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Metroid And Others Arrive On European Virtual Console And eShop

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Nintendo UK and Europe has announced the games that Nintendo 3DS and Wii owners can enjoy on the Virtual Console this week. There’s Metroid for the NES, Strider which launched on the Sega Megadrive, and 1st Class Poker & BlackJack and Battle of the Elements for DSiWare

Prepare yourself for the return of the original NES classic Metroid, re-released on the Nintendo eShop  this week, and see how the whole saga began! As the legendary bounty hunter Samus Aran, you will once again be able to take on the Space Pirates and their leader Mother Brain to bring peace to the galaxy. The original Metroid adventure introduced the unique blend of exploration and high-octane action that has characterised the series ever since.

Wii owners will also be able to journey into the future this week as another classic game from the past is released on Wii Virtual Console. Launched in 1990 on the SEGA Mega Drive and set in the year 2048, Strider is lauded as a classic its era. You take control of the legendary Strider, Hiryu, and by using his trusty plasma sword called “Cypher” and athletic platforming abilities you must travel through a futuristic landscape battling the wicked Grandmaster Meio and his colourful minions. The classic action in Strider will take you back to the vintage era of Mega Drive gaming in the 1990s.

Also, there’s great fun to be had on Nintendo DSiWare this week in the premium casino game, 1st Class Poker & BlackJack, which includes the likes of Ohama, pineapple, Texas hold ’em, double flop hold ’em and many more casino classics in this thrilling game. If you are up for a challenge then get ready to battle through 40 mind-bending missions and master the Legendary Elements when Battle of the Elements arrives on the Nintendo DSi Shop & Nintendo eShop.

Mario, Kid Icarus, Metroid And More Coming To The Virtual Console In March

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Nintendo Europe has issued a press release which states that 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. Here’s the full details:

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.

Nintendo Wii: Nintendo Assures Us That The Wii Virtual Console Isn’t Dead

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Despite the lack of high-profile releases for the Wii Virtual Console recently Nintendo of America president says not to worry as there’s still plenty of games to come. Which Virtual Console games are you specifically waiting for?

There is new content coming out on Wii, both on the virtual console and in terms of WiiWare–again small, digital bite-sized chunks of games. We’re launching games every Thursday, not only on WiiWare but on DSiWare and the eShop as well. The packaged content gets all the buzz and the noise, but in the last 12 months when you look at all of our key franchises—so Mario, Zelda and Pokemon—14% of all of those transactions are happening on the digital side of the business.
- Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime

Nintendo Wii: Mega Man X2 Is Coming To US Virtual Console On Wii

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Mega Man X2 has just been rated by the ESRB for the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console. Generally Virtual Console games are released in Japan first before coming to North America, but it looks as though this title should be coming to North America first. No word of a release date as of yet but it should be just around the corner.

Nintendo 3DS: Virtual Boy Games Could Come To Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

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Shigeru Miyamoto recently spoke to online gaming publication Gamespot about whether or not Nintendo 3DS owners will get the chance to play Virtual Boy games on the 3DS Virtual Console. Mr Miyamoto refused to state directly whether Virtual Boy games will arrive on the 3DS Virtual Console, but he didn’t entirely rule out the idea either. Does anyone desperately want to play Virtual Boy games on their Nintendo 3DS console?

Well, that’s not my exact plan, but something like that could happen. I can say that in my photo album on my Nintendo 3DS, there is a photo of a Virtual Boy. So that says that I do have a Virtual Boy at my disposal. [laughs]

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Nintendo Wii: Rare Unsure Why Donkey Kong 64 Isn’t On Virtual Console

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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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Nintendo Wii: Chances Of Goldeneye For Wii Are Extremely Slim

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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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Nintendo Wii: Super Mario All-Stars Heading To Wii Or DS?

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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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