So I’ve been thinking lately that maybe I’ve downloading a bit too many Virtual Console games for my Wii. But this article on IGN made me feel alright again.
Apparently I’m not the only one going crazy for the retro goodness of Virtual Console. Since the release of the Wii not even a year ago 7.8 million games have been downloaded, for a total sum of about $33 million!
The coverage on Destructoid also made me wonder exactly how much I’ve forked over to Nintendo for my frequent trips down memory lane. So here’s my list:
- Super Mario Bros (500 Wii Points)
- Kid Icarus (500 Wii Points)
- Ice Climber (500 Wii Points)
- Gradius (500 Wii Points)
- Punch-Out!! (500 Wii Points)
- Mega Man (500 Wii Points)
- Metroid (500 Wii Points)
- Xevious (500 Wii Points)
- R-Type (800 Wii Points)
- Super Castlevania IV (800 Wii Points)
- Gunstar Heroes (800 Wii Points)
- Super Metroid (800 Wii Points)
- Donkey Kong Country (800 Wii Points)
- Mario Kart 64 (1000 Wii Points)
- Super Mario 64 (1000 Wii Points)
That’s a total of 10000 Wii Points. Not that much, but still quite a few.
Oh well, at least now I know that there are many that share my obsession with the past. So how much have you guys spent on Virtual Console games? And be honest 
Holy cow! I just gotta get my internet-access back soon! One of my favorite NES-games of all time is finally available for Virtual Console!
Since I first learned about Virtual Console I’ve been wishing for “Kid Icarus” to be realeased. Now it is and I can’t download it because my ADSL hasn’t been reconnected yet! I think I’m gonna explode right now!
Or maybe I’ll just go play some “Mario Kart 64″ instead.
All hail the awesome Virtual Console!
“Mario Kart 64″ was released for the Virtual Console today! I’m ecstatic I tell you. I looove Mario Kart in all of its incarnations so I was really quick to download this one to my Nintendo Wii.
As if that wasn’t enough good news Nintendo launched the much anticipated (by me at least!) News Channel today, and it’s actually pretty neat. It looks good and its functionality is actually better than I expected. So thank you for another neat Wii-toy Nintendo.
Speaking of toys, I’ve read some rumours that my webbrowser of choice, Mozilla Firefox, may be coming to the Nintendo Wii. If there is any truth at all to that rumour I’ll be beside myself with joy. My fave browser on my Wii, how awesome is that?!
And for my workout today I opted for nothing but Boxing once again.
Here’s todays Wii-activities:
Wii Shop Channel 00:10
News Channel 00:15
Mario Kart 64 00:26
Wii Sports 00:46
Total Play Time 01:37
So I’m spending my lunch-hour today chowing down on some japanese-style casserole with green bell peppers and chickenliver (yum… and I mean that) while researching what games to buy next for my Nintendo Wii.
Currently I’m leaning towards “Marvel: Ultimate Alliance”. The reviews I’ve read so far have been pretty positive and I’m a huge Marvel-fan which pretty much seals the deal right there haha.
I’ve also been giving “Rampage: Total Destruction” some serious thought but the reviews have been really bad for the most part so I think I’ll pass on it. Also I’m pretty sure I find it compelling mainly for nostalgic reasons, and I’m not sure nostalgia is quite worth the price of a brand new video game. Not right now at least. Maybe when my cashflow is a little better.
I have however decided to spend some cash on a bunch of games for Virtual Console. I’ll probably get “Gunstar Heroes”, “Super Mario 64″ and “R-Type”, maybe “Super Castlevania IV” as well, all great classic and trustworthy games.
I need to stock up on stuff to do you see, because in 10 days I’m moving and after the move I will not have any internet or digital-TV for 3-5 weeks until my supplier finds the time to reconnect my sorry ass :-/
So february will be a huge month for video gaming since I will not have much else to do. I’ll still be updating this blog during my lunch-hour at work though, so stay tuned!
Oh, and please feel free to leave comments with tips about games for the Nintendo Wii!
Playing “Super Mario Bros.” on my 32″ LCD-TV is the shiiiiiiit!!!
I also downloaded “Xevious” tonight, and found out first hand that it apparently has the most annoying music in a video game ever. Who knew?
But Virtual Console is awesome. To be able to simply download and play all these legacy games that I fell in love with at an early age is just priceless. Leave it to Nintendo to come up with such a brilliant idea. I mean, not only am I able to play GameCube-games on my Wii but Virtual Console turns it into every Nintendo-console ever made! Except for the handheld ones that is. The people at Nintendo really have a firm grasp on the whole idea of backwards-compatibility and all of us fanboys are rejoicing because of it.
Now I’m just waiting for “Kid Icarus” and “Pro Wrestling” to be released in Europe. Then I’ll really be ecstatic!
