Virtual Console dates set for AU

Nintendo, still flushed from the Wii's record-breaking debut in Australia, isn't letting up with announcements on the Wii front. The company has unveiled 10 more games slated for release on its Virtual Console service down under, which will bring the total number of available games to 28 before the end of 2006.

Nintendo Australia will add new Virtual Console titles every Friday until the end of the year. Australia's list is being updated every Friday at 10 a.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), and New Zealand's list is being updated at 12 p.m. AEST. In Australia, Nintendo Entertainment System games will cost 500 Wii points, Super NES games will cost 800 Wii points, and Nintendo 64 games will cost 1,000 points. Sega Mega Drive (known as Sega Genesis in the US) titles will cost 800 Wii points. Australian Wii owners can buy 2,000 points for A$30 ($23.40).

The full schedule of Virtual Console titles is as follows.

Virtual Console games being made available on December 22
Donkey Kong Jr., NES
Soccer, NES
Tennis, NES
Space Harrier II, Sega Mega Drive
Toe Jam and Earl, Sega Mega Drive

Virtual Console games being made available on December 29
Sim City, SNES
Super Probotector, SNES
Super Castlevania IV, SNES
Baseball, NES
Ice Hockey, NES

Virtual Console Games already released
Super Mario 64, Nintendo 64
F-Zero, SNES
Donkey Kong Country, SNES
Mario Bros., NES
The Legend of Zelda, NES
Donkey Kong, NES
Wario's Woods, NES
Urban Champion, NES
Solomon's Key, NES
Pinball, NES
Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega Mega Drive
Altered Beast, Sega Mega Drive
Golden Axe, Sega Mega Drive
Ecco the Dolphin, Sega Mega Drive
Columns, Sega Mega Drive
Gunstar Heroes, Sega Mega Drive
Ristar, Sega Mega Drive
Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Sega Mega Drive