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Ten new games are headed to Nintendo's downloadable services this week: three for WiiWare, one for the Virtual Console, and six for DSiWare.
Skilled developer Shin'en Multimedia's latest game, the platformer Jett Rocket, is now available. You can check out Jett Rocket's hands-on from Cubed3 here. Mario is hitting the 64's tennis courts again with Mario Tennis for the N64.
Additionally, for WarioWare D.I.Y. is more microgames from Nintendo's localization team Treehouse.
Games availa...
Nine new games are headed to Nintendo's downloadable services this week: three for WiiWare, one for Virtual Console, and five for DSiWare.
Nintendo has yet another game on DSiWare, A Kappa's Trail: a game where you need to trace a path for a kappa to safety. Hudson brings 16 Shot! SHOOTING WATCH also, a game where you can test your trigger finger. On the Virtual Console side, Natsume has its NES title Shadow of the Ninja.
Additionally, for WarioWare D.I.Y. is a Chronos Twins microgame...
Eight new games are headed to Nintendo's downloadable services this week: three for WiiWare, one for the Virtual Console, and four for DSiWare.
From Q-Games, the makers of Trajectile and Starship Defense, comes X-Scape, which sends the player into battle against an evil empire. The Ben 10 franchise also makes its way onto WiiWare with Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex, while the Virtual Console sees SNES title Wild Guns from Natsume.
Additionally, for WarioWare D.I.Y. is the microgam...
Seven new games are headed to Nintendo's downloadable services this week: two for WiiWare, one for Virtual Console, and four for DSiWare.
Gaijin Games brings the latest installment in the BIT.TRIP series, as Commander Video returns in BIT.TRIP RUNNER for WiiWare. Kirby's also back in Nintendo's Kirby Super Star for the SNES. Also, the game that everyone throws around when mentioning the Nintendo 3DS, Looksley's Line Up, is available
Additionally, for WarioWare D.I.Y. are the microgames...
Six new games are headed to Nintendo's downloadable services this week: two for WiiWare, and four for DSiWare.
The ace defense attorney Phoenix Wright returns for the third game in the Ace Attorney series, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations for WiiWare. Coming at us from DSiWare is Nintendo's fighting game where you can put yourself in the game: Photo Dojo, and the kicker is that it's actually free until June 10th. Gameloft also brings Earthworm Jim to DSiWare.
Addit...
Nine new games are headed to Nintendo's downloadable services this week: one for the Virtual Console, two for WiiWare, and six for DSiWare.
SNK's flagship fighting series, the King of Fighters, gets the NeoGeo version of its 1995 edition, The King of Fighters '95 onto the Virtual Console.
Additionally, for WarioWare D.I.Y. is the microgame Meat Boy by Team Meat's Edmund McMillen.
Games available this week:
Seven new games are headed to Nintendo's downloadable services this week: one for the Virtual Console, one for WiiWare, and five for DSiWare.
The Blue Bomber's fourth adventure, Mega Man 4, is hitting the Virtual Console. For DSiWare, there's a slew of Game & Watch games from Nintendo, and Surviving High School from EA.
Additionally, for WarioWare D.I.Y. is the microgame Shantae NAB by WayForward Technologies' Matt Bozon, the developers of the Shantae series and Contra 4.
Games avai...
Six new games are headed to Nintendo's downloadable services this week: one for the Virtual Console, one for WiiWare, and four for DSiWare.
Hitting the Virtual Console is the arcade title Zaxxon from SEGA, a shoot-em-up that was the first to sport axonometric projection. Gameloft is bringing a GTA-clone to DSiWare in the form of Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A., while Hudson is bringing strategy to WiiWare with Military Madness: Nectaris.
Additionally, for WarioWare D.I.Y. is the microgame Fi...
Eight new games are headed to Nintendo's downloadable services this week: two for WiiWare, one for the Virtual Console and five for DSiWare. There are two major highlights this week, in the form of a legendary strategy RPG and a new WarioWare title.
Square Enix is releasing the Quest strategy RPG Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber for the N64 this week. Featuring a branching storyline with gameplay that have stood the test of time, Ogre Battle 64 is another game from Yasumi Matsuno...
Seven new games are headed to Nintendo's North American downloadable channels this week, with two games hitting WiiWare, an import game arriving on the Virtual Console, and four games headed to DSiWare.
The notable releases this week include Konami's TurboGrafx-16 CD version of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, in its imported glory. For WiiWare, Ghostfire Games' Wii MotionPlus brawler Rage of the Gladiator is also available.
Games available this week:
Eight new games are headed to Nintendo's downloadable services in North America this week, with three games headed for WiiWare and four games to DSiWare, and one headed to the Virtual Console.
The notable WiiWare release this week is Capcom's retro-sequel Mega Man 10, as the blue bomber returns in an 8-bit form once more. The Virtual Console title is SNK's Fatal Fury Special on the NeoGeo, which has a roster of 15 characters.
The games offered this week:
Lots of titles are hit the North American Nintendo downloadable services today, with some favorites in BIT.TRIP VOID and Super Mario Kart joining the fray, along with the other half of the Electroplankton DSiWare titles. The count this week is four WiiWare games, two Virtual Console games, and seven DSiWare games.
BIT.TRIP VOID is the third installment in Gaijin Games' BIT.TRIP series, a retro-arcade musical and visual experience. Can you survive the onslaught of beats? The other notabl...
Three big releases are set to finally grace the Virtual Console. Nintendo have announced that Super Mario Kart will be available for download this Monday, allowing fans to re-experience the game that started off the series. Nintendo have also stated that Super Smash Bros. and Pilotwings will finally be released sometime this "holiday season." So make sure you've got some money saved up.
"Before Konami made NES games they were a key MSX developer. Parodius and Metal Gear originated on the system and you’ll be able to play the games that started those series if you have a Japanese Wii soon.
Over the coming months, Konami will release thirteen MSX games on Virtual Console.
What games? These games.
Metal Gear
Yie-Ar Kung Fu: Counterattack of the Emperor
Space Mambo
Penguin Adventure
Road Fighter
Parodius
Contra
Gradius 2
Salamander
Quarth
Knightmare ..."
This week brings a grand total of eight games to Nintendo's downloadable services this week, with the sequel to one of WiiWare's launch titles, LostWinds, becoming available for download. Hudson brings a quirky arcade shooting title to the mix, and NHK's Domo invades DSiWare.
The first WiiWare title is LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias from Frontier Entertainment. Taking place after the events of the first title with Toku and Enril to save Toku's mother Magdi. LostWinds's impressive pla...
"Seeing Super Mario Bros. for the tenth time is nice, but I’d rather see obscure, hard to find, games on Virtual Console. Before Natsume became synonymous with Harvest Moon they released all kinds of games. RPGs, steampunk shooters, and even ninja titles.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 whetted my appetite for a two player ninja game so I asked Natsume if we would ever see Shadow of Ninja available as a Virtual Console download.
“Funny thing…you’re the fourth person to ask this question in the span..."
Today's Nintendo Download update marks the return of a legend, with game designer Kenji Eno's first console title in a decade. It is accompanied by another WiiWare game, a Virtual Console game, and two DSiWare games.
Kenji Eno's new game, with fyto, is none other than the action puzzler You, Me, and the Cubes, which is being published by Nintendo. Gameplay revolves around a set of cubes in which you need to get the human-like Fallos to balance on. The weight and location of each Fallos ...
"Joining Super Star Wars on Virtual Console is the original version of SEGA's classic arcade game Golden Axe. On WiiWare you can work magnetic forces in the electric puzzle game MAGNETIS, while young children can learn and have fun with Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 1. You can also visit the Nintendo DSi Shop and get creative with MySims Camera. Plus, budding cartoon creators can get fresh inspiration with the first in a series of Flipnote Studio animations created by the geniuses at Aard..."
"Keen and professional gamers luckily enough to be visiting Cologne this week will have already tried out Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! and Pilotwings at GamesCom. Now the rest of you can join in as both games arrive in style, for Nintendo DSiWare and Virtual Console respectively."
Nintendo has announced that LucasArts's Super Star Wars series for the SNES will become available on the Virtual Console. The first title, Super Star Wars, will be released today, with the other two games, Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi coming to the Wii Virtual Console in the coming weeks.
New Star Wars-related content will also become available on the Check Mii Out Channel, where fans can submit their best Star Wars-related Miis, and the...
It's another Monday and four new games were added to the Nintendo downloadable services this month, highlighted by the release of a LucasArts game of old for the Super Nintendo and a well-received WiiWare platformer that our European brethen have enjoyed for some time.
