Looks a bit restrained in terms of new ideas, doesn't seem as impressive as Galaxy did a few years back, but hey, it's a Mario game, it'll have that certain standard of quality only found in Nintendo games.

Taking inspiration from Super Mario Galaxy, one of the most critically acclaimed games ever, is no bad thing.

Not to sound cynical, but I really can't be bothered to wait for all these games to be released again. Is gamepad play really that special? Why not finish releasing some of the big titles not included on the old Virtual Console?

I wouldn't call it the best, but in terms of content, it had some great exclusive games, could play any Gamecube game and offered downloads for NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, etc. games from the Virtual Console. That's a lot of gameplay.

I was put off buying Colonial Marines even before the other console reviews came out. The gameplay trailers looked terrible compared to those from the previous year. It was obvious Gearbox dropped the ball on this one, and I highly doubt the Wii U version could be any better.

Well this announcement tells me that Nintendo is listening to its customers, giving us some great "core game" announcements and details on updates that will improve loading times and bring us new features like the Virtual Console. I guess I'm a little disappointed I'd have to pay a bit more for the Wii U versions of Wii Virtual Console games I already own, it depends on what "enhancements" these games have. Also a bit frustrating to have to wait for the Virtual Console games to be released all over again. Other than that, it was all great news!

Zelda U, Mario Galaxy 3, Mario Kart U, Smash Bros. U, Metroid U, Star Fox U, F-Zero UX, Wave Race U, Pilotwings U, Banjo-Kazooie 3, Perfect Dark 2, Donkey Kong Country U, Rogue Squadron 4,

This just seems petty.

Resident Evil 6... no great loss there!

@dragon_rider Hehe, very clever What I meant was that it would have been a good technical achievement in the final year of the N64's lifespan. Getting bumped onto GameCube essentially made it an enhanced port, not necessarily using all the potential of the GameCube hardware as it would have done on the N64 hardware.

I think this may have fared better had it been released under its original title on the N64. As it stands, Star Fox Adventures was a disappointing Star Fox game and an unremarkable 3D platform adventure game.

I'm not worried

It was a given Nintendo would return to some of the ideas they had with the GBA to GameCube connectivity when the Wii U was announced. I'm all for it.

I already have Arkham City on my PS3. Besides, I'll be buying a Wii U to play 1st party Nintendo games, not rushed 3rd party ports.

He's just attacking what he doesn't understand. The Wii U has only just launched, give it a chance!

While I'm not that bothered, trophies on my PS3 made me do or try things I otherwise wouldn't have attempted.

Until Microsoft produce games to the same calibre of Zelda and Super Mario, I'll be sticking with Nintendo thank you very much!

I don't know much about business or sales tactics, but as a consumer, asking the same price for a digital download as a boxed version is too much. Just my opinion.

@LollipopChoSaw We've been told in the past that much of a boxed game's cost comes from manufacturing the instructions and case. How can Nintendo justify keeping the cost that high with a DL copy of the game?

I'll be buying the boxed game.

If Nintendo wants to compete with the android and smartphone gaming markets, they're going to have to do a lot better than that. You could buy 15-20 games at that price!

Are Nintendo ever going to release Yoshi's Island and Pilotwings 64 on the VC? They're the last two games from yesteryear I really want to play again.

The larger screen is amazing. It's completely renewed my interest in the system.

Well the first one is long enough for "The Legend of Zelda" plus a sub-title.

Two Wii VC games? Is Nintendo feeling OK? Before we know it, they'll start releasing games that people actually want!

I enjoyed the sonic levels in Adventure 2 and that's it. I'm glad Generations is taking all the good bits of this game and putting them with the best bits of the older games.

Oh, I was kinda expecting some new alternate routes, i.e. ones that weren't in the original. Oh well...

Super Metroid for me!

Definately picking up Mario Land 2. Metroid 2 maybe... I think it might be a bit dated now though.

No Gamecube controller ports? That sucks for Mario Kart, Smash Bros. and N64 VC games...!

Has Nintendo given up on the Wii Virtual Console? There's still so many games that should be released...!

Obviously, it's a shame Gamecube games won't be supported, but I guess they had to draw the line somewhere. I just hope Gamecube controllers or some variation will still be available to use on Wii games like Mario Kart and Smash Bros. Brawl.

I'm waiting for Chrono Trigger and Mega Man X.

If Nintendo dare call this Lylat Wars 3DS in Europe, heads will roll!

Chrono Trigger should have been released on the Virtual Console two years ago instead of wasting time with the DS version.

This was always a launch day purchase for me. Pilotwings 64 is one of my favourite Nintendo games and this seems to be pretty similar. I'm just a little disappointed that there's only one island!

The PS1 version had terrible amounts of loading time and the audio was somehow worse than the SNES version.

It's better to play this game on its original format, and this VC release is as close to that version as you're going to get.

I'd prefer Bomberman 64 personally. Where's Pilotwings 64? Thought that'd be released alongside Resort on the 3DS!

From what was mentioned above, I'd really like to see Pilotwings 64 and Yoshi's Island. I'm still hopeful both will get a release!

I think Mario Party 2 is the best of the 8. They started getting repetative from 3 onwards.

As a long time Mario fan, I will get this, but I think it's overkill to put a SNES game on a Wii disc. A virtual console release would have sufficed.