Under normal circumstances, we would at least have a large-name Virtual Console release this week, notable for it’s name and it’s supposed rarity. At least the name – a big one – got heads to turn. However, a closer inspection shows that the VC update is just like the rest of this week’s Nintendo update: [...]

Sometimes, being a Nintendo fan gives that person something to cheer about, especially if they’re dealing with fans of the other two consoles. From innocuous things like “We have Mario and Zelda!” to obscure musings like “Hey, nice of your entertainment divisions to finally be seeing a profit!” to low blows like “We didn’t just [...]

Looks like we changed the name of this column just in time.
For the first time that I or any of us can remember, there is no Virtual Console game to look at. As a writer, this makes me somewhat happy – after all, smaller articles are less work to put together – but as a [...]

In the two plus years that we’ve been doing these wrap-ups, whether just for the Virtual Console or for the entire service, just about every article has had a lot of comments about whatever the Virtual Console has put out. When we started profiling the other downloadable titles on the WiiWare and DSiWare, most of [...]

Last week, I took a little vacation to handle some other responsibilities, so the capable and beautiful Aileen Coe took over and did an admirable job with a loaded slate of games. It was a lot of work, but she came through beautifully, and I was able to take care of everything that I needed [...]

There’s no shortage of choices on Nintendo’s download services this week, which would be a good thing, considering how lackluster last week’s batch of releases was. Nintendo seems to like putting people on a proverbial roller coaster, alternating highs with lows to keep people in suspense. First, let’s take a look at the Virtual Console’s [...]

Predicting the quality of these weekly wrap-ups is senseless. Nintendo’s last couple updates have been very good, with last week’s being outstanding. This has happened in the past, and usually been followed up by bad weeks.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a bad week.
It’s entirely possible Nintendo blew their proverbial load by releasing Muscle March, Dark [...]

Well, here we are with the weekly slew of Nintendo downloads. Only one release for this week on the Virtual Console, and it’s… well, not a very big one, and it may seem like a letdown after last week’s Final Fight 3. But let’s see what the staff has to say about it…
Shanghai® II
Developer: [...]

Welcome to the new era of wrap-up columns here at Diehard GameFAN! For the past couple of years, we have wrapped up the Virtual Console’s entries and given blurbs on the downloadable entries on WiiWare and DSiWare. This year, we’re doing it different. We’re going to wrap up the Virtual Console’s entries, and give blurbs [...]

Downloadable services are almost like children. They start out awkward and wobbly, eventually grow a bit, and make people cry as they reach full maturation and show their full potential. Lately, we’ve seen Nintendo’s downloadable services take their SATs and apply for colleges with some solid weeks, including the expansion into arcade titles and some [...]

Nintendo hit a milestone this week: their 500th downloadable title! Nintendo is celebrating by releasing a couple of very big-name titles for the Virtual Console. The question is: are these titles worth your money?
Let’s find out.
Super Smash Bros.
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
Original System: Nintendo 64
Original Release Date: 4/27/1999
Price: 1000 Wii Points/$10
Aaron Sirois: You can say what [...]

Another week, another release of glorious retro video gaming. This week actually looks to be a strong week, as the two releases are actually pretty solid. We’ve got Blaster Master for the NES, which is an old-school favorite for many a gamer, and the Genesis version of Earthworm Jim 2, which was, at the time, [...]

This week’s VC theme is “martial arts”, as we have a fighting game and an action game starring a ninja for you. Capcom’s brought us the SNES version of Street Fighter Alpha 2, while Sega has seen fit to give us the arcade version of one of their classics, Shinobi. How did they fare? Let’s [...]

Once again, it’s time for your friends at DHGF to discuss the new Virtual Console releases for the week. This week is rather unique, as we’re getting not one, but two relatively rare games: The Combatribes for the SNES and the arcade version of Solomon’s Key!

Well, it looks like an exceptionally busy week over at Nintendo, as there are a whole lot of digital releases coming from them this week. SEVEN DSi applications, three WiiWare games, and two VC titles (and a Partridge in a pear tree?) are being released this week, making this one of the most robust digital [...]

And we’re back once again with the new releases for Nintendo’s download service. This week will excite fans of three different franchises, as we’re getting Street Fighter II’: Champion Edition for the TG-16, Indiana Jones Greatest Adventures for the SNES and for Wii Ware, Pokemon Rumble! Let’s hear what we have to say [...]

Welcome to another week of the VC Wrap-up here at DHGF. This week, we have an interesting mix of games: Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap from the Master System and Cybernoid from the Commodore 64. Let’s see what DHGF has to say about these!

Monday has come and passed and upon checking the Virtual Console update we see that, holy cow, there are two games in this week’s offerings! That’s two weeks in a row we’ve received double offerings so I could only wonder what the special occasion could be. We’ve got two classic on tap for [...]

Every so often, the VC comes out with something that breaks through the relative monotony of most weeks with something much anticipated. This week would just happen to be one of those weeks, as we’re getting Zombies Ate My Neighbors from the SNES, as well as the arcade version of Golden Axe, as a bit [...]

Welcome to another week of the Virtual Console! This week, we’re getting Rygar on the VC Arcade. It’s an NES classic, but how is the arcade version?