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Three new titles were released over the Virtual Console today as usual. Wii owners can look forward to:

The Adventures of Lolo (NES) - 1 Player, 500 Points

Galaga ‘90 (TurboGrafx-16) - 1 Player, 600 Points

Wave Race 64 (Nintendo 64) - 2 Players, 1000 Points

Check the source for more information on the games.

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"You may be scratching your head wondering how ads for future consoles are in a Nintendo 64 game. Did Nintendo predict the future? Nah, it's a graphic swap. The original version had ads for Kawasaki, but since Nintendo doesn’t have the license anymore they had to alter the game.

As you can see they replaced the banners with ads for the Wii and the Nintendo DS Lite. While this is a minor change it shows Nintendo is capable of altering the rom data for the virtual console releases if they ple..."

WiiVolve via wiivolve.com »

"Nintendo of Japan has confirmed that the Wii’s Virtual Console will see the arrival of two N64 classics this summer, in the form of watery racer Wave Race 64 and flattened-out RPG Paper Mario. Although the pair are currently only slated for release on the Japanese Virtual Console, a western release is nigh on certain to follow.

The two titles more or less book-ended the N64’s lifespan - Wave Race was a launch title in North America and Europe when the console launched there in 1996 and 199..."

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