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Are you going to upgrade Wii VC content?

Yes! ALL of them I can. 61 38.61%
 
Yes, but only select titles. 51 32.28%
 
Nope. Don't want to spend the $1 to $2. 10 6.33%
 
Didn't buy Wii VC. (but own Wii) 18 11.39%
 
See Resultz 18 11.39%
 
Total:158
superchunk on 17 April 2013

Wii U Virtual Console is finally here.

Things to know:

  • off-TV Gamepad support for all games
  • MiiVerse Communities per game
  • Games have new save feature (restore points)
  • Customize your controls - remap any button!
  • $1 NES and $1.50 SNES upgrade prices for people who own same game on Wii and have transferred to Wii U.
  • GBA and N64 games coming at later time. (unknown if rest of VC consoles coming)
  • PAL 50Hz issue. It appears that Nintendo is making it a case by case scenario if they will use the NTSC or PAL version. However, it will be stipulated in eShop when you go to download the game. It also may not matter on certain games like Kirby's Adventure which is using 50Hz version that was already optimized but WiiU version will also fix the page size while keeping the various languages. Where if they had gone to NTSC, it would be English only.

http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/downloads/virtual-console

See following posts for game line-ups.



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superchunk on 17 April 2013

NA VC Games

NES ($5-$6)
 Release SNES ($8-$9)
 Release
Balloon Fight Jan 23 2013 F-Zero Feb 20 2013
Punch Out!! Mar 20 2013 Super Mario World Apr 26 2013
Kirby's Adventure Apr 17 2013 Super Metroid May 15 2013
Ice Climber Apr 26 2013 Kirby's Dream Land 3 TBA
Excitebike Apr 26 2013 Kirby's Dream Course TBA
Donkey Kong Jr.
 Apr 26 2013 Kirby Super Star
 TBA
Yoshi
 Jun 12 2013 Earthbound
 TBA
Donkey Kong Jul 15 2013

Super Mario Bros. 2 (US) TBA
 
Wrecking Crew TBA
 
Mega Man TBA
 
Yoshi's Cookie TBA
 
Mario Bros. TBA
 

http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/downloads/famicom-30

Wii U VC Launch line-up: WII U FACEBOOK PAGE



superchunk on 17 April 2013

Japan VC Games

NES ($5-$6) Release SNES ($8-$9) Release
Balloon Fight Jan 23 2013 Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem Feb 20 2013
Kirby's Adventure Apr 17 2013 Mother 2 (Earthbound) Mar 20 2013
Excitebike Apr 27 2013 Super Mario World Apr 27 2013
Ice Climber Apr 27 2013 Mario's Super Picross Apr 27 2013
Donkey Kong Jr. Apr 27 2013 F-Zero Apr 27 2013
Xevious Apr 27 2013 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Apr 27 2013
River City Ransom Apr 27 2013 Fire Emblem: Geneology of the Holy War Apr 27 2013
Spelunker Apr 27 2013 Kirby Super Star Deluxe May 1 2013
Megaman 3 May 1 2013 Super Metroid May 15 2013
Solomon's Key May 1 2013    
Yoshi's Egg (Yoshi) Jun 12 2013

Donkey Kong Jul 15 2013

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/software/vc/index.html



superchunk on 17 April 2013

EU / AUS VC Games

NES ($5-$6)
 Release SNES ($8-$9)
 Release
Balloon Fight Jan 23 2013 F-Zero Feb 20 2013
Punch Out!! Mar 20 2013 Super Mario World Apr 26 2013
Kirby's Adventure Apr 17 2013 Mario's Super Picross Apr 26 2013
Ice Climber Apr 26 2013 Super Metroid May 15 2013
Excitebike Apr 26 2013 Kirby's Dream Course TBA
Donkey Kong Jr.
 Apr 26 2013 Kirby Super Star
 TBA
Yoshi
 Jun 12 2013 Earthbound
 TBA
Donkey Kong Jul 15 2013
 Kirby's Dream Land 3 TBA
Super Mario Bros. 2 (US) TBA

Wrecking Crew TBA

Mega Man TBA

Yoshi's Cookie TBA

Mario Bros. TBA



superchunk on 17 April 2013

I'm going to replace any Wii VC game I have as it comes up. For less than $30 I can do that to all of them and it makes it worth it to me.



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Otakumegane on 17 April 2013

NA ain't getting Super Mario world? I could've sworn I saw it.



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superchunk on 17 April 2013
Otakumegane said:
NA ain't getting Super Mario world? I could've sworn I saw it.

Maybe I overlooked.. hold on... ok you're right. fixed.



AlphaCielago on 17 April 2013

Good job on making the thread (:

SNES games are such a robbery. N64 games on Wii costs just a tad bit more than that.
I will likely buy Super Metroid and Earthbound.



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Otakumegane on 17 April 2013
superchunk said:
Otakumegane said:
NA ain't getting Super Mario world? I could've sworn I saw it.

Maybe I overlooked.. hold on...

19:07 yup there it is.



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Mnementh on 17 April 2013

Earthbound and F-Zero. I would buy both Fire Emblems, if I would be a japanese ...
Didn't they convert all the other Wii-VC-games to WiiU?



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