2/4/2008 Wii Virtual Console Updates – Operation Wolf and Columns III

Two new games hit the Wii Virtual Console today. Operation Wolf (500 Wii Points) is a shooter from the NES, while Columns III (800 Wii Points) is from the Genesis. New retro games typically hit the WiiShop Channel every Monday, 12:00pm Eastern / 9:00am Pacific.

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1/14/2008 Virtual Console Updates – Pac Attack and Riot Zone

Oh no, it’s two weeks in a row. Only two new games have been added to the Wii Virtual Console. Nintendo has been releasing less games on the virtual console. Pac Attack (SNES) and Riot Zone (TurboGrafx 16 CD-ROM) make their Wii debut today. What game would you have added? You can discuss this matter in the Photics Forums.

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1/7/2008 Virtual Console Updates – Star Tropics and King of Fighters ‘94

What’s going on Nintendo? It was tradition! Every Monday, there are supposed to be three new releases on the Wii Virtual Console. Today, there are only two – Star Tropics (NES) and King of Fighters ’94 (NEOGEO). What would that third game have been? There were so many opportunities. Instead, we are left to wonder.

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Wii Virtual Console: Year's End – 190 games for $1,300

It’s not uncommon to find gamers striving for perfection, to hit the maximum score, to beat the hardest level or to defeat all foes. That’s when I started wondering about the Wii Virtual Console. What if there was a gamer striving for shopping perfection? What if someone wanted to buy all the Wii Virtual Console games. How much would it cost?

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12/31/2007 Virtual Console Releases – Bubble Bobble, Light Crusader and Top Hunter

Happy New Year… well… almost! 2007 was an amazing year for Nintendo and the Wii is seeing action all the way through. Today, there are three New Year’s Eve releases for the Virtual Console – Bubble Bobble (NES), Light Crusader (Genesis) and Top Hunter (NEOGEO). Did you get all the games that you wanted? Is there anything missing? Post up in the comment section the retro games that you’d like to see on the Wii.

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