Retro_Link Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 I want gun smoke, festers quest and bayou billyYou'll get Zelda II, Metroid and NES Open Tournament Golf and you'll be happy.
liger05 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 (edited) Taken from GAF Good idea, it's only fair that we compare the Virtual Console lineup six months after the launch of each console. Don't forget, the Wii and Wii were both released on November 18th. Wii U Virtual Console NES: Balloon Fight Donkey Kong Jr. Excitebike Ice Climber Kirby's Adventure Punch-Out!! (April 26th, 2013) SNES: F-Zero Super Mario World (April 26th, 2013) Total number of games: 8 Wii Virtual Console NES: Donkey Kong Mario bros. Pinball Soccer Solomon's Key The Legend of Zelda Wario's Woods Donkey Kong Jr. Ice Hockey Tennis Super Mario bros. Baseball Urban Champion Gradius Xevious Ice Climber Kid Icarus Kirby's Adventure The Legend of Kage Elevator Action Tecmo Bowl Excitebike Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Galaga Punch-Out!! Castlevania (April 30th, 2007) SNES: F-Zero SimCity Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Super Castlevania IV R-Type III: The Third Lightning The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Contra III: The Alien Wars Super Mario World Donkey Kong Country Super Ghouls'n Ghosts Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire Gradius III The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (April 30th, 2007) N64: Super Mario 64 Mario Kart 64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Star Fox 64 (April 2nd, 2007) Sega Genesis: Sonic the Hedgehog Altered Beast Ecco the Dolphin Golden Axe Columns Ristar Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine Gunstar Heroes Space Harrier II ToeJam & Earl Bonanza bros. Comix Zone Gain Ground Streets of Rage Bio-Hazard Battle Sword of Vermilion Sonic Spinball Beyond Oasis Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Virtua Fighter 2 Wonder Boy in Monster World (April 23rd, 2007) TurboGrafx-16: Bomberman '93 Bonk's Adventure Super Star Soldier Victory Run Alien Crush Military Madness R-Type Dungeon Explorer Soldier Blade Moto Roader Vigilante New Adventure Island Chew Man Fu Double Dungeons Splatterhouse Dragon's Curse Bravo Man Bonk's Revenge Battle Load Runner Shockman (April 30th, 2007) Total number of games: 84 Not much needs to be said other than pretty shocking from nintendo to give a worse service on the wii u. For reference the Wii VC launched with Donkey Kong Mario Bros. Pinball Soccer Solomon's Key The Legend of Zelda Wario's Woods F-Zero SimCity Super Mario 64 Altered Beast Sonic the Hedgehog I just dont understand why the Wii U VC starts with a worse lineup 6 months later. Edited April 24, 2013 by liger05
Ronnie Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 That GAF post is bollocks, it's hardly fair comparing a 6 month old Wii VC to a day 1 WiiU VC, regardless of how long into the console lifespan they are. It'd be ridiculous for Nintendo to release 84 games or anywhere near that number from the first day. 8 is about right.
bryanee Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 8 is about right. Not really. Around 15 would of been the sweet spot with a few more Snes titles.
madeinbeats Posted April 25, 2013 Author Posted April 25, 2013 Yeah, just too much expectation for day one, although day one NoA can't get much poorer than that. It's hardly the VC launch, more like the launch of a place-holder. People want games flying left right and centre. I hardly think anyone at Nintendo is just sat there playing waste bin basketball. They're finding SD to HD a struggle and everything is streched... that's the reality. If it was as simple to just plop the whole Wii VC onto Wii U (which still wouldn't be satisfactory I'm sensing), they'd do it, but obviously they aren't so logic suggests the EMUs need rewriting for the Wii U on an individual game basis. As reality sets in the VC launch day will be nothing to write home about, the GAF paddy wack ripples through the hive-mind. Wii U should have launched with Wii U Zen: The Art of Patience ... or beer ... beer's always good. )
Londragon Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 I wish they'd release Kung Fu to download too but I'm probably the only one in the world who would consider that a day 1 purchase lol. You're not the only one! Amazing game!
Ronnie Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 You're not the only one! Amazing game! Completely agree, Kung Fu was fantastic! I remember getting it for my birthday from Toys R Us
Ealdst Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 You're not the only one! Amazing game! Completely agree, Kung Fu was fantastic! I remember getting it for my birthday from Toys R Us Great to see some love for Kung Fu - now we must storm Miiverse!!!!! I remember my cousin had it and I used to play it every time we visited. Never made it past level 2 tho!
dazzybee Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 You'll get Zelda II, Metroid and NES Open Tournament Golf and you'll be happy. It's funny and painful because it's true... I played Kung Fu more on the arcade, loved it. Be nice to get more of these obscure titles we haven't been fed 10 times already!