That platformer is the first WiiWare title, which is NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits from Over The Top Games. Players will control Nyx, a winged girl from the heavens in search of her friend Icarus. Use the power from the other ...
It's the first Monday in August, and four games were added to the North American Nintendo downloadable services of WiiWare, Virtual Console, and DSiWare. While we don't have the quantity like a couple weeks before, there's a noteworthy title coming on for each service.
The first WiiWare title is Overturn, by the mysterious Studio Zan. It's a mecha fighting game, with eight different robots to choose from equipped with various weapons of varying ranges. You can take your battles online i...
"Whether you want to set off on a spaceship mission to clean up a virus-infested planet in ColorZ or race faster than you ever have before in Heracles Chariot Racing, there will be a WiiWare game that tickles your fancy. Coupled with this, the latest addition to the A Little Bit of... series for the Nintendo DSi arrives - A Little Bit of... Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: Sudoku."
"In this week’s packed Wii Shop Channel update, return to the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles universe on WiiWare, and celebrate the 300th Virtual Console release as the Hanabi Festival continues. Meanwhile, the Nintendo DSi Shop welcomes the return of a much-loved puzzler."
It's another Monday, and more new games were added to the North American Nintendo downloadable services for WiiWare, Virtual Console, and DSiWare. The highlight this week is two import titles for the Virtual Console, followed by a trio of WiiWare titles and a DSiWare title.
The first WiiWare title is Bit Boy!! from Bplus. Bit Boy Kubi's pixellated adventure begin when his friends are kidnapped. Travel through the generations of graphics from 4-bit to 8-bit, all the wya to 128-bit worlds...
After Gaijin Games said that this will happen, the 100th North American WiiWare title in the form of Bit.Trip Core alongside some other releases today, as a total of six games hit Nintendo's three downloadable services this week. There are three new games for WiiWare, one for Virtual Console, and two for DSiWare.
The first WiiWare title is the aforementioned Bit.Trip Core from Aksys Games. The game retains the hectic nature of its predecessor Bit.Trip Beat this time putting you in contro...
With another Monday comes more games added to Nintendo's downloadable services, harkening the end of June with a couple of water-theme titles, alongside a classic cute-em-up for the Sega Master System. A total of three new WiiWare games, one new Virtual Console game, and one new DSiWare game are available.
The first WiiWare game is Hudson Entertainment's Water Warfare, a first-person soaker that features single-player missions, Vs. CPU, and 2-Player splitscreen modes. If you think you go...
No, not that FFIII for those who are confused with the numbering. The original FFIII, featuring the onion knights, is coming to the Virtual Console in July. The game had also been re-released on the DS a few years back, but this is a good chance for purists to pick up the original version or try it out if you haven't played it yet. The game can be purchased for 500 Wii Points.
Square Enix has also said that they plan to release three more ports on the VC. Maybe that other FFIII might also ...
It's Monday once again, and Nintendo's downloadable services of Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare are updated once again, with three new titles headed their way to WiiWare, and one apiece for DSiWare and the Virtual Console.
The first WiiWare title is from XSEED Games: Drill Sergeant Mindstrong, developed by HI Games. It is a party game that outs your mind through boot camp, testing your brain and mettle.
From the YUKES Company of America comes the second WiiWare title, NEVES Plus....
It's Monday once again, and it's time for the Nintendo Download update for the North American WiiWare, Virtual Console, and DSiWare services. A whopping total of six games and applications are being added to the downloadable services, going 3, 2, 1 respectively for WiiWare, DSiWare, and the Virtual Console.
The first WiiWare title is Semnat Studios' side-scrolling run-and-gun, Eduardo the Samurai Toaster. Up to four people can explore 13 locations as they shoot all sort of pastries at th...
Coming this Friday to the European Virtual Console is a well-loved classic: the original Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64. The original eight of Mario, Link, Samus, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Fox, Yoshi, and Kirby get ready to duke it out across the game's nine stages.
Other games hitting Nintendo's European downloadable services this week are Cocoto Platform Jumper for WiiWare, and Asphalt 4: Elite Racing and Sudoku 150! For Challengers for DSiWare.
It's the first week of June, and it's E3 week, so what's a better way to start off the week than some new games on the Nintendo Downloadable services. One DSiWare, two WiiWare, and one Virtual Console title are headed our way.
The DSiWare title is WayForward Technologies' Mighty Flip Champs. Players take control of Alta, and have to navigate mazes via her Magical Warp Wand, which allows her to flip the mazes with another.
The first WiiWare title is Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, f...
Happy Memorial Day for the folks in the United States, and we can look forward to five titles hitting Nintendo's downloadable services of Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare this week. Two apiece for WiiWare and DSiWare is on the docket, while again a single title for the Virtual Console, which would be release #301.
The first DSiWare title is American Popstar: Road to Celebrity from Gameloft. Take your musical career from your high school auditions to the big stage as you try to becom...
Today marks the release of the 300th Virtual Console title for the North American Virtual Console, and that distinction goes to none other than the N64 classic The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. It is accompanied by one DSiWare and two WiiWare titles this week.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is the only VC title this week, but people won't be complaining. This direct sequel to the eternal favorite Ocarina of Time has Link traveling to the world of Termina in chase of the Majora's Ma...
It's the Monday of the 113th running of the Boston Marathon, and four games reach the Nintendo downloadable services of the Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare this week in North America. Two DSiWare titles, one WiiWare title, and one Virtual Console title are in this week's wave.
The first DSiWare title this week is Dr. Mario Express from Nintendo. It's a single player version of the classic virus-busting game, with two modes available: Classic Mode, and vs. CPU mode, where players ca...
Last week with the release of the Nintendo DSi in North America, Nintendo of America's Wii-kly Update, known as the Wii Shop Channel Update here on GameGrep, was changed to the Nintendo Download, with titles for the DSi's downloadable service DSiWare becoming available now on Mondays. Thusly, we will change over from the Wii Shop Channel Update to a new moniker, the Nintendo Download Update, bringing you the latest Virtual Console, WiiWare, and now, DSiWare updates every Monday. DSiWare abb...
With Wii Firmware 4.0U also comes a new update to the Wii Shop Channel: a new platform!
Classic arcade titles will now be available for the Virtual Console, with pricing beginning at 500 points. Four titles are currently available in North America and Europe: The Tower of Druaga, Mappy, Starforce, and Gaplus (600 Points). Japan has these four games, along with Space Harrier, Return of Ishtar, Solvalou, and Emeraldia.
During Satoru Iwata's keynote at the 2009 Game Developer's Conference, the Nintendo CEO announced two new WiiWare titles: one that we already knew about, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, and one we didn't: My Life as a Darklord: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, the sequel to last year's My Life as a King. Also announced by Iwata is that the Final Fantasy series will make its way to the Virtual Console.
You can view the rest of the happenings during Iwata's keynote here.
It's another Monday, and another three games will make their way to the North American Wii Shop Channel. This week we have a pair of import TurboGrafx games, and a solid puzzle game from our friends at Hudson Entertainment.
The WiiWare title is Pop'Em Drop'Em SAMEGAME, from Hudson Entertainment. Clearing your puzzle grid is the name of the game in single player, trying to shoot for the high score. Up to four players can play three different multiplayer modes, "Fame Game", which is like ...
It is the first Monday in March, and two games were added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today, in the form of one WiiWare game, and one Virtual Console game.
The WiiWare title is Family & Friends Party from Gammick Entertainment. It is an interactive board game title for up to eight players, where the goal is to be the first player to complete a series of challenges. There are two type of challenges, "Single" cooperative challenges and "Versus" competitive challenges.
The Vir...
"Early in the summer of 2007 Starmen.Net received an unsolicited message:
"EB on VC in July."
There wasn't much else to the message. We were skeptical at first -- EarthBound fans have endured more ill-fated rumors, delays, false starts, cancellations and disappointments than probably any other fanbase in gaming history, so we approach everything with a healthy skepticism. Like, 0% body fat skepticism."
It's another Monday, and another two games will be added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today. One WiiWare game and one Virtual Console game are being added to the service. Nintendo is also teasing an upcoming new surprise, which many suspect will be the release of Commodore 64 games on the North American Virtual Console.
The WiiWare game this week is Evasive Space from the Yukes Company of America. Use the Wii Remote's pointer to maneuver Konki the Stellar Guardian as he rescue...
It is another Monday, and another three games will be added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today, in the form of two WiiWare games and one Virtual Console game to kick off the month of February.
