Though the Wii U Virtual Console is missing a few obvious platforms and release - ahem, GameCube - it has brought some goodies. One of the welcome additions has been Wii downloads; a number of excellent games have arrived, including some that are relatively hard to find or expensive in physical form. It's certainly had its successes in terms of sales, too, with one example being Metroid Prime Trilogy sitting at number 5 in the 'All Bestsellers' list of the UK eShop on the home console.
One of the Wii's biggest hits now looks set to be a New Year treat in Europe; the region's eShop is listing New Super Mario Bros. Wii for a 7th January arrival in the region, with the usual price of €19.99 / £17.99.
Let us know whether you'll be tempted to pick it up from the eShop, and in the meantime below is some awesome speed-running action for the game.
With thanks to Alli Meadow for the heads up.
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Can't wait to go digital with this one! That way, my disc would go to my friend Victor.
I'd be excited for this, but NoA has a rather unique tendency of not having the same VC support as everyone else. Still, I'd love to give it a go again, especially after losing my disc.
This is a good one.
skipped it back when it came out, so if it happends to come to NA sometime in the next year I'll be downloading it.
I hate how you can't use a classic controller.
I wish I could play this game without the need to shake a stick whenever I want to spin.jump. NSMBU, NSLU and Super Mario Maker all have a button to press for spinning, why can't NSMBWii? Really hampers my enjoyment of this game significantly.
Shaking to spin isn't that bad. But having to shake to roll in Donkey Kong Country Returns really turned that game off for me.
Hey Europe! Want any other great games?!
Psst, just don't let the Americans know
;_;
The Wii disc downloads are mostly overpriced. You can get them cheaper buying the physical disc, even in America. Europe getting a bunch of Wii disc downloads isn't that big of a deal. I've just looked on ebay trying to get NSMBWii for less than £17.99
Wii games are so cheap and easy to find most of the time that everything put up so far just hasn't appealed to me honestly wish we'd had GCN downloads instead as a lot of the gems are more expensive and harder to find.
Purchased this a few months back to play on my Wii U, love it and the Wii U release!
@Jazzer94 Here's hoping that the Nintendo NX is powerful enough that it would be able to run Nintendo Gamecube games from the days of yore. To this day, I'm still waiting for a rerelease, or better yet, remake of Super Mario Sunshine and Kirby Air Ride.
I think Europe should get Trauma Team as it never released here
It'll hit North America in 2027.
NA still has yet to receive one single Wii game that can be played on the gamepad. Every Wii game they release here requires Wiimote.
I'll wait for a deal as I already have the disc. I want SM Galaxy 1 though.
@JaxonH We already got one that supports the Gamepad, albeit one that benefits more from the Wii Remote + Nunchuk scheme, Pandora's Tower.
If I already didn't own a copy of New Super Mario Bros Wii, I probably would've got this since this my favourite one out of the New Super Mario Bros series.
@Iggly
Now that I think about it, it did offer Classic Controller as an option. I wouldn't wanna play that game without a Wiimote though.
We're really behind on even Wii releases- Xenoblade, DKC Returns, NSMBWii, and maybe a few others I'm forgetting
@wolvesboy Probably would cost more money to localise the the game than the actual profit they'd hope to receive in the end. Atlus hasn't localised it, they don't have a publisher in Europe and wouldn't have time to port it. Sadly, we probably won't get it
That's really old news, this has been up in the eShop for two weeks now.
I don't see the point because of backwards compatibility - as loads have said in other posts, they should only really do Wii VC games if it's an expensive item like Fire Emblem, or if they lower the price (as good as 15% off at launch is, it's still cheaper to buy physical copies). I'd really be stretching myself to buy any more Wii games so it's unlikely they'll ever upload something indont have, but there are so many other games to focus on instead on other systems
When I first saw the title I thought I slipped through a time portal to 2009...
Definitely be buying it. Just not at full price
@Bass_X0
I don't think the Wii digital downloads are overpriced.
I mean they aren't cheap and you can get the physical version for cheaper.
Though the digital downloads let you play off screen using all the gamepad features in games that use them.
I mean FFVII PS1 on PS4 is $15 and all PS2 games on PS4 are $15 currently.
How many is that now? One? Two?
We'll probably get some random sports game or a game no one ever heard of in NA... then again with Mario Maker, this game is pretty much pointless.
@Bass_X0 In countries like mine (Mexico), Wii VC is the cheaper option to buy Wii games. The only game I've bought for slightly less money is RE 4, and I was lucky to find it that cheap.
So... Keep' em coming NoA!
Another copy-and-paste Mario game. No, I won't be buying this mediocre crap.
But isn't it irrelevant now with Mario maker?
@TerrapinJess This game beats many of the level designs in Super Mario Maker. Also, NSMBW has slopes, Luigi, and different level themes.
@John_Enigma You can run all GCN games in vWii mode...
@liveswired No thanks. I rather run them in the most legit way possible on the NX (if it'll ever happen).
Besides, I don't have a WiiU. Never have, never will.
Wii downloads are not Virtual Console games, they're Wii downloads.
VC = emulated retro games, hence "Virtual".
Wii games = running natively on Wii U.
This is a good game.
Despite having a Wii since launch, my kids came around the same time and so I feel like I missed a lot of good games for it. I hate trying to track stuff down, so releases like this are great. While I did get this one on disc, I will likely get rid of it in favor of a digital release. Here's hoping to releases like Paper Mario and Skyward Sword.
@ThomasBW84 Just for info, Mariokart 64 is releasing on Japanese Wii U VC next week
@John_Enigma
Today, I saw a copy of Mario Sunshine in the second hand shop for $100.
The original sticker price of $50 was still on it.
Must be a good game .....
@Polyaqua One game, which Europe get faster.
But much games are faster in USA. Yo-kai Watch You can play now. I must still wait for it. When in Nintendo Badge Arcade You could catch Pokemon Badges, I could catch standard Mario badges...
@EarthboundBenjy I feel exactly the same, the Wii reomte is uncomfortable to hold on it's side and the buttons are too small. I think it's really silly they didn't include classic controller support - being forced to use the Wii remote spoiled it for me too.
I think it's really silly they didn't include classic controller support - being forced to use the Wii remote spoiled it for me too. http://www.onlinemegagames.com/
@Bass_X0
All of them
You can use the built in sensor bar on the Wii U Gamepad to use full motion controls on any game that uses them.
You can literally play all Wii digital downloads on the gamepad if you actually want to do so.
@John_Enigma Your missing out John, I was one of the Wii U's biggest critics...Now it's my most played console ever! Off TV play has been a revelation in my house. But each to their own.
Legit? I've a GCN with 30+ games, an N64 with 30 games, a SNES with 20 games, a NES with 10 games...Can't get any more legit than that!
As for NX, even if it has GCN emulation Nintendo will be looking £20 a pop no doubt at the standard 480p resolution, with a drip fed selection.
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