Happy holidays! It’s Christmas Eve, but Nintendo isn’t taking the day off. I had to pause my vacation to update my website. It wasn’t a problem. I was actually pleased to discover Blades of Steel (NES) on the Wii Virtual Console list. Hockey is perfect for the winter holidays. Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES) and Rolling Thunder 2 (Genesis) were also released to the Wii today.
Tag: Virtual Console
12/17/2007 Virtual Console Releases – Cybernator, Alien Storm and Monster Lair
We’re one week away from Christmas. That must mean Nintendo is saving their festive and most popular games for this week, right?! I guess nothing says, “Happy Holidays” like Sci-Fi/fantasy shooters. Cybernator (SNES), Alien Storm (Genesis) and Monster Storm (TurboGrafx16) make their debut on the Wii Virtual Console today!
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Wii Gifting – With Friends Like These, Who Needs Wrapping Paper?
After dragging myself home from a holiday party in Manhattan, I just wanted to sleep. Nintendo had different ideas. In the middle of the night, my room exploded with a bright and bluish light. Is it daytime already? No, there’s a new message on my Wii. The slot illuminator with holiday cheer. Nintendo was bragging about the Wii Gifting option in the Wii Shop Channel.
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12/10/2007 Virtual Console Releases – Pokemon Snap, Ghost’n Goblins and Baseball Stars 2
The Virtual Console is taking this website full circle. I reviewed Pokemon Snap (N64) over eight years ago. Today, it is released to the Wii. Ghost’n Goblins (NES) and Baseball Stars 2 (NEOGEO) are also included in this week’s Virtual Console releases.
12/3/2007 Virtual Console Releases – ZANAC, Eternal Champions and The Dynastic Hero
Every Monday, Nintendo releases three games to the Wii’s Virtual Console. The ganes usually have a theme. This week’s theme is that there is no theme. ZANAC (NES), Eternal Champions (Genesis) and The Dynastic Hero (TurboGrafx16) are seemingly unrelated games.