Well, with the good year we've had for Virtual Console games, we can have some weeks where it's not really up to par.

North America's three VC offerings for this week are:

  • Double Dribble for the NES (500 Points), which Europe got a couple weeks ago
  • Vegas Stakes for the SNES, 800 Points
  • Ecco Jr. for the Genesis, 800 Points.

    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.

  • 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.

    We have two highlights this week:
    Highlight #1: The King of Fighters '94 for the NeoGeo. Why so notable? Beside being KoF, it's the first KoF.
    Highlight #2: Ganbare Goemon: Karakuri Douch...