Well, the good news is the high estimate of what I heard is apparently true: 4 new Virtual Console titles on Monday. The downside? Alien Crush, Dr. Robotnik`s Mean Bean Machine, Gunstar Heroes and Ice Hockey.
It`s not that I think these are BAD titles, but they`re not exactly good. Mean Bean Machine? A bad version of Tetris. Gunstar Heroes? Meh. Ever heard of Alien Crush? I hadn`t. It`s a Turbo Grafx 16 pinball game, apparently. Its claim to fame? You can “bump” the machine. Apparently, it will tilt if you bump it too far. Ooooh. Ice Hockey? That was a decent NES game. $5 is a bit high, though, and it`s
NOT SUPER MARIO BROTHERS!
Plus, it took me nearly ten minute to find out what the new games were through the Wii Shop channel this afternoon. I`m not sure if it`s the nebulous wireless security problems Wii connectivity is reported to have, or if its their servers, but either way it is highly disappointing.