Here they are gamers- get those Wii point cards ready!

Kirby’s Dream Course - SNES
Step up to the tee for the wackiest golf game of your life. This one- or two-player game features a floating golf course in the sky. High above Dream Land, players can pitch and putt the ever-popular puff ball, Kirby, through a maze of three-dimensional obstacles on a zany checkerboard course.

Devil’s Crush - TG16
Devil’s Crush is the exciting sequel to the hit pinball game Alien Crush and features even smoother ball movement and enhanced special effects. Shoot the ball onto the board with the Devil Shooter, then use flippers and nudging to keep it in play and rack up a high score.

Shining Force - Genesis
In ages long forgotten, Light fought Darkness for control of the world. Finally, the Ancients defeated the evil ruler of the dark forces known as Dark Dragon and cast him into another dimension, though he vowed to return in 1,000 years.

Kmaxx should be pumped because of Shinning Force; what are you guys going to buy?

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Quick Update: Lode Runner for the NES, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Genesis and Golden Axe II for Genesis are all available on the Wii?s Virtual Console in North America. Is anyone planning on purchasing any of these today?

Huge props to reader John for posting this nice little picture in our official forums page!

It seems as though we may be getting the N64 classic Paper Mario sooner rather than I originally thought. It seems like a natural over Nintendo should do due to the popularity of the excellent Super Paper Mario. Click on the image for a bigger picture. Looks like I will be headed to the store tomorrow and picking up some points cards.

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The three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points? to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week?s new games are:

Pac-Man? (NES?, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Move Pac-Man through the maze, avoiding ghosts and eating all the Pac-Dots. Beware, each of the ghosts behave differently. When Pac-Man chomps a Power Pellet, he becomes invincible and is able to eat the blue ghosts. The more ghosts Pac-Man eats in a row, the higher the score. Don?t forget to eat the bonus fruit too. Released in 1980, Pac-Man is the most well-known video game on Earth and is also commonly acknowledged as one of the most successful coin-operated games in history. Enjoy this masterpiece of gaming history today.

Ninja Gaiden? (NES?, 1 player, 500 Wii Points): Players take on the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a rising warrior in his family?s clan whose main role in the world is to protect the Dark Dragon Blade from falling into the hands of evil. Ryu travels to America to seek vengeance for his father?s death. Players fight their way through 14 challenging side-scrolling levels while defeating gangs of street thugs, battling evil ninjas and fighting barbarian bosses by using the deadly Dragon Sword, ninja skills and Ninpo (ninja magic). Players can run, crouch, jump and climb as they make their way through each stage and collect items to gain points, strength and weapons.

Ninja Spirit (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points): Ninja Spirit is a side-scrolling action game that amazed the gaming world with its precision graphics and quality game play. Play as the ninja Moonlight and engage in a fierce battle to avenge his father?s death and unlock the secrets of his birth. Select between the original ARCADE MODE and PC-ENGINE MODE, which includes a life gauge. Use four types of weapons: katana, shuriken, bombs and chain and sickles to battle your way through the enemies. Pick up power-up items and switch between weapons to give you the advantage. You?ll need to consider the enemy attacks and your weapon?s abilities in order to deftly make it through all seven stages. Use your skills and attacks to get through the game?s boundless enemies and traps. That?s what ninja action is all about

Spiders and Dragon’s Oh My! Which titles are will you be purchasing this week?

Wii
May 1 - Heatseeker
May 1 - Legend of the Dragon
May 4 - Spider-Man 3

Virtual Console
Castlevania (NES, 1 player, 500 pts)
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 pts)
Shockman (TGX16, 1-2 players, 600 pts)

DS
April 30 - Brain Buster Puzzle Pak
April 30 - Rafa Nadal Tennis
May 1 - Professor Brainium?s Games
May 2 - Classic Action: Devilish
May 4 - Spider-Man 3

GBA
May 4 - Spider-Man 3

Quick Update: And the hits keep on coming…..Sega has announced that classics such as Shining in the Darkness, Kid Chameleon, Streets of Rage 2, ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron and Shining in the Darkness will be hitting the Wii?s Virtual Console in the coming weeks, so be on the look out.

Which titles would you like to see released for the VC?

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A recent IGN interview with SNK’s Ben Herman, had the following to say regarding the pricing of Neo Geo games for the VC:

With NES at essentially $5 and Super NES at $8, we’ll be putting our games at just a little above the Super NES point.

Neo Geo games for $9-$10? Sign me up!

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Here is a list of what came out today for the VC portion of Wii. Enjoy.

Star Fox 64 (Nintendo 64, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points): Players take the controls of their Arwing and complete 15 missions to reach the final objective: a showdown on Venom, the home planet of the interplanetary tyrant, Andross. Throughout the adventure, players have to accomplish challenging objectives in order to reach and conquer every mission. Skim over the surface of an alien sea, weave through the concrete canyons of a futuristic metropolis or dodge planetoids the size of mountains. Between missions, players will be treated to real-time 3-D movies that progress the story of the Star Fox team of space mercenaries in their struggle against the evil ape emperor, Andross.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): Cowabunga! Players take control of the turtles in a half shell and rescue reporter April ONeil from the clutches of the evil Shredder. Battle against the Foot Ninja Clan as Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello and Raphael with their trademark weapons and ninja abilities. Search through five stages and dozens of areas throughout the New York City sewers, rooftops and ultimately Shredders Technodrome to save April. Players must scarf down some pizza to keep up their energy, as theyll need it to defeat Shredder. Turtle Power!

Dragons Curse (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): After defeating the Mecha Dragon in the depths of the Dragon Castle, the wounded beast casts a spell on the hero, turning him into an ugly creature. To return to human form, he must find the Salamander Cross, which can break any curse. This side-scrolling action role-playing game is nonlinear, allowing players to venture freely. Collect gold and items while upgrading equipment and powering up stats. The hero starts as Lizard-Man but, upon defeating the dragon bosses, is changed into other creatures such as Mouse-Man, Piranha-Man,Tiger-Man and Hawk-Man. Each creature possesses distinct abilities such as the ability to fly, swim, walk on ceilings orcling to walls. Players use each creatures special skills to widen your search for the Salamander Cross and bring the hero back to his human form!

Sega Saturn hitting the Wiis Virtual Console?

Keep this under the rumor file gamers but a DigiPen employee was told that Sega Saturn titles would be making a debut on the Wii. With Neo Geo support and this recent rumor, is there any stopping Nintendo?

If this bodes true gamers, it would be another major positive in favor for Nintendo’s VC library. Which titles would you like to see come to the VC? Game ON.

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VC Monday Update

And now for another great edition of “VC MONDAYS!” “Sounds like somebody has a case of the Monday’s.” Here is a list of what you can expect to spending those hard earned Wii points on.

And the titles are:
* Tecmo Bowl - NES - 1-2 players - 500 Wii Points
* Sonic Spinball - Sega Genesis - 1-4 players - 800 Wii Points
* Double Dungeons - TurboGrafx16 - 1-2 players - 600 Wii Points

Game ON.