European Nintendo downloads: Pilotwings (finally)

by JC Fletcher { Aug 21st 2009 at 11:15AM }

Without a doubt, the highlight of this week's WiiWare, Virtual Console, and DSiWare offerings in Europe is Pilotwings, the SNES launch title that should have been on the Virtual Console in 2006. It has finally arrived in PAL territories, and we have high hopes for a North American release soon. (Which we really shouldn't.)

The other new additions are actually pretty great as well: Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Pop! Plus Solo are now up on DSiWare, and two distinctly different paddle games, Bit.Trip: Core and Arkanoid Plus, are on WiiWare:

Pilotwings (SNES, 800 Wii Points)
Bit.Trip: Core (WiiWare, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
Arkanoid Plus (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
Pop! Plus Solo (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)

Tags: arkanoid-plus, bit-trip-core, dsi, dsiware, europe, friday, mario-vs-donkey-kong, pilotwings, pop-plus-solo, virtual-console, wiiware

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Evil Richard Mitchell @ Aug 21st 2009 12:08PM

Knowing the big N of North America they will blow this opportunity like they have with the other VC games we Americans are long overdue for. We still are waiting for Super Smash Brothers, Super Mario Kart, and now this.

Knowing how the North American office is so out of touch with what its' "consumers" want. Super Smash Brothers will be the 300th VC title released, Super Mario Kart the 400th, and Pilot Wings will be 500. Their strategy of release one VC title a week isn't working very good either. Cut down on the Wiiware (Shovelware) and release the classics instead. We know Big N all is what you care about is money, so why are you blowing this opportunity? Is it just arrogance and having a sense of power?

At least though they really surprised us with Super Star Wars. I thought we would never get that on the VC due to the licensing issues.