way to say whats on it for that monday.

stagman

I think operation wolf was the last video game that my dad played. He was actually the best one in the house, I was like eight though.

Timsobuff74

Keep posting them.
Goodness knows you post about stuff daily that I care nothing about. This at least is mildly informative.

kypfox

Keep doing these updates, whether the games are good or not, these posts are informative and that makes them news and therefore post worthy.

-WPack911

WPack911

My vote is that you keep it, it's a lot easier than turning on the wii, you frequently have amusing things to say about it, and I enjoy reading the comments. The comments are sometimes a good way to figure out whether I want a game if i'm on the fence or if i didn't know much about it previously.

mustafamatt

@DaiMacculate: I think that "Anansi Boys" really rejuvenated Gaiman's writing. He seems to have returned to the things that Neverwhere and American Gods were missing - exciting characters.

mcderek3000

Death takes a holiday? I think I have that in a moving box somewhere... maybe on the east coast.

Mongoosekun

You could always (somebody probably already suggested this already) scale back to a monthly report, with all the games that were put up in that time (with seperate reports in between if there was something especially noteworthy.)

Darien_Shields