Nintendo’s Virtual Console feature is set to offer a similar experience like Xbox Live Arcade.

What do the people behind Microsoft’s ‘Arcade think? Greg Canessa (Group Manager), has spoken in an interview with Joystiq and here’s what he had to say in response to Nintendo’s offering.

“We invented this space. We’re the iTunes of games and we’ve been in the space for two years now. It took us a long time to build up Arcade and the platform and the service and hundreds of developers and relationships. So, we take a proactive approach to this market. What Nintendo does or doesn’t do is up to them. I have a lot of respect for Nintendo, I’m a personal fan, but I can tell you that we’re going to be exhibiting leadership and not reacting to what they do. We are going to maintain leadership in this space because we are so far ahead.”

source: Joystiq

Tags: Nintendo, Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft, Greg Canessa

    

They didn’t invent it. Two words: Sega Channel.

wow i dont think anyone can say “i dont have respect for nintendo” because they will be hated and chewed out by so many people. Also, microsoft are a bit bigheaded. What he said

What can I say? Oh wait, I know. Xbox SUCKS!!!!

Lol. M/S think they are dominant in this? HA! Ninty have all their own classics, spanning across years and years of gaming. M/S didnt do anything to do with games apart from give PC’s the ability to play them until the xbox. They have no classics of their own and the idea will certainly not work as well as the VC. Stupid M/S. Give us back Rare and go back to PC’s

common sence dictates that virtual is way out better please dont insult my massive brain with this bill gates filth

Cant tell me that Nintendo isn’t doing a better job than Microsoft. Constantly. It’s gonna be great, we’ll see ^^