Nintendo Wii Fanboy

I got a pretty good deal on my Zelda Collector's Disc--8.04 on ebay incl shipping. Deal not typical, but that's $30 worth of VC games (Assuming MM comes to VC eventually) that aren't inextricably tied to one console. I don't like having less control over my stuff.

Logically, since only about 40% of Wii consoles are online, there's an offline market for classic games.

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I prefer discs. Like Mian said, they're not tied to one console. And in the distant future, those VC servers are gonna come down!

Price is a big deal, too. The two Sonic collections for GameCube are $20 new each. On VC, you'd spend $24 bucks just to download Sonic 1, 2, and 3!

But, there are those that just want a certain game. Plus, the advantage of VC is the interrupt saves.

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Think of it this way. Say I can buy a CD for less than buying all of the tracks separately on iTunes. If I like most of the music on the CD, then I will probably buy the CD, as it will be less money for me in the end for more value. But, say I only liked one of the songs on the CD. Then, I'd download them from iTunes, as it would be a better value for me and cheaper.

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Great analogy (and name) from Alexisonfire.

There are only a handful of NeoGeo games that I want, each coming from a different series of SNK games. While "collection" discs are a good deal for some people, the VC releases interest me more.

What NeoGeo games will I consider buying?
- King of the Monsters (or KotM2)
- one Samurai Showdown game
- maybe an Art of Fighting game
- maybe a Metal Slug game
- maybe a Magic Drop game
- maybe Windjammers

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Better deal on the disc, but gotta love little Mario jumping and collecting coins as my VC games download.

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