Wii and Virtual Console Release Games
Nov 1, 2006 8:15:34 GMT -5
Post by vysethebold on Nov 1, 2006 8:15:34 GMT -5
Hey guys, this news was all over all the blogs and game news sites this morning so I figured it would be great to discuss it considering it's pretty big news. These are the Virtual Console games available from launch for the Nintendo Wii:
NES (500 points / $5): Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Ice Hockey, Pinball, Soccer, Tennis, Urban Champion, Wario’s Woods, Baseball, Solomon’s Key
SNES (800 points / $8): F-Zero, SimCity
N64 (1000 points / $10): Super Mario 64
Sega Genesis (800 points / $8): Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Columns, Ecco the Dolphin, Gunstar Heroes, Space Harrier II, Toe Jam & Earl, Ristar, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
TurboGrafx16 (600 points / $6): Bonk’s Adventure, Super Star Soldier, Victory Run, Bomberman ‘93, Dungeon Explorer
source: www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/10/31/nintendo-announces-virtual-console-titles/
and here are the launch titles:
Nintendo / First-Party: Excite Truck, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Sports (bundled with the Wii console)
Third Parties
Activision: Call of Duty 3, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Rapala Tournament Fishing, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, World Series of Poker
Atari: Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2
Atlus: Trauma Center: Second Opinion
EA: Madden NFL 07, Need for Speed: Carbon
Konami: Elebits
Midway: The Ant Bully, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Happy Feet, Rampage: Total Destruction
Sega: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
SNK: Metal Slug Anthology
Tecmo: Super Swing Golf
THQ: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Barnyard, Cars, SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
Ubisoft: Far Cry: Vengeance, GT Pro Series, Monster 4x4: World Circuit, Open Season, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Red Steel, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Vivendi Games: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
source: biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=14293
What do you think? I think it's pretty sweet that I'm going to have a system that has all of the 2-D Metal Slug games, Gunstar Heroes, Super Star Soldier, and Twilight Princess from launch date! Also you may notice some glaring omisions: no Super Mario Bros. (the one listed is actually the arcade classic Mario Bros. not the NES pack-in that we know and love) or Link to the Past. Hmmmmmm..... interesting but I don't really mind considering I've played the stuffing out of both. Also, according to siliconera.com, Japan seems to be getting all kinds of stuff that I certainly would love to have including R-Type and Konami classics like Gradius and Super Castlevania IV.
NES (500 points / $5): Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Ice Hockey, Pinball, Soccer, Tennis, Urban Champion, Wario’s Woods, Baseball, Solomon’s Key
SNES (800 points / $8): F-Zero, SimCity
N64 (1000 points / $10): Super Mario 64
Sega Genesis (800 points / $8): Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Columns, Ecco the Dolphin, Gunstar Heroes, Space Harrier II, Toe Jam & Earl, Ristar, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
TurboGrafx16 (600 points / $6): Bonk’s Adventure, Super Star Soldier, Victory Run, Bomberman ‘93, Dungeon Explorer
source: www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/10/31/nintendo-announces-virtual-console-titles/
and here are the launch titles:
Nintendo / First-Party: Excite Truck, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Sports (bundled with the Wii console)
Third Parties
Activision: Call of Duty 3, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Rapala Tournament Fishing, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, World Series of Poker
Atari: Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2
Atlus: Trauma Center: Second Opinion
EA: Madden NFL 07, Need for Speed: Carbon
Konami: Elebits
Midway: The Ant Bully, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Happy Feet, Rampage: Total Destruction
Sega: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
SNK: Metal Slug Anthology
Tecmo: Super Swing Golf
THQ: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Barnyard, Cars, SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
Ubisoft: Far Cry: Vengeance, GT Pro Series, Monster 4x4: World Circuit, Open Season, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Red Steel, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Vivendi Games: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
source: biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=14293
What do you think? I think it's pretty sweet that I'm going to have a system that has all of the 2-D Metal Slug games, Gunstar Heroes, Super Star Soldier, and Twilight Princess from launch date! Also you may notice some glaring omisions: no Super Mario Bros. (the one listed is actually the arcade classic Mario Bros. not the NES pack-in that we know and love) or Link to the Past. Hmmmmmm..... interesting but I don't really mind considering I've played the stuffing out of both. Also, according to siliconera.com, Japan seems to be getting all kinds of stuff that I certainly would love to have including R-Type and Konami classics like Gradius and Super Castlevania IV.