Today is a holiday in the states, but that isn’t stopping Nintendo from unleashing its weekly Virtual Console and WiiWare update. This week highlights the release of Dr. Mario Online Rx. (1000 Wii Points) on WiiWare. As with previous entries in the Dr. Mario series, players are tasked with the challenge of maneuvering multicolored pills to eradicate viruses of corresponding […]

Today marks the beginning of a new era for weekly Wii updates, as a combination of two WiiWare games and a single retro Virtual Console title have been added to the Wii Shop Channel. Headlining the WiiWare lineup this week is Hudson’s Star Soldier R (800 Wii Points), a fast-paced futuristic shooter that challenges players to vie for the best […]

Headlining the weekly Wii Virtual Console update on this fine Monday is Nintendo 64 title Pokemon Puzzle League. Priced at the standard N64 fare of 1000 Wii Points, the game is essentially a carbon copy of Tetris Attack with the Pokemon name slapped on it. Players match three of more blocks of the same color, while racking up massive point […]

Has Nintendo finally decided to bring Shigesato Itoi’s EarthBound over to the Wii Virtual Console? It’s likely, as a listing for the highly-praised SNES RPG recently cropped up on the ESRB’s search page with a content rating of E for Everyone. While not a definitive indicator by any means, this rating does suggest that a release of the title is […]

During a recent Q&A session, Capcom producer Ben Judd was asked if there was a slight possibility that the original Bionic Commando for NES would hit Nintendo’s retro-lovin’ Virtual Console service. You know, to coincide with the release of the forthcoming remake on XBLA and PSN. Guess what? It’s not happening.

This week’s Virtual Console update marks the addition of a single title instead of the usual two, with retro beat ’em up classic Double Dragon joining the NES lineup of titles. Unlike its Arcade counterpart, the NES rendition does not support simultaneous 2-player co-op. Instead, players alternate turns playing when the other dies. B-o-r-i-n-g. Honestly, we have no idea why […]

Interplay has revealed that it plans to bring four of its classic Sega Genesis titles over to the Wii Virtual Console. The titles include 90s hits Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim 2, Boogerman and Clayfighter. While a definitive date was not given, expect to see the games appear in Wii-kly VC update later this year.

Featured in this week’s Wii Virtual Console update are two retro side-scrolling action titles, Fantasy Zone and Mega Turrican. Originally released on the Sega Master System, Fantasy Zone is a shoot em’ up in which players take control of an oddly named spaceship called Opa-Opa and blast their way through a number of levels. Moving over to the second title […]

This week’s update to the Wii Virtual Console brings forth the first-ever Sega Master System title. Retro platformer Wonder Boy is now available for download and comes priced at 500 Wii Points, despite the fact that SEGA said it would only cost 400. Joining Wonder Boy is the same title that hit Europe last week, arcade racer Cruis’n USA. Up […]

The game vampire whipping aficionados have been waiting for ever since Hudson formally announced that it was bringing Turbografx-16 CD-ROM titles to the Wii Virtual Console is coming to Japan this April. Yes, that’s right. Konami’s classic 2D platformer, Dracula X Rondo of Blood, will appear on the Japanese Virtual Console later next month. There’s been no word on if […]

This week sees the release of the 200th retro offering on the Wii Virtual Console service in European territories, Nintendo announced today. To celebrate the achievement, two of the first Commodore 64 titles, namely Uridium and International Karate, hit the VC today in Europe at a price point of 500 Wii Points each. Joining Uridium and International Karate is home […]

It was inevitable, but now we have official confirmation from SEGA that games from its 8-bit Master System will hit the Wii Virtual Console service in North America. WonderBoy and Fantasy Zone are set to be among the first wave of Master System titles to hit the service, although specific release dates were not given. The games will cost 400 […]

It’s Monday, and that means it is time for yet another Wii Virtual Console update. This week brings us the Square developed NES shooter King’s Knight (500 Wii Points). In the game, players embark on an epic quest to rescue a princess named Claire, who has been unwillingly kidnapped by an evil dragon. Rounding out this week’s VC offerings is […]

The weekly Wii Virtual Console update returns with a fresh serving of two gaming classics. First up this week is Irem’s Super R-Type (800 Wii Points) for the SNES. Known for its extremely challenging aka controller breaking gameplay thanks to a lack of mid-level checkpoints, the shooter is essentially a port of R Type and R Type II, with some […]

Genesis classics Puyo Puyo 2 and Powerball will both be available to download from the Wii Virtual Console service later this March, SEGA announced today. Puyo Puyo 2 is a Tetris-inspired puzzle game in which players must clear their grid of falling critters known as puyos by forming chains of four or more same-colored puyos. Powerball, on the other hand, […]

It’s the week before Brawl will finally reach North American store shelves and many were expecting the original Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 64 to hit the Virtual Console today. But alas, that is not the case. This week’s Virtual Console update highlights a single title, namely Factor 5’s hit shoot ’em up Super Turrican (SNES – 800 Wii Points). […]

This week’s additions to the Wii Virtual Console take players on a trip down memory lane with the release of N64 title Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (1000 Wii Points). In the pink ball of fluff’s first 3D debut, players journey across six worlds in an attempt to recover all 100 pieces of a distant land’s shattered crystal and to […]

Nintendo of Europe announced today that Wii owners will be able to download Commodore 64 classics from the Virtual Console service later this year. Released back in 1982, the Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer system. Available at 500 Wii Points each, the initial C64 lineup will consist of old-school classics like International Karate and Uridium. The games are […]

This week’s round of additions to the Wii Virtual Console kick off with the release of Tecmo’s incredibly challenging platformer Ninja Gaiden III The Ancient Ship of Doom (500 Wii Points). It’s a great game, but be warned – if you’re a newcomer to the series, then you may end up throwing your controller across the room in frustration. Joining […]

The first entry in Natsume’s popular Harvest Moon (800 Wii Points) farm-simulation series hits the Wii Virtual Console today. Originally released on the SNES, the game invites players to take on the role of a country folk in managing a successful farm. Joining Natsume’s gem is another fast-paced shump from Hudson — Lords of Thunder (800 Wii Points) for the […]