Author Topic: VC Friday continuous thread (Read 134822 times)

Yoshidious · « **Reply #350 on:** April 16, 2009, 07:20:05 PM »

Master System double for the VC update:

Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (500)
Secret Command (500)

KDR_11k · « **Reply #351 on:** April 17, 2009, 02:16:35 AM »

DSiWare

Mixed Messages (500)

no express games in sight, maybe NoE will spare us?

Yoshidious · « **Reply #352 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:04:35 PM »

WiiWare update:

Adventure Island: The Beginning (1000)
Crystal Defenders R1 (800)

DSiWare:

Real Football 2009 (800)

KDR_11k · « **Reply #353 on:** April 24, 2009, 04:47:15 AM »

Well, that confirms that DSiWare isn't just updated bi-weekly and there are still no Express games.

Yoshidious · « **Reply #354 on:** May 01, 2009, 12:35:15 AM »

Interestingly, this week's update puts an end to WiiWare and VC titles being released in separate weeks:

WiiWare: Bit.Trip Beat (600)
VC: Galaxy Force II (MD, 800)

DSiWare:
A Little Bit of...Magic Made Fun: Funny Face (200)
A Little Bit of...Dr. Mario (500)

KDR_11k · « **Reply #355 on:** May 01, 2009, 04:14:33 AM »

It also puts an end to the European DSi being free of that Express nonsense.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #356 on:** May 01, 2009, 05:54:26 PM »

Quote from: Yoshidious on May 01, 2009, 12:35:15 AM

DSiWare:
A Little Bit of...Magic Made Fun: Funny Face (200)
A Little Bit of...Dr. Mario (500)

Is that what they are really called in PAL areas?!?!?!

KDR_11k · « **Reply #357 on:** May 02, 2009, 03:25:03 AM »

Yeah and something else in every country (e.g. Dr. Mario Express is called Dr. Mario for coffee breaks here)

Yoshidious · « **Reply #358 on:** May 07, 2009, 06:21:22 PM »

VC - Fantasy Zone II (SMS, 500)
WiiWare - Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! (800)
DSiWare - Magic Made Fun: Deep Psyche (200)

Yoshidious · « **Reply #359 on:** May 15, 2009, 12:45:43 AM »

WiiWare: Swords and Soldiers (1000)
DSiWare: A Little Bit of...Magic Made Fun: Shuffle Games (200)

KDR_11k · « **Reply #360 on:** May 15, 2009, 10:37:00 AM »

You forgot VC: Pitfall The Mayan Adventure (MD, 800)

Yoshidious · « **Reply #361 on:** May 16, 2009, 06:20:31 AM »

I didn't forget it, it was one of those rare occasions where part of the update was at least made visible sometime later than the rest (I checked the Wii Shop Channel just after the usual update time). Thanks for posting it here.

Yoshidious · « **Reply #362 on:** May 22, 2009, 08:36:24 AM »

WiiWare:
Crystal Defenders R2 (800)
Penguins & Friends: Hey! That's my Fish! (800)

DSiWare:
Art Style: PiCOPiCT (500)
Pop Superstar: Road to Celebrity (800)

Yoshidious · « **Reply #363 on:** May 28, 2009, 08:34:08 PM »

WiiWare: Fish'em All (800)
VC Arcade: Space Harrier (800)
DSiWare: Art Style: NEMREM (500, known in Japan as Art Style: SOMNIUM)

Yoshidious · « **Reply #364 on:** June 04, 2009, 07:11:49 PM »

WiiWare: FFIV The After Years (800 initially, 300 each for future episodes)
DSiWare: Art Style: KUBOS (500), Animal Crossing Clock and Calculator (both 200)

No sign of anything for the VC at the time of posting.

Yoshidious · « **Reply #365 on:** June 10, 2009, 05:23:45 PM »

Advance notice on this week's downloads:

Virtual Console - Super Smash Bros (N64, 1000)

WiiWare - Cocoto Platform Jumper (700)

DSiWare - Asphalt 4: Elite Racing (800), Sudoku 150! For Challengers (500)

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #366 on:** June 10, 2009, 05:27:33 PM »

Nintendo better not pull the crap they did with Majora's Mask and give Europe Smash Bros. and make us in North America wait over a month.

Mop it up · « **Reply #367 on:** June 10, 2009, 05:50:03 PM »

Great that they are finally releasing the original and possibly best Smash Brothers on the VC. It is still worth playing today because of how different the series has become. If it takes a month to be released in NA then at least we know it's coming rather than it being up in the air like when it was released in Japan. Plus it's also nice how they aren't charging $2 more.

D_Average · « **Reply #368 on:** June 10, 2009, 05:53:43 PM »

Woah. The end is nigh.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #369 on:** June 10, 2009, 05:58:05 PM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on June 10, 2009, 05:50:03 PM

Plus it's also nice how they aren't charging $2 more.

Why would they charge more? Nintendo only charges more if it's a import title (like Sin & Punishment). Super Smash Bros. is a first party title that has been released here before, it would be a huge shock and surprise if they charged more than 1000 Nintendo Points.

Mop it up · « **Reply #370 on:** June 10, 2009, 06:02:48 PM »

In Japan they are charging 1200 points for Super Smash Brothers, I'm guessing just because they can. I didn't think they would do that in other territories but now we know for sure that they aren't.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #371 on:** June 10, 2009, 06:08:04 PM »

That is normal in Japan, take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_(Japan)

Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask were also 1,200 points. All 3 SNES Fire Emblem games and Super Mario RPG were 900 points each, etc. In fact, RPG's in general tend to be more expensive on the VC in Japan (something that has been nicknamed the "RPG tax", similar to the "Square tax" here where Square Enix charges $40 for some of the Final Fantasy/Dragon Quest DS games).

Mop it up · « **Reply #372 on:** June 10, 2009, 06:10:41 PM »

Is there actually a technical reason why they charge more or do they just do it with games they think will be popular to make more money?

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #373 on:** June 10, 2009, 06:36:25 PM »

I think even retail RPG's tend to cost more in Japan than other types of games, so I think it's just a genre thing. With SSB I do think it 's just because the game was so popular.

Stratos · « **Reply #374 on:** June 16, 2009, 02:35:07 PM »

Looks like you guys get Icarian on Friday. Lucky.

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