Everyone can start digging into 32-bit fun next week!
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Starting next week, Wii U owners worldwide will be able to download Game Boy Advance Virtual Console games. Check below for the whole list of games coming to each region in April.
In Europe and North America, players can look forward to the following titles:
• Advance Wars (€6.99/£6.29/$7.99) - April 3
• Metroid Fusion (€6.99/£6.29/$7.99) - April 3
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (€6.99/£6.29/$7.99) - April 3
• WarioWare Inc.: Minigame Mania (€6.99/£6.29/$6.99) - April 10
• Kirby: The Amazing Mirror (€6.99/£6.29/$6.99) - April 10
• Golden Sun (€6.99/£6.29/$7.99) - April 17
• F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (€6.99/£6.29/$6.99) - April 17
• Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (€6.99/£6.29/$7.99) - April 24
Japan's line-up was announced during the February Nintendo Direct, but additional details have been revealed since. All the upcoming titles will set you back 702 yen and during a special launch period, you will able to purchase a secondary GBA VC game with a 30% discount. No similar deals have been announced for the western regions yet. Additionally, all the games will be single-player. The Japanese versions are confirmed to have the original manuals scanned in and these can be checked from inside the game. Just like all other Virtual Console titles, you will be able to create save states and map the controls as you please.
Unlike North America and Europe, the GBA games in Japan will be released in two seperate batches. One will be at the start of the month and the other at the end. As a reminder, here is Japan's line-up for the month of April:
April 2
• Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World (702 yen)
• Wario Ware Inc. (702 yen)
• Kirby and the Amazing Mirror (702 yen)
• Golden Sun (702 yen)
• F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (702 yen)
• Advance Wars 1 + 2 (702 yen)
April 30
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (702 yen)
• The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (702 yen)
• Mario Tennis Advance (702 yen)
• Wario Land 4 (702 yen)
• Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (702 yen)
• Metroid Fusion (702 yen)
Other titles, outside the ones listed here, are not mentioned or scheduled for the time being. When and if new titles for the service are announced, we will surely give you all the details.