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Wii Shop Updated with TurboGrafx Games

by Jonathan Metts - November 21, 2006, 1:59 pm EST
Total comments: 15 Source: Wii Shop

Now you can download Bonk and Bomberman '93.

Nintendo has promised frequent updates to the Virtual Console titles available on the Wii Shop, and the updates have already begun. As of today, two TurboGrafx 16 games have been added to the shop.

Bonk's Adventure is an action platforming game starring a caveman who attacks enemies with his huge, rock-solid head. He can also use his teeth to climb walls. Bonk can be played on the Virtual Console with the Wii Remote, Classic Controller, or GameCube controller.

Bomberman '93 is an action/puzzle game starring the now legendary Bomberman character. There are 48 single-player stages, plus the famous multiplayer battle mode for 1-5 players. Bomberman '93 can be played with the Wii Remote, Classic Controller, or GameCube controller. For five-player games, at least one of the players must use a GameCube controller, because Wii only accepts up to four Remotes (or Classic Controllers, which connect to Remotes).

Each of these games costs 600 Wii points ($6 USD). Nintendo has recently stated that new Virtual Console titles will become available every Monday after launch, so consider this a special Tuesday update before the debut of regular "VC Mondays".

Nintendo Releases Virtual Console Details

New VC games every Monday, no Weather until Dec. 20th, and no News until Jan. 27th.

Nintendo's Wii: A Gateway to New Experiences

Associated Press, Weathernews Provide Wii Menu Content

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Nintendo's new Wii™ video game system not only changes how people play games, but redefines how they interact with both the system and their televisions. With the Wii Menu, Nintendo offers a gateway to new experiences through a collection of interactive channels people can use to customize their gaming and entertainment options.

The Wii Menu serves as the main portal to the different functions of Wii, and is designed to evolve throughout the life of the system. Some functions can be used right out of the box and more will roll out during the next few weeks and into next year, with content continually changing over time. Wii goes on sale in the Americas Nov. 19 at an MSRP of $249.99.

"The diversity of the Wii Menu has something for both gamers and non-gamers," says Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "The options exist to help introduce current non-players to Wii and help us bring gaming to the masses."

On launch day, players who want to play a Wii game or a Nintendo GameCube™ game simply pop in the disc, aim their motion-sensitive Wii Remote™ at the Wii Menu and click on the Disc Channel to start the game. It's that simple. But some of the real fun with the Wii Menu comes with customization. The Mii™ Channel lets users create caricatures of themselves (or anyone else) that can be used first in Wii Sports™, a collection of five sports games packed in with the Wii system. Up to 10 Mii characters can be stored in a single Wii Remote, and players can carry them to a friend's house and populate multiple Wii systems.

Using the Photo Channel, users can explore their creative talents by developing a slide show or showing off their best shots in an easy, fun way. With an SD memory card from a digital camera, users can display their photos on their televisions and perform basic editing and manipulation.

The Wii Shop Channel serves as Wii's online storefront, where visitors can redeem Wii Points™ to download games or other items. Users need a high-speed Internet connection to access the Wii Shop Channel and choose from at least 12 classic Virtual Console™ games that will be ready to play on launch day. Some of the games a player can download include: Donkey Kong® (NES®), based on the arcade game of the same name; SimCity® (SNES™), where players get to build a city from the ground up, being responsible for each decision they make; Super Mario 64®, the first-ever true 3-D game, which changed the face of gaming forever; Sonic the Hedgehog® (Genesis®), the fastest blue hedgehog on Earth whips through hair-raising loop-de-loops and into dizzying dives; and Bomberman® '93 (TurboGrafx16™), the exciting, powered-up version that followed the original Bomberman®.

More Virtual Console games will become available weekly every Monday following launch and by year's end, gamers will be able to pick from a library of 30 or more classic games from the Nintendo Entertainment System®, Super NES®, Nintendo® 64, Sega Genesis™ and TurboGrafx16 consoles. Users buy Wii Points at retail or with a credit card in the Wii Shop Channel and redeem their Wii Points to download the classic games. NES games start at 500 Wii Points, Super NES games start at 800 Wii Points and Nintendo 64 games start at 1,000 Wii Points. Sega Genesis games start at 800 Wii Points and TurboGrafx16 games start at 600 Wii Points.

The Wii Shop Channel is also where users will go to download the Opera browser that will let them surf the Internet from the comfort of their couches on Wii's Internet Channel. More information about the availability of the browser will be released in the coming weeks.

On Dec. 20, Nintendo will roll out the Forecast Channel. Users will be able to access free local weather information, which is continually updated. Users can access worldwide weather information by browsing a 3-D globe. Weather information will be supplied by Weathernews. A high-speed Internet connection is required to access the Forecast Channel.

Then on Jan. 27, the Wii Menu News Channel will make headlines with the latest news from around the world provided by the Associated Press. A high-speed Internet connection is also needed to access the News Channel.

For more information about Wii and the Wii Menu, visit www.Wii.com.

Talkback

TJ SpykeNovember 21, 2006

Cool, this basically confirms that up to 8 players can play at once, which is good news for Super Bomberman.

Ian SaneNovember 21, 2006

They actually allow the five player mode in Bomberman '93?! That's awesome! What an incredible attention to detail that is usually absent from quick 'n' dirty re-releases.

theratNovember 21, 2006

and wheres the internet channel! im still waiting! impatiently =oP

MarioAllStarNovember 21, 2006

If I were to buy just one of these, which would you people recommend?

ShyGuyNovember 21, 2006

Do you want single player or multi-player?

C'mon Super Star Soldier!

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

MarioAllStarNovember 21, 2006

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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
Do you want single player or multi-player?

I'll probably end up buying both in time. face-icon-small-smile.gif My brother is visting home for Thanksgiving, so Bomberman might be neat to get.

theratNovember 21, 2006

wheres gunstar heros?

Infernal MonkeyNovember 21, 2006

I'd love it anyone could confirm if the VC TurboGrafx games are coming to Europe and Australia. face-icon-small-frown.gif At the moment I don't think Nintendo Australia even know what the console is.

IceColdNovember 21, 2006

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Originally posted by: Infernal Monkey
I'd love it anyone could confirm if the VC TurboGrafx games are coming to Europe and Australia. face-icon-small-frown.gif At the moment I don't think Nintendo Australia even know what the console is.
Hmm.. They list S/NES, N64 and Genesis games, but no sign of TurboGrafx ones.. And here

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One notable difference is present though - games from three Nintendo platforms of old and Sega's Mega Drive make up Australia's offerings, while the US, Japan and Europe will receive the addition of Hudson games from the TurboGrafx-16 (or PC Engine), at their respective launches.

Eight games from the TG-16 were announced for Japan, while the US and Europe will each receive five. The console, developed by NEC during the 16-bit era, was never released in Australia however, and as a result, games from the platform will likely never be available for download locally.

blackfootstepsNovember 21, 2006

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Originally posted by: IceCold
...The console, developed by NEC during the 16-bit era, was never released in Australia however, and as a result, games from the platform will likely never be available for download locally.


That reasoning is completely stupid, but this is NAL so what did I expect.

Personally I'm more likely to buy a copy of Bonk's Adventure simply because I have never played it before. I don't really need a fourth copy of Super Mario 64 etc.

I assume the same fate will await other games that never made it here such as Super Marioi RPG.

oohhboyHong Hang Ho, Staff AlumnusNovember 21, 2006

fing retarded regions. I can't see why they don't expand NOA to cover Oceania. It is only a couple million more people to look after. WE SPEAK ENGLISH.

We would probaly see Super Mario RPG since they own everything to do with it. Unlike the other games they won't have to renegotiate or hunt down who ever owns ithe lisence.

vuduNovember 22, 2006

Has anyone tried messing with the country option on their Wii? It would be more than wonderful if you could just choose a different region and be able to download those game. That might be too easy though.

RizeDavid Trammell, Staff AlumnusNovember 22, 2006

Some one tell me when konami releases rondo of blood

KDR_11kNovember 22, 2006

fing retarded regions. I can't see why they don't expand NOA to cover Oceania. It is only a couple million more people to look after. WE SPEAK ENGLISH.

And you use PAL.

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