The first WiiWare title is Hudson Entertainment's Snowboard Riot. It is a snowboard racing game with items strewn about the slopes to use in attack or defense as you make your way to be first down the mountain. Compatible with the Wii Balance Board, up to four players can join in on the a...
Since you people here have been submitting Zero Punctuation reviews and stuff like that, I thought I might as well give the famous AVGN a chance here too.
This time he takes a look at the NES game, Milon's Secret Castle.
Another Monday, and another two games were added to the Wii Shop Channel today, with one apiece for both WiiWare and the Virtual Console.
The WiiWare title this week is Niki - Rock 'n' Ball from Bplus, the makers of Plattchen Twist 'n' Paint. It is a return to those favorable arcade classics, where the only goal is to defeat all enemies in a level to proceed to the next one. Players control the ball-shapped Niki, whose primary actions are rolling and jumping; as the player proceeds throu...
"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.
The following e..."
It's the second Monday of the new year, and another three games will be added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today, in the form of two WiiWare games and one Virtual Console game.
The first WiiWare game is Jungle Speed from Playful Entertainment. Based on the card game of the same name, the game supports up to eight players simultaneously, with four players using the Wii Remote while the other four uses the Nunchuk. Everybody has a set of cards that continually gets flipped in tur...
It's a new year, and Nintendo of America has started it off with two new games being added to the Wii Shop Channel to kick it off.
The WiiWare title today is Sandy Beach from Konami, where the title takes you out to beach to partake in one of the great beach pastimes: sand castle building. You can go for a relaxing build, or you can go into battle in the game's Crab Battle mode, where (not-so-giant) enemy crabs threaten to destroy your castle. In-between enemy waves you can use your meta...
It's the last Monday of 2008, and Nintendo is ending the year with a bang: three new games are being added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today, in the form of two WiiWare games and one Virtual Console game.
The first WiiWare title is Maboshi's Arcade, published by Nintendo and developed by Mindware Corp. This game is composed of three minigames, however, the catch is that they are all played simultaneously on the same screen. For up to three players, each player or the A.I. can ...
Another Monday rolls by, and another three games will be added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today. We get two WiiWare games and a Virtual Console game, each with their own fair share of goodness.
The first WiiWare game is Tiki Towers from RealArcade. From the outset is seems like a jungle-themed World of Goo clone, however you need to use your monkey friends to build your way to and defeat the invading enemy chiefs. The game will retail for 500 points.
The other WiiWare gam...
It's another Monday, and another three games were added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today, in the form of two WiiWare games and one Virtual Console game.
Highlighting the list is the final episode from Telltale's episodic point-and-click-em-up series, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People. Episode 5, titled 8-Bit is Enough, has the titular hero having to stop his most fearsome enemy yet: Trogdor the Burninator. The world of 8-Bits is leaking into Strong Bad's world, but...
It's Monday once more, and another three games were added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today, with two new WiiWare games and one Virtual Console game coming onto the service.
The first WiiWare title is Taito's Space Invaders Get Even, where you get to take control of those lovable space invaders as they get revenge on the earthlings for the atrocities committed against them years ago. Control an Invader UFO and take command of the Space Invaders as you destroy buildings and batt...
It's another Monday, and three new games were added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today. In this edition, we get two new WiiWare games plus one Virtual Console game that is sure to tickle someone's fancy.
The first WiiWare title is Brain Challenge from Gameloft. Like a mini-Brain Training, you and up to three other people can challenge your minds and work on boosting your brain and releasing some stress.
The other WiiWare title is Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam from Virtual Toys. Y...
It's a new Monday, and three more games were added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today. We have a couple of new installments into some quality series for WiiWare, and the first game in a popular Genesis series for the Virtual Console.
The first WiiWare game is Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands from Telltale Games. Our good cool pal Strong Bad is low on funds, so he decides to enter and dominate the "Battle Royale of the Bands". Featuri...
Exar, makers of the Wii Neo Geo Stick, have announced that they will be releasing two new arcade sticks for the Wii. One will be a regular edition for Virtual Console titles, and will be priced at 5229 yen. The other stick will be a sexy Tatsunoko vs. Capcom-branded stick, complete with images of Ryu, Chun-Li, Ken the Eagle, and Casshern, and will retail for 6279 yen.
The sticks will release on November 27th, a couple weeks ahead of the retail release of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Cross Genera...
It's a new Monday, and there are four new games being added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today. There are two new WiiWare games ready for play, and a pair of import TurboGrafx games ready for you to try out for the first time.
The first WiiWare title is Tetris Party from Tetris Online, Inc. The classic Tetris action brings its wares to the Wii, with 10 new single-player and multiplayer modes joining the classic game. Some of these new modes will make use of the Wii remote's po...
It's another Monday, and four more games were added to the North American Wii Shop Channel this week. Its a doozy of an update that plans to put your wallet in a world of hurt: two hotly-anticipated games, one game that is another entry in a really good series, and another entry in a legendary series.
The first WiiWare title is the critically well-received World of Goo from 2D Boy. In World of Goo, you will have to create structures from various balls of goo that will lead to an exit/goa...
It's another Monday, and some more games are being added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today. There is a whopping four games up for grabs, highlighted by the SRPG Shining Force II for the Genesis. However, that's not the only good game heading the VC's way today. There are two WiiWare games and two Virtual Console games making their way to the service.
The first WiiWare game is Gameloft's Midnight Bowling. Up to four players can get it on the electric atmosphere of the nightti...
It's a new Monday, and three more games make their way to the Wii Shop Channel in North America. This week, we get word of ports are in progress of an incredibly well-done GBA series, along with more entries in popular series.
The first WiiWare game is Art Style: ORBIENT, which is brought to WiiWare by Nintendo. This is an upgraded version of bit Generations: Orbital, which was for the original GBA; it was a part of the bit Generations series, which brought great gameplay with simple con...
It looks like Nintendo is adding the SuperGrafx to the Virtual Console.
A little background; the SuperGrafx was a variation of the standard PC-Engine (TurboGrafix-16 in the US)
We all knew it was coming. Now, are you finally ready to get your retro groove on? That's right, folks: Capcom's latest game in the vaunted Mega Man series, their retro revival Mega Man 9, finally hits virtual store shelves today, with the WiiWare edition hitting the North America Wii Shop Channel today. However, this isn't the only one: it's being flanked by another WiiWare game and two Virtual Console games, giving us a rare four game update.
Leading the charge, of course, is none oth...
It's another Monday, and some more games will be added to the North American Wii Shop Channel today. Unlike previous weeks where we've seen one WiiWare game and two Virtual Consoles get uploaded, this week plays a little reversal on us, with two WiiWare games and one Virtual Console game getting added this week.
The first WiiWare game is one that we've already knew it was coming: Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free, from developer Telltale Games. ...
"Many will recall that Capcom has numerous classic titles from the days of the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo as well, yet there are specific games from that era that have still yet to make their way onto the Virtual Console retro download service. The reason behind this has now been revealed.
Unfortunately, because Capcom teamed up with Disney for many NES, SNES and Mega Drive classics, such as Duck Tales, Chip N Dale, Aladdin, DarkWing Duck and TaleSpin, it means th..."
With the Hanabi Festival wrapping up over in Europe, North America gets its own little import week this week, with a pair of shoot-em-ups that never made its way to our neck of the woods until today. Accompanying the two games is an all-new WiiWare puzzle game that is sure to rock your fancy.
That WiiWare game is titled Groovin' Blocks, and is developed by newcomer developer Empty Clip Studios, and is their first title. While at its heart it is a matching-falling-block puzzle game, it ad...
Happy Labor Day everyone! Kick back on your day off work with these three hot new releases making their way to the Wii Shop Channel. We have the 250th retro game release for the Virtual Console this week, which Nintendo is celebrating with one of the most celebrated games of all time. But it's not the only game this week, as it's flanked by a relaxing new WiiWare game from the guys at Hudson, and another NES classic.
The WiiWare title this week is My Aquarium, developed by Hudson Entert...
It was a decent August for Japan, what with Rockman 2, Twinbee, and Nazo no Murasamejou coming out for the Japanese Virtual Console service, but their September just may trump what August had to offer. One of the more celebrated games for the SNES makes its way to the service this month.
Famicom:
Super Famicom:
Nintendo 64:
As we approach a new month, Hudson gives us a look at the upcoming games coming out for Nintendo's Virtual Console service, updating its ware on its Virtual Console site.
For the North Americans, we will see at least these two games make its way to the Virtual Console in September: the shooter that tests your manliness, Cho Aniki and another shoot-em-up from Hudson's Star Soldier series, Final Soldier.
