Virtual Console Arcade Gets Major Support

[wraggster]

While Virtual Console Arcade launched with a modest four titles, it turns out that there's more on the way -- a lot more!

In Japan, the service launched today with six titles. Four of these were from Namco Bandai, who went on to also reveal that it has an additional 26 games on the way!

The Japanese launch lineup for Virtual Console Arcade includes the following: Star Force (Taito), Space Harrier (Sega), Gaplus (Namco Bandai), The Return of Ishtar (Namco Bandai), Emeraldia (Namco Bandai) and Solvalou (Namco Bandai). Star Force is priced at 500 WiiPoints. Everything else, at 800 WiiPoints.

Different from the US lineup, Japan did not get Namco Bandai's Tower of Druaga or Mappy at launch. These will be added in the future. Here's the full list of what Namco Bandai has on the way for the Japanese VCA service:


Assault
Galaga 88
Cosmo Gang the Puzzle
Cosmo Gang the Video
Cyber Sled
Sky Kid
Star Blade
Splatterhouse
Xevious
Dragon Spirit
Dragon Saber
Dragon Buster
Tower of Druaga
Knuckle Heads
Burning Force
Pacmania
Finest Hour
Numan Athletics
Pehlios
Hopping Mappy
Mabael Land
Mappy
Rolling Thunder
Wonder Momo
Genpei Toma Den
Youkai Dochuki (Shadow Land)
These will be released gradually, at a rate of one per week. Each game will carry a 800 WiiPoint price point.

For screenshots, mostly of the title screens, see Namco Bandai's Japanese Virtual Console Arcade page.

Bandai Namco isn't the only company offering up future support for the service. Taito is planning on releasing the classic of all classics, Space Invaders. This, the company announced at an arcade event in Tokyo today, will be released in early April.

These announcements concern Japan only at present, but we won't be surprised if many of the games end up coming our way as well.

http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/966/966579p1.html

[XDelusion]

Rolling Thunder, woohooo!!!

Granted I'm still waiting for Star Wars Trilogy...