Today Nintendo of Europe (and Australia) add two new classic games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games went live at midnight CET. 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 stores like Amazon UK (Card).
We’ve included videos of each game for nostalgia’s sake or so you can see if it’s for you. This week’s new games are:
Adventure unfolds in Paper Mario!
Paper Mario (Nintendo 64, 1 player, 1000 Wii Points = €10 / £7.50 / AU$15) Roll up, roll up for one of the most-loved and quirkiest role-playing games around! Paper Mario, now on Virtual Console, combines 3D graphics with 2D characters for a unique action-RPG experience.
If you loved Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door or the Mario & Luigi games, you’ll be right at home with the original Paper Mario’s wacky humour, oddball cast of characters and its huge, entertaining quest.
Plus, it’s the perfect way to pass the time until the arrival of “Super Paper Mario“ a brand-new adventure that’s coming to PAL region Wii’s on 14th September, 2007!
“Original Rumble Pak functionality not available.”
The game will probably go live in the USA next Monday!
Air Zonk takes to the skies!
Air Zonk (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points = €6 / £4.50 / AU$9) If the hero of Air Zonk, Hudson Soft’s classic “cut-em-up”, looks familiar, then you’d be right! Modelled on prehistoric hero Bonk, Zonk is a cyborg warrior with a cool pair of shades and an even cooler range of weaponry.
Now on Virtual Console, Air Zonk is a zany comic-styled Turbografx (PC Engine) shooter with a massive choice of power-ups. Instead of typical lasers and missiles, you can fire sets of teeth, playing cards and if you combine with one of the many partner characters baseballs, milk bottles and even dog barks!
Turbografx games New Adventure Island, Chew-Man-Fu and Double Dungeons are now available in Australia as well.