Well, I wasn’t able to post this Monday, when it would have actually been news, but it was Christmas. I had better things to do. Anyway, as you know, Christmas fell on a Monday this year. That means VC games for Christmas! Today’s releases are:

  • Super Mario Bros. – NES (500 points)
  • Castlevania IV – SNES (800 points)
  • Street Fighter II – SNES (800 points)
  • R-Type – TG-16 (800 points)
  • Toe Jam n’ Earl (800 points)

Compared to the regular mediocre VC titles we’ve been seeing, this is pretty good. You’ve got the classic SMB, and a couple of great SNES titles. Today’s also marks the first game above regular price for a given system. Normally TG-16 games are 600 points, but R-Type will cost you 800 points. Remember when Nintendo announced pricing for the VC, and each system had its own price associated with the games. Don’t forget those prices had “starting at” before them. So really, Nintendo can charge whatever they want for VC games. Anyway, aside from that little nugget of lucrativity, I’m happy about this weeks VC titles. Festivus for the rest of us!


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