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HD Remakes of popular games from prior generations have been widespread in recent years. Video game remakes often face the challenge of justifying themselves, but with HD Remakes, there is a clear and obvious rationale behind them. The onset of the first generation of high-definition gaming has made it more and more difficult to go back to favorite games of previous standard definition eras. So who wouldn't want to be able to play these games with a fresh coat of paint?
Both the PS3 and Xbox360 have seen a treasure trove of HD Remakes. The Nintendo Wii, however, has overlooked this trend completely. Obviously, this is due to the Wii not supporting high definition graphics, making HD remakes impossible. With Nintendo finally entering the HD era with their new Wii U console, it's the perfect time for them to catch up on this aspect of the modern gaming market.
To be fair, the Wii did see a number of GameCube era remakes. One example of this was Nintendo's now defunct New Play Control series. However, the focus of these releases was the updating of their control schemes to use the Wii's motion controls. There was little improvement in terms of graphics and the collection only scratched the surface of the GameCube's library of outstanding titles. Now that Nintendo has an HD capable console, it is the perfect time to revisit the idea of rereleasing GameCube games, (especially since the Wii U is dropping GameCube backwards compatibility).
The below HD screenshots, taken using the open source Nintendo GameCube Dolphin emulator, show how much GameCube games would benefit from an HD treatment. Naturally, there are also plenty of Wii era games that would benefit from updated visuals. I predict that, with the coming of the Wii U, these games will soon shake off their SD shackles. Nintendo has already shown a willingness to rerelease games with enhanced visuals, with their 3DS versions of Ocarina of Time and Star Fox 64. There is no reason to assume they wouldn't be open to doing the same thing on their home console.
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