Virtual Console releases two previously Japan-only titles today

At first you might be taken aback that there were only two new games released on Virtual Console this week. However, these games are special. They are both games that have never been released in North America before, in their original form.
That’s right, Nintendo finally decided to give import gamers a break, and tossed [...]

Classic video games that need to be revamped in 2D

With the huge success of New Super Mario Bros. (having sold about 10 million copies by now), and upcoming games like Contra 4 DS
and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix being announced (and looking great), it appears that gamers are really getting back into playing their favourite game series the way they were [...]

Finally, Zelda II is coming to Virtual Console as 100th VC title

It is rare for Nintendo to spill information on upcoming VC releases; any sneak peeks at each Monday’s new releases have come from speculation based on new ESRB ratings, or info from 3rd party publishers. The only other time they did this was before the release of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
But today, Nintendo let us [...]

NINJA WEEK! Wii Virtual Console Games for the week of May 14

It’s Ninja Week at Nintendo, as 2 of this week’s 3 games are ports of Ninja arcade games. We have 2 games for the NES (500 points) and 1 for TurboGraphx 16 (800 points). Let’s do a retrospective of each, and also compare them to their original arcade versions.
Ninja Gaiden | NES | 500 Points [...]