PC-Engine Super CD-ROM2 and CD-ROM2 games to VC

[Geoff D]

According to this all in Japanese page. According to posters at neogaf, the first games due for release should be Ys Book 1 & 2 and Chou Aniki.

Might we see Castlevania Rondo Of Blood on the VC?

[elkatas]

Now confirmed by Hudson:

September 17, 2007? Hudson Soft Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Hidetoshi Endo) is pleased to announce that Turbo CD and Super CD game software will be available for download via the Virtual Console? feature on Nintendo?s Wii?. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points? to download these classic games through the Wii Shop Channel. Soon, Wii? owners will be able to enjoy even more software titles previously released on other platforms. These titles will be available for download beginning in October of this year in Japan, and thereafter will extend to North America, Europe and Australia. Now Wii? gamers will be able to play games originally created specifically for CD-ROM media, in addition to TurboGrafx-16 game titles already available via Virtual Console?.

Players will simply select their favorite games in the Wii Shop Channel to download the software via the Internet. Each Turbo CD and Super CD download will be priced at 800 Wii Points, which can be purchased either by credit card or through a Wii Points Card which are available at various retail locations.

*1 Wii Point = JPY1 = USD0.01 = EURO0.01 = AUD0.01

In November 2006, Hudson Soft launched its Virtual Console? business in North America, extending the service to Japan and Europe in December and to Australia in July of this year. As of the end of August 2007, 49 titles were available in Japan, and an impressive amount of titles were being distributed outside Japan (including third-party software). Hudson Soft will continue adding to the lineup of popular games for Virtual Console?.

About the download service for Turbo CD and Super CD games

Price per download: 800 Wii Points per title

Projected distribution: over 5 games in 2007, over 10 games in 2008

[Dogg Thang]

What happens when the Wii system memory gets full? The games can't play from SD cards, can it?

[elkatas]

The games can't play from SD cards, can it?

Nope, but Nintendo did buy last May eSOL's solution for highly secure filesystem that can be used with any USB-based mass storage. I wouldn't be surprised that USB support would coincide with first TurboCD releases.

[LostHeaven]

Didn't know that, just checked the statement now (http://www.esol.co.jp/english/compan...ss070404.html).

Here comes the external hard-drive xD

[elkatas]

Gate of Thunder has got OFLC rating.

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