9 November 2006
Ferry

More Wii Virtual Console games for 2007 show up: Mario RPG, Kirby, Super Metroid, Starfox 64, etc

The ESRB (Entertainment Software Ratings Board) in America keeps leaking the Nintendo Wii retro catalog for 2007. Since the ESRB have now reviewed and rated these classics, expect these now confirmed Virtual Console games to arrive in early 2007.

* Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64; rated E for Everyone)
* Starfox 64 (Nintendo 64; rated E for Everyone)
* The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64; rated E for Everyone)
* Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (Super NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Kirby’s Super Star (Super NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Super NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Super Metroid (Super NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Excitebike (NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Ice Climber (NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Dr. Mario (NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Mario Brothers (NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Ice Hockey (NES; rated E for Everyone)
* Soccer (NES; rated E for Everyone)

Add to this yesterday’s list of upcoming retro games:

* Pilot Wings (Super NES; E for Everyone)
* Duck Hunt (NES; E for Everyone)
* Hogan’s Alley (NES; E for Everyone)
* Kid Icarus (NES; E for Everyone)
* Kirby’s Adventure (NES; E for Everyone)
* Pro Wrestling (NES; E for Everyone)
* Punch-Out (NES; E for Everyone)
* Wild Gunman (NES; E for Everyone)

Go to the following link for a full list of 30 announced U.S. Virtual Console games for 2006. And click here for Japan’s additional 19 Virtual Console games for 2006, many of which will likely be released worldwide in 2007. Not bad to have 70 known Virtual Console games so far.

Keep ‘em coming Nintendo, there’s still plenty more golden oldies we want, like PilotWings 64, Paper Mario, Earthbound series, Sin & Punishment, etc. But where the heck is our Super Mario Bros / World series fix? Via IGN

23 March 2007 17:17
Andrew

I really want Paper Mario. At least, I wish I knew whether it will be released for Virtual Console or not. If it won’t be, then I’ll just go ahead and buy the original.

11 April 2007 10:19
david

i want to know if “zombies ate my neighbors´´ will be on virtual console

24 April 2007 17:31
mike

id really like to see paper mario, banjo kazooie and banjo tooie come out on the virtual console. i love those games! i also think a direct sequel to the original paper mario would be awesome to, where bowser steals peach again, the graphics and gameplay are the same and it takes place in the mushroom kingdom. but the journal from paper mario the thousand year door would have to be added to that to..it would be so sweet..anyone else think so?

24 April 2007 19:53
skyler

yea that would be awesome if paper mario on the vc would come out soon!!! but i really thought that they’d release it with super paper mario instead of star fox 64. I like this one better because it takes place in the mushroom kingdom and it makes since-bowser kidnaps peach, and mario has to rescue her and i like the partners better!!

25 April 2007 14:04
roy

Yeah..a sequel to the first Paper Mario would be great..it would be cool if nintendo used the original and much simpler graphics..but if they even consider this idea…the graphics would likely stay as defined as they currently are in the newer Paper Mario Games.

1 May 2007 21:51
acidtrain

EARTHBOUND we all want it!!

8 May 2007 19:56
Chris

Upon hearing this, Earthbound and Mario RPG are a must-have! Anybody who has never played these classics, should get a chance too. I own copies of each for the Super Nintendo, but I would no doubt purchase these games on the Wii VC again

28 June 2007 19:26
thethaidragon

Yes, Let us hope that Earthbound comes out on VC. Everyone seems to be waiting for it, and so am I. What a Great Game!!

28 June 2007 23:09
astrotriforce

I LOVE both of those games! Super Mario RPG and EarthBound, along with Super Metroid, are easily in my top 15 games of all time.

So Nintendo would be doing their fans a HUGE dis-service if they don’t release these games. Let’s hope they do and soon!

29 June 2007 08:08
Connor

earthbound will come out on VC,i am sure of it. as for me i am waiting for super smash bros. and starfox(original)