SMB For NES on VC as a Christmas Pressie

[Wickedkitten]

Only 500 points

http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=10831

As a special holiday surprise for Wii™ owners from Nintendo, the original Super Mario Bros. ™ game for the Nintendo Entertainment System® will appear in the Wii Shop Channel and be downloadable for 500 Wii Points™.

[Luke]

I'm too scared to buy any more NES games though, because Donkey Kong just looks crap on my TV (anything moving turns black).

[drewthmsn]

Yay!

Dee-dee dee dee-dee dee DEE!

[angel]

Not exactly a present though is it. More of a purchasing opportunity.

[PDogg]

Surely a present is free??

What a crock of shit. Super Mario Allstars from the Snes would have been better.

Edit: Beaten to the "presents are free" by Angel.

[Kryptonian]

It's bollocks yeah.

All they've done is make it available to buy. They could've done the Mario Allstars version instead

edit - p-dogg o/\o

[Wickedkitten]

Not exactly a present though is it. More of a purchasing opportunity.

that was a very sarcastic yay in the title

[stan]

I grew up with Mario Bros. I can't help but think it's complete shit now. In fact, I don't think I ever liked it.

Mario 3 was alright. But by the time that came out in the UK I had seen the first pictures of Mario World and was like WOAH.

Mario World's where it's at.

[angel]

Theyre not daft. Just like Capcom brought out SF2T onto live instead of SSF2T or SF3....dont spurt out all your good games too quickly now.

[Dandy_Sephy]

Also, does this apply to the Eu, or juist the US?

[geldra]

They're really spoiling us!

[angel]

that was a very sarcastic yay in the title

Too subtle for me then

[Hitcher]

In addition to Super Mario Bros., other top-notch offerings available on Dec. 25 include:

Super Castlevania® IV

Now that is more like it.

[roadkill]

Theyre not daft. Just like Capcom brought out SF2T onto live instead of SSF2T or SF3....dont spurt out all your good games too quickly now.

Very very true.

Another thing to bear in mind is that on XBLA the non-retro people have been complaining about too many retro titles appearing and taking away all their sales.

[Cyhwuhx]

Also, does this apply to the Eu, or juist the US?

.::: Just the US at the moment. But hey, get ready to scold at NoE anyway come Christmas morning.

(While the US still waits for the Weather and Internet Channels.)

I grew up with Mario Bros. I can't help but think it's complete shit now. In fact, I don't think I ever liked it.

Mario 3 was alright. But by the time that came out in the UK I had seen the first pictures of Mario World and was like WOAH.

Mario World's where it's at.

.::: You are as sick as you are blue.

[angel]

That Nintendo press release (or whatever it is) reads so corporate it's unbelievable. TM this, ® that. Since when did R-Type have 'characters'?

[Hitcher]

(While the US still waits for the Weather and Internet Channels.)

I've got a US Wii and I have the Weather and Internet Channels.

[angel]

Ah but you're in the UK.

[Guest]

Where's Marioworld, I take it that it hasn't come out...but Japan have it right?

[Wickedkitten]

.::: Just the US at the moment. But hey, get ready to scold at NoE anyway come Christmas morning.

You can scold them now probably

Today we've added a selection of new classic games to the Wii Shop Channel, which you can download and play directly on your Wii using the built-in Virtual Console.

Virtual Console allows you to play games from the NES, SNES, SEGA Mega Drive and TurboGrafx (PC Engine) and currently includes such classics as The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario 64 and Sonic the Hedgehog. New Virtual Console games are added to the Wii Shop Channel every Friday.

This week's new releases are:

NES: (500 Wii Points)

Donkey Kong Jr. (1-2 players)

Soccer (1-2 players)

Tennis (1-2 players)

SEGA Mega Drive: (800 Wii Points)

ToeJam & Earl (1-2 players)

Space Harrier II (1 player)

TurboGrafx: (600 Wii Points)

Military Madness (1-2 players)

Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. Certain games require the use of a Wii Classic Controller or Nintendo GameCube Controller. Please see the Wii Shop Channel for more details.

[angel]

Quick everyone, book time off work. NES Soccer is here! And it's moderately priced!

[ca18s13]

It's bollocks yeah.

All they've done is make it available to buy. They could've done the Mario Allstars version instead

edit - p-dogg o/\o

its the nintendo way, release one game at a time, even though we have purchased it on nes, snes, gameboy colour, gameboy advance. They probably wont release compilation games like all stars.

[Hitcher]

Ah but you're in the UK.

So? I'm still connecting to the US servers.

[angel]

I duno, it was just a guess Hitcher.

[Sir DangerM]

Will definitely get SMB. Need more good snes games though! SMW and LttP please!!

On an unrelated note, someone at work has brought his son into work today and he's totally defeated me on wii bowling. Not happy. Little cunt.

[angel]

Take him out into the woods and leave him there, it's the only way to rid yourself of the stain of defeat.

[Sir DangerM]

He's gone now, after he spent about 10 mins trying to tell me how muh better at mario 64 he is than me. Little bastard.

[Steven]

Awesome - they must have been sweating like navvies to bring us this once in a lifetime chance to own this title. Tell you what Nintendo - get some fucking Wii games made and in the real shops, because once I've finished Zelda, there's absolutely fuck all decent to play. Ba humbug!

[Wiper]

Quick everyone, book time off work. Toejam and Earl is here! And Military Madness!

Seriousified and corrected.

[TheSlugFormerlyKnownAsNap]

Is T&J good? Never played it. Will it be good without rose-tinted specs?