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Nintendo screws third-parties and you on Virtual Console

Destructoid writes:
Hey, remember on Sunday when it was mentioned that Mega Man was hitting the Virtual Console this week? That was some pretty exciting news. Were you surprised to discover that you got (arguably) the worst Splatterhouse game and the Sega Master System version of Sonic the Hedgehog instead? Destructoid thought not and you weren't alone. Capcom wasn't the only publisher to have made an announcement regarding VC releases for this week either. SNK told us to expect Samurai Showdown II and Hudson had Y's Book I & II on deck. That sounds like a candidate for "best week ever" if it was heard of. So, what happened? GoNintendo got this little bit of PR speak on the matter from Nintendo of America:
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