Chrono Trigger, Mega Man X coming to Virtual Console in Japan

by JC Fletcher on Mar 25th 2011 2:45PM

Nintendo's Virtual Console release schedule for April includes just three games -- quite a contrast from the service's high points in 2007 and 2008, when the monthly additions would routinely top a dozen. However, even with just three releases, Nintendo of Japan manages to make us totally jealous, because one of those releases is Chrono Trigger.

Nintendo (or Square Enix) has decided to charge a premium 900 Wii Points for the Super Nintendo RPG, a 100-point markup that is usually reserved for games "imported" from other regions, but used here basically because they can. That's still cheaper than the current (discounted) price for the DS version in the US.

In case we hadn't achieved sufficient jealousy levels, the other planned SNES release for next month is Mega Man X, which will sell for the standard 800-point price in Japan. Also on the schedule: King of the Monsters 2 for Neo Geo.

Via: Siliconera
Source: Nintendo

Tags: chrono-trigger, japan, king-of-the-monsters-2, mega-man-x, nintendo, snes, square-enix, virtual-console, wii

Reader Comments (46)

The 900 Wii Points for Chrono Trigger is used >because of< the DS version. By selling it on the VC, even though it's cheaper, they still make more proftit than selling a copy of the game on the DS since there's no material costs etc. So they're not like "Because we can" but instead "well, if we're gonna cut into our own sales, we might as well...".

Seems to make sense but Chrono Trigger DS is the better deal because...

- It's portable!
- It has a post-game set of dungeons and areas that connect the game to Chrono Cross
- Explains what Chrono Cross's final boss actually is

I've never finished this game. I have tried it about 10 times. Each time I get about halfway through and quit because I am bored. I will probably start my 11th time soon. Maybe I will get through it this time.

@MrSmiley1

It's funny because it was probably my favorite RPG at the time when it came out and in the past year or so I've started and restarted the DS version twice now and I can't seem to get through it either.

@MrSmiley1

Usually when people say they're playing CT for the 11th it's to get a new ending...

If you keep restarting it up to 11 times, there must be something pulling you back to it each time.

@MrSmiley1 I don't know how you could have got bored with this game, unless you just don't like RPG's in general. I almost couldn't put it down until I finished it.

@MEGATOOL

No, I do like RPG's. I have been playing RPG's since I got my free copy of Dragon Warrior for Nintendo Power however many years ago that was. I keep going back to this game because it is held in such high regard. I feel that I am missing something and I just can't find it, so I quit.

MANNNNN. Japan gets all the good stuff.

@gamerso1990

Well except for earthquakes, tsunamis and meltdowns.....

@C1
Too soon man, too soon.

@bloodlinejake

Well, to be fair, the original remark made here is kind of like, "Man, I bet living in Libya is the shit!"

I would love to have a 3D remake of Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 6.

@SewerShark I think the sprites give it a certain charm that would be lost with 3D Graphics,they could give it polished sