Wii Rally

Two more classic games are now available through the Virtual Console.

Harvest Moon® (Super NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points) - This RPG title will have you living the not-so-simple-life down on the farm. Grow and reap crops in this well respected title.

Lords of Thunder (TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points) - is a side shooting scroller that casts you as a warrior. Shoot the bad guys to heavy metal tunes.

Both are available beginning today.

Two new games are added to the Wii shop this week. One is full of action as you set out to free hostages. The other offering is to bury your competitor with jewels.

OPERATION WOLF™ (NES®, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Use of Tobacco and Violence, 500 points)

Columns III™: Revenge of Columns (Genesis, 1-5 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 points)

Slim pickens for new virtual console games today. Only one new game to report about.

1080°® SNOWBOARDING (N64®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points) - Think of it as the safe way to snowboard. More game information:

Hit the slopes for some serious shredding in one of the first truly realistic snowboarding games ever created! Start in the lodge and select from five characters, each with his/her own particular attributes and special tricks. Then take a look at the wide assortment of available boards and choose one that best suits your rider and style. Once you’ve got the gear, six different modes of play, including Match Race, Trick Attack, and 2-Player Versus, await. Pick a course and get ready to experience a sensation of speed that’ll make you forget all about the cold—but it might just send a shiver down your spine. Throw in hidden characters and boards, varying weather and snow conditions, multiple paths through each course, and a variety of tricks to master—topped off with rock-solid play control—and you’ve got a recipe for winter fun that you can enjoy any time of the year. It’s all the fun and excitement of the sport, without the bruises and frostbite!

Two new games are released through the virtual console this holiday Monday.

ADVENTURES OF LOLO 2 (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points)

SUPER STREET FIGHTER™ II: THE NEW CHALLENGERS (Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated T for Teen - Violence, 800 Wii Points)

Only two new offerings today on the Wii channel.

Pac-Attack (Super NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points)

Riot Zone (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 1 player, Rated E 10+ for Everyone 10 and Older - Tobacco Reference, Violence, 800 Wii Points)

Yes, I’m a little late posting this week’s VC games. I blame it on the holiday. Next week everything will be back to normal. Here are the three games:

BUBBLE BOBBLE (NES�, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points)

Light Crusader (Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Animated Violence, 800 Wii Points)

TOP HUNTER (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and older-Cartoon Violence, 900 Wii Points)

Got all of your shopping done? Then check out what’s new for the virtual console this week.

BLADES OF STEEL (NES, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Violence, 500 Wii Points)

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble (Super NES, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points)

Rolling Thunder 2 (Genesis, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone-Violence, 800 Wii Points)

Science fiction dominates this week’s new offerings on the Wii Shop.

Cybernator (SNES®, 1 player, rated E 10+ for Everyone 10 and Older - Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points)

Alien Storm™ (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, rated E 10+ for Everyone 10 and Older - Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points)

Monster Lair (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone - Mild Cartoon Violence, 800 Wii Points)

Three new games come to the virtual console this week. Pokemon fans will rejoice as the franchise makes its VC debut.

Pokémon Snap (Nintendo 64, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points)

Ghosts’n Goblins (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone—Mild Animated Violence, 500 Wii Points)

BASEBALL STARS 2 (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 900 Wii Points)

Also, Wii owners can send a gift virtual console game to other Wii owners. All you need is to have their friend code. Don’t worry about purchasing a game they already have. If you choose a game your friend already has, you will be alerted to this fact and sent back to the Wii shop to pick out something else. That makes holiday shopping super easy. Now if everyone on my list just had a Wii.

This week’s three new games to the Wii Shop may not have much in common but do sound pretty intriguing.

ZANAC (NES®, 1 player, rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points) is a vertically-scrolling shooter. Zanac must destroy the mechanized bases of the enemy forces. Zanac was originally released in 1986.

Eternal Champions™ (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, rated T for Teen - Animated Blood, Animated Violence, 800 Wii Points) is a 2D fighter that features 16 characters who have met an untimely death on Earth. Now they can battle it out to take on the eternal champion for a chance to avenge their death and return to Earth.

