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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12/24/2007 Virtual Console Releases – Blades of Steel, Donkey Kong Country 3 and Rolling Thunder 2

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.

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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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