For those in PAL Land, on September 5th you will see the arcade police chase game Cha...
"We will be streaming a feed live on our website of us playing Mother 1,2,&3 from August 28 at 4pm till August 30 at 11 pm (55 hours straight!). We will feature chat along with video to create an interactive event. Our main goal will be to encourage phone calls to Nintendo of America (NOA) requesting Earthbound to be brought to the U.s in some way shape or form."
It's another Monday, and it's another weekly update for the North American Virtual Console. With Super Mario RPG hitting the virtual shelves of the PAL Virtual Console on Friday, one would hope that we would see that we would get it this week. Alas, this is not the case, however, we still got two pretty good Virtual Console games this week, which more than make up for the lack of Super Mario RPG.
The WiiWare title this week is Helix, developed by Ghostfire Games. It is a rhythm game, th...
When Friday rolls around, those in Europe know that they're due for their update for Virtual Console or WiiWare titles. With Nintendo of Europe choosing to alternate between each, the surprises seemed to be nil.
That is, until NoE announced that its Hanabi Festival will return once more, for a third go-around. The Hanabi Festival is NoE's showcase of import titles that will make their way onto the region's Virtual Console. Two games made their way onto the service this week.
The high...
After feeling cool and attractive last week, Nintendo serves us up a more retro feel today, featuring the debut game of Capcom's Blue Bomber. One WiiWare game and two Virtual Console games hit the links, looking for that perfect shot.
The WiiWare title this week is Midnight Pool, brought to you by Gameloft Entertainment. Aim for the top in a nationwide pool tournament that will literally have you traveling nationwide in your quest for pool fame and fortunes. There's a place for you tric...
It's another Monday, and three more games get added to the North American Wii Shop Channel, in the form of one hotly anticipated WiiWare and a cool duo of TurboGrafx imports, one of which is a highly acclaimed shoot-em-up.
The WiiWare title today is Telltale Games's Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner, as was announced by the developer last week. The game stars Strong Bad, of Homestar Runner fame, in a point-and-click adventure that has the star trying ...
Two of GameLemon's best, Darthziggy and Mike Zeller, pick out their top 10 games from the Wii's Virtual Console collection. And since there are two of them, you actually get 20 picks for the price of 10!
If you only have so much game money to spread around, don't miss this humorous and insightful guide into classic games available for your Wii.
In a surprising twist of events, the three Virtual Console games that were purportedly supposed to release today, Mega Man, Ys Book I & II, and Samurai Shodown II, we get none of them. Instead on the Virtual Console side of things, we get the 8-bit version of the Blue Blur's first adventure, and the return of Rick, who once again has to save his girlfriend Jennifer.
The WiiWare title today is Wild West Guns, developed by GameLoft. It is a Wild West-styled lightgun shooter, utilizing the ...
A controversial game hits the Wii Shop Channel's virtual shelves this week, flanked by two popular quality games. Sure, it isn't SBCG4AP like people were expecting, but there are some retro gems to be had.
The WiiWare game this week is the much maligned Pong Toss--Frat Party Games, developed by JV Games. It aims to bring the collegiate pasttime to the Wii, making use of the Wii Remote. It has received much controversy and criticism in the mainstream media, that prompted the name change....
After having some pretty good releases last month in both quality and quantity, Japan's VC fare for August seems a bit dialed back. There are some definite gems, but there's nothing really groundbreaking. Also included is Japan's update for next Tuesday, the last update of July.
Next week's releases (July 29, 2008):
August Release List:
Famicom:
After having a WiiWare week last week, Europe gets its Virtual Console fix this week, with three new games added to Nintendo's retro download service. The games this week provide an arcade-type action feel, with all three games pretty much pick up and play.
The first game is International Karate + for the Commodore 64, a very popular sequel for International Karate. The game pits three different fighters in a free-for-all match; up to two are controlled by human players, with the third a...
The Wii Shop Channel has been in a very shoot-em-up mood recently. Konami recently announced Gradius Rebirth for WiiWare, and this week's three offerings for the North American Wii Shop Channel are all of the shoot-em-up variety. Get your guns and beams ready, folks, in the form of one WiiWare game and two Virtual Console games.
The WiiWare game is one that Europe just recently got, and that is Pirates: The Key of Dreams, by Oxygen Games. Players will control a pirate ship that will hav...
It's E3 week, and Nintendo of America provides us with three new offerings for the Wii Shop Channel; one for WiiWare, and two for the Virtual Console. Although not AAA gems by any stretch of the imagination, there are some good games that could be worth giving a shot.
The WiiWare title this week is Mastiff Games' Major League Eating: The Game. Featuring the world's top competitive eaters, this game will not disappoint such fans of annual hot dog eating contest and other eating competitio...
"Prepare to battle it out in the toughest fighting contest of them all, King of Fighters, as ART OF FIGHTING 2TM arrives on Virtual Console! Originally released in 1994 by SNK on NEOGEO, knuckle down for this high-octane fighting game and use a range of deadly techniques to unleash devastating attacks on your opponents to become champion! As in the previous version of the game, using a deadly technique lowers your 'rage gauge', so use them strategically to cause the maximum amount of damage an..."
It's another Monday, and two more games were added to the North American Wii Shop Channel. Today should have been a release for Plaatchen Twist and Paint, but that was later pushed back for later in the month. In it's stead, we have the meager offering of one WiiWare game and one Virtual Console game. Disappointing week to be sure.
The WiiWare title is SPOGS Racing by D2C Games, an arcade-style racer that aims to bring the experience to the home console. The game will sport pick-up-and...
It's kind of hard to compete when last month had one of the best weeks ever. But somehow, just somehow, Nintendo manages to cook up a month that is a ridiculously good follow-up to their June releases. Why can't they show this kind of love to outside Japan?
Famicom:
Super Famicom:
Nintendo 64:
-Nothing
Sega Master System:
Sega Mega Drive:
This week's North American Wii Shop Channel update isn't going to stand up to one of Japan's best weeks ever, but it's not going to come close either. While these are two great games, you can't help but think of what could have been. One WiiWare game and one Virtual Console game this week, folks.
The WiiWare game this week is Magetica Twist, already released in Japan and Europe as Minna de Puzzloop and Actionloop Twist, respectively. It is the latest evolution of the original Puzz Loop ...
This week Virtual Console users in Europe get a twist on the classic Pac-Man in the form of Pac-Attack (SNES, 800 pts), Super Fantasy Zone (Sega Mega Drive, 800 pts), action game King of the Monsters (NEOGEO, 900 pts), 2D shooter Cybernoid (Commodore 64, 500 pts), and the multi-sport Summer Games 2 (Commodre 64, 500 pts).
Below is some gameplay of Cybernoid:
It's Tuesday, so it's Japan's turn to shine with the Wii Shop Channel. Can they top what North America got? Unfortunately for those in that hemisphere, Japan churns out one of its best weeks as of yet, with the dream combo that highlighted this month. That's right, folks: this is the week that we see Super Mario RPG and Phantasy Star IV.
For the uninformed, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is a game highly praised and has been a fan-favorite since its release for the Super Fam...
Another week, another Monday, and another three games are added to the North American Virtual Console. It's an arcade theme this week, feature arcade-style action in the neverending epic quest of good versus evil. The split this week is one WiiWare game and two Virtual Console.
The WiiWare game is the shoot-em-up Gyrostarr, developed by High Voltage Software. Developed using the company's Quantum3 game engine, Gyrostarr boasts stellar graphics with tight gameplay. Three different cont...
A brand new week, and we're back to what seems to be the defacto norm, two WiiWare games and one Virtual Console game, at the very least until the releases pent up from launch have run dry.
The first WiiWare game is Block Breaker Deluxe, developed by Gameloft, and is the company's second WiiWare game, after TV Show King. It's really nothing more than a modernized brick-breaking game, with a stylized graphical style. The game supports up to two players.
The second WiiWare game is Cocot...
"The RetroUSB NES/SNES controller adapters enable gamers to easily attain a more genuine Virtual Console experience through the ability to use original controllers. Some hackers have gone even further, building custom circuitry into old equipment. Custom Nintendo themselves have contributed the Super Famicom Classic Controller to the cause of authentic retrogaming.
Raphnet's projects include not only adapters and fully-modded SNES and NES controllers, but also N64 solutions. Raphaël Assénat..."
The Virtual Console was a wasteland in Europe last week, with the region getting a grand total of zero new games. This week is looking to make that back up, with a whopping five games added to the service.
