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Just been reading my NOM again and it says that the classic Wii controller even comes with some credit to start toyr Virtual Console collection. Nice (Dosn't say how much though)
 
Shame it's only launching with 5 VC games :(

Donkey Kong (NES)
Mario Bros. (NES)
Wario’s Woods (NES)
Bomberman 93 (TurboGrafx)
Super Star Soldier (TurboGrafx)

(most of which are a bit sucky)
 
Apparently America and Japan didn't get any, so it could just be an open statement with no real source.

As for virtul console games, I thought there was 30 or so on launch day?
 
Nintendo magazine often has some shocking tidbits of info - 720p output being one of them.
 
found this bit of info

VC to get 4 new games every Monday

Nintendo are planning to release 4 new VC games every Monday at 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time. Four games will be added at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Dec. 4. They are:Victory Run (600 points - TG-16), Columns (800 points - Genesis), Ristar (800 points - Genesis) and Donkey Kong Jr. (500 Wii points - NES*).



Nintendo Press Release
NINTENDO NEWS: FOUR NEW CLASSIC GAMES ANNOUNCED FOR WII SHOP CHANNEL

Dec. 1, 2006

Every Monday starting Dec. 4, Nintendo will add classic games to the popular new Wii™ video game console's Wii Shop Channel. Four games will be added at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Dec. 4. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

Donkey Kong Jr.™ (Super NES®, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Based on the popular arcade game, Donkey Kong Jr. is the sequel to the immensely successful Donkey Kong®. Players play as Donkey Kong's son, Junior, and rescue his dad, who has been kidnapped and imprisoned in a cage by Mario™. Players use their jumping and climbing abilities to clamber up vines and chains, gather vital fruit and keys, and open the cage to free their father. Make sure to avoid the pesky birds, nasty electric sparks and creepy chompers. Four different worlds filled with numerous climbing and jumping puzzles await in this timeless classic.

Victory Run™ (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): Victory Run is a rally racing game, made up of eight different stages set in different countries from Paris to Dakar. Players can race across highways, deserts, savannahs and coastlines. In order to advance to the next stage, players must dodge traffic and cross the finish line within the time limit. Players can upgrade their race car with such parts as tires, gears, engines, suspensions and brakes. Driving on rough courses and hitting obstacles will cause damage to individual parts, so making repairs is critical. Choosing the right setup of parts may be the difference between winning and not finishing the race at all. So go out there and prove to the world that you have what it takes to take raise the gold cup in Victory Run!

Columns™ (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): Players test their hand at the ancient Phoenician game of Columns. Multicolored gems drop from the top of the screen into a pit. It is up to players to quickly arrange the order of the jewels into lines of three or more as they fall. If gems pile up and reach the top, the game is over.

Ristar™ (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points): Greedy, an evil space pirate, has corrupted the kings of the Valdi System's seven planets and enslaved the people who live there. The plea for a hero is answered by Ristar, who uses his amazing extendable arms and courage to save Valdi from Greedy.
 
CDj-Rossi said:
Huh, care to elaborate?
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He means that NOM often print incorrect information - such as the misprint in a recent issue about the Wii having 720p output... when in fact it was meant to say 480p.
 
Wrathamon said:
He means that NOM often print incorrect information - such as the misprint in a recent issue about the Wii having 720p output... when in fact it was meant to say 480p.
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Aye, hope it was a misprint; they did the same stating the base/stand provided power to the Wii.

There's some shocking info flying about - check out GadgIT in todays NotW: says they adding HD in the near future and that you'd need an N64 pad to play retro games :D
 
McManicMan said:
found this bit of info

VC to get 4 new games every Monday
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I bet that doesn't last. No slur on Nintendo, but that kind of constant release date pressure will never hold.

punky_munky said:
Shame it's only launching with 5 VC games :(

Donkey Kong (NES)
Mario Bros. (NES)
Wario’s Woods (NES)
Bomberman 93 (TurboGrafx)
Super Star Soldier (TurboGrafx)

(most of which are a bit sucky)
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You sure? Even Nintendo Europe's official site says:
Virtual Console games available in December 2006

NES: Baseball, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Ice Hockey, Mario Bros., Pinball, Soccer, Solomon's Key, Tennis, The Legend of Zelda, Urban Champion, Wario's Woods

SNES: F-Zero, SimCity, Donkey Kong Country (<3)

N64: Super Mario 64 (<3)

SEGA MEGA DRIVE: Sonic the Hedgehog (<3), Altered Beast, Golden Axe (<3), Columns, Gunstar Heroes (<3), Ecco the Dolphin, Space Harrier II, Toe Jam & Earl, Ristar, Dr. Robotonik’s Mean Bean Machine (<3)

Turbografx (PC Engine): Bonk’s Adventure, Super Star Soldier, Victory Run, Bomberman’93 (<3), Dungeon Explorer
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I'm so buying Mean Bean Machine purely so I can smack down all challengers with my sweet puzzle skills.
 
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Weebull said:
I'm so buying Mean Bean Machine purely so I can smack down all challengers with my sweet puzzle skills.
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Nothing like making all the enemies from Sonic cry. :D
 
Weebull said:
I bet that doesn't last. No slur on Nintendo, but that kind of constant release date pressure will never hold.
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I'm sure they'll be able to maintain a steady flow -all the hard work is in the emulators they'll have written to cover each system, the only tricky one would really be the N64 emulator - so extra time may be needed there to patch the emulator for specific games to run correctly on the Wii.
 
MonkeyMan said:
How much do these games cost in real money?

Take Donkey Kong for example at 500 Wii points, how much would that really cost?
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Looking around I see the 2000 Wii points card for 17.99.... (also saw one for 14.99 but that didn't say if it was 2000 points, so i'll use the 17.99 price just now)..

SNES games are 500 points - £4.50
N64 are 1000 points - £9

A rough guide anyway :)
 
Ouch, they're quite expensive aren't they.

I was hoping they'd be more like £2.50 for Snes and £5 for N64.

That's why I don't like these points systems, it's the same on the 360 it's hard to see just how much things cost.
 
The list is now expanded, hopefully we should see all of these on Friday.

Altered Beast: Megadrive
Bomberman 93: TurboGraphx16
Bonk’s Adventure: TurboGraphx16
Donkey Kong: NES
Donkey Kong Country: SNES
Dungeon Explorer: TurboGraphx16
Ecco The Dolphin: Megadrive
F-Zero: SNES
Golden Axe: Megadrive
Mario Bros: NES
Sonic The Hedgehog: Megadrive
Super Mario 64: Nintendo 64
Super Star Soldier: TurboGraphx16
The Legend Of Zelda: NES
Victory Run: TurboGraphx16
Wario’s Woods: NES
 
£9 for a N64 game? Thats daylight robbery. May as well go buy a 64 and pick up the actual games at those prices.

Im sure Ill buy a couple somewhere along the line, but its the same as the Xbox Live ones, things just seem to be overpriced.
 
roboffer said:
£9 for a N64 game? Thats daylight robbery. May as well go buy a 64 and pick up the actual games at those prices.

Im sure Ill buy a couple somewhere along the line, but its the same as the Xbox Live ones, things just seem to be overpriced.
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Hmmm didn't realise they would be so much. Especially as its not like they are selling you a cartridge.
Your right that is daylight robbery.
 
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