Nintendo of Japan releasing 12 new Wii Virtual Console games like Mario Kart 64, Kid Icarus, Zelda II and R-Type II

Mario Kart 64 for Nintendo 64Nintendo of Japan announced 12 new Virtual Console titles they plan to release to Japanese gamers in January 2007. This brings the total number of games they can download onto their Wii in that region to a big 62. Hopefully it’s a sign that most of these games from Sega, Hudson & Nintendo will be released worldwide in the following months.

Kotaku translated the list of announced games:

– Ikki (NES)
– Kid Icarus (NES)
– Ice Climber (NES)
– Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
– Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu (SNES)
– Mario Kart 64 (N64)
– Bonanza Bros. (Genesis)
– Gain Ground (Genesis)
– Alien Crush (TurboGrafx-16)
– Moto Roader (TurboGrafx-16)
– R-Type II (TurboGrafx-16) – Oddly, R-Type 3 is out now
– Soldier Blade (TurboGrafx-16)