Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow to Complete GBA Trilogy on Wii U Virtual Console

We are getting the best first and that is Circle of the Moon.

Yep, looks like I'm buying all three.

sweet! I'll need to pickup some more eshop cards.

U_U my Castlevania backlog will grow immensely this month... I still haven't played the NES trilogy yet!

Bring those DS Castlevanias already! I don't want to have to buy the cartridges at Amazon at $19.99 :S

Whats up with Nintendo EU? We're not getting anything lately

Europe???

I love all three of these games! HOD is my 2nd favorite Castlevania behind SOTN.

Good freakin' Times, man. And to the Euros, we still never got Nightmare In Dream Land or Gargoyle's Quest 2 so it's not an entirely one sided affair here.

Loves Aria of Sorrows. Sadly is was short.

Odd that these are being released simultaneously. Wonder if that means something for the last two Thursdays of October...

@TwilightV Yeah, I thought that was odd too...especially with them being announced at different times. I wonder...

I live in the PAL territory and I am seething with a combination of rage and jealousy.

Can't wait for these to reach Europe.

I really like all 3 of the Castlevania GBA trilogy but if had to pick Aria of Sorrow would be my favorite despite the weird storyline

I find it strange how konami makes a point of releasing their back on nintendo machines, but dont release any new games

I'll be getting all three. I own CotM cart but I'll double dip for that one too because it's awesome.

@Ryno 100% with you. Circle of the Moon is where it's at. The IGA GBA/DS Castlevanias are good, but lost some magic from the series's roots. Circle of the Moon hits the pretty much hits the sweet spot.

EDIT: Thinking about it, CotM is the only one that truly feels like a Castlevania game to me.

I just might get Aria of Sorrow when it comes out.

Awesome news!

I've never got the chance to play any of them, but I plan to pick them up. Also a good excuse to work forwards another digital deluxe code

@TwilightV - I'm sure Nintendo advised them to release them on a certain date. My guess is with Bayonetta 2 arriving the week after and maybe a big Nintendo based VC week on the 30th they probably didn't want them all competeing for the week's dollars. I guess we will see.

@ThomasBW84
Any confirmation for Europe?

@MrBecker
I feel exactly the same.

Aria of Sorrow is still my fav
why wasn't IT a trilogy?

Now can we have the opportunity to buy Gargoyles Quest 2 and Demons Crest? Since HOD and AOS are both out October 16th. For the last 2 weeks of October those two games will a perfect match.

I finished this one on the original GBA, under a large lamp on the kitchen. It was great.

AoS was the best but all three are great. Sadly none are half as good as SoTn.

Going to download all three of these as soon as they are released here. I had all three on GBA but have not played them for many years. I don't know where they are anymore.

@Xenjamin you got pokemon trading card game
And getting game and watch gallery 3 on the 3ds
Sorry if you are offended

@Ryno I prefer AoS, CotM, then HoD. I would love to see a trilogy sale!

I wish they'd do a special bundle with all three of the games. That's very unlikely, though, so I guess I'll stick with getting only Aria of Sorrow for the time being.

We need GBA games on 3DS. What's the point of releasing games designed for handhelds on a console first? They're shooting themselves in the foot.

@ZenTurtle I don't mean to take anything away from your comment because I do feel bad for people who would prefer GBA games on 3DS...but I happen to LOVE that they are on the Wii U. Games like Metroid Fusion, Minish Cap and now the Castlevania games...man...I'd much rather play them on a console. I am not much of a handheld gamer at all but I loved my GBA because the games felt like SNES games. Now that I can play them on a TV, they're perfect.

Of course, ideally they'd just be available on both the Wii U and the 3DS...but if it's just gonna be one of them, I, for one, would prefer that they stay on the Wii U. I'm loving these GBA releases on the VC.

ive got all three on cart (circle of the moon and the double pack with the manuals) but no need for those now since ill be getting all 3 on wii u vc...i told everyone we will be seeing the castlevania gba games this month.
thanks for the insider info ogo79!

@Krambo42
I agree, all that I am saying is that it would be natural to put them on 3DS first, considering they wrote a working emulator and everything already, and that they are designed for handhelds. They should just release each title on each console at the same time (within reason), since development is very similar on each, and both can easily handle running older games. I see your reasoning, though.

@ZenTurtle Oh yeah, it would absolutely make more sense for handheld games to be on the current handheld. But for admittedly selfish reasons, I'm pretty glad they aren't. Though like you said, they should just release each title on each console. I absolutely agree with that.

@ZenTurtle The thing is GBA on the WIi U is the one VC that is basically perfect there is nothing wrong with it. (The same cannot be said for NES/SNES or DS).

There is also people like me that would probably never buy any more retail 3DS games. (Maybe the odd exception but drastically reduced).

@unrandomsam
Then they should improve it. That's like a government saying that their capital city is already perfect so they're going to abandon all public services, maintenance of the streets and police, fire and ambulance services to all other cities. And why is it at all relevant that people have supposedly stopped buying retail 3DS games? Isn't the point of VC that you download them? And it's besides the point that the handheld seems to be going from strength to strength... Explain yourself!

If Dawn comes out, I hope that it will incorporate the GBA connectivity that the original did (basically start with Rare Ring + Mina Doll easter egg) but it probably won't.

Why should gamers in EU seeth with rage and jealousy? Didn't they get Super Mario Bros GBC and Brain Age DS for free and Game and Watch Gallery 3 on the VC that us NA gamers never got?

