October 15, 2009 • 6:03 pm
Whilst many gamers are clamouring to know why the well-received Donkey Kong 64 has yet to appear on the Wii Virtual Console, developer Rare it seems have no idea.
“I have no idea why DK64 hasn’t shown up yet, and whether Jetpac would still be in there or they’d replace it with Mario’s Cement Factory (which ate about three years of my life as a child) or something. Or maybe a single-screen 2D shooty version of Jet Race would be more appropriate. Who knows? Not us, obviously, or we wouldn’t be sitting here pitching clueless alternatives.”
- Rare
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September 21, 2009 • 5:53 pm
The chances of Rare striking a deal with Nintendo to bring the classic Goldeneye to the Wii Virtual Console is looking extremely slim.
“That was some time ago, my friend.”
“Fate was against us that day. Destiny conspired to raise the hurdles even as we attempted to clear them, resulting in unpleasant groinal injury.”
“I suspect we’re long past the stage where an agreement was on the cards, but you never know. Stranger things have happened… somewhere… probably,”
- Rare Developer
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According to the latest issue of the prestigious Famitsu magazine Nintendo have issued a trademark for the Super Mario Collection.
Whilst links have been made between Super Mario All-Stars and the proposed trademark, nothing has actually been confirmed. Undoubtedly the title will surface for either the Wii Virtual Console or the Nintendo DS at some point in the near future.
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The exclusive Hanabi Festival is making an appearance in July bringing a host of big named titles with it.
A selection of retro goodies will be available for consumers to download on the European Wii Virtual Console thanks to the Hanabi Festival. The games which are included in this update include:
- Bomberman ‘94 (Turbografx)
- Zoda’s Revenge: StarTropics II(NES)
- MUSHA (SEGA Mega Drive)
- Smash Table Tennis(NES)
- DETANA TWIN BEE (Turbografx)
- Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (SNES)
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Square’s epic role-playing adventure Final Fantasy III is heading to the Wii Virtual Console in July.
The game which originally appeared on the Famicom, and then later ported over to the Nintendo DS, is sure to be another welcomed addition to Nintendo’s ever growing Virtual Console back-catalogue for Nintendo Wii.
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The frenetically fast and frantic Super Smash Bros will be arriving on the UK Virtual Console this Friday.
Super Smash Bros, the definitive beat-em up on the Nintendo 64, is making its way on the Virtual Console this Friday for 1000 points. The critically acclaimed game which features twelve classic brawlers and nine playable stages is bound to be a sure-fire hit on the Wii’s Virtual Console.
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Martin Hollis, lead designer for GoldenEye on the Nintendo 64, is currently pining for the franchise to appear on the Wii Virtual Console.
Whilst he doesn’t believe we’re going to see the fabled first person shooter on the system due primarily to the ongoing battle between Microsoft and Nintendo, he’d still be absolutely overjoyed to see it happen.
There’s always someone with some exclusivity agreement, so there’s lots of lawyers… I’m not going to hold my breath. I’d love it to happen, but I can’t see it.
- Martin Hollis, GoldenEye 64
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February 16, 2009 • 7:47 pm
Today’s Wii Shop update tantalizingly hints at a surprise coming for retro games enthusiasts.
Nintendo issued a teasing press release this morning which accompanied today’s Wii Shop update. The press release features numerous teasers as to what the aforementioned ‘fun surprise’ could be.
In other news, the Wii-kly Update has a fun surprise coming soon for all our fans. We can’t tell you the secret just yet but maybe we’ll offer you some hidden clues. From AZ to NC, if you’re a fan, your applause could rattle your walls, windows, door. You might enjoy this news whether you live in a brick house or Vanderbilt dorm. Even people living along Route 286 in rural Pennsylvania ought to be excited. It’ll feel like a bunch of birthday greetings and, really, who could ask for more? But that’s about all we can say for now, so be sure to check future Wii-kly Updates.
Online gaming publications have been racking their collective brains together and have concluded that it’ll be the arrival of Commodore 64 games to the Wii Virtual Console, something that’s been expected since February last year.
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December 22, 2008 • 7:39 pm
Legendary Square role playing title Secret of Mana is set to arrive on the Wii Virtual Console, December 26th. Without a shadow of a doubt this is quite possibly the best gift that Nintendo could provide RPG starved Wii owners this Christmas.
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November 22, 2008 • 9:37 pm
Hudson Entertainments Associate Brand Manager Amar Gavhane was recently interrogated regarding the possibility of older Hudson titles being resurrected via the Wii Virtual Console. When faced with the enticing prospect of giving some classic Hudson games a fresh breath of life Gavhane claimed ‘I think we’d be crazy not to bring some of our classic brands back.’
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