Nintendo puts C64 games on Wii
Posted On Saturday, February 23, 2008 at at 2/23/2008 04:28:00 AM by nullVIRTUAL CONSOLE has gone back to the future with its decision to offer Wii gamers a new (old) format of classic games from the bestselling computer dinosaur, the Commodore 64, later this year.
Gamers will soon be able to play retro titles like International Karate and Uridium from the record-breaking C64, the best selling single computer model ever, apparently.
The C64's popularity spawned over 4,000 games between 1982-1994 and some of these 'new oldies' are set to join classic games from Nintendo, SEGA, Turbografx and NEOGEO already available to nostalgic Wii owners.
CEO of Commodore Gaming, Bala Keilman, reckons the "massive impact the Commodore 64 had on video-gaming is still evident today with many gamers remembering the computer and its games with great fondness. By working with Nintendo of Europe, we are ensuring that future generations of gamers can play some of the best and most popular titles that kick-started thecomputer games revolution and so keep the C64 legacy in gamers hearts."
The reincarnated games will be available for download on the European Wii Shop Channel soon