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Nintendo backtracks GameCube downloads statement |
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A Nintendo of America representative said yesterday that Wii U would have downloadable GameCube games, but an official statement from the publisher says otherwise.
"To clarify the capabilities of the Wii U system: As correctly stated, Wii U will not play Nintendo GameCube discs, however Nintendo has not made any announcements regarding downloadable content," the statement read.
Many readers were angry that Wii U won't play GameCube discs, even though no console plays original discs or carts from two generation before it.
It's very possible that Nintendo wants to make a formal announcement for downloadable GameCube games on Wii U. The publisher has done things like this before; they denied the existance of the Nintendo DS Lite one day, and then announced it the day after. Considering Wii U supports external hard drives, I don't see why Nintendo won't offer GCN games for download.
via Destructoid
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"Many readers were angry that Wii U won't play GameCube discs"
You call that many? I counted 1 irate reader and 2 more readers that simply didn't like it.
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The PS3 plays original PS1 discs just fine.
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I guess gamecube compatibility is out so nintendo can continue the practice of re-selling old games many gamers once owned on disc.
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Again you ignore the PS3 (discs) and the GBA (carts), which both play games from two generations back.
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Stop making articles people dont give a shit about dude.
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No, I was mad they were offering digital versions of the disk but refusing to let me use my real copies, despite the disk drive being perfectly capable of reading the discs.
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There haven't been any console that has had disk-based media for a whole 3 generations. Except for the Playstation line which does support PSX games two generations later. It is strictly a decision of Nintendo that GCN disks will not work in the WiiU. Saying it's fine because it hasn't been done before is silly.
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Playstation 3, as of launch
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If nintendo is gonna call adding a color pallet an upgrade I'll count it
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