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Yes. "Vampire Crystals" for the Wii for me. No WiiU support? Hmm, I don't have a WiiU or plan to buy one, so I really don't care.

A SNES built into a bulky yellow toolbox. Very pleasing. And it fits easily into your wallet or credit card holder.

Why is this in the WiiWare section? It has nothing to do with the Wii.

I have some questions:

• Have you (the reviewer) beaten the game?
• What difficulty settings are there?
• Can you save your game after a stage?

What are you talking about? Can I have some detailed pics and close-ups please? (drool, slobber, drool)

Wow! A Neo Geo fighting game. This is an absolutely rarity on the Virtual Console.

^ Thanks.

This article is way too long for my short attention span. Summarize it for me in less than 140 characters.

Looks very interesting. If I still had money left over I would buy it immediately for my Wii.

Okay. Now we have at least Vampire Crystals and Retro City Rampage scheduled for January. I'm pleased that Nintendo doesn't let the Wii go quietly into the dark. (Like they did with the GCN.)

Yes. This is exactly what I thought. (I love my Wii but I refuse to buy the latest console stuff all the time.)

A new WiiWare game. Hurrah, hurray, hooray and huzzah! (Only too bad that we Europeans must wait until next year.)

Will you be pledging financial support?

No. I would never spend money for fan projects. If he is not satisfied with the honor, he should let it be. Sorry.

Not so nice christmas present.

@Lum Really? Neither the Gamecube nor the Wii support RGB video output? I can't believe this. That would mean that there are no RGB scart cables for the Gamecube/Wii on the market in america?! (In Europe, this is the preferred way to connect older consoles to CRT TVs.) That's strange. I didn't knew that.

I was afraid that there would be no more WiiWare games after the WiiU has been released. But this and Retro City Rampage are two games I can look forward to. Nice.

On the photo are 19 copies of the game. Are there really so many people who own this system?

So this console doesn't support component cables.
But what about RGB cables?

I usually connect my Wiis, Gamecubes, PS2s and XBOXes via RGB (scart) to the LCD-TV and the picture quality is absolutely fine. No component cable needed.

It looks like a mixture between a Virtual Boy and a lunch box for school. But I kinda want one as "reserve" console. (If the other two break due to abrasion over the years.)

This is weird. It's like living in a house where only one room is in use.
So the only channel is the disc channel?
Really?

The thing that interests me most:
How does the system menu look like?

Wow. The first news in "WiiWare" for a long time.

The Wii usually has 512MB flash memory. This can hold a lot of save files. More than you ever need.

But this new Wii? Maybe it has reduced flash memory? Who knows...?

Why is this console useless? You can play Super Mario Galaxy 1+2, Metroid Prime III, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Tales of Symphonia, Sin & Punishment II, Golden Eye 007 yadda-yadda-yadda...

The only problem is the price. 100$ is in my opinion a bit too much with the restrictions and the clumsy casing. They should've made it 50$ instead.

I already have two Wiis. But I was hoping it would be released in Europe because that would raise the life-cycle of the Wii like that of the Playstation 2. Saying "we only concentrate on the Wii U" is pretty nearsighted. They still have to learn a lot from Sony.

The Wii mini console does not connect to the Internet...
Maybe they mean it does not connect to the Internet via Wireless LAN but has Ethernet? Be that as it may, there are still more than enough excellent disc based games on the Wii that make it worthwhile.

Sony is producing (and updating) Playstation2 consoles 6 years after releasing the PlayStation 3. Nintendo has learned something (finally).

There are (and will be) always people who like to play games on a low budget. This is the perfect console for them. Not the Wii U or the Playstation 4. I'm sure they will sell like hot cakes!

I want one! And I want more Wii, WiiWare, Virtual Console games for the next 10 years!

Looks like an advertisement for apple computers.

How many points does it cost?

Funny. Most indie game developers are trying to jump on the "retro 8-bit/16-bit" bandwagon. You almost get the impression that these games are the easiest way to make some quick money.

Yes. I think a list of everything was okay when only WiiWare and Virtual Console existed. But now it's too confusing. And not everyone owns every system. For example I don't own a 3DS or DSi and I don't care what's been published recently on these systems.

These Nintendo download articles get more and more annoying because there's everything in it: 3DS Ware, 3DS Retail, DSiWare, WiiWare, Virtual Console. And coming soon: WiiU Ware, WiiU Retail, WiiU Demos and so on...

And everybody in the comments is talking about something different. Thus, the Nintendo download should be divided into separate articles by system: Wii, 3DS, DSi and WiiU.

I might buy Shock Troopers some time. (After I've bought the other 103 WiiWare and Virtual Console games I want.)

So why is this described as "Adventure" in the info box? Adventure is something like Monkey Island, Myst or Fenimore Fillmore: The Westerner. The only genre that Nintendo Life has and which fits to the game is "Other". (Since there is no "mini games".)

Why not Personal Computer? It's personal and it's a computer. Not an IBM PC but still...

Nope. It's because the Wii U is just going to be an addition to the market as most people will still own a Wii and will still be buying games for it.

...the WiiWare version is expected before the end of the year [insert year here]...

The WiiWare version is expected before the end of the year 2020.

Reminds me of Metal Slug in the way they're both a bit brutal.

In Germany whether the Famicom nor the PC-Engine were that popular. The NES playing second fiddle to the homecomputers (like Atari XL/XE, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64 and Amiga) and the PC-Engine was only available over import dealer.

I would say the most popular systems at this time were the C64 and Amiga. At least among the people I know. And the biggest rival to the NES was the Sega Master System.

I'm kinda interested in "Back to Nature" but not much info on that game. Not even a picture.

I would pay 45 Euros instead of 190 and refurbish it myself. It's not hard if you have the proper screwdrivers. - And it's not even clear if they take the console apart to clean it or if they just use Mr. Clean and a sponge to "refurbish" it on the outside. (Anyone can do that, and it's certainly not worth that much money.)

^ Oh dear. I don't know if i'm ready for this. Maybe I need a drink first.

^ Wow. Another pro gamer here. Now on to the Genesis version. It is really worth the extra 800 Points. It's not the same game as the SNES version. Super GnG on the SNES is like a Ghouls'n Ghosts II (Only the first graveyard level looks similar but even that changes halfway through.) The Genesis port is like the arcade version of Ghouls'n Ghosts. And, like I mentioned above, the Genesis version is IMO clearly the easiest of the three. So nothing to fear of.

^ Congrats. If you have beaten the arcade version then nothing can stop you. Referring to Ghouls'n Ghosts: The Genesis version is a completely different game and in my opinion much easier than the SNES version because you have unlimited continues. (Even after continuing you start at the last checkpoint. And if you die in a boss battle you start again at the boss.)

Oh, come on Capcom. With savestates this game is easy like fishing in a barrel. They should have made this contest for the Wii. And for the arcade version, not the crappy NES one.

I want Shock Troopers. In Europe.

Well, it's not a big loss for me. Never heard of this. And I don't like fighting games anyway.

But I'm sorry for those who wanted it.

I just clicked to see the blonde girl. And then all these YouTube videos made my browser extremely slow and sluggish...

Nothing for the Wii? Meh.

@bezerker99 Well spottet. On the US boxart it says "Ghosts'n Goblins" while on the EU boxart it says "Ghost'n Goblins". I guess in the Euorpean version they only put one ghost in to save money.
@FonistofCruxis I think there's a glitch in the matrix. Which means an agent is nearby...