Popular Virtual Console games, according to the Wii Shop Channel
by JC Fletcher 
{ Aug 8th 2007 at 3:00PM }
One of the most interesting new features of the newly-updated Wii firmware is the ability to see a list of popular Virtual Console games for your region. Now that there's a decent number of Virtual Console games, we can imagine having a hard time making a selection. Siliconera's Spencer Yip has provided both the Japanese top 20 (left) and the US top 20 (right) for comparison.
We don't know exactly how the popularity of these games is determined. As Spencer mused, "It's not clear if these games are popular because they are the top selling Virtual Console games, most browsed games this month or most loved by the Nintendo staff (unlikely!)"
What is clear is that the list is frequently updated. We found that some of the games had shifted around from their positions on Siliconera's list. Star Fox 64 and Shining Force, for example, swapped places, and Wave Race 64 and Zelda II have replaced Kirby's Dream Course and Excitebike.
We couldn't be more excited about daily Virtual Console charts! Even if they show a disappointing lack of Devil's Crush on both sides.
We don't know exactly how the popularity of these games is determined. As Spencer mused, "It's not clear if these games are popular because they are the top selling Virtual Console games, most browsed games this month or most loved by the Nintendo staff (unlikely!)"
What is clear is that the list is frequently updated. We found that some of the games had shifted around from their positions on Siliconera's list. Star Fox 64 and Shining Force, for example, swapped places, and Wave Race 64 and Zelda II have replaced Kirby's Dream Course and Excitebike.
We couldn't be more excited about daily Virtual Console charts! Even if they show a disappointing lack of Devil's Crush on both sides.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
megapenguinx @ Aug 8th 2007 3:11PM
I should download Paper Mario.
hvnlysoldr @ Aug 8th 2007 3:45PM
Fascinating.
steve @ Aug 8th 2007 4:04PM
Sounds right. I own most of those in that list
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Doug @ Aug 8th 2007 4:10PM
You don't OWN any of them -- and don't you ever forget it!
;p
Nushio @ Aug 8th 2007 4:59PM
Thats right. You simply License them.
I've "Licensed" some of those as well. I'm glad Contra 3 (SNES) aint up there. The bastards have yet to fix their broken gamecube support. (For the record, Mario World still has it broken)
Stormrider @ Aug 10th 2007 2:43PM
UK(or maybe europe)
Paper Mario
Mario Kart 64
Super Mario Bros
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64
Street Fighter II Turbo
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Super Mario Bros 2
Lylat Wars
Streets of Rage II
Sonic the Hedgehog
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Bomberman '93
Metroid
Pac-Man
Zelda:A Link to the Past
Donkey Kong Country
F-Zero X
Kirby's Adventure
Shining Force
Budmadness @ Aug 27th 2007 8:36PM
When is nintendo going to wake up and get this whole gamecube problem on the wii fixed. why can't you use the virtual stick to play gamecube games on the wii instead of going out and buying a wireless gamcube controller ? Last if nintendo is so high on this wifi console wheres the console games to play online besides pokemon and Mario strikers soccer ? Hell if i was nintendo i would have put a flash player hard drive and java in the wii to play online games . So in a nut shell it would be cool to play pogo games on my 52 inch plasma tv. ☆☆☆☆