Japanese gamers are in for a treat next week, as Castlevania, Mega Man 4 and Donkey Kong will all be released for the 3DS Virtual Console on October 17th, priced at 500 yen each.
Both Mega Man 4 and Donkey Kong are the original Famicom versions of the games, whereas Castlevania is based on the Japanese Famicom Disk System version.
None of the titles have been confirmed for a release outside of Japan, but hopefully this could be a signal of what's to come for future EU and US downloads.
[source computerandvideogames.com]
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This is maddening, we're barely getting any virtual console releases as it is right now.
So many missed opportunities, the SNES and Megadrive games are perfectly suited for the 3DS with their button layouts and screen resolutions!
Yeah, anytime they want to start releasing these already localized oldies here in NA sure would be nice. Heck, I'll gladly exchange U.S. currency for them, perhaps several times.
As long as they release Gamecube games on Wii U VC outside of Japan I can wait for these...
I would love to have Castlevaina on the go. Please make this happen!
Why do we get the shaft and japan gets the classics
@Tech101 What, Castlevania "The Adventure" isn't good enough for you? Literally the last Castlevania title anybody ever asked for on VC?
And no, I don't think I'd take this as a signal that anything's really going to improve for the West. Japan gets at least one if not two NES titles almost every week. Their 3DS VC catalog is BALLIN', and it has been for a long time. I don't know why it takes so long for EU and NA to get the scraps off that table.
I can no longer stand Crapcom for this. I wouldn't be surprised if that Megaman anniversery thing there doing is a C-D or some kind of poster.
I can care less for crapcom and N.O.A only wants mario games anything else don't bother that's y they get a lot of hate cuz they only want 1 game(mario) that will fill their pockets
Is like to see snes games on 3ds but 1 can only dream
Holy awesome VC releases for Japan. I'd buy at least two, possibly all 3 of those games
Im still waiting for a wii VC to 3DS transfer
NOA, why you no care?
So Japan now has four MegaMan NES games as well as Castlevania. You're killing me here Nintendo - you really are.
I would prefer it if they would focus on bringing more GB/GBC games to 3DS VC as the NES games are already available on the Wii but I would definitely get Castlevania on 3DS VC if that came to the west due to the save states that you can use on 3DS VC games.
i've considered moving to japan to get a slice of the action we arent getting in the states, and this is a confirmation.
It really doesn't bother me that we haven't gotten much NES games yet. I played through a few of my ambassador games (SMB, Zelda, Metroid), and while they were fun, for some reason it just didn't feel right playing them on the 3DS, IMHO.
I'd rather them focus on the portable classics & forgotten gems.
Probly gonna pick up Mega Man
Same...@rockman_zero
and USA?... hunger, hunger for good games ...
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