The Dynastic Hero (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 1 player, rated E for Everyone - Comic Mischief, 800 Wii Points) is an action RPG featuring a cast of insect creatures. The insects have turned to Dyna to fight the evil-doers who have invaded their land. Besides fighting and battling your way through various levels, you will also be challenged to answer multiple choice questions that will help open up areas in the game.

Three new classic games are now available for the Virtual Console for the Wii. This week’s offerings include a sports title, a gambling/casino game, and kid-sized version of a lovable mammal franchise.

DOUBLE DRIBBLE™ (NES®, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points)

Vegas Stakes™ (Super NES®, 1-4 players, rated E for Everyone – Simulated Gambling, 800 Wii Points)

Ecco Jr.™ (Sega Genesis, 1 player, rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points)

Today marks the one year anniversary of the Virtual Console. Mario, Luigi, and Sonic turn out for the party with new titles for the VC this week.

Wrecking Crew™ (NES®, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points)- Mario and Luigi - armed with their mighty hammers - will become a fierce wrecking team as they tear down walls, beat up pipes, and more. The brothers must destroy 100 buildings while taking a break from saving the princess and the Mushroom Kingdom.

Sonic 3D Blast™ (Sega Genesis, 1 player, rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points) - Sonic steps up to the challenge of stopping evil-doer Dr. Eggman - aka Dr. Robotnik - from his plight to find special birds in an alternate universe than can travel anywhere. Play Sonic or Tails to collect rings and save the day.

Super Air Zonk (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 1 player, rated E for Everyone – Mild Cartoon Violence, 800 Wii Points) - Zonk is the sequel to the shooting spin-off game of the Bonk series, Air Zonk. Fight enemies with killer tunes in this humorous game.

Three more classic games are now available for the virtual console. Play volleyball or either save the planet.

Volleyball
Originally released for NES®
Players 1-2
ESRB E for Everyone
Points 500 Wii Points.

AXELAY®
Originally released for Super NES®
Players 1
ESRB E for Everyone
Points 800 Wii Points.

BLUE’S JOURNEY
Originally released for NEOGEO
Players 1-2 players
ESRB E for Everyone
Points 900 Wii Points.

Three more classic games are now available for the virtual console of the Nintendo Wii, including one very popular Mario title.

Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points) - Mario and Luigi must stop Bowser whose antics aren’t just limited to the Mushroom Kingdom but are scattered throughout the seven lands surrounding it. This beloved title will give those Mario fans something to play while waiting for the release of Super Mario Galaxy next week.

Alien Soldier™ (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older –Fantasy Violence, 900 Wii Points) - This side-scroller puts you in the role as Epsilon-Eagle, an alien solider genetically built to be superior in strength and intelligence. You have recently broken ties with the criminal organization Scarlet and a run in with the new leader left causalities that you now have sworn to revenge.

Power Golf (TurboGrafx16, 1-3 players, Rated E for Everyone, 600 Wii Points) - Power Golf is a golf game for up to three people that features three different modes of game play. You have single player STROKE PLLAY mode. There is also the multiplayer MATCH PLAY and COMPETITION modes.

In honor of Halloween, Nintendo releases Castlevania® II Simon’s Quest for the Wii’s virtual console. In this one person adventure, you take on the role of Simon Belmont to once again go toe-to-toe with Count Dracula. This sequel is rated E and costs 500 Wii points.

The side-scrolling fun continues with the release of Magician Lord. It’s up to a magician named Elta, last descendant of the famed Magician Lord, to save the world from the evil Gul-Agieze. Magician Lord is rated T and costs 900 Wii points.

Last but not least is Samurai Ghost where Kagekiyo must defeat the spirits of shogun Yoritomo and his clan. This platform game not only has the big boss at the end of each stage but also includes real samurai from 12th century Japan. Samuari Ghost costs 600 Wii points and is rated E 10+.