The first game is Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, the sequel to the original The Last Ninja game that was already released, for the Commodore 64. The game retains the isometric view and gameplay elements from its prequel, but this time with a more modern setting, set in New York.
...
The train just keeps on rolling.
The fan-favorite and ever-popular Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars for the SNES was rated by Australia's review and rating board, the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC).
The game, at first being thought to be a pipe dream due to Square's reluctance to release its games on the Virtual Console, is one step closer to reaching North American Virtual Console shores. It is already set to release this month in Japan.
With last week's update, North America got two WiiWare games and one Virtual Console game. This week, the roles are reversed, with the added bonus of the two Virtual Console games being a pair of imports.
The WiiWare game is the long-awaited My Pokémon Ranch, developed by Nintendo. The game will allow a player to transfer Pokémon from his/her copy of Pokémon Diamond or Pearl, and then play and interact with them on-screen. The ranch will level up with the more Pokémon the player brings ...
With one of today's additions already have been announced, and the virtual megaton being uncovered the other day, you would imagine that we would've seen a super stellar lineup available this week. Three new games are available today; two of which are WiiWare, and one headed to the Virtual Console.
The first WiiWare game is a shoot-em-up developed by Argentine developers Sabarasa and Digital Builders, and brought to WiiWare by Ubisoft. The game is Protothea, a redesigned version of the P...
One week removed from WiiWare Launching in Europe, the PAL region continues to get some love from Nintendo of Europe. Three games were added today to the Virtual Console, and it's a pretty diverse list too.
The first game up in this set is Samurai Shodown, the first game in SNK's fighting game series. The series is regarded as one of the top-tier fighting game franchises, with this game and its sequel, Samurai Shodown II receiving high praise from gamers and critics alike.
This week...
Nintendo has released its release list for the Virtual Console in Japan for the month of June, and there are some show-stoppers on that list. It is looking to be another great month for the Japanese VC.
Famicom:
Super Famicom:
N64:
-Nothing
Master System:
This week's update will see two new WiiWare games, along with two Virtual Console games.
The first WiiWare game is Dr. Mario Online Rx, developed by Arika and published by Nintendo. The game features a classic mode (in which you have to use vitamins to exterminate viruses), two battle modes, and an online multiplayer mode. This game was one of the WiiWare launch titles in Japan.
The other WiiWare game made available this week is Family Table Tennis. The game features four characters, f...
With WiiWare launching in North America last week, Nintendo's weekly Monday Virtual Console updates will now include WiiWare games, hence the change in the title from the usual "NA Wii Virtual Console".
This week's update will see two new WiiWare games, along with one Virtual Console game.
The first WiiWare game is Critter Round-up, developed by Epicenter Studios and Konami. The game features more than 50 levels as players try to build fences and corral the animals amidst barnyard chao...
This is the third week of Nintendo of Europe's Hanabi Festival for the European Virtual Console, where US and Japanese imports are made available to be downloaded. Whether this week will be the last for the Hanabi Festival is unknown, but there's a good chance it will be, given that WiiWare will launch in Europe next week.
After last week's release of Cho Aniki, NoE returns this week to release another three games, two of which are even more shoot-em-ups for the Virtual Console.
The fi...
With North America seeing the launch of WiiWare this past Monday, Japan gets the first real Virtual Console update this week. There are a couple gems in this update.
The first game is the Taito classic, Bubble Bobble for the Famicom. With gameplay that stands the test of time, join the two Bubble Dragons Bub and Bob through multiple levels, defeating enemies.
Next up is a game featuring Sega's top mascot before Sonic, Alex Kidd. This game is Alex Kidd in Miracle World for the Sega...
It is the second week of Nintendo of Europe's Hanabi Festival, where NoE will bring US and Japanese imports to the European Virtual Console. For this week, quite possibly one of the most quirkiest games ever will be released on the Virtual Console. It is accompanied by three additional games, making for a four game update.
That quirky title is none other than Cho Aniki for the TurboGrafx16. Featuring two of the most manly men in existence, the game is a shoot-em-up that features musclem...
It's the first of the May updates for the Japanese Virtual Console, and its update sees a trio of shoot-em-ups reach the VC, along with a rare appearance by a Neo Geo game.
The first shoot-em-up is Axelay for the Super Famicom. Players gain their weapons as they advance further into the game. Largely considered one of the better shmups out there, Axelay is already available on the Virtual Console in North America.
The second shoot-em-up is the classic and highly popular cute-em-up S...
This Monday you can expect to see Pokemon Puzzle League and Renegade.
Pokemon Puzzle League made it's hit back on the Nintendo 64. The basic goal in the game is to line up three or more blocks of the same color, either horizontally or vertically. Almost like Tetris.
Renegade is a pre-Double Dragon beat-em-up side scroller from the NES. The game's controls and graphics were nothing great back in the day, but the game is always worth a try.
Cult favorite SNES RPG Earthbound is one of the games constantly clamored for by fans for release on the Virtual Console. Perhaps, they'll get their wish.
It was discovered today that Earthbound has been rated by the ESRB for the Wii, with an E rating.
The question is, now, will it be the next Super Mario RPG/Shining Force II, or will it be one of the 200+ games available on the Virtual Console and actually release?
Only time will tell.
In other news, another game rated by the ES...
After North America's one game offering on Monday, Japan's update isn't that much better, with only two games in the update: one of which the other two regions already have, and one game that probably won't leave Japan's shores.
That game stuck in Japan is the Super Famicom remake of Famicom Tantei Club II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo (Famicom Detective Club Part 2: The Girl in the Back), the second game in the Famicom Tantei Club series. It is a text adventure, which is the primary reason why...
"But let’s be realistic. What could that game possibly be? Ninjas, kung-fu, twin brothers, a gang leader named Willy, girlfriends! This game could not possibly exist, it would contain too much awesome for an NES cart to hold. But wait, what does this press release say? Ninjas? Check. Kung-fu? Check. Twin brothers? Check. A gang leader named Willy? Check. Could it be? Girlfriend’s being kidnapped for blackmail? Check! Double Dragon (NES, 1-2 players, Rated Everyone 10+ — Mild Violence, 500 Wii ..."
One of the many things that Nintendo of Japan does right and Nintendo of America doesn't do right is that NoJ releases before the start of every month what games will release that month onto the Virtual Console. While this doesn't really match how awesome April was, the month of May is shaping up to be a pretty good release month... in Japan.
Oh, and the MSX finally shows up.
Notable highlights include:
Axelay (SFC)
Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu (SFC)
Front Mission:...
Europe can't decide if it wants to be hip or boring. One week, they get lots of games. The next week? Only one.. And now this week? They get three games. Stop being inconsistent.
The first game available is a Commodore 64 action-adventure game, The Last Ninja. It features an isometric perspective, and a blend of exploration, puzzle solving, and combat.
The second game up is World Games for the C64. It is similar in style to California Games and is a part of that series. World...
Japan's Month of Why Do They Get All the Good Things reaches an end, with the Japanese Virtual Console getting the most celebrated release of the month, in a four game update.
That game? Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, better known as Dracula X: Rondo of Blood/Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM. The game is highly praised by many, and finally saw its first release in the United States as a part of Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP.
One of t...
A couple weeks ago, publisher Interplay had planned revivals for several of its properties. The first step probably is to game the previous games onto the Virtual Console.
Interplay announced today that four of its Genesis games library will be headed to the Virtual Console: Earthworm Jim, Boogerman, and Clayfighter.
While no specific dates have been announced, they are slated for a 2008 release.
[Image Credit: VC Reviews]
This week's update for the North American Virtual Console is one of the better ones this year, featuring both a Technos beat-em-up and another RPG for the RPG-starved Virtual Console.
The Technos beat-em-up is none other than River City Ransom for the NES. It is a celebrated beat-em-up, which also incorporates RPG elements into its gameplay. Characters can level up, have stats, and buy items and skills through shops. Certainly, it is an instant purchase for anyone who is interested. Yo...
Europe, even after getting four games last week, returns to the norm, getting only a single game today as its Virtual Console update.
That game? Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom for the Sega Mega Drive. Compared to Phantasy Star II, it is regarded as not as great, and one of the weaker, if not weakest, of the four original Phantasy Star games. However, it is still a RPG, which the Virtual Console is sorely lacking.
Recap:
Japan gets another mediocre release week for its Virtual Console, but that just means that the games remaining in April's Month of Uber-Awesome and Why Can't We Get All This will provide an impactful final two weeks.
The first game released this week is Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. After already being released in both NA and PAL Land, rehashing an explanation is not necessary.
Next up is a boxing game for the PC Engine, Digital Champ: Battle Boxing. It is fought in first-person, wi...
