SMS game
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
1 player
500 Wii points
21 blocks (2 save blocks)
No Re-Releases
NeoGeo game
Burning Fight
1-2 players
900 Wii points
86 blocks (1 save block)
Re-Release:
- Burning Fight (NGCD)
WW title
Gyrostarr
1-4 players
700 Wii points
290 blocks (1 save block)
The past month has been one with madness. Starting out with mediocre helpings of puzzles sports, April ended with 2 of the best beat 'em ups of all time.
Number of Virtual Console Games released in April: 7
Number of Virtual Console Games released so far: 221
Number of Wii Ware Titles released in April: 0
Number of Wii Ware Titles released so far: 0
Number of Wii Channels released in April: 1
Number of Wii Channels released so far: 6
NES games: 4
500 point games: 4
Most blocks: Bases Loaded (26 blocks, 1 save block)
SMS games: 1
500 point game: 1
Most blocks: Fantasy World (19 blocks, 2 save blocks)
Genesis games: 2
800 point games: 2
Most blocks: Mega Turrican (32 blocks, 2 save blocks)
Wii Channels: 1
Games: Mario Kart Wii
Most blocks: Mario Kart Wii (78 blocks, 23 save blocks)
SMS Game
Fantasy Zone
500 Wii points
19 blocks (2 save blocks)
Re-Releases:
- Fantasy Zone (NES, TG16, GG)
Genesis Game
Mega Turrican
800 Wii points
32 blocks (2 save blocks)
No Re-Releases
This post covers releases on the Wii Shop Channel during January, February and March of the year 2008.
Quarter Statistics
Total number of games released between January and March: 24
Total number of games released on the Virtual Console so far: 214
Number of Wii Channels released between January and March: 0
Total number of Wii Channels released so far: 0
NES games: 6
500 point games: 6
Most blocks: King's Knight, Startropics, Adventures of Lolo 2 (22 blocks, 1 save block)
SMS games: 1
500 point game: Wonder Boy
Most blocks: Wonder Boy
TG16 games: 1
500 point game: Psychosis
Most blocks: Psychosis (23 blocks, 4 save blocks)
TCD games: 2
800 point games: 2
Most blocks: Lords of Thunder (214 blocks, 5 save blocks)
Genesis games: 3
800 point games: 2
900 point game: Puyo Puyo 2
Most blocks: Puyo Puyo 2 (35 blocks, 2 save blocks)
SNES games: 6
800 point games: 5
900 point game: DoReMi Fantasy
Most blocks: Super Street Fighter 2 (68 blocks, 4 save blocks)
NeoGeo games: 1
900 point game: King of Fighters '94
Most blocks: King of Fighters '94 (226 blocks, 1 save block)
N64 games: 3
1000 point games: 3
Most blocks: 1080 Snowboarding (157 blocks, 1 save block)
March came in like a lion for the Wii as Super Smash Bros. Brawl was released, and it went out like a sheep because nothing new of interest came out. Sure, the Sega Master System came out, but the rumored 400 points per game turned out to be a bust. Here's the breakdown of March on the Virtual Console:
Number of Virtual Console games released in March: 9
Total number of Virtual Console games released so far: 214
Number of Wii Channels released in March: 0
Total number of Wii Channels released so far: 5
NES games
500 point games: 2
Most blocks: King's Knight (22 blocks, 1 save block)
Sega Master System (SMS) game
500 point game: Wonder Boy
Most blocks: Wonder Boy
SNES games
800 point games: 2
900 point game: DoReMi Fantasy (Import)
Most blocks: DoReMi Fantasy (45 blocks, 4 save blocks)
Genesis games
800 point games: Powerball
900 point game: Puyo Puyo 2
Most blocks: Puyo Puyo 2 (35 blocks, 2 save blocks)
N64 games
1000 point games: Cruisn' USA
Most blocks: Cruisn' USA (72 blocks, 1 save block)
Sega Master System Game (SMS)
Wonder Boy
500 Wii points
No Re-Releases
N64 Game
Cruisn' USA
1000 Wii points
72 blocks (1 save block)
No Re-Releases
