Virtual Console Update Every Monday
November 17th, 2006 by Gibran Nawaz in Driving
One reason why the Wii seems to be getting so many fans is because of its Virtual Console, which allows gamers to buy classic games from legacy systems and load it onto their Wii. Nintendo has promised that there will be at least 12 titles available at launch, ranging from NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis, and the TurboGrafx16.
Nintendo has announced that they will be adding new titles every Monday after launch, and the Virtual Console Libary is expected to have over 30 titles by the end of the year. You can purchase these games with Wii Points, which will be available at retailers nation-wide. Check out what titles will be available by the end of December after the jump.
NES: Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Ice Hockey, Pinball, Soccer, Tennis, Urban Champion, Wario’s Woods, Baseball, and Solomon’s Key.
SNES: F-Zero, and SimCity.
N64: Super Mario 64.
Sega Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Columns, Ecco the Dolphin, Gunstar Heroes, Space Harrier II, Toe Jam & Earl, Ristar, and Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine.
TurboGrafx16: Bonk’s Adventure, Super Star Soldier, Victory Run, Bomberman ‘93, and Dungeon Explorer.
November 17th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
The more I look at it and what it has to offer … the Wii is the BOMB pure gaming system … I am starting to become a convert of the gameplay > graphics thing after being disappointed by Gears … Zelda looks AMAZING and sounds too good to be true for people who love to game. So if can’t win a Wii then I will have to buy one before Christmas and as I usually do treat MYSELF to a fantastic present come the morn of Dec. 25th.
November 17th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
i hope these don’t cost more than a couple pounds, i won’t pay more than one pound for a nes game no matter how good it is. but its cool what they are doing.
November 17th, 2006 at 9:43 pm
not bad if they converted properly to pounds, i.e snes games=£2.60, or do you know the prices in pounds.
November 17th, 2006 at 10:17 pm
I am actually pretty sure that the SNES games are $8 and the NES games are $5. Sega Genesis games are also $8, but Turbografix-16 games are $5. This does seem a bit high considering most people have been getting the rom files for free as of late. They’ll have to convince my friend that downloading a 20-year old game off the internet is wrong, even if he already owns it. I mainly want some games so that I can play it on my TV with a real nintendo controller (not some stupid 3rd party one for emulators on the PC). Plus all the multiplayer is intact.
November 18th, 2006 at 12:01 am
well that sucks ass, it will be doublt that for us in the u.k thanks to the kind prices we have.
November 18th, 2006 at 12:05 am
just found a page that said we get nes games at £.25 ($6.50). thankfully not much more expensive, so its alright
November 18th, 2006 at 12:06 am
…dammit, i meant £3.25.
November 18th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
So Armin, how much are they going to cost in Denmark?
November 20th, 2006 at 11:48 pm
That’s more than I expected. Still not much in DK compared to everything else