Technos is a now-defunct video game company, whose claim to fame was the widely ppopular Kunio-kun and Double Dragon series.
IGN has confirmed that Aksys will be releasing three Technos NES beat-em-ups for the North American Virtual Console, starting next week. The first game released, next week, will be the hugely popular River City Ransom, followed up by Double Dragon and Renegade.
Out of the three, River City Ransom is the most anticipated after being released already on both the ...
Compared to Europe's four game bonanza, North America gets another paltry two games. However, don't look past the quality of these two games.
The first game is the popular cute-em-up, Fantasy Zone, for the Sega Master System. The controllable sentient spaceship Opa-Opa makes cameos in various Sega games afterwards, including appearing as a rare mag in Phantasy Star Online.
The second game is Mega Turrican for the Sega Genesis. It is the Genesis installment for the Turrican series, wh...
So, this is weird. Europe gets a grand total of four games this past Friday, and for two of the newer systems to grace the Virtual Console: the Commodore 64 and the Sega Master System.
First game up on the docket is the fan-favorite cute-em-up, Fantasy Zone, for the Sega Master System. It is one of the more celebrated games for the system, lauded by many. The game's controllable character, the sentient spaceship Opa-Opa has made cameo appearances in other games and media.
Next up i...
Compared to Japan's five game update, what North America gets is far less impressive and not nearly as awesome. Rather, we get what Europe got last week, and a baseball game to kick start the already-going 2008 MLB season.
The first game on the list is Yoshi's Cookie, for the NES. As to why the NES version and not the superior SNES version, it is beyond me.
The second game is a baseball game: Bases Loaded for the NES. As the game did not have the MLB license, the game stars a fic...
After a week of releases that led to the introduction of the Commodore 64 last week, Europe's Virtual Console regresses back to a single game this week.
That game? Yoshi's Cookie for the NES. It is a puzzler, where the goal is to mix and match cookies by rotating rows and columns.
Single game recap:
Keep track of the latest VC releases with the 2008 edition of What's New on VC? in the Wii Virtual Console forum.
For the Japanese Virtual Console, April is month full of awesome and win. For Tuesday's update, Japan got some of those gems in a package of five games for their Virtual Console.
Leading off the pack is a familiar game: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the Famicom. Those who do remember know that it was a hard and frustrating game, and also because of the license it's 600 Points.
Next up is Sky Kid, also for the Famicom. It is a horizontally-scrolling shooter made by the folks ove...
This week's European VC update packs so much more content than the previous weeks, that it is insane. Coupled with the fact that Japan didn't get a Virtual Console update (probably because WiiWare had launched), Europe gets a virtual megaton.
The first notable bit is that Europe gets a whopping three games, and two of those games are on a newly supported system for the Virtual Console: the Commodore 64, a widely popular system back in the day, that can boast approximately 10,000 software ...
It's March 25th, and thusly, Nintendo's WiiWare has launched in Japan, as a platform for developers with smaller budgets to produce quality, innovative games.
The launch titles are as follows:
College basketball is in the air, as the NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Tournament is in full swing, with the field of 65 reduced down to the Sweet 16. Nintendo realizes this, and gives us two games that hope to make out relive the thrills of the first two rounds with non-basketball games. Judge these as you will, because neither game is nothing special.
The first game is King's Knight, a vertically-scrolling shooter by Square for the NES, before the creation of Final Fantasy and the s...
A few weeks ago, Europe got the Contra and Metroid bastardization, Super Turrican. Not really content to limiting themselves to just that, Europe gets another one of those games to their Virtual Console.
The game is Mega Turrican for the Sega Mega Drive, with the alternate title of Turrican 3. If you were a fan of Super Turrican, then Mega Turrican should be a treat.
Also of note, is that there's a Wii Shop Channel update that just preps the channel for WiiWare.
One-game recap:...
Japan gets a varied set of games for its Virtual Console update Tuesday, with each game representing different genres. For me, anyway, there's not really any game out of these four that I'm looking forward to, although some of these may be interesting.
The first game is Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun for the Famicom, better known outside Japan as Renegade. From what I hear, even though it is a Kunio-kun game, the quality isn't up to par. Its impact is what it spawned: most notably, River City ...
After a very nice and much appreciated import week last week, we head back into games that were already localized.
The first game is Spelunker for the NES. It is a platformer, with elements such as a finite fresh air supply that can run out and must be replenished.
Here's a speed run to show the game in action:
The second game on the docket is Super R-Type for the SNES, which Europe had gotten on Friday. Notable about Super R-Type is its high difficulty: death sends you back to t...
Whenever NA gets a pretty good release week, Japan seems to do it one better. The region gets four games to their Virtual Console, and just about all the games have their good qualities, including some that I would want to purchase.
The more interesting one for me is Joy Mech Fight for the Famicom. Hardcore Gaming 101 also has an excellent writeup about Joy Mech Fight. It's a Famicom fighter with 36 different playable characters. It is also influenced by Street Fighter II, and has a gr...
Today for the Virtual Console, North American gets two more games added. Both games are imports, and both are quality games that deserve some notice, play, and downloads.
The first is DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's DokiDoki Adventure, the SNES/SFC sequel to the original Milon's Secret Castle. It is acclaimed by many as an excellent platformer.
Just watch it in action.
Level 1-1:
The other game up for download today is Puyo Puyo 2: Tsuu for the Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive. It is a par...
In this edition of the Wii Virtual Console Wrapup, we'll review the two weeks that have gone by, and the new games that have been added to the three Virtual Consoles. For those who have been paying attention, the regular on-the-correct-day-non-late-and-actually-on-time articles will resume next week.
First of all, let's recap the last week of February, 02/25/08 - 03/02/08:
On Monday the 25th, the North American Virtual Console was updated with two new games, already previewed on GameGrep...
In continuing the trend of pretty-good games we've been getting the past few weeks, the ball keeps rolling this week when everyone's favorite puffball gets another game on the Virtual Console.
That game is none other than Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards for the Nintendo 64. The game features the option of combining two Copy Abilities into a new one, allowing for up to 35 different combinations. It is also Kirby's first 3D adventure, and the only Kirby game to grace the N64.
The other gam...
Due to me being away for a week, there are Virtual Console updates that were not added to GameGrep. To rectify the situation, I bring you the first (and hopefully last) edition of Wii Virtual Console: Week in Review (name pending).
North America updated on Monday the 18th, with the new standard offering of two games. However, these two games aren't just mediocre low-tier stuff that you'd toss aside.
Game 1 for the NA crowd is Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom for the NES. Th...
It's a question that many have asked themselves, how long will the internal memory of the Wii last? Unlike the PS3 which has a minimum of 20GB internal memory for the OS/Game Saves/Downloads and other items, the Wii only has 512MB, which is used for all the downloads and saves. With over 200 games currently availalbe on the Virtual Console, this seriously limits the number of games you can store on the internal memory itself.
Though you can always delete and redownload (onto the machine yo...
In contrast to the fanfare that preceded the unveiling of the 100th VC title, Nintendo's 200th NA VC offering goes without a bang. Although, this week's offerings are no slouch whatsoever. Two great games are headed their way to the VC today, folks.
The first game, and also #200, is none other than the original Harvest Moon for the SNES. It is the game that started the well-loved farming series that still continues to this day.
The other game is also a good game in its own right, the...
It's Friday once again, and for the third week in a row, Europe only gets one game added to its Virtual Console. However, this one is a pretty good game.
This game is called Lords of Thunder, and it's for the TurboGrafx-16 CD. It's a sequel to Gate of Thunder, and like its predecessor, it's a shoot-em-up that is highly lauded.
Recap:
Keep track of the latest VC releases with the 2008 edition of What's New on VC? in the Wii Vir...
Despite Japan getting four games last week, the offerings in the Land of the Rising Sun were slashed in half to two games. Good, decent games, but still only two nonetheless.
The first game is Dungeon Explorer II for the PC Engine CD. It is the sequel to the original Dungeon Explorer, which has seen releases on the European and North American Virtual Consoles.
The other game is Wrecking Crew for the Famicom, starring Mario and Luigi. This has already seen releases in Europe and Nort...
"While Nintendo's 2007 success now seems like a foregone conclusion, it wasn't always so. In 2005, Electronic Entertainment Expo attendees who'd been wowed by the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 unveilings left Nintendo's press conference shaking their heads after being shown a nonfunctional mock-up of a tiny console code-named "Revolution." When that device was renamed the "Wii" in 2006, doubt became incredulity--until Nintendo showed off the console's motion-sensing remote at an E3 event that was..."
