ESRB reveals more Wii games

Board rates unconfirmed nostalgia-inducing Nintendo titles apparently headed to the system's Virtual Console.

In September, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) gave ratings for unannounced Wii versions of a number of classic Sega games that were assumed to be part of the company's Virtual Console downloadable game service.

Those assumptions were proven correct last week as Nintendo and Sega both confirmed the same slate of Sega titles would be among the 30 downloadable Virtual Console games available by the end of 2006. And while the games have now been officially announced, they were pulled at some point from the ESRB Web site and have yet to be reposted.

The ESRB might have done it again, as the company's Web site today lists an assortment of unconfirmed games for the Nintendo Wii, all of which bear names familiar to longtime gamers. A scan of the ESRB Web site's ratings database culled the following unannounced titles, some of which have previously been hinted at:

Punch-Out
Pro Wrestling
Kirby's Adventure
Kid Icarus
Hogan's Alley
Wild Gunman
Duck Hunt
PilotWings

All of the games received a rating of E for Everyone. It's worth noting that while these games would be plausible Virtual Console candidates, GameStop has been accepting preorders for Wii versions of Duck Hunt and PilotWings for months, both with a $49.99 price tag that would be more suited to a new installment in each series, rather than a straight retro release. A Wii game strongly reminescent of Duck Hunt was also shown in an E3 tech demo meant to feature the Wiimote's light gun-like capabilities. A Wii version of Kid Icarus has also been rumored for several months.

A Nintendo representative had not returned GameSpot's request for comment as of press time.

156 Comments

  • NoLimitJay1

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 8:45 pm GMT

    TheGamer4Life, you obviously have no clue what you're talking about. The only game with sequels are punch-out (one sequel), pilot wings (one sequel) and kirby. So back back to playing your x-box that japan doesnt support, isnt fully backwards compatible, and breaks down all the time.

  • Talldude80

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 5:25 pm GMT

    hey you notice it says Wii versions for $50, not the original. (for those of you that said you could play the games free elswhere). Sure beats 59.99 for new games on the other next-gen systems (however wii isnt quite next gen)

  • dre5922

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 4:49 pm GMT

    common, get jet force gemini

  • PLAYBOY54769

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 2:52 pm GMT

    DUCK HUNT FRIGGIN AWSOME

  • poinker

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 2:47 pm GMT

    pilot wings for 64 or snes? i hope its for snes because that game was sweet.

  • o0George0o

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 1:06 pm GMT

    awsome! duck hunt
    PUNCH OUT!

  • TheGamer4Life

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 8:03 am GMT

    Wow more repacked games. Can't Nintendo come up with anything original? Its the same old games over and over on each system they make.

  • cblackwell

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 6:47 am GMT

    $50.00 a game? I hope that they aren't serious. I love all those games too, but I'm not ready to fork over that much for a game I could play for free elsewhere.

  • doffythebest

    Posted Nov 15, 2006 6:18 am GMT

    Not the best titles, but still pretty cool.

  • FATMAN87

    Posted Nov 14, 2006 8:26 pm GMT

    PUNCH OUT!!!!

  • MrPuzzlez

    Posted Nov 14, 2006 1:20 pm GMT

    Pro Wrasslin!!!!!!

  • Sixpack5001

    Posted Nov 14, 2006 1:14 pm GMT

    nice

  • poncho88x

    Posted Nov 14, 2006 3:25 am GMT

    Yea the more the marrier

  • wii60man

    Posted Nov 13, 2006 4:49 pm GMT

    that rocks

  • BadEnoughDude

    Posted Nov 13, 2006 3:59 pm GMT

    You used the gun in old duck hunt, so you will use wiimote in new duck hunt.

  • dell900

    Posted Nov 13, 2006 3:37 pm GMT

    how would you play duckhunt?

  • stonecold86

    Posted Nov 13, 2006 3:10 pm GMT

    True, Mike Tysons Punch Out is great. I'm greatly looking forward to Kirby's Adventure what an excellent game. Also, you got to love Duck Hunt with the Wiimote, I mean come on now.

  • Superzone

    Posted Nov 13, 2006 3:09 pm GMT

    Oh yeah, baby. We got Kid Icarus!

  • mpoulin

    Posted Nov 12, 2006 7:06 pm GMT

    Punchout!?!?!? I don't want Punchout, I want Mike Tyson's Punchout. There's a difference.

  • _Sam_

    Posted Nov 12, 2006 2:33 pm GMT

    the more games the better IMO

  • Ironfist66

    Posted Nov 12, 2006 11:34 am GMT

    kirby's adventure the best nes game ever

  • dell900

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 6:09 pm GMT

    cool

  • asdfpo

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 1:29 pm GMT

    Wild Gunman
    Duck Hunt

  • mwiley35

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 7:40 am GMT

    I see where a new list posted on IGN shows more downloads for the VC Super mario RPG, Super Metroid etc, I wonder how this will affect sellers on Ebay who sell games at such inflated prices.

