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Launch Lineup - Nintendo Wii

WiiThe Wii launch is almost here, and Nintendo has announced its first batch of retail games and Virtual Console downloads, all due between Nov. 19 and Dec. 31:

At retail. look for these titles ($30-50 each):
  • The Ant Bully
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
  • Barnyard
  • Call of Duty 3
  • Cars
  • Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2
  • Elebits
  • Excite Truck
  • Far Cry: Vengeance
  • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
  • GT Pro Series
  • Happy Feet
  • Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
  • Madden NFL 07
  • Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
  • Metal Slug Anthology
  • Monster 4x4: World Circuit
  • Need for Speed: Carbon
  • Open Season
  • Rapala Tournament Fishing
  • Red Steel
  • Rampage: Total Destruction
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
  • Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
  • Super Swing Golf
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
  • Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
  • Trauma Center: Second Opinion
  • World Series of Poker
On the Virtual Console, you can expect:

Nintendo 64 ($10)
  • Super Mario 64
Super NES ($8 each)
  • F-Zero
  • SimCity
NES ($5 each)
  • Baseball
  • Donkey Kong
  • Donkey Kong Jr.
  • Ice Hockey
  • The Legend of Zelda
  • Mario Bros
  • Pinball
  • Soccer
  • Solomon's Key
  • Tennis
  • Urban Champion
  • Wario's Woods
SEGA Genesis ($8+ each)
  • Altered Beast
  • Columns
  • Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
  • Ecco the Dolphin
  • Golden Axe
  • Gunstar Heroes
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Space Harrier II
  • Toe Jam & Earl
TurboGrafx-16 ($6+ each)
  • Bomberman '93
  • Bonk's Adventure
  • Dungeon Explorer
  • Super Star Soldier
  • Victory Run
For those keeping score, that's almost as many games as Microsoft has launched on Xbox Live Arcade in a year. Of course, you aren't getting high-definition graphics or other significant upgrades...

Posted by Gamewatcher on November 3, 2006 9:05 AM |

Comments (2)

1. Hatch:

Do these Virtual Console games now have Online play or are they just straight up ports of the original?? ..... Anyone,Anyone??

Posted by Hatch | November 4, 2006 6:17 AM

Posted on November 4, 2006 06:17

2. Gamewatcher:

According to Wikipedia:


While the gameplay will remain unchanged for all of the classic titles offered via the Virtual Console, Nintendo has stated that some of the games may be improved with sharper graphics or better framerates.[5] In addition, gamers may be able to download games that were not previously released in their region, and some multiplayer games may be playable online, if it is technically possible.

So they won't be adding multiplayer to games that didn't have it before, and there may be some graphic enhancements and other small improvements (just not HD quality).

-=Gamewatcher

Posted by Gamewatcher | November 4, 2006 7:24 PM

Posted on November 4, 2006 19:24

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