Neo Geo confirmed for US Virtual Console

[shadowprophet]

I dont normaly post a lot of news, But I had to post this.

The Guys over at the Virtual Console News site Have Confirmed the
impending US release for the Neo Geo expansion to the Vc lineup.
An interesting snippet of news, even if its nothing we haven't already heard before

Anyway Here's what they had to say.

Via Virtual Console News (http://www.vc-reviews.com/news/161/neo-geo-confirmed-for-us-virtual-console.php)
SNK has issued a press release to inform us that Neo Geo games will indeed appear on the American VC. They have also revealed 3 of the titles to appear, and all of them are fighters! They are Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury and World Heroes (Yes, unfortunately, no Magician Lord quite yet). Note that these have only been mentioned as "key titles", so there might be others on their way soon as well. The full press release below:

"SNK to Release Classic NEOGEO Arcade Games on Wii Virtual Console

Wall, NJ - September 12, 2007 - SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the U.S. publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, today announced that the Company will release several of their greatest NEOGEO arcade games via the Virtual Console feature on Wii. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download these classic games through the Wii Shop Channel. D4Enterprise, Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, will manage the release of the titles.

Key NEOGEO titles will include "Fatal Fury," "World Heroes," and "Art of Fighting." Each title is expected to cost 900 Wii Points. More titles will follow over the coming months.

About SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION
Headquartered in Osaka, Japan, SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION (SNK) develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1978, SNK is one of the largest privately held interactive entertainment content providers in the world. Known for such franchises as THE KING OF FIGHTERS, METAL SLUG, and SAMURAI SHODOWN SNK continues to be an industry leader by focusing on their rich arcade history. More information on SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION can be found at www.snkplaymore.co.jp SNK PLAYMORE USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION with offices in Wall, NJ. It handles operations in North America including publishing, marketing, development and localization. More information on SNK PLAYMORE USA can be found at www.snkplaymoreusa.com"

UPDATE: The OFLC has now rated Fatal Fury, meaning Europe/Australia will get Neo Geo games too!



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[mcdougall57]

ack!!.. my wallet!!

[geise69]

Well I'm glad to see them releasing neogeo games for VC, and the fact they're cheaper than N64 games. Although personally for me I'd rather play them on my actual Neo-Geo system. For first release titles I'd say it's kinda weak. Only true enthusiasts are going to want to play those games, and those are people that grew up with the console and *gasp* went to an arcade. I love those games, but I don't think the casual gamer is going to get on the VC, dl it, and go "Man these games rock! I'm going to dl more when they get released!" Magician Lord would've rocked, so would Pulstar, or Blazing Star, or even Wind Jammers would've been a great release title. I guess all in due time, but it's nice to see Neo-Geo on there.

[shadowprophet]

Well I'm glad to see them releasing neogeo games for VC, and the fact they're cheaper than N64 games. Although personally for me I'd rather play them on my actual Neo-Geo system. For first release titles I'd say it's kinda weak. Only true enthusiasts are going to want to play those games, and those are people that grew up with the console and *gasp* went to an arcade. I love those games, but I don't think the casual gamer is going to get on the VC, dl it, and go "Man these games rock! I'm going to dl more when they get released!" Magician Lord would've rocked, so would Pulstar, or Blazing Star, or even Wind Jammers would've been a great release title. I guess all in due time, but it's nice to see Neo-Geo on there.

It may shock people. But I dont see myself buying thirty different versions of the same fighter just because thats what SNK loved to do. I may buy a couple of the better games, But i'll be damned if im going to have ten different versions of samurai showdown :cool: