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Wii Ware: SkinsTo cap off this Revolution: Now piece, I'll end where I started: improving an existing channel. Specifically, I'll take a look at the Wii Ware section of the Shop Channel. It has been vastly underused. Shopping usually involves spending money. So, offer me something on which I would love to spend my hard earned Wii Points: game skins. Assuming that it's somehow technologically possible to offer in a low-cost way, Nintendo and third parties should offer us the option of purchasing graphical overhauls of their Virtual Console titles.
Super Mario Bros. is a great title over 20 years later, but so many (especially) younger gamers don't get that nostalgic feeling that fills those who played the game back when it was new. Those young whippersnappers may not even feel the need to check out the Virtual Console. One way of tempting them is to change what they're looking at without changing how the game is played. And some of those early NES games could really use a fresh coat of paint.
Click to enlarge a guide to skinning SMB.
The Wii Shop Channel can be a lot more than just a place from where to download new channels. Skins can change and possibly even improve Virtual Console games, as well as the Wii interface itself. But compared to a "Zero Mission skin" for the NES Metroid, a Metroid Edition Wii Menu skin should probably be free.
