The Wii U Virtual Console is now available in North America, with eight games available to download, and in Europe where there are seven titles to choose from.
Japan's version of the download service has also launched and there are a total of 14 games already in the catalogue, with three more on the way next week.
As with the North American and European eShops, all four of the games previously released as part of the Famicom 30th Anniversary are available.
The Japanese launch lineup for the Wii U Virtual Console is:
- Ice Climber (Famicom) - 500 yen
- Excitebike (Famicom) - 500 yen
- Spelunker (Famicom) - 500 yen
- Xevious (Famicom) - 500 yen
- Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku Sore Yuke Dai Undōkai (Famicom) - 500 yen
- Balloon Fight (Famicom) - 500 yen
- Kirby’s Adventure (Famicom) - 30 yen (500 yen after the sale)
- F-Zero (Super Famicom) 800 yen
- Super Mario World (Super Famicom) - 800 yen
- Super Ghouls'n Ghosts (Super Famicom) - 800 yen
- Mario’s Super Picross (Super Famicom) - 800 yen
- Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu (Super Famicom) - 900 yen
- Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo (Super Famicom) - 900 yen
- Mother 2 (Earthbound) (Super Famicom) - 900 yen
From 1st May the following three titles will also be available:
- Solomon’s Key (Famicom) - 500 yen
- Mega Man 3 (Famicom) - 500 yen
- Kirby Super Star (Super Famicom) - 800 yen
There are certainly plenty of games to keep Japanese gamers busy, which would you like to see make it to the Western eShops first? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source nintendo.co.jp, via nintendoworldreport.com]
Comments 47
First!
After playing FE:A I wan't all those FE games NOW! Ok not now, I'm quite busy with Rayman, MH, FE and my exams of course
I know it's wishful thinking but ALL of the titles should come out to the U.S.
Whoah
Now this is how the launches all should've been. THAT'S a lineup. And 3 more next week? I hope at the very least we also get the games at that rate, that could make up for the paltry launch lineup.
Whaaaaaat!!!
...Kinda wished EarthBound was part of our lineup....why do we have to wait until the end of the year again? T.T
@Erica_Hartmann It could be before that, they only said it'd be out BY the end of the year.
Then again, I could be wrong. :
Meh, just wait...they're going to ball, like, super slow with us and stuff. xD
Releasing one VC game a month or something. lol
well, there's a suprise, just like the wii vc all over again.
:complains about lack of NA Earthbound:
Let's all just be happy that it's coming eventually
Oh, and those Fire Emblem games ;_;
And just like that, Japan has already claimed a solid lead on the West that Nintendo of America will never get off their butts and catch up to.
Definitely would be interested in buying Kirby Super Star. Apart from that not much.
All I want is mario 64 and I'll be happy
That's a better line up launch. I wonder why the fire emblem games are more expensive.
Kirby Super Star takes 3-4 years on the Wii VC to appear, only a week to appear for the Wii U VC.
That's a good sign.
nintendo is doing a great job with the virtual console, especially in the west. couldn't ask any more of them really.
oh...its that game that has really sensitive fans
I want those Fire Emblem games as well!
JP always gets the best.
why did they skip to MM3? No love for MM1 or 2? 0.o
well look at that, Nintendo favouring Japan over NA, who could forsee this -_- Our bet game was Super Mario World, and they get Earthbound already? wtf nintendo...
Japan getting a better VC lineup than the US? Somebody stop the presses!
@Kaboom: You hit the nail on the head right there.
Well, it's 3DS VC all over again... just on a console... Nintendo of Japan know what the hell they're doing, but once again, not Nintendo of America...
@Kaboom: You hit the nail on the head right there.
Well, it's 3DS VC all over again... just on a console... Nintendo of Japan know what the hell they're doing, but once again, not Nintendo of America...
With Iwata making choices for Nintendo in America instead of an older man doing it, we may get more games a week.
There are more consoles in America yet Japan gets a better VC line up.... sigh
Lucky Japanese~ I'd like Solomons Key and Spelunker!!!
If the releases are like this throughout the entire lifespan of the Wii U....never mind, can't talk about that here. Disregard
I'm wary about supporting them through the Virtual Console; don't get me wrong, I want to be supportive, but if the list is only going be three/four per week...yeah, that's gonna go well.
Did NA not download as many VC titles on Wii? We weren't lagging in releases as much back then.
Following this batch, Japan is getting only 3 Wii U VC games that are already on Wii VC? What does everyone else get? One? If it's as slow building up Wii U VC library as I fear, I wonder what percentage of the already-available Wii VC library will be available when Wii U's successor is announced? 30-40%? Remember, when Wii came out, there was a FLOOD of VC games, for months.
With Iwata up at bat instead of Reggie here's hoping NOA picks the pace up and we get releases like this.
You know, the way it was when the Wii VC originally started.
@DkFluttershyGuy Yeah, that's what I'm worried about too. There's no reason to go back to one release again while Japan gets 3. When the VC started on the Wii we would get far more releases per week. Hopefully now that Reggie isn't in charge we can go back to that again.
This list has six games I'd consider buying, while our launch has like, maybe two.
Just give us Earthbound as soon as possible, so I can die happy.
I was hoping we'd get at least 4 games a week. This is a worrying sign, especially since Japan always gets more.
I was hoping we'd get at least 4 games a week. This is a worrying sign, especially since Japan always gets more.
Super Picross in EU is not even localised - strange choice...
Start as you mean to carry on, Nintendo...
JAPAAAAAAAAN!!
Damn , very envious right now lol
What's Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku Sore Yuke Dai Undōkai?
And why doesn't Nintendo just put all of the games on the Wii VC on the Wii U right off the bat?
so....we get 8 and they get 14..... interesting... shows even more that they care mostly about Japan...don't more people own the console here in NA than Japan?
If there is one thing that Nintendo needs to fix is the difference on titles between Japan and Europe/America. How many times are we going to do this? Is Wii VC all over again, Japan getting titles every week while we get 1 every month...
fire emblem and mother 2 i have original snes but not paying crazy prices of ebay to play them.havent played any of these rpg games and i take it a lot of people havent either.lets get decent titles on uk vc shadowrun as well.
earthbound just announced getting released in the uk vc soon cant wait never played this one.
Another slap in the face to NA/EU... Nintendo has to start considering people outside of Japan if they want to keep people buying their stuff.
I support them every machine, and each machine has less and less games that I like. I love RPGS and games not meant for just children, why do they release so few outside of japan?
Spelunker, again - Why? Maybe the game will be a lot mor playable this time thanks to save states...
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