 So today new a little little something different than normal I'm playing Mario Bros the original game the original Mario Bros from arcade archives It just released today. I'm the Nintendo switch e shop and I want to talk about it And I want to talk about Nintendo's general approach with their their classic library on switch Because this game is utterly ridiculously expensive It should not be as expensive as it is this game That I just bought today with the credit. I had still available on my e shop from a fan who helped me purchase Sonic Mania is Absolutely nuts $7 in 99 cents plus tax it count it comes to like 852 or something It's ridiculous how expensive this game is and that has nothing to do with how good the game is I mean right when you go into the launch screen. It says made in in 1983 by Nintendo we're 34 years later and they're charging Almost ten dollars for this one game now Obviously this game has some interesting aspects to it in that in addition to obviously the classic gameplay from the original Mario Bros Which by the way used to be packed in with games like Super Mario Bros 3 for free like it cost you nothing to have that game It was just a given away They added some modes like high score mode caravan mode. They have like online Score tracking and stuff in here, which is you know new and different But just because you add some high score tracking and a couple modes does not suddenly make this game worth $7.99 especially since none of the gameplay has been revamped. It's literally the original game with a couple modes and some online scoring and This brings me to a larger point where for a long time a Lot of us Nintendo fans a lot maybe just consumers in general have been waiting to see what Nintendo's plans are for Virtual console on Nintendo switch and with the release of this game and as I'm going through it For $7.99 it's just crazy Back in the day it was cheaper to play this game at the actual arcade that it is to buy it I just baffles my mind, but either way setting all that aside When I sit here and I'm thinking about virtual console on switch and I'm sitting here And I realize I spent eight dollars and fifty-two cents on this classic arcade game that used to cost a quarter to play I I My mind is kind of blown at what Nintendo is deciding to do I don't think Nintendo is going to have virtual console on switch I've made this known in the past. I had a hot take on it, but I never really discussed why and part of it is because I think virtual console for Nintendo Was just a very complicated matter over the we DS and we you era They never really completed the libraries for any of the systems on there I have to keep having to reboot it and I kept upsetting customers And I think Nintendo is like look We're just not going to mess with virtual console in that form anymore because They just couldn't figure out a way to make it work Well, even though Xbox has their arcade thing now and PlayStation has their Their streaming service for playing classic games and those you just play monthly fees to access it I actually you know when they talked about the online features of Nintendo switch way back in January I actually was you know We had a little podcast a little reaction to it back then and I you know Eric and I came But with a really cool idea about how they should have a streaming service This was before all the streaming services launch now Or Nintendo should have a service that you pay a monthly fee to or a yearly fee to and you can access the entire virtual console library and they could just keep updating that library and And I you know, I didn't think Nintendo would actually do it But I always thought it was a good idea long behold their competition did it But it's still something that I think Nintendo should adapt and do something with but Nintendo Obviously isn't all about that as you see with them charging $8, you know $8 plus with tax for a game that they released on arcades It used to cost people a quarter just to try out back in 1983 It it's just maybe realized that Nintendo just doesn't care about their classic library in the way that us fans do They have decided to go a completely different route and now I'm starting to think the NES classic edition the Super Nintendo classic edition and Things like the archive archives are kind of the direction Nintendo is going to be taking their classic games moving forward What I mean to say is Nintendo is creating a path that is extremely profitable for them But gives consumers less options Not that the switch is out on the market I don't I think Nintendo with the switch they're gonna have these arcade archives because they're not planning to release a Classic system that has a collection of their arcade games. So they're gonna have their arcade games through here They're gonna offer us, you know quote-unquote free NES games with online features You know through their online subscription and that's fine. I don't think there's anything wrong with that You know, I hate when I hate when people call things that you know like games of gold you get a free game It's not free when you're paying for the service, right? So, I mean, I always hate that that's what it's like. Oh, well, you know I mean you were paying for the service before but now we're giving you something It doesn't matter either way You're still paying to gain access to those games if they're free You shouldn't need games of gold to get them you shouldn't need an Xbox live account to get it It should just be given to every owner of an Xbox Same with the PlayStation Network and same with what Nintendo's, you know calling their NES games with an online system Oh, we're giving you free and now you're not giving us free games because we have to pay to access those games But whatever and it's all marketing spin doesn't really matter, but it kind of saddens me To come to that realization that I know that Nintendo is gonna do a true virtual console Now obviously arcade archives Mario Bros. This is actually similar to what you know You could argue virtual console used to be you'd access every a virtual console You go through a list of games and you buy it it actually works a lot like the e-shops did and yeah You bought this straight through the e-shop, but this wasn't separated, you know This wasn't like there's a virtual console and here's the e-shop. No, this was part of the e-shop So that's new and on top of that they are only giving us these arcade games right now and Again, I said this before and I'll say it again It's because they're they're not going to release a classic collection of arcade games They don't