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The launch titles for Wii’s downloadable online “Virtual Console”, as well as the titles that will be made available through December, have been announced. New titles will be added to the library on a monthly basis. “Wii Points” are basicaly the online currency of the Virtual Console, with 100 points equating to a dollar.

NES – 500 points ($5)

Baseball

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong Jr.

Ice Hockey

The Legend of Zelda

Mario Bros.

Pinball

Soccer

Solomon’s Key (Tecmo)

Tennis

Urban Champion

Wario’s Woods

SNES – 800 points ($8)

F-Zero

SimCity

N64 – 1000 points ($10)

Super Mario 64

Genesis – 800 points ($8)

Altered Beast

Columns

Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine

Ecco the Dolphin

Golden Axe

Gunstar Heroes

Sonic the Hedgehog

Space Harrier II

Toe Jam & Earl

TurboGrafix-16 – 600 points ($6)

Bomberman ’93 (NA, Europe)

Bonk’s Adventure (NA, Europe)

Dungeon Explorer (NA, Europe)

Super Star Soldier (NA, Europe)

Victory Run (NA, Europe)

Bomberman ’94 (Japan)

Necromancer (Japan)

New Adventure Island (Japan)

A healthy line-up to get the ball rolling and I especially like the inclusion of several non-Nintendo produced games. The TurboGrafix selection came as a real surprise to me, especially the inclusion of several games never previously made available outside Japan.

Source: GAF