Hudson has announced via Japanese news sources that the long missing and eagerly wanted Turbografx 16 games will be heading to the Australia (and presumably New Zealand) Virtual console starting from July 6th. While every other market has these games the games have been missing from the line up since launch and eagerly awaited by fans. The first games will be Bonk’s Adventure and Bomberman ’93 with 60 more to hit by the years end. The games will be available for 600 points. Update: Nintendo Australia has issued a press release confirming the above information. The first games will arrive on July 6th..
Source Famitsu, Dengenki, GoNintendo Hudsons Virtual Console Page also confirms this news Australia, Melbourne, June 8, 2007 – The popularity of Wii Virtual Console in Australia and New Zealand is poised to grow even more with the addition of Turbografx™ (PC Engine) titles from July 6th, 2007. Retro classics such as Bonk's Adventure and the classic Bomberman 93 will soon be added to the extensive library of games already available. Turbografx games will be available for download from 600 Wii Points™. With more than 75 titles currently available in Australia and New Zealand and more than 4.7 million Wii Virtual Console downloads made worldwide, Wii owners are truly embracing the ability to re-visit old gaming “friends” and proving that great games are always great games. Wii lets players visit the Wii Shop Channel to redeem Wii Point to download classic video games from the original Nintendo Entertainment System®, the Super NES® and the Nintendo® 64, and the Sega Mega Drive and TurboGrafx consoles. These games are nostalgic totems to veteran gamers, and simultaneously, new, easy-to-play entries for younger players. These games demonstrate Nintendo’s staying power across generations by letting veteran gamers relive their glory days while their children play them for the first time The Wii Shop Channel is one of the many entertainment and informational channels that are available via the Wii system. Others include the Forecast Channel, the News Channel, the Mii Channel, the Everybody Votes Channel, the Photo Channel and the Internet Channel. Each of these broadens the appeal of Wii to new audiences and draws in consumers who might not otherwise be interested in a video game system.