Compared to Japan's four, North America this week only gets two games, #198 and #199, respectively, leading us to wonder what we would get next week for #200. #100 was Zelda II.
First game up is Operation Wolf for the NES, a single-player lightgun game port from the arcade. It'll be interesting how this will be implemented, as the arcade version used a positional gun for firing.
The other game is Columns III for the Sega Genesis. This is a gem-matching puzzle game akin to Puzzle Figh...
Like it says, there will be a NeoGeo Joystick Wii-bound in Japan. This won't be the first arcade stick to reach the Wii, although this is more designed for the NeoGeo, and the quality fighting games that have appeared on the system, including The King of Fighters and Samurai Shodown.
There are no official images, but the Japanese retailer Rakuten has said it looks similar to the PS2 Neo Geo Stick 2.
It's not a really interesting week this time around, with this week being the week before two big games come out in Japan. As such, there is also a healthy mix of games in this top fifty that is also reflected in the top ten.
The top selling game this go around is the crtically-acclaimed nongame Wii Fit, selling 89k copies. Coming in second is World Soccer Winning Eleven: Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 for the PSP, selling 77k copies. Rounding out the top five are Lucky Star: Misasagi Sakura...
The this couple of weeks for Europe has been quite lonely. Last week PAL Land only got a single game added to their Virtual Console, and it's the same case this week.
In fact, this game came out last week in North America. For those who have not kept up, this game is Adventures of Lolo 2 for the NES.
Short recap:
Keep track of the latest VC releases in the new 2008 edition of What's New on VC? in the Virtual Console forum.
Not going along with the rest of the crowd, Japan gets a welcoming four games added to its Virtual Console this week, highlighted by a classic.
This classic is Phantasy Star II, the second game in the vaunted Phantasy Star series. Having wanted to play this, I personally cannot add much, other than the couple hours I did play it, I had fun.
However, that isn't the only game joining the ranks of the Japanese Virtual Console this week. There's also Mappy, an arcade game featuring the ti...
Starting next month, there will be a new console on the Japanese Wii Virtual Console: the Sega Master System, Sega's 8-bit predecessor to the Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive. By way of sharing the same hardware, games for the SG-1000 Mark III and the Sega Game Gear will also be available.
Pricing for the Sega Master System games will be akin to those of the NES: 500 Points, with an extra 100 for any extra licensing. Two games have been lined up in Japan: Fist of the North Star (600 Points) ...
Following in the wake of Japan's one game week, Europe follows suit, but with a better game than Devil World.
Europe's single game this week is one of the games North America got this week: Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers. For those that need a reminder, this is the game that introduced Cammy, Dee Jay, T.Hawk and Fei Long as playable characters.
In recap:
Keep track of the latest VC releases wi...
Well, Japan gets an astounding one game this week. With the the number of releases per week in 2008 a lot fewer than in 2007, you'd have to start wondering if Nintendo is slowing down the VC from the breakneck pace we have enjoyed before.
The single game this go around is a Famicom title called Devil World. Many US gamers will recognize the Devil character as being an Assist Trophy in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl. European gamers have already gotten a taste of this Pac-man-like ...
Yet another two games were added to the North American Virtual Console today, and both aren't the first games of their respective series.
The first game in this batch of two is Adventures of Lolo 2 for the NES. Like it's predecessor, it is a puzzle game, although it seems not much was changed from the first game.
The second game is yet another Street Fighter; Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers. This is the SFII game that introduced Fei Long, T.Hawk, Cammy and Dee Jay as play...
Europe is truly a follower this week. They follow in both Japan's and North America's footsteps by getting one game from each region that had released this past week. One pretty good one from Japan, and one mediocre one from North America.
The pretty good one from Japan is none other than the hit snowboarding game 1080 Snowboarding for the N64. Out of the four or five snowboarding games that had hit the N64, 1080 Snowboarding is the third best, if only because of Snowboard Kids 1 and 2....
Japan gets a three-game update this week, consisting of Famicom, Mega Drive, and Nintendo 64 games. One is more thematic with the cold weather most of us are getting, and the other two are thematically related to each other.
The cold game is the Nintendo 64 game 1080 Snowboarding, one of the few Snowboarding games on the N64 that was fun to play, and a game that I have good memories of. It's a game I would consider getting once (if?) it reaches stateside.
The other two games are a par...
There seems to be a continuing trend with only two games being updated today to the North American Virtual Console. There are two flavors of games today: puzzle and beat-em-up.
The puzzle game today is Pac-Attack, a Pac-Man and Tetris hybrid. You're clearing lines in this game like Tetris, but in order to complete some lines you need a Pac-Man block to clear away Ghost blocks.
The beat-em-up game is the TurboGrafx-16 CD Game Riot Zone. It's a game in the vein of the classic beat-em-u...
Europe continues the trend this week of getting only two games for its Virtual Console update. Although the two games were released already in North America, it would be the second week in a row that Europe has gotten at least one quality game, with last week's game being the original Harvest Moon.
The first game, and the aforementioned quality game, is none other than cult favorite StarTropics, a Zelda clone that turned out to be a very good, solid game, that North America had gotten o...
After a week-long hiatus for the New Year's holidays, Nintendo kicks off the new year by adding two new games to the Japanese Virtual Console.
First on the list is the pre-Street Fighter 2 fighting game, the phonetically misspelled Yie Ar Kung Fu. It has not been released in any of the other regions.
The other game is Genpei Toumaden Kannoni, better known under it's other moniker as Samurai Ghost. It has already been released for the Virtual Console in North America and Europe.
To ...
Nintendo of America finally rings in the new year by giving the North American Virtual Console it's first update of 2008, adding two new games to the Virtual Console.
The first game in this update is cult favorite Star Tropics. Although a Zelda clone, it has enjoyed status as a cult favorite, and is regarded as a good game. In other words, don't dismiss it because it's a clone.
The other game in today's update is The King of Fighters '94, the first game in the The King of Fighters ser...
It's now 2008, and thus the start of a new year in gaming, including a new year of releases on the Wii Virtual Console. As we trek through the regions week by week, I wonder what games of old will make there way into this generation on the VC.
Europe gets the first update of the new year, with Japan not getting an update on New Year's. The main game in the update is a fan-favorite: Harvest Moon for the SNES. The original farming game that could has been widely considered as one of the b...
Well, it's the last day of dear old 2007, where we've seen many games get added to the Virtual Console in North America, Japan and PAL Land. We've seen some all-time classics, and there's another one today.
Without further ado, the last VC update for 2007:
So, what are you eyeing? ...
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 available on the VC, and sport the possibility of crossing the ocean.
It's a day of RPGs for the Japanese Virtual Console, with three games being added; it's not the top tier stuff that we would like, but there are some serviceable RPGs here.
Christmas is tomorrow, and Nintendo in its merry self has added three more games to the Virtual Console. This year's Christmas update doesn't really have the bang that last year's Christmas update had (Super Mario Bros., Street Fighter II, Super Castlevania IV, ToeJam & Earl), however. But, there are still some pretty good games in this week's update.
And here we go, the list of games:
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 available on the VC, and sport the possibility of crossing the ocean.
Europe's Virtual Console update today consists a hockey game, a skateboarding game, and another North America got on Monday. No holiday appeal to be found, though:
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.
There's nothing like a good update without our two favorite manly men Adon and Samson. Ai Cho Aniki stars just Adon and Samson (without the prequel's Idaten and Benten), and features button ...
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?
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.
The European Virtual Console was updated twice this week, first with the surprise update of the Wii-enhanced Pokémon Snap on Tuesday, and the standard release on Friday. By no means is the r...
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.
Well, Japan finally gets Super Mario Bros. 3, after both North America and Europe have had it for a month. Not much else to say, except that it is still one of the greatest games of all time...
This week, we not only get our standard three-game update for the NA Wii Virtual Console, but later today, Nintendo will activate the Gift Feature for the Wii Shop Channel.
Although all three games are noteworthy, the highlight is the Wii-enhanced Pokémon Snap. No motion controls, but rather you can save your in-game pictures to the Wii Message Board and send them to friends. This sets the tone for the possibility of other additions to Virtual Console games.
The Wii Shop Channel Gift ...
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:
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 is the first of the three regions to get the Wii-enhanced Pokémon Snap this week, with Europe presumably getting this on Friday, and North America already confirmed to have it December 1...
As admitted by Nintendo on their press release for this week's North American Virtual Console update today, there is no real theme among thi week's offerings.
As such, this is what we get this week:
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 ...
