"Is your game calendar empty between now and Street Fighter IV? The holiday game deluge didn't curb your insatiable appetite? Are you low on cash, but need a gaming fix? Do retro titles tug at your tiny gamer heart-strings? Well, that dusty Wii under your SDTV does more than waggle; it also houses the Virtual Console and a cornucopia of cheap retro classics. Ok, maybe not a cornucopia, but the Virtual Console offers a few rare gems that are worth their weight in space gold.

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Daigoji_Gai via www.ugo.com »

Hello folks, it's sci-fi/fantasy week for the North American Virtual Console this week, with three new games added to the VC, having gone live at Noon EST.

The games this week?

TG16: Monster Lair, 1-2 Players, 800 Points - CD Game

As always, these games will go live at Noon EST, 9AM PST. Keep track of the latest VC releases on What's New on VC? in the Wii Virtual Console forum.

Akira_EX via press.nintendo.com »

With the NA releases of Sin & Punishment and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels on the Virtual Console, paying attention to which games get VC releases in both Japan and Europe get much more important, as these games are then ready to be used on the VC, and sport the possibility of crossing the ocean.

This week is the monthly Sega Week in Europe, and Sega releases two games, and a third game shows up with a NEW! tag that was apparently delayed.

The three games are:

Akira_EX via www.vc-reviews.com »