Rumor: DSi Virtual Console will have Game Boy and GBA

Much like the Nintendo Wii has served as a gateway to downloading retro titles, the DSi may allow you to download older Game Boy games, if rumors prove true.

Rumor: DSi Virtual Console will have Game Boy and GBA

No more crummy backlights!

Remember those Club Nintendo DSi preview events I told you about? Kombo happened to get a reporter into one. The results allegedly aren't too interesting (although they confirm what Target had to say about the DSi shipping with 1000 Nintendo Points), but apparently one major information bomb was dropped that could turn the DSi from a who-cares into a must-buy for a lot of people.

Unless I missed it previously, then the big piece of good news to surface from this event is that downloadable Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles are coming. I'll just let that soak in for a minute. Finally, we may have a shot at playing some portable classics again, and without the hassle of gambling with eBay's counterfeits or peeling stickers off of GameStop's cartridges... which could also sometimes be counterfeits.

While a portable Virtual Console for the DS has been rumored since... well, since the Wii Virtual Console became successful, this is the first possible confirmation we have from Nintendo itself of when and how they're going to get a portable Virtual Console equivalent running. The DSi solves all the logistical problems posed by previous theories about how to get retro game downloads working on the DS.

Although Kombo is usually a very solid source, I do urge people to consider this a "strong rumor" until we see a bunch of other reports online from folks at preview events to corroborate, or until Nintendo announces their plans through an official source. Maybe that GDC keynote Iwata's giving later this week?

THE VERDICT by Dave Rudden Dave Rudden's Avatar

Could be cool, but I have kept my old GBA SP for a reason. The Wii's Virtual Console works, even for collectors, because hooking up an NES on an HDTV is a real hassle. Grabbing a GBA and a cart, not so much.

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ChokaDaChicken

I'm on it. Just got pokeman platinum. Can't wait for the Dsi, gotta catch em all

denveraic

Nintendo games an HD would be awesome. Any old gen game in HD is awesome. HD is so great. I think I'm in love with HD. Lol. My gayest post ever.

Toneman

Only game I ever liked on the original gameboy (even as a kid) was Tetris... and I've got Tetris DS, so this is pretty useless for me. NES, SNES, N64 etc... had WAY better games, so Wii's VC still rules... now if you could play THOSE VC games on DS, then that would be something! I'd love to be able to play Punch Out! on the go!

Kubrick

it would be great to download classic games but it would be better if you could buy something to transfer your old cartridge to a SD card.

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sammykewlguy

It may explain why there isn't GB, GBC, GBA on the Wii virtual console. Sounds pretty cool. I hope it's true. It would be great if we can get Lynx and GameGear too.

CypressIce

Toneman wrote:

Only game I ever liked on the original gameboy (even as a kid) was Tetris... and I've got Tetris DS, so this is pretty useless for me. NES, SNES, N64 etc... had WAY better games, so Wii's VC still rules... now if you could play THOSE VC games on DS, then that would be something! I'd love to be able to play Punch Out! on the go!

Get a PSP and hack it then you can play any of those old games you want. Its legal as long as you play the actual games you have.

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Coconuts

Great! That means all the GB, GBA titles (Zelda, Super Mario Bros., etc.) that were worth purchasing. Should be added to the DSi VC around 2011-2012.

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