Top Virtual Console Downloads

We’ve had the virtual console for more than a year now.   Have you ever wondered what the most popular downloads are?  Here are the Top 20, with parenthesis showing where they were previously:

1 (1) Super Mario Bros 3
2 (2) Mario Kart 64
3 (3) Super Mario Bros
4 (6) Super Mario 64
5 (7) Super Mario World
6 (8) Street Fighter 2 Turbo
7 (9) The Legend of Zelda : Ocarine of Time
8 (4) Pokemon Snap
9 (5) Megaman 2
10 (10) Paper Mario
11 (15) Bomberman 93
12 (11) The legend of Zelda : A Link to the past
13 (E) Donkey Kong Country 3
14 (17) Super Mario Bros 2
15 (12) Yoshi’s Story
16 (16) Sonic 3
17 (13) Bubble Bobble
18 (20) Sonic
19 (18) The Legend of Zelda
20 (14) The King of fighters 94

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Virtual Console Games - Monday, January 1, 2007

Happy New Year everyone! 2007 was good, but I’m really looking forward to 2008. Here are this weeks virtual console games:

• Bubble Bobble - NES - 500 Wii Points
• Light Crusader - Genesis - 800 Wii Points
• Top Hunter - NEOGEO - 900 Wii Points

Bubble Bobble was a good game, but they are getting to slim pickins now.

Compilation of Nintendo Wedding Cakes!

I always love wedding cakes because the give the creator an opportunity to be as creative as they want to be.  Here are some examples of creative Nintendo-related wedding cakes.   Enjoy!

Virtual Console Games - Monday, December 17, 2007

Here are this weeks virtual console games:

• Cybernator - SNES - 800 Wii Points
• Alien Storm - Genesis - 800 Wii Points
• Monster Lair - CR-ROM - 800 Wii Points

The Average Nintendo Wii Player is 29 Years Old

Ever wonder what the appeal is of the Nintendo Wii? Although kids love it, the true appeal is to adults who don’t have endless hours to invest in a typical video game. I’ve had every Nintendo gaming console, but I didn’t have the renewed interest until the Wii was released, and I know several other people have felt the same way. Even nursing homes are using the Nintendo Wii for entertainment!

If you are looking for some proof that the Nintendo Wii’s primary appeal is to adults, PC World has done a study that shows the average Nintendo Wii player is 29 years old.

In a group conference call on Friday, the boss man said that Wii attach rates are actually higher than the PS2 attach rate for the same period, suggesting that a healthy number of games are being sold.

When asked if Nintendo was happy with the current quality of third-party games, Fils-Aime said, “Any system will have a range of quality.” He went on to say that developers are “working hard” to push the limits of Wii hardware.

On the subject of online functionality, Reggie dished both good and bad. “We do not anticipate making online playable VC games,” he said before speaking on the future possibility of voice communication for Wii.