It's not that new of an idea, I mean there are expansions for PC games. But yeah, there is a lot more content in that respect.

$10 for a new game, then another $8 bucks or so for the addons: that's a BARGAIN compared to paying $60 for a "complete" game like most new console games.

yeah, but most New Games can't be finished in less than 2 hours...

yeah, but all Mega Man games are relatively short anyway

Think of it this way, how much did the 1~6 carts cost when they came out? Probably a few times more.

Or you could think of it this way. I'd still buy MM9 without a second thought if I owned a Wii anyway though. It's frickin' Mega Man!

I sure stretched it out way more than 2 hours, more like a week  ^__^

"Hours of gameplay" is completely subjective anyways, it's not like most adult gamers have more than an hour each time they sit down to a game.

If a review says "18 hours to finish" that can equal "a month of worthwhile play" for someone who only plays small portions each time.  Time to complete is variable and not something to base value on.

I see what you're saying, but the point stands that even if you take a month to finish it, the game is good for 18 hours of gameplay, which is a lot more than the 2 hours (less than one hour once you're used to it) for Megaman 9, even if spread across a whole week.

My point was that people would not happily plonk down 60 bucks for a game that contains so few hours of gameplay, when a full-fledged console game can keep them going for months.
Now I'm not criticizing Megaman 9, not at ALL, I think 10 bucks is a great price, but you shouldn't compare it to having to pay $60 for a non-downloadable game.

Yeah, those pixels were razor sharp in 1080p.  Glad I waited the extra three days for the PS3 version.