Earlier, I would have agreed with your statement about having people buy lesser games...but if those VC sales numbers are correct, that effect seems to have worn off.
I would disagree about the price however...yes, it is higher than it likely could be, but for a Wii owner that doesn't own the older consoles still (thankfully by girlfriend rocks and has them all), picking up a NES game for $5 is a lot cheaper/easier than tracking down a system, game, etc.
If nothing else, they REALLY need to advertise the thing. If I wasn't an avid reader of GoNintendo, I wouldn't see when most of the titles are put on. They can't do a weekly Wii Message bulletin? Or TV/Net ads? Also, the interface (for finding, buying) sucks quite frankly. There's no reason why it can't be faster and easier to search through.
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I would disagree about the price however...yes, it is higher than it likely could be, but for a Wii owner that doesn't own the older consoles still (thankfully by girlfriend rocks and has them all), picking up a NES game for $5 is a lot cheaper/easier than tracking down a system, game, etc.
If nothing else, they REALLY need to advertise the thing. If I wasn't an avid reader of GoNintendo, I wouldn't see when most of the titles are put on. They can't do a weekly Wii Message bulletin? Or TV/Net ads?
Also, the interface (for finding, buying) sucks quite frankly. There's no reason why it can't be faster and easier to search through.