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.
The highlight/better of Europe's two offerings this week is Baseball Stars 2 for the NeoGeo. I've heard some good things about this game.
Joining it is The Dynastic Hero for the TurboGraf...
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.
Japan this week gets a pretty good batch of games this week. Out of the stuff I've heard of, here are the two notables:
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:
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.
Compared to last week, Europe's Virtual Console offerings doubled, and the continent gets two pretty good games.
Those games?
Nintendo celebrates the Wii's first anniversary featuring the three main icons of the systems resurrected by the Virtual Console. We get games featuring Mario and Luigi, Sonic, and Zonk.
Those games?
As always, these games will go live at Noon EST, 9AM PST. Keep track of the lates...
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.
Highlighting Europe's offering this week is Double Dribble for the NES.
Joining it, is well... nothing. Note that I said "offering" not "offerings" previously. The only game Europe got w...
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.
The highlight this week is Balloon Fight for the Famicom, which both North America and Europe already have.
Joining our returning friend this week is another game from legendary studio Tre...
Alright, so this week doesn't have one of the greatest games of all time, but it's kinda hard to live up that release week of SMB and the VISUALSHOCK! SPEEDSHOCK! SOUNDSHOCK! that is the awesomeness of Alien Soldier.
What we get this week is Volleyball for the NES (500 Points), AXELAY for the SNES (800 Points), which seems to be pretty good, and Blue's Journey (NeoGeo, 900 Points), which Europe got last week.
As always, these games will go live at Noon EST, 9AM PST. Keep track of the la...
It's Mario Galaxy hype week. Not wanting to be left out, Europe also got one of the greatest games of all time, just without the voicemail.
The obvious highlight this week is Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES, for 500 Wii Points.
Joining it are Power Golf for the Turbografx (600 Points), which NA got along with SMB3, and [link name=Blue's Journey]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue's_Journey[/link] for the NeoGeo (900 Points).
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...
That folks, is the voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, giving us our Wii Virtual Console releases for North America this week.
Touted as one of the greatest games of all time, Super Mario Bros. 3 will be available for download today on the Virtual Console. I, for one, will be downloading as soon as I can. It will have the standard NES pricing of 500 points. The double back-to-back week megaton of SMB3 and Super Mario Galaxy? Yes, please.
However, let's not forget the two games tha...
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.
Highlighting this week's Europe VC offerings is what Japan got a month ago, legendary studio Treasure's Alien Soldier for the Mega Drive.
Joining it are Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island for the ...
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.
Last week's Japanese Virtual Console updates was the virtual megaton. This week, not so much.
Highlighting this week's offerings is the Square Enix Famicom RTS (o_O), Hanjuku Hero. It is...
It's another Monday, and three new games were added to the North American Wii Virtual Console. In a Halloween special, we get a NES game, a TG16 game, and a NeoGeo game.
First off, we have what Europe got two weeks ago, in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. Next is the TurboGrafx16 game Samurai Ghost. Finally, we get what Europe got last week in Magician Lord for the NeoGeo.
As always, these games will go live at Noon EST. Keep track of the latest VC releases on What's New on VC? in th...
Announced on Friday by Nintendo is a new feature for the Wii Shop Channel--the channel where Wii owners can buy Virtual Console games and WiiWare. This new feature will allow Wii owners to gift Virtual Console games to any of their Wii friends, by purchasing the game on the Wii Shop Channel, and then sending a notice to the friend's Wii to download the game.
This makes for some good possibilities. Birthday Gifts? Secret Santa?
The estimated launch is unknown, but many assume it will ...
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.
Highlighting today's Virtual Console offerings for Europe is Magician Lord for the NeoGeo.
Joining it are Yoshi's Story for the Nintendo 64, which NA has gotten a while ago, and Super Air ...
Simply put, Japan's Virtual Console additions totally outclass North America's VC Offerings for this week.
There are not one, but TWO highlights this week.
Highlight #1: River City Ransom for the Famicom.
Highlight #2: Cho Aniki for the PC Engine CD (TG16 CD)
They speak for themselves.
Joining them are Donkey Kong Country 2 (Super Famicom), Dyna Brothers 2 Special (Mega Drive) and Raguy/Blue's Journey (Neo Geo).
It's another Monday, and three new games were added to the North American Wii Virtual Console. We get two NES games, one of which an import, and a Genesis game.
First off, we have your futuristic game of pool, Lunar Pool for the NES. Joining it is a game never released outside of Japan, Ninja JaJaMaru-kun for the NES, and beat-em-up Golden Axe III for the Genesis.
As always, these games will go live at Noon EST. Keep track of the latest VC releases on What's New on VC? in the Wii Vi...
With the US 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.
Highlighting today's Virtual Console offerings for Europe is Castlevania II: Simon's Quest for the NES.
Joining it are Gate of Thunder for the TurboGrafx, which the US got this past Monday...
With the US releases of Sin & Punishment and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels on the Virtual Console a couple weeks ago, 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.
Highlighting this week's Japanese VC Offerings is SNK's Samurai Spirits, better known as Samurai Shodown in the US. As such, the possibility is now there for it to be rele...
It's another Monday, and three new games were added to the North American Virtual Console. Today marks the appearance of the first TurboGrafx-CD game, Gate of Thunder, and will go for 800 points.
Also joining the shmup is Ninja Gaiden II for the NES and Metal Marines for the SNES.
As always, the games will go live at Noon EST. Keep track of the latest VC release on What's new on VC? in the Wii Virtual Console forum.
With the US releases of Sin & Punishment and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels on the Virtual Console a couple weeks ago, 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.
Highlighting this week's VC update for Japan is Alien Solider for the Mega Drive, developed by legendary development studio Treasure. Also making the jump are ZANAC for th...
Well, this press release was true.
Games will be for 900 Points, and will go live at Noon EST.
The October 2007 NA VC Release Post has been updated.
Apparently, Nintendo has sent out some PR to news site, confirming that games for SNK's NeoGeo console are set to appear on the NA Virtual Console Monday at Noon EST. The three games are Fatal Fury, World Heroes and Art of Fighting, with all of them going for 900 Wii Points per. Start saving up?
As always, there will be a NA Wii Virtual Console post both on GameGrep (as of last week) and the Wii NA Virtual Console Release thread.
"WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL
Oct. 1, 2007
This is a special week on the Wii Shop Channel. Frankly, it's a gamer's dream come true: Nintendo is launching the new Import genre with the release of two games that previously have never been available in the Western Hemisphere on their original platforms. The first will be hugely popular with Mario fans, who will love reliving the style of his classic games as they encounter new skills, new levels and new d..."
"Everyone believes education is important, even apes. To celebrate the back-to-school season, Donkey Kong Jr. Math is now available on the Wii Shop Channel. Itll help you get those math skills back in shape after their summer slumber. After that, theres still plenty of adventure, treasure seeking and a never-ending supply of bad guys to fight. Good thing its a holiday today, huh? Enjoy.
Four new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channe..."
"New games from the Neo Geo console will be making their way to the Japanese Virtual Console from September, SNK has confirmed.
The arrival of the new format on the Wii retro download service will kick off on September 11 with beat-'em-up, Fatal Fury, followed later that month by another fighter, World Heroes, and scrolling action game Magician Lord. Neo Geo games will cost 900 Wii Points"
Rare talked about Nintendo's Virtual Console in their mailbag today. They hinted at the possibility of their games coming to the VC in the future. According to Rare, it's Nintendo's decision whether Rare games get released on the VC or not.
"Ah, the three classic summer leisure activities: golf, pinball and battling hordes of evil creatures. Luckily, its Monday and once again Nintendo has you covered. Players can hit the crazy links with the spherical Kirby, become a pinball wizard or just enjoy an afternoon of helping good triumph over evil. So pour yourself a tall glass of lemonade and settle in for some classic gaming fun.
Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop C..."
"Nintendo of America on Monday announced three new additions to its Virtual Console download service. The titles include the critically acclaimed N64 hit Paper Mario, the NES classic Balloon Fight, and Silent Debuggers for TurboGrafx-16. Descriptions and pricing details verbatim from NOA's release below:"
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- NES Open Tournament Golf (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Enjoy a long and relaxing walk with Mario, stopping occasionally to batter an innocent white ball with a large club. Tournament and Match Modes sound enjoyable enough, though you'll probably want to put on a hat for Stroke Mode.
- World Sports Competition (TurboGrafx-16, 1-5 players, 600 Wii Points): Comprised of 18 events, the Olympics competition sees the world's most skilled photographers competing to capture the first image of ...