Entries in the ‘Virtual Console’ Category:
filed in Arcade, Capcom, Castlevania, Classic Gaming, Contra, Donkey Kong, Final Fantasy, Games, Konami, Mario, Mega Man, Metroid, Midway, Mortal Kombat, Nintendo, Playstation, Powet Alphabet, SNK, Sega, Sonic, Sony, Square-Enix, Virtual Console, Wii, Zelda on May.08, 2010
Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks.
The sixteen bit era of video games is considered by many to be the bridge between the past and modern eras of video gaming, and there were two kings of the ring: Nintendo’s [...]
filed in $20 Game Of The Week, Castlevania, Classic Gaming, Games, Konami, Lost Classics, Nintendo, PSP, Sony, Virtual Console, Wii on Jan.01, 2010
Welcome to Powet’s first $20 GOTW and Lost Classics of the new decade. We got two classic games that will help you get the new year started off right. Without any further ado, click below and lets get started.
filed in Final Fantasy, Games, Nintendo, Virtual Console, Wii, WiiWare on Feb.27, 2009
“Final Fantasy IV: The After” or “The After Years” as it will now be known, is coming to the Wii. What is this game? Final Fantasy IV: The After – Return to the Moon is a direct sequel to Final Fantasy IV, the greatest game ever made, which was previously available only to [...]
filed in Castlevania, Games, Konami, Virtual Console, Wii on Jan.12, 2009
A step that has not only been high on the wish lists of not only Konami fans, but oldschool NES fans in general, Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse was released today for the Wii’s Virtual Console for the low purchasing price of $5 US.
Favored in the series for its early take on RPG elements and a [...]
filed in Capcom, Classic Gaming, Games, Virtual Console on Aug.03, 2008
Following up the amazing news of Mega Man 9 being released in September, it appears that the folks at Capcom are starting even more hype to lead into the release. They’ve announced that the original Mega Man game will be released for the Virtual Console starting tomorrow, Monday August 4th. They also plan to re-release [...]
filed in Games, Horror, Namco, Virtual Console on Apr.23, 2008
Something that made my heart flutter happened to be smack dab on the cover of June’s EGM issue – it would appear that Namco’s cult-classic horror game Splatterhouse will be getting a well-deserved updating and makeover. Given that there have been a recent string of “retro-revivals” lately, including a new Golden Axe game (squee!!), this [...]
filed in Games, NiWiFi, Nintendo, Virtual Console, Wii on Aug.07, 2007
Yes ladies and gentlemen the Wii finally gets another firmware update today, bringing the system up to 3.0U. The primary accomplishments of this update? A fairly major overhaul to the Wii Shop Channel and a clock on the main screen. Hey it’s not exactly loading games off an SD card, but we’ll [...]
filed in Games, Nintendo, Virtual Console, Wii on Jun.27, 2007
Last night, Level Up reported via their Newsweek blog that NOA President Reggie Fils-Aime will be making an announcement about new WiiWare downloadable games: original titles similar to those of Xbox Live Arcade or the Playstation Network. Today it has become a reality!
According to the release, WiiWare™ is “a game-creation service that will allow [...]
