zack4812
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Post by zack4812 on Aug 31, 2015 13:04:14 GMT -5
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Post by Hope(N Forever) on Aug 31, 2015 13:53:41 GMT -5
As usual as every Monday, Nintendo of Europe (NOE) outed their release schedule, via press release, for upcoming downloadable games arriving in the European region on Thursday. Yes, unlike Nintendo of America, NOE would inform people about each week's batch of games three days prior, but let's get to the point of this thread. Today, NOE has confirmed that on September 3, 2015 they are releasing, alongside the Nintendo 64 game Sin & Punishment, both StarTropics and Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II for the Virtual Console service via the Wii U's Nintendo eShop, marking the first ever appearance of the games under the Nintendo eShop digital space. This finally means people can now play the games on native Wii U hardware rather than going through Wii Mode, and have other benefits such as Off-TV Play on the Wii U GamePad! If you happen to own a PAL Wii U console, you can get each game for the usual price of €4.99 / £4.49 like any other NES game, which is good as some of you may know Zoda's Revenge was not originally released in Europe during its prime, albeit did officially arrive eventually when the game was originally released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in July 2009, priced at 600 Wii Points instead of 500. At this time, there is currently no word whether Nintendo of America would re-release either game on the Wii U, or even on the Nintendo 3DS. For those of you who can get them from the Nintendo eShop this Thursday, or update their Wii Shop Channel purchases at a discounted price, do enjoy! Stay tuned to this thread for any further developments. |
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Post by shinigamihedgehog on Aug 31, 2015 18:50:01 GMT -5
This made me really happy this morning. I really wish Nintendo would make more of a fuzz about this. I mean... the only way to boost interest is for them to do it first. Otherwise people are still going to overlook them. Here's hoping for a big NA release. Now, if only they brought these to 3DS. I NEED these games to come with me wherever I go... Still crossing my fingers for them to be 3D CLASSICS on 3DS.  |
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Post by Coralcola on Sept 2, 2015 18:16:05 GMT -5
Admin Note: *Merged the two topics as both were talking about the same thing.*
It was only a matter of time. Considering both could still be played in the Wii mode, anybody who has a Wii U and would be interested in playing them probably already had them (especially considering the Wii sales numbers vs. Wii U). I don't expect it will generate a lot of sales/buzz (again, especially considering the Wii U track record), but at least they're still available in some form for newcomers.
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Post by maetch on Sept 16, 2015 16:46:33 GMT -5
Now, if only they brought these to 3DS. I NEED these games to come with me wherever I go... Still crossing my fingers for them to be 3D CLASSICS on 3DS. Unfortunately, it looks like the 3DS Virtual Console has been discontinued in America. The last release was well over six months ago with the Donkey Kong Land games. |
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Post by Hope(N Forever) on Sept 18, 2015 14:35:20 GMT -5
Unfortunately, it looks like the 3DS Virtual Console has been discontinued in America. The last release was well over six months ago with the Donkey Kong Land games. Granted, there were barely any new Virtual Console titles for the Nintendo 3DS in all regions for almost a year now, although it does not necessarily mean Nintendo had all but abandoned the 3DS Virtual Console. Keep in mind the Wii U Virtual Console library recently expanded to include Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS games, and it is likely Nintendo are having their resources focus on Wii U releases for the most part. It is not like they are just dumping old game ROMs onto the Nintendo eShop servers as many people seem to believe. There are standards to follow, such as emulation programming, testing for bugs, and implementing digital manuals. After all, under "official" circumstances, it would not be possible to continue playing StarTropics at one point without dipping a certain out-of-game letter in some water. |
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Post by Scotty D. on Sept 18, 2015 21:16:02 GMT -5
This issue was addressed with the Wii VC release of StarTropics. On the page containing the infamous aforementioned letter of the digital manual, there was an icon of a bucket of water at the bottom. When clicked on, it showed a short animation of a piece of paper being dipped into the water and the words "frequency 747 mHz" showed up above the icon.
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Post by Hope(N Forever) on Sept 24, 2015 6:45:19 GMT -5
I forgot to add, since we now have both games on the Nintendo eShop, that means both games now have their own Miiverse communities: StarTropics community is here, and Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II community is here. Nintendo Life apparently gave the Nintendo eShop Virtual Console re-release of StarTropics an 8 out of 10. Check out their review here. They also reviewed the game when it was originally re-released via the Wii Shop Channel Virtual Console in 2008, and the score was on par too. Check out the original review here. Edit: Nintendo Life finally reviewed the Nintendo eShop Virtual Console re-release of Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II, but they gave it a 7 out of 10. This isn't even on par with the original review score (8/10) they gave after reviewing the original Wii Virtual Console re-release. |
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Post by Hope(N Forever) on May 26, 2016 8:27:53 GMT -5
Nintendo of America has just updated their Nintendo eShop listing today, like they usually do every Thursday, albeit has not released the full list of new releases yet. However, both StarTropics and Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II are finally available via the North American Wii U Virtual Console service as of today! You can purchase them right now from Nintendo's website via the direct links, or log on to the Nintendo eShop itself on the Wii U so you can download them directly! I'm guessing since many members on the forums own North American Wii U consoles, they can now be excited that both games are finally re-released on the Nintendo eShop! |
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Post by solitonmedic on May 27, 2016 18:08:30 GMT -5
I went stir crazy about on the Nsider2 forums, this is really awesome, hopefully we get more fans of the series here!
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Post by Scotty D. on May 31, 2016 18:53:05 GMT -5
I'm going to be more than a little upset if I have to pay for these games again, as I've purchased them once already on the original Wii's Virtual Console service...
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Post by Hope(N Forever) on Jun 2, 2016 15:45:22 GMT -5
I'm going to be more than a little upset if I have to pay for these games again, as I've purchased them once already on the original Wii's Virtual Console service... If you had already purchased the games from the Wii Shop Channel on or transferred to your Wii U console, you can get the Nintendo eShop versions at only a fraction of the price. Typically, any NES title you already got from the Wii Shop Channel will only be $1.00 when purchased again from the Nintendo eShop (conditional that your original Virtual Console purchases are available on the same Wii U console). And keep in mind, the Nintendo eShop Virtual Console re-releases have a much better emulation than the original Wii Shop Channel versions, and the best part is that you can play them directly on the Wii U GamePad without a need for the TV or additional controllers! |
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