Neo Geo games to hit Virtual Console worldwide

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]

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Sweet

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!

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

'nuff said

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

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!

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!

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

@andrea: what? no alpha mission II?

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

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

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

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.

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

@ Hiroken

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

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.

Last Blade 2 ftw.

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!

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.)

Nam-1975 :)

> Last Blade 2 ftw.

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

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

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

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

Magic Drop 3 FTW!!

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.

hard to find my butt.

A consolized arcade board + cheap arcade carts = What's the problem?

T - If you buy via a credit card, you can buy either 1000, 2000, 3000, or 5000 points for $10, $20, $30, or $50 (plus tax) respectfully.

respectivly!

sigh.

To #23
"QFT! Greatest 2D weapons fighter ever. The fighting, the art, the music, the whole thing is just beautiful."

That game was perfect. I agree with you.

Sweet...bring on the Metal Slugs and King of Fighters!!

to all of you guys excited about online play, nintendo already said it's not gonna happen on the virtual console.

They said not this year. Not that it won't ever happen.

Wind Jammers Please.

Here's hopin' for some Last Blade and King of Fighters! Even if I am horrible at them!

I agree. We should be able to buy Wii points in increments of 100.

buh-buh-buh-baseball stars baseballs stars 2

King of the Monsters 2 and Samurai Showdown 3.

Super Sweet... Neo Geo had some freakin awesome games... I'll be more than happy to pay for them (even if all the cool kids use OMG ROMZ!!11!!1!)

Waku Waku 7 and Magical Drop 3 might just get me to go out and by the Wii.

Boo Waiting! Hooray Virtual Console!

Screw the Neo Geo. I want the Sega Saturn on the VC. Radiant Silvergun FTW!

Blue's Journey sucked.

Give me Puzzle Bobble and I'm happy.

aerofighters series (the first two are for the neo-geo) in addition to the SNES port of the 1992 arcade shooter and the 1997 3D remake for the N64.

Neo Geo games to hit Virtual Console worldwide

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