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5 new Virtual Console titles to be released December 25

Posted Dec 21, 2006 at 04:24PM by Kristine C. Listed in: News, Virtual Console, Games Tags: r-type, Baseball
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Yayness.And just when we thought that Nintendo would be leaving us empty-handed this Christmas, we were suddenly proven wrong, all thanks to a nice little press release which announces that Christmas morning would be better than we thought. And a clue? Well, we can still expect the big belly and the red cap, as usual, except that the said belly and cap would be belonging to an Italian plumber this time around.

That's right; by December 25, Wii players will be able to download the original Super Mario Bros. game via the Wii shop for 500 Wii Points. Alongside Mario and Luigi, some other familiar characters will also be making appearances in the Virtual Console for 800 Wii Points each:

  • Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
  • Super Castlevania IV
  • Toe Jam & Earl
  • R-TYPE
It doesn't end there, though, as by January 1, the classic titles Baseball and Urban Champion will also be making their comebacks in living rooms everywhere.

Sure, it's not exactly the secret Wii channels and the free gift that we were sort of hoping for (though we're still keeping our fingers crossed for that), but we're not complaining.

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   by hmm (Unregistered) - 2006-12-21
 » all i can say is
B a d A s s

   by Not bad (Unregistered) - 2006-12-21
 » should have given us...
...some free stuff on christmas. I mean c'mon everyone owns 4 different version of the original Super Mario Bros. Why can't they just give it to us for free?


   Re: Granavatar_OfME (Unregistered) - 2006-12-21
 » Yeah
Wassup Nintendo we are paying 500 to 800 points for Sonic 1 at least leave us SMB1 for free.

Well i hope it is the Japanesse version with the alter minus worlds that the American version didnt have.
   by The Teej (Unregistered) - 2006-12-21
 » Bloody Hell.
That's some epic list right there, Nintendo knows how to do things right :D

   by M!K3 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-21
 » Hmm... good list of games..
Ya know... even if those arent for free... I'd still pay for those games since those ones are actually pretty good ones....

but it makes u wonder why they're skipping out on some of the most important games like metroid...

   by me (Unregistered) - 2006-12-21
 » secret channel?
we now know that that's the internet channel, and goes live 2morrow...

   by darkdreamr (Unregistered) - 2006-12-21
 » .
sweet christ i think im gonna spend more money monday then i did when i first got the VC. im getting basicly everything except Toejam and earl.... Castlevania and street fighter? mmmmm its like getting pleasure from an expensive hooker insted of the $1 ones we have been getting lately.

   by predator04 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-21
 » o
we now know that that's the internet channel, and goes live 2morrow...


i dont think so... the internet channel was talked about long before the wii was released.. not much of a secret if you ask me. and if im not mistaken i think it comes out in 2 days. but not sure.

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   by cxvxcv (Unregistered) - 2006-12-21
 » xcvxcv
The internet chanel is activated now! :)

No two days about it.....Ive just been surfing on my wii lol

Toe jam and earl is already out as well....just saw that on VC with aload of other games

   by duder (Unregistered) - 2006-12-22
 » Jimminy Crickets *click click*
*shakes wallet for left over cash* We'll see after I do the rest of the Christmas shopping how things turn out. I don't know for sure if I would buy the SMB game, but I think I will buy Super Castlevania. Enjoyed them all with the exception of the N64 release. I don't know I just didn't like it.

   by Danman - 2006-12-24
 » is it only for americans
will SMB be available for the UK or Australia?



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