Japanese Virtual Console gets two new systems

Japanese Wii owners are quite the lucky folk, as word hit today that the Wii's Virtual Console service in Japan will be getting games for the NEO GEO and MSX systems.It's unclear whether other regions will get these systems. While the NEO GEO had English games the MSX did not, and unless they choose to translate the games it's unlikely MSX titles will be available outside Japan at all.



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PS3 is proof positive: bad things happen when gaming isn't the focus

This article estimates the cost of the Emotion Engine in the PS3 at $27. That's the chief hardware component providing PS2 backwards compatibility. Did Sony just jack with the PS3 over $27? Even if the cost were twice as much, would it be worth it?Hardware emulation is always superior to software emulation (heck, sometimes PC games don't even run correctly on a newer version of DirectX), so Sony will be receiving even more flak in the future.What makes it more puzzling is the prospected price drops. If Sony is already selling at a loss, and lowering the price means they sell at a greater loss, why not drop the price by $27 less and keep the hardware emulation?



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My name is Bob and I'm an angry gamer.

Tips for the angry gamer and the people living with one. Read this article now before you break another controller.



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