I wouldn't say lower VC sales = people deciding not to buy lesser [quality] games. There are many factors at play. As I said one is that the earlier adopters of the Wii were more likely to buy more VC titles. I still think price is a factor, the prices are quite larege. Also you don't get a hard copy of the game & VC titles are majority-wise more expensive than the real games.
I still think even if sales are lower, that Nintendo is better off not putting all the VC games on at once and sticking to their current rollout. Noone will buy the lesser games if all the classics are available instead. And if I was Nintendo I would not spend the money on advertising VC games. Anyone who owns a Wii & internet access is going to see the VC games as they become available. And they already give out press releases which are carried by nearly all game sites. The cost of advertising VC titles would not be worth it imo. Likewise, XBLA & PSNdlc games are not advertised. Use the advertising money for the games that cost $50-$60.
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I still think even if sales are lower, that Nintendo is better off not putting all the VC games on at once and sticking to their current rollout. Noone will buy the lesser games if all the classics are available instead. And if I was Nintendo I would not spend the money on advertising VC games. Anyone who owns a Wii & internet access is going to see the VC games as they become available. And they already give out press releases which are carried by nearly all game sites. The cost of advertising VC titles would not be worth it imo. Likewise, XBLA & PSNdlc games are not advertised. Use the advertising money for the games that cost $50-$60.