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by Mike Zazaian November 1, 2006 - 12:21pm, 2 Comments

While the list of Wii launch games that Nintendo announced today is impressive, the dirt-cheap offerings on classic console downloads may be equally enticing to some.

Nintendo officially announced today that it will have 33 new titles available for its upcoming Wii console when it launches on November 19th. Even though not every title is a best seller, the sheer variety of the lineup should make for the most appealing array of launch titles out of any of the next-generation consoles. By comparison Sony’s upcoming Playstation 3 will have only 22 games available at launch, while the Xbox 360 offered only 18 titles when it became available last year. Launch titles for the Wii include:

In addition Nintendo will make available a number of classic games for the NES, SNES, N64, Genesis and Turbografx systems of old, available for download directly through the Wii’s Virtual console. Games for the virtual console can be purchased with Wii points, which equate to $1 per hundred points. NES games will sell for 500 points, Turbografx games for 600 points, SNES and Genesis games for 800 points, and N64 games will sell for a reasonable 1000 points. Granted, these aren’t exactly flee market prices, but the ability to store and organize games that were once only available on bulky, fragile cartridges should bring a new playability to some of these old favorites:

Via ars technica
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