think they would sell I don't know why they think they can get away with a price of $8 for $8 They might as well throw this game in the trash. I don't think it's going to sell very well I don't think it's worthwhile to them Maybe they didn't think it was gonna sell well anyways But I'm telling you if they had released this game for 99 cents It would have to be like the number one most purchased game on the e-shop for like the next week or two Period because people are willing to look back at an old arcade game that used to cost You know a quarter to play and just own it for a dollar I mean that that feels to me what a fair price is for this game, but Nintendo disagrees they think it's worth way more than it really is and That gets an overall issue that each e-shop The the virtual console is kind of always had is where game prices on virtual console were always a bit pricey anyways You jump up to a Super Nintendo or an N64 game I mean you're dropping 10 sometimes 20 bucks for those games And it's like really I can go to my local game store right now and buy a used copy physical copy of those games for less than that It's insane what they would be charging for these digital copies And I get there's the convenience factor of having them on your platform And that's exactly why virtual console was such a revolutionary idea when Nintendo started it back in the Wii Before anyone else was even doing anything remotely like it Nintendo pioneered this concept of having your old library available digitally on your platform And then everyone else you know kind of carbon copied it and now they're doing it better And that isn't to knock on the NES classic edition or the Super Nintendo classic edition or the likely eventual N64 classic edition and maybe even Gamecube classic edition someday Or Game Boy and Game Boy Advance or whatever they decided to do with their classic editions moving forward I'm not knocking those systems. I think those plug-and-play systems are unique They're highly collectible and they have uses. I've owned a plug-and-play Platforms and before I actually have a plug-and-play Dance Dance Revolution game in my house Plug-and-play devices and plug-and-play games I think there's a market for them and I think those should exist But I don't think those need to exist in lieu of virtual console, but I think Nintendo doesn't view things that way I think they view any way that you can legally get a hold of their classic games as Competition with each other notice how we're getting archive archives But we don't have an archive classic Pro even though you could arch it you could argue the arcade stuff came first So they should have released that before the NES classic that's because they're not going to and even the games that we get for free Through the online subscription. Yeah, some of them might be games that are on the NES classic edition Which they are reprinting next year or reprinting re you know, whatever I guess that's what it's called reprinting making another run of next year It's that the games they get, you know, we're gonna get them in a fashion that's different Enough and because it's it's free, you know, quote-unquote free. Nintendo's not really gonna care because they're not selling the game separately I heard there might be an option you could purchase the game if you if you cancel your online subscription But again, if they offer an option to purchase those games if you cancel your online subscription, that's to be real What are they gonna charge for the Legend of Zelda $5 $8 $10 because it's a it's a vastly superior game Then the original Mario Bros. You see me playing right now and probably playing pretty poorly I haven't played this game since I was like a really little kid when they brought it over to NES I never actually played it in the arcades, but yeah, it it's a very confusing situation and I don't it's almost baffling because I feel like Even if they just brought virtual console back the way they have in the past But it was a hot mess they would make money because they were overcharging for games and people kept buying them and So I mean, I guess maybe they weren't overcharging because honestly the market is what sets the price And if we're willing to spend the money on those games, then obviously they're not overpriced But I think they are and that's not in the sense that I think that Game like great games devalue, you know, I'm one of those people that say yeah I'm okay with Nintendo. So charge me $60 for a game from three years ago because that game is just as great today as it was back then But let's let's admit something Mario Bros. This Mario Bros. arcade game was awesome back in the 80s By 2017 standards, it's not that good of a game anymore You both they're gonna buy it because you're curious where Mario Bros. started and you're going to buy it because you You know just want to have some nostalgia factor to maybe when you played it when you were a kid It's not something that's that's inherently a good game anymore It's just okay at best, but back in the 80s. It was revolutionary So yeah, it's just one of those concepts to me that Nintendo needs to kind of get their head out of their butts and Realize, you know, they've been doing a good job of listening to consumers I guess was switched up to this point I would like them to continue to listen so we can end up with a better game Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this conversation Let me know what you think about virtual console and how Nintendo should handle it how they are currently handling it Maybe you think I'm overreacting because hey their online system hasn't launched yet And maybe I'll do something next year and I hope they do I want virtual console So when I say my hot take is that there won't be virtual console. I'm not doing that because I don't want it I want virtual console, but we don't have it. I don't know when we will get it But I hope you enjoyed this conversation Let me know what you think in the comments below. Hopefully you enjoyed watching this old-school arcade game Do yourself a favor save money. Don't buy this game. Don't support I even you know, even though I bought it literally for the purpose of this video a video I'm not even gonna make that eight bucks back on. I just don't do it. It's not worth it Don't support Nintendo overpricing games like this But yeah Let me know what you guys think in the comments below If you like this video, you know what to do And if you dislike the video hit that dislike button Subscribe for more videos just like this one and as always folks. I will catch you in the next one