Nintendo announce a raft of Virtual Console games launching in March including NES classics Super Mario Bros.™and Punch-Out!!™, and the arrival of the SEGA Game Gear titles
29th February 2012 – This March is set to be the biggest month ever for Virtual Console as Nintendo announces a bumper crop of classic games set to launch via the Nintendo eShop and Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo 3DS owners can look forward to replaying classic NES, Game Boy and for the first time ever SEGA Game Gear titles from some of the platform’s most famous franchises. Meanwhile Wii owners can download games from three different classic consoles including some of Capcom and SEGA’s finest throughout the month.
The month of March heralds a wide range of interesting games to download including a chance to replay where it all began for Samus Aran when the original Metroid from the NES becomes available to download on your Nintendo 3DS. Those of you who are looking forward to the upcoming release of Kid Icarus™: Uprising can download the Game Boy title, Kid Icarus™ Of Myths and Monsters allowing Nintendo 3DS owners to become better acquainted with the angelic angel Pit and his action-packed adventures!
Dust off your stethoscope and get ready for some pill arranging action with the classic Game Boy puzzler Dr Mario™, finally arriving to the Nintendo eShop. March will also see the long awaited arrival of the classic SEGA Game Gear line-up including Dragon Crystal™, Shinobi™ and Sonic the Hedgehog™: Triple Trouble.
Wii owners are in for a treat this month when Mega Man X and Mega Man 5 become available on Wii Virtual Console and Super Street Fighter 2 is the first Virtual Console title with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection functionality which allows fans of the legendary fighting franchise to challenge each other online. You will be treated to even more of history’s best 2D fighting and sidescrolling action in Strider and Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa’s Revenge respectively.
The month of Virtual Console will kick off this week with two NES classics in the form of the original Super Mario Bros.™ and Punch-Out!!™, both available via the Nintendo eShop. Mario and Luigi have been rescuing princesses and battling Bowser for over 25 years and you now have the chance to play the ultimate classic on your Nintendo 3DS.
Check out all the other latest offerings which are available for download this Thursday via Nintendo eShop, Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel.
Title | Platform | Available on | Price Point | Further Info Contact |
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (SEGA) | Nintendo 3DS Demo | Nintendo eShop
| Free | |
Game Description: On your marks and get set for the world’s greatest sporting event as Mario & Sonic head to the London 2012 Olympic Games. Hosted within the host city of London, the games are back bringing even more multiplayer fun and excitement to friends and families everywhere. | ||||
Super Mario Bros.™ (Nintendo) | Nintendo 3DS (3DS VC) | Nintendo eShop | €5 £4.50 (UK Only) | |
Game Description: For more than 25 years, the Super Mario series has conquered the charts, and won the hearts of fans the world over. Now you can discover – or rediscover - the original game that made Mario a household name. | ||||
Punch-Out!!™ (Nintendo) | Nintendo 3DS (3DS VC) | Nintendo eShop | €5 £4.50 (UK Only) | |
Game Description: What rookie boxer Little Mac lacks in size, he more than makes up for in determination. Box your way through a range of colourful characters such as the fragile-jawed Frenchman Glass Joe, sucker-punching Russian Soda Popinski and the Hollywood heavyweight Super Macho Man on route to becoming the champ. Make sure you look out for a cameo from Mario as the referee. | ||||
Lola’s Alphabet Train (BeiZ) | Nintendo 3DS (DSiWare) | Nintendo eShop | €2 £1.80 (UK Only) | Mika Heikinheimo |
Nintendo DSi (DSiWare) | Nintendo DSi Shop | 200 Nintendo DSi Points | ||
Game Description: Specifically designed for 3-7 year olds, Lola’s Alphabet Train is a fun way to keep your children coming back as they master their reading skills. The Alphabet Train is actually five exciting games in one. As your children’s skills improve, the games get more challenging, but still manage to be fun. | ||||
The SpotPass™ feature on Nintendo 3DS allows you to automatically receive a host of exciting content such as 3D videos forNintendo Video™, notifications, add-on data for your software and system updates without lifting a finger. SpotPass content can be received automatically and free of charge from thousands of supported public Wi-Fi access points across Europe and through wireless broadband internet connections at home. It works even if the system is in Sleep Mode.
Exclusively available via Nintendo Video again this week is the second in a series of clips from Breakthru Films. Papa’s Boy is the story of a little boy mouse called Tiny who lives with his family in the leg of an old Grand Piano, located in the centre of a quiet toy Store. Tiny dreams of being a dancer, but his disappointed father would like him to follow in his footsteps as a boxer. One day when Papa Mouse leaves their home in the leg of a piano, a huge, fat Cat pounces on him. Tiny and his mother are terrified. In the face of this terrible danger, will boxing fists or the power of the pirouette be more effective? This clip was produced as part of The Flying Machine series of original short films and features an original recording of Frederyk Chopin’s Opus 25, No. 9 performed by the World famous pianist Lang Lang.
