Topic: Europe's First Quarter Virtual Console Line-up Partially Announced

[Pale]

Ocarina of Time, Super Mario World, Mario Kart 64, and more are all coming within the next three months.

Ushering In The New Year    

  Wii Virtual Console Retro Goodness Revealed For Q1 2007    

  9 January 2007- Owners of Nintendo’s revolutionary games console, Wii are in for a retro treat at the start of 2007, with 36 new Virtual Console titles spanning Nintendo’s twenty-year history available to download in Q1. Gamers will be able to turn back the clock and enjoy titles which made their debut on the NES, SNES, N64, SEGA MEGA DRIVE and Turbografx (PC Engine).    

  Using the Wii’s Wii Shop Channel, gamers are able to download retro games to Wii’s Virtual Console. Once selected these games are saved to the Wii internal flash memory and added to the console’s Wii Channel Menu allowing them to be easily accessed at any time. The Virtual Console games that will be added to the Wii Shop Channel in Q1 include 20 Nintendo titles, 7 Turbografx (PC Engine) games and 9 classic SEGA MEGA DRIVE games. New Virtual Console titles will be added throughout 2007 creating a constantly growing library of games.    

  Fans of Nintendo’s classic titles will be delighted by games from the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Super Nintendo (SNES) and Nintendo 64 (N64), including Mario Kart 64â„¢, The Legend of Zeldaâ„¢: Ocarina of Timeâ„¢, Street Fighter II®: World Warrior (CAPCOM), Super Probotectorâ„¢ and the hugely popular Super Mario Worldâ„¢.    

  SEGA is treating its fans with the release of a host of popular games including Streets of Rage, Bio-Hazard Battle, Bonanza Bros. and Comix Zone. Hudson will also be entertaining gamers with a selection of its best titles from Turbografx (PC Engine) including Soldier Blade, Double Dungeons and New Adventure Island.    

  Wii owners can download Virtual Console games using Wii Points. Wii Points can either be purchased online via the Wii Shop Channel using a credit card or users can purchase Wii Points by buying a Wii Points card in retail stores. These points can then be redeemed against Virtual Console games via the Wii Shop Channel.    

  Nintendo will also be rewarding its loyal customers by adding Wii Points to the Stars Catalogue available at www.nintendo-europe.com . When gamers purchase any Nintendo product they will receive stars which can then be redeemed against items including Wii Points on the site. What’s more, Wii owners can synchronise their Nintendo-Europe.com account with their Wii Shop Channel one to earn Stars points on all Virtual Console downloads.    

  Virtual Console games range in price from 500 Wii Points for NES games to 800 Wii Points for Super Nintendo games and 1000 Wii Points for Nintendo 64 games. Wii points required for titles available in 2007 may vary. Wii Points Cards are available to buy in retail stores and are estimated to retail at around €20 (£14) for 2000 Wii Points. In the stars catalogue smaller fractions of Wii Points will also be available.    

  The Wii console is available at the estimated retail price of around €249 (£179 in the UK). Included with every Wii console is one wireless Wii Remote, a Nunchuk, Wii Sports game, Stereo AV Cable and the sensor bar for Wii’s unique control system. Software is available at the estimated retail price of between 49 Euros and 59 Euros (£34 to £39 in the UK).

[Maximilian]

Obviously this should be a good indication of what North America is in store for too & it's definitely good to know that bigger games like OoT and SMW are coming sooner than later.  I only wish New Adventure Island would come out here.  

[KDR_11k]

Nintendo will also be rewarding its loyal customers by adding Wii Points to the Stars Catalogue available at www.nintendo-europe.com . When gamers purchase any Nintendo product they will receive stars which can then be redeemed against items including Wii Points on the site. What’s more, Wii owners can synchronise their Nintendo-Europe.com account with their Wii Shop Channel one to earn Stars points on all Virtual Console downloads.

I hope that'll happen soon!

So far I'll probably get Super Probotector and maybe Adventure Island. Let's see what those unrevealed games are...

[Plugabugz]

I would get Mario Kart 64, Super Mario World and Ocarina of Time, mostly coz i have never got to play through them properly rather than sharing.

Otherwise, the only thing i've downloaded from the shop is the internet channel.

[Viewtiful mario]

Well it's nice to know that Europe (which usually gets screwed when it comes to game releses) is getting something sooner then North America.

And people say nintendo hates Europe.

[Infernal Monkey]

They do. I hope they remove the PAL borders on Mario Kart like they did for Mario 64 though. I'm so getting Mario Kart, New Adventure Island and Mario World.  

[TJ Spyke]

Please let this be a sign that North America will get Super Mario World this Monday, and when the hell are we getting Donkey Kong Country? Every other region got it on their launch day.

[Viewtiful mario]

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Originally posted by: nintendogamecube86
Please let this be a sign that North America will get Super Mario World this Monday, and when the hell are we getting Donkey Kong Country? Every other region got it on their launch day.

Yes but wii also got the wii before anyone else.

[KDR_11k]

Well it's nice to know that Europe (which usually gets screwed when it comes to game releses) is getting something sooner then North America.

Who says we're getting these sooner?