Wii and Virtual Console Release Games

[vysethebold]

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.

[Gilder]

The virtual console's initial line up is disapointing IMO. Some of the titles are really questionable (Mario Bros. but not Super Mario Bros.? The NES version of Wario Woods instead of the Super NES version? Victory Run?!) and the number of them are questionable as well (Only 2 SuperNES games and 1 N64 game?). What's more disappointing is the list of games for Japan that aren't getting over in America as of yet (actually get Super Mario Brothers and more Super NES games that I would love to get sooner or later)

I think the strongest system representation on the Virtual Console would have to be the Sega Genesis. Great selection of games for the system and a few surprises (never would have thought of Space Harrier II and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine). Despite my disappointment, it's still great and will only get better with each month Nintendo adding new games.

Here's hoping for Sin & Punishment for American shores!

[ReyVGM]

The Virtual Console is a way of making more money, they aren't gonna release a Super NES version of a game and then release the NES one.
It obvious that they will release Super Mario Bros. 1-3 before releasing Super Mario World.

If you fill the Virtual Console with SNES titles, most people (probably newer gamers) will buy SNES titles before NES ones.

It's only logical that the weaker systems get more games first.
After they milk those weaker systems then they will milk the stronger ones.

[YourAverageJoe]

It just feels logical that Super Mario All-stars will come out a couple of years after all the NES SMBs are milked...

[michiyoyoshiku]

The stars of the VC right now are Star Solider and Bonk and of course Bomberman.
the Duo games.

The Genesis games have been done to death GBA's Gunstar Super Heroes is supeior to Gunstar Heros and isn't the first sonic on line every console known to man now?

[kyouki]

Wow, pretty disappointing. The Nintendo VC titles are quite a shock... many of these have been released over and over and over... it's a little hard to get excited by an $8 Sonic the Hedgehog when you can spend $10 and get the first Sonic collection on Gamecube which includes that game and much more, and will play on the Wii.

Super Mario 64 and Bonk's Adventure are the only VC games that I would consider purchasing on that list (besides Legend of Zelda just because I love to play that game). SimCity??? What's that all about? That's definitely a game that has been eclipsed in every way by its sequels. It seems like such a bizarre title to launch with.

The actual Wii games disappoint me as well. The Metal Slug Anthology is the most interesting title on there, and I don't even like Metal Slug. LoZ:TP is obviously the "must have" launch title... but the fact that it is not Wii exclusive sort of diminishes it. As for the third party titles... ick. I expect to see such a list of ported crap and licensed nonsense during the death throes of a dying system, not during the launch of a system that could have a chance at restoring some of Nintendo's dominance in the market.

[kal]

Honestly I'm surprised your all so disappointed, the Wii's line up seems far suprieror to the other launches this generation and I think you're all forgetting something important here, we're the people who played and bought/emulated all these older games..a lot of people (non-gamers/young gamers) don't realise that they can run these things.

[ReyVGM]

Kal has a huge point. Most people don't really bother with emulators and if they do they probably have difficulty finding a lot of roms.

[vysethebold]

I'm pretty happy with it all and all. Honestly, who has had a good launch? I mean usually launches have decent but not so special games. I can wait for I have almost 100 PS2 games and I've only beaten like 25. I'm just glad that they are bringing in a Star Soldier game and hopefully will get Hudson to get us a next gen sequel....

[Deleted]

From all those mentioned games, I'm only really interested in "Metal Slug Anthology", "Sonic the Hedgehog" and "Gunstar Heroes". Still, I'm not complaining. The future of Wii seems to be bright.

[Malroth]

Super Star Soldier? I have it, but I'm glad they included it in the launch. This means that they may be willing to release other compile games such as Blazing Lazers/Gunhed or maybe even The Guardian Legend. I just hope that they'll have a ranking system or something to that effect for each game.

[akumajobelmont]

michiyoyoshiku said:

...GBA's Gunstar Super Heroes is supeior to Gunstar Heros...

you can't be serious.

[michiyoyoshiku]

akumajobelmont said:

michiyoyoshiku said:

...GBA's Gunstar Super Heroes is supeior to Gunstar Heros...

you can't be serious.

Oh yes I am

[ReyVGM]

"I just hope that they'll have a ranking system or something to that effect for each game. "

I doubt it, if they do that then the lower scored/ranked games will never get bought.

[vysethebold]

Wow.....michiyoyoshiku, you think that a game that is shorter, more frustrating (in refernece to Thundeblade level, as the rest of the game was quite easy), less inventive, has less creative weapons, two separate characters that played almost exactly the same, and totally lacks a 2-player mode is better? Admittedly the game did fix some stuff that was kinda annoying in the first, like being able to switch between fixed and free shot, and has a couple of original bosses. I liked Gunstar Super Heroes but it was a remake that was fun but not as good as the original and neither should it be considered a true sequel.