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[Crispy Bacon]

Figured this deserved its own thread since we got some new details this morning.

Here are the details we know so far:

-Will launch in the spring after the first performance update is released

-NES and Super NES will be supported immediately (other platforms will surely follow as time goes by)

-GBA games will be supported at some point as well

-Wii U VC games will be playable on the Wii U GamePad

-Games will retail for the same amount as they did on the Wii VC

-If you purchased any titles on Wii VC and transferred them to Wii U, you will be able to redownload these titles on the Wii U VC at a discounted price. Discounted prices for NES games will come in at $1.00 and Super NES games will come in at $1.50

-Wii U VC Campaign, created to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the Famicom's release, will allow Wii U owners to download 1 game per month at the price of 30¢. This price will be available for 30 days per game. After 30 days, the price will return to its normal retail amount. Below is a schedule of the releases for NA/Europe and Japan.

NA and Europe:

January- Balloon Fight (NES)
February- F-Zero (SNES)
March- Punch Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (NES)
April- Kirby's Adventure (NES)
May- Super Metroid (SNES)
June- Yoshi/Mario & Yoshi (NES)
July- Donkey Kong (NES)

Japan:

January- Balloon Fight (NES)
February- Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo (Mystery of the Emblem) (SNES)
March- Mother 2 (EarthBound) (SNES)
April- Kirby's Adventure (NES)
May- Super Metroid (SNES)
June- Yoshi's Egg (Yoshi) (NES)
July- Donkey Kong (NES)

Edited by Crispy Bacon, 23 January 2013 - 12:19 PM.

[Dragon]

My hope is to play the Donkey Kong Country series on my Wii U. I love the first one sooo much! :3

[Goom]

I'll be buying all of the 30 cent VC games even though i own half of them and I'll also transfer Galaga and Donkey Kong to my WiiU.

[Chaotix]

Umm..Balloon Fight is out now apparently.

[Lord Pickleton]

F-Zero come to me

Umm..Balloon Fight is out now apparently.

Iwata did say you could buy the game right after the Nintendo Direct was over.

Edited by Cerberuz, 23 January 2013 - 01:43 PM.

[Guy Fieri]

I'm so jealous that Japan gets Earthbound. Judging from Balloon Fight footage, Virtual Console on Wii U is gonna be great. Customized control schemes, compatibility with practically every controller, and gamepad play. I'll get all the 30 cent games in the future, and will try to do the Wii to Wii U transfer.

[SDDMN]

Welp, I have almost $2. in my eshop account, so Super Metroid is mine once May rolls around.

[Hunter]

My hope is to play the Donkey Kong Country series on my Wii U. I love the first one sooo much! :3

I managed to get them all before they were taken off but ill rarely play them and theyll just go to waste if they dont make them available for wii u.

[Dragon]

I managed to get them all before they were taken off but ill rarely play them and theyll just go to waste if they dont make them available for wii u.

I think they are coming to Wii U.

[Gamejunkie]

I've already got Balloon Fight as one of the Ambassador games on my 3DS. I'm not sure if its worth getting again even for 30p and even with enhancements in control.

[SoldMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

HELLOOOOOOO!!!!! GAMEBOY ADVANCE Nuff said really.

[umegames]

HELLOOOOOOO!!!!! GAMEBOY ADVANCE Nuff said really.

Right!

I would imagine the 10 gba for the 3ds ambassador program would release 1st, which i more than welcome. trick is how will some of those games look on bigger screen