Neo Geo games to hit Virtual Console worldwide

by Kyle Orland { Apr 18th 2007 at 2:00AM }

In an interview with IGN, SNK Playmore USA President Ben Herman revealed that Neo Geo games would be available for the Wii Virtual Console in all regions sometime this summer. The games, some of which originally retailed for over $200, will be priced for download "just a little above the Super NES point" of $8 per game, Herman said. What a difference 17 years makes ...

Herman didn't reveal exactly which games would be initially available, but hinted that they were "looking for games that haven't been available" through anthologies or remakes. Herman also hinted at plans to make classic SNK content available for Xbox Live and Sony's upcoming PlayStation Home service. Add in the Neo Geo games currently available on GameTap and these once hard-to-find games will soon be available around every corner.

[Update: Fixed error regarding Metal Slug and King of Fighters being some of the first considered games. Thanks Cain Highwind.]

Previously: Neo-Geo & MSX to join Wii VC (in Japan)

[Thanks hvnlysoldr]

Tags: MSX, Neo Geo, NeoGeo, SNK, virtual console, VirtualConsole, wii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Shadow Hog @ Apr 18th 2007 2:08AM

Metal Slug sounds a bit redundant, if you ask me - regardless of whether or not it'd be easier to control.

Me @ Apr 18th 2007 2:08AM

Sweet

Dan Russell @ Apr 18th 2007 2:13AM

I was a huge fighting games fan in the NeoGeo heyday, but could never touch them (outside of the arcade) because of that insane price point. I know some SNES games ran up to $75, but $200? And the console was more than a PS3!

/and we *liked* it!

Eric Draven @ Apr 18th 2007 2:27AM

The Virtual Console aspect is proving once again to be the best (and for some, the only) reason to own a Wii.

'nuff said

Andrea @ Apr 18th 2007 3:39AM

Here is the list of the top 15 NeoGeo Games we should wait for: http://www.uvlist.net/platforms/detail/60-Neo+Geo

Cain Highwind @ Apr 18th 2007 3:42AM

Uhh, I think you misquoted Mr. Herman about upcoming titles. What Herman actually said was

"so we're looking for games that haven't been available to be more attractive to users when we first launch. If we had a chance to bring out two games for our first month I wouldn't want it to be King of Fighters '94 and Metal Slug 1. That wouldn't be the plan. We have 120 different Neo Geo titles… there's plenty to select from."

He specifically says they're going for the more obscure titles!

Hiroken @ Apr 18th 2007 3:45AM

Samurai Showdown + Online > all

Hopefully these titles will make it to more than the Wii.

Give us Live and PSN players some good stuff too!

Thundernad @ Apr 18th 2007 4:10AM

Not to mention the cartridge size; around the size of an average human head. =P

vozome @ Apr 18th 2007 4:23AM

@andrea: what? no alpha mission II?

Andrea @ Apr 18th 2007 5:07AM

AM2 was nice indeed, go vote your preferred games :-)
We have to admit that most of the early NeoGeo games are simply crap.

Alex @ Apr 18th 2007 5:30AM

Sweet! I hope they release Last Resort. That's one of my all time favorite shooters.

ysdarkfact @ Apr 18th 2007 5:33AM

I could go for some Baseball Stars 2 and Super Baseball 2020. I'd rather have this on XBL for online play though.

geves @ Apr 18th 2007 6:40AM

Awesome Awesome News!!!

Hope some come to the 360 too.

@ysdark..ditto on that Baseball 2020 (one of the best games around)

Give me Wind Jammers, Sengoku, and Mark of the Garou. And I just MIGHT overlook all of the SNK series that playmore ran STRAIGHT into the gound.

Matthew @ Apr 18th 2007 7:12AM

I agree with you Hiroken, Samurai Showdown is my number one pick, although we'll definitely be needing those arcade sticks.

Crazylink @ Apr 18th 2007 7:14AM

@ Hiroken

I hope for that game too. I had the SNES port of Samurai Showdown, but I could tell it wasn't as good.

UpIrons @ Apr 18th 2007 8:08AM

Looking forward to finally getting to play that Vietnam game they had. I can't remember the name of it but I remember playing it all the time in the arcades in my high school days. Too expensive to buy at home though of course.

Marz @ Apr 18th 2007 8:13AM

Last Blade 2 ftw.

moominsean @ Apr 18th 2007 8:31AM

be great to have an english version of samurai showdown rpg, without the crazy cd loading times to boot. wonder how they will get around the crazy download sizes? 100 mega shock!

JodyAnthony @ Apr 18th 2007 8:32AM

give me baseball stars 2, king of fighters 96, garou, last blade 2, and any samurai showdown and I'll never leave my house again (and if you throw in aero fighters 1 and 2, I'll never sleep again either.)

1905 @ Apr 18th 2007 8:43AM

Nam-1975 :)

joystiq @ Apr 18th 2007 8:48AM

UpIrons : the name you're looking for is NAM 75

Evan @ Apr 18th 2007 9:07AM

I hope they bring Magic Drop 3 to the Wii soon!

John @ Apr 18th 2007 9:11AM

> Last Blade 2 ftw.

QFT! Greatest 2D weapons fighter ever. The fighting, the art, the music, the whole thing is just beautiful.

hvnlysoldr @ Apr 18th 2007 9:14AM

Why don't they teach Nintendo and Sony how they made their Neo Geo Pocket Color analog stick?

Knoxximus @ Apr 18th 2007 9:21AM

Magic Drop 3 FTW!!

T @ Apr 18th 2007 9:27AM

If they charge $9 for a Neo Geo game, then Nintendo had better start letting us buy points in increments of 100. (Though I wouldn't mind a minimum of 1000). Otherwise I can picture a lot of bizarre amounts of unused points sitting on my Wii Shop account.