Ok, one thing that does really excite me about the Nintendo Wii, is the possibility that Nintendo could add some code to some of their classic games for 8-bit and 16-bit, etc, etc, so some of these games can now be played online, and also, so some of these games don't have to use any split screen mode in a 2 player game, etc.
Imagine playing Super Mario Kart for the SNES, and be able to race other players online! That would be sweet! Or how about 2 player mode in Contra: Alien Wars? Or maybe some F-Zero for the SNES, with multiplayer and each player having a full screen? How about NBA Live '95 (SNES) and being able to play that online?
I'm kinda worried that Nintendo won't really think about this. Or they won't think that it would be worth the time involved to patch the old games for online play, or they might even worry that it would be "too" much fun, and that people would end up just playing the Virtual Console and not playing alot of Wii games?
Also, I really hope that Nintendo comes out with Wii compatible replica controllers for the NES, SNES and Nintendo 64. I know they have that one multipurpose controller to use with VC, but I would rather have them make wireless replica's for all their classic systems, and maybe work out deals with Sega and NEC and Hudson to have replica's of the Genesis and TG-16 controllers as well. That would really enhance the whole Virtual Console concept. But for me, it's really about whether or not I'm going to be able to play somebody head to head in Mario Kart SNES online. That's the biggie right there. If they don't allow that, then I'm going to be pissed. I'd much rather play the real game on a real SNES, but if I can race other people online in a classic game of Mario Kart, that would actually drive me to purchase a Wii and hopefully a replica wireless SNES controller.