  • rodius_vartu

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 6:35 am GMT

    Kojo I think you missed the point.

  • damariofan

    Posted Nov 10, 2006 4:14 am GMT

    willy105

    i love you for saying super metroid would have an earlier release.

  • Sandman80_basic

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 11:46 pm GMT

    *Crossing fingers for a new Kid Icarus game*

  • vjso2

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 7:10 pm GMT

    Although most will disagree, ESRB is extremely generous with their ratings.

  • Willy105

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 3:44 pm GMT

    Those aren't the only ones revealed by the ESRB! IGN has the others right here:
    Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Super NES; rated E for Everyone) Kirby's Super Star (Super NES; rated E for Everyone) Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64; rated E for Everyone) Starfox 64 (Nintendo 64; rated E for Everyone) Super Metroid (Super NES; rated E for Everyone) Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Super NES; rated E for Everyone) The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64; rated E for Everyone) Excitebike (NES; rated E for Everyone) Ice Climber (NES; rated E for Everyone) Dr. Mario (NES; rated E for Everyone) Mario Brothers (NES; rated E for Everyone) Ice Hockey (NES; rated E for Everyone) Soccer (NES; rated E for Everyone)

  • phenixflash

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 3:39 pm GMT

    kirby, pilotwings, kid icarus amd duck hunt

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 2:46 pm GMT

    ya for duckhunt

  • AbstractTerror

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 2:45 pm GMT

    Duck hunt would work perfectly with the Wii remote XD

  • MegaManX9101

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 2:05 pm GMT

    "Why do they have to rate downloadable games anyway?"
    So if parents are letting their kids get games on VC, they know what they are getting them into. You wouldnt want a lil kid play some old fasioned mortal kombat kidna game now would you? (even though they end up doing so anyway... -_-; )

  • cancer_777

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 1:31 pm GMT

    PUNCH OUT!!!! sweeeetnes

  • Mr_Saturn26

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 12:12 pm GMT

    kirby, punchout, hogan, and kid icarus, good games here, but where the games we really want, like crono trigger or crono cross. heres a list of games i want: Mother 0,1,2, lemmings, SMRPG, Paper Mario, Quake, and all the old nintendo games.

  • Vash67

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 11:52 am GMT

    They'd be stupid not to release Duck Hunt.

  • daqua_99 Site moderator

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 11:14 am GMT

    Why do they have to rate downloadable games anyway?

  • warjilis

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 10:46 am GMT

    That's great that Nintendo is releasing their back catalogs. I just hope in the future that they release titles that didn't make it to the states; games such as:

    Devil World
    Knight Moves
    Clox
    etc

    And I hope that third parties such as Squenix will release their Super Famicom RPGs that never came out to the states

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 10:42 am GMT

    The more, the better...

  • CodingGenius Site moderator

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 9:56 am GMT

    Woohoo Kid Icarus! About time Pit got some love!

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 9:53 am GMT

    now THOSE are some great games!


    *waiting for the game list to increase more*

  • tnyswonger

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 8:59 am GMT

    SWEET! Kid Icaurus....ah man those were the days. I can't wait for the Wii version!!!

    A few others I would like to see:

    Lifeforce
    Little Nemo - The Dream Master
    Gunsmoke
    Bayou Billy
    Rad Racer

  • legs1986

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 8:52 am GMT

    "I hope Nintendo is planning on putting the old Nintendo shows on the VC for download. Captain N, the old Zelda cartoons (well, EXCUSE ME PRINCESS), and the old Super Mario Brothers cartoon show with Captain Lou Albino. Ah, memories.

    Oh yes, Killer Instinct better be released at some point. I don't care what anyone says, it's a Nintendo game first and foremost. The last thing I want to see is KI on 360. "

    They more than likely are not going to put cartoons/tv shows on there for download; it would take too much space.

    Killer Instincts is not a Nintendo game first and foremost, it is a Rareware IP. They own the rights to it. It more than likely will be made for the 360, however Nintendo and Microsoft have been on very good terms lately (look at content being developed for the DS) so it is very possible MS would allow Nintendo to have that property as a VC title as well.

  • j_vega07

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 8:42 am GMT

    They announced that the component cables will be available at select locations such as Gamespot. Whooohooooo !!!!!!!!! not only online.

  • jaredgood1

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 8:41 am GMT

    It will be very interesting to see how they handle the light-gun games. $15 for Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley and Wild Gunman is totally acceptable.


    Now all we need is some Battleclash and Metal Combat for some rocking Super Scope action.

  • fingerpaint

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 8:31 am GMT

    Kid Icarus for sure!

  • skyshark1942

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 8:23 am GMT

    excellent love punch out!

  • jmac777

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 8:17 am GMT

    Thats a good list of games

  • aashkii

    Posted Nov 9, 2006 8:14 am GMT

    Even though I never played Kid Icarus, I'll play it since everyone else says it's good. What I want on the list in the future is Super Metroid. Wiiii

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