One of the biggest differences between Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) and Nintendo’s Virtual Console is that the XBLA offers demos and previews, which Nintendo’s VC does not. However, Nintendo has taken a cue from Microsoft and will now offer videos of upcoming VC games online.
Though the videos are very short, they present a thirty-second preview and highlight the gameplay of the games that would hit the Virtual Consoles in the future. Most of the Wii gamers had complained about this as sometimes their precious Wii points were wasted. They had no way to know if the game was up their mark.
Nintendo is not offering demos, but their decision to upload thirty-second gameplay videos would be welcomed by the Wii gamers. Who knows, they may also start free demo downloads.