Retro_Link Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 @madeinbeats Too much to expect for Day 1?... I don't see why the entire Wii Virtual console can't be made available on Day 1 on the Wii U... what is there for them to do?
Ronnie Posted April 25, 2013 Posted April 25, 2013 They'll get more sales if they drip feed us titles, rather than release a huge library in one go.
madeinbeats Posted April 25, 2013 Author Posted April 25, 2013 @madeinbeats Too much to expect for Day 1?... I don't see why the entire Wii Virtual console can't be made available on Day 1 on the Wii U... what is there for them to do? Just read the post again lol, you missed a large part of it. It's not too much to ask if the VC launched later, which is probably the best point to be argued here.
dazzybee Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 Nintendo DO need to drip feed it, never doubted that. But they need to be more fucking aware, rather than this going trend of cluelessness. The people who are going to be diving into the virtual console straight away (in the main) are people who are going to have games on the Wii and/or 3ds VC; they should propvide SOMETHING new for those people. They also should have launched with more varied and bigger starting selection that. 15-20 to start with and then 5 every week would be fantastic. And each week or maybe even just each month there should be a brand new title we haven't had yet! Nintendo have a habit of selling us the same old shit time and time again. They're doing it again.
Dcubed Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 So... Hey! About that VC update for Europe... Japan gets 12 games, US gets 8 and EU gets 0? Looks like it...
Ike Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 EU VC to launch with GBA titles: NES Classic: Super Mario Bros. NES Classic: Donkey Kong NES Classic: Ice Climber NES Classic: Excitebike NES Classic: The Legend of Zelda NES Classic: Pac-Man NES Classic: Xevious NES Classic: Bomberman
Serebii Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 Wii U Virtual Console launch with: Super Mario World, Excitebike, Mario’s Super Picross, F-Zero, Ice Climber, Donkey Kong Jr and Punch-Out!! Pac Man, Super Metroid, Mega Man, Street Fighter and Super Mario Bros. series will be available soon on the Wii U Virtual Console.
V. Amoleo Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 Wii U Virtual Console launch with: Super Mario World, Excitebike, Mario’s Super Picross, F-Zero, Ice Climber, Donkey Kong Jr and Punch-Out!! Pac Man, Super Metroid, Mega Man, Street Fighter and Super Mario Bros. series will be available soon on the Wii U Virtual Console. I think I might pick up Super Mario World and Excitebike out of those initial offerings. How much do they cost again?
Ike Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 I think I might pick up Super Mario World and Excitebike out of those initial offerings. How much do they cost again? NES games are £3.49, SNES games are £5.49. Upgrading is 99p for NES games and £1.49 for SNES games.
dazzybee Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 NES games are £3.49, SNES games are £5.49. Upgrading is 99p for NES games and £1.49 for SNES games. So is it all up and running?!?! How does it detect if you already have the game?! Does it auto know from club nintendo or does it have to be on wii mode!
Dcubed Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) Wow! We get an even smaller lineup than the US!? Amazing I just hope that SMW is 60hz at least... Edit: YES!! All of the games are 60hz! http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/49033/wii-u-virtual-console-launch-games-confirmed-for-uk-launches-on-27-april/ Ok, that kinda makes up for it SMW and Mario's Super Picross will be mine! Edited April 26, 2013 by Dcubed
Ike Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) So is it all up and running?!?! How does it detect if you already have the game?! Does it auto know from club nintendo or does it have to be on wii mode! It launches tomorrow so not sure know yet. All the titles are 60hz according to ONM. Edited April 26, 2013 by Ike
Dcubed Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 It launches tomorrow so not sure know yet. All the titles are 60hz according to ONM apart from Super Mario Picross which didn't have a US release. Super Mario Picross is 60hz. They're saying that all of the games are the US versions, except for MSP, which is the Japanese version (as it was originally never released outside Japan) - meaning that it runs in 60hz, like all Japanese games do
Ike Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 Super Mario Picross is 60hz. They're saying that all of the games are the US versions, except for MSP, which is the Japanese version (as it was originally never released outside Japan) - meaning that it runs in 60hz, like all Japanese games do Oh, of course. Don't know why I thought MSP was 50hz.
V. Amoleo Posted April 26, 2013 Posted April 26, 2013 Does anybody know if you lose the access to your Wii version if you upgrade it to the Wii U? I know it seems silly to ask but you never know with Nintendo.
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