Got all three and the DS ones, but im still gonna buy this when its out in EU, mostly becasue i can't play my GBA games anymore.

@Don Whoopdie doo, one nice thing dont make up for years of delaysnon existant games. But sure if that makes you feel better.

I haven't played any of the GBA games, but I did play Dawn of Sorrow (my first Castlevania game) and Portrait of Ruin on the DS. Loved them, and loved going back to SotN with my PS3. Really love the Metroidvania style CV games than the old CV games, so hopefully I will enjoy the GBA trilogy games.

I like this trend. I hope Big N and Konami keep this Trend. Will this lead to DS emulation. I sure hope so! Bring those infamous Castlevania DS titles to the eshop please!

EU has dropped a b*ll*ck with VC lately, but to fair, its swings and roundabouts on who has a good VC release each week between US & EU. Still waiting for new Sega 3D Classics

@Don Would YOU prefer Super Mario Bros GBC, Brain Age DS and Game & Watch Gallery 3 over the 3 GBA Castlevanias? Crap games are no comfort for missing out on classic awesomeness!

I've played SMB GBC and Brain Age like ONCE each, might as well delete them to save some MBs. And even though I loved my 2-screen Donkey Kong when it was new, I'll never buy a G&W game/collection these days. They're fun for like 30 secs then you play something else...

I'm tempted, but with all three of these on my shelf already and a RetroN5, there's no point. The features when playing them on the Retron are better than VC. It's stopped me from buying any of these Castlevania games on VC since Dracula's Curse.

I'd gladly trade the Castlvania releases for the Gargoyles Quest 2 and Mighty Final Fight that Europe got. Hopefully we'll get those in time for Halloween. The Gameboy Advance Castlevania games are pretty great though. Aria of Sorrow was especially interesting as you get to absorb the souls of the monsters you destroy. Still, I'd rather jump into Gargoyles Quest 2 and Demon's Crest.

Woah this is great news.

I guess Konami needs to make money off of something. They don't seem to be interested in making good games anymore.

Sigh, I miss the 2D Castlevania Games…

There should be some new ones…

That Lord of Mirrors whatsit doesn't count with its God of War gameplay…

I got the GBA carts, but it's good to know that other people can get and play them for reasonable prices (especially since IIRC, Aria of Sorrow was rediculously expensive not too long ago).

I'm in a PAL region and I'm very disappointed. Last week we got Street Fighter Alpha 2 (which feels wasteful to me since there are arcade ports on other consoles and I very much prefer Alpha 3 anyway - granted other people may have liked that). This week we got some lame NES game instead of COTM though. And it looks like it will be the same trend next week also.

I wish Nintendo would seriously just synchronize releases between US and Europe(/Australia). All things considered, it just shows the annoying side of "region differences and locking". I can sort of tolerate Smash Bros Wii U coming out round 6th December here (since at least we have Pokemon Omega Ruby round the same time as elsewhere, and I MIGHT trade my XL in for the new 3DS XL) but this is starting to become very annoying again. Wish I knew Nintendo's thought processes with this kind of thing.

I'm a classicvania only fan

Only Castlevania game I bought was IV for SNES. Loved the hell out of it, but missed all the rest.

I will buy.

Will be buying all three next week.

Can't wait for the DS games to make the jump someday too.

Nintendo should announce expansion of their VC catalogue already.

GBA and DS must come to 3DS VC, N64 and GC must come to Wii U VC and I don't mean someday, but this Christmas.

Probably just AoS for me.

im buying them all

So buying all three. These are three of my favorite Castlevania games ever. And at a great price!

Europe. Release date. Please.

@andrew20 Oh true, but i'm not interested in either haha. I didnt mean my comment to offend anyone either (cant see how it would)

@Krambo42
I want them on a handheld because they look atrocious on a giant LCD Television.

Yes

@Mommar Like I said, I totally get why anybody would want them on a handheld and would be disappointed that they aren't, and I feel bad for those people...but personally, I'm very happy with them on the Wii U.

@Xenjamin I just said that so I can apologize if I did
Sorry for the confusion

I am getting all three, as I adore these three games... but I may wait to nab them til the 16th in case they do a sale or promo for purchasing all three. But even if they don't have a promotion, it is still a great buy. All three games for just over $20! The DS Castlevania games cost $20 each at retail... if you can even find them. As for which of these three GBA games are my favorites, it is hard to say. Originally I remembered HoD being my favorite. But I'll have to run through them again to see how I feel about them now.

Now Rondo of Blood and Bloodlines to finish off the Classicvania titles, please.

PAL release please. Don't horse around with people who are willing to give you lots of cash without asking too many questions, Nintendo.....

@Ryno No. Circle of the Moon's controls are way too clunky to be considered the best.
Not to mention there's more variety of powers in Aria.

I rather them on Wii U than 3DS. I played most of my GBA games on my gamecube player.

Aria of Sorrow is the reason for loving the GBA. Can't get enough of it.

I think Aria got pushed to October 23rd in NA.

I am one of PAL guys and i is RAGE AND JEALOUSY 😡 serious and i play day long and every days and i played Castlevania Aria of Sorrow on a 96 games on game boy advance but that game card did not work to last and could not play Castlevania Aria of Sorrow and i did come that long because game did not save and should start new game every time but i had a great fun time so long it was but with GBA games on wii u is much more cool so therefore is i rage and jealousy to US guys can play it and PAL guys can not so how UNFAIR this is 😡 so but when so good luck with that lucky US guys 😒