With the release of the Wii home video game console, among the questions its new features raised was that of why the virtual console was created by Nintendo. After all, even competitors Sony and Microsoft had at times thrived without needing to resort to an online offering of older games. From certain angles of thought, the idea seems counterintuitive: Charging players a premium to experience gaming that was declared obsolete years ago.
Yet within the possible mystery of why the virtual console was created by Nintendo, and thus offering a new generation the chance to play titles from the Nintendo Entertainment System and other consoles, lies some irrefutable facts and shrewd maneuvering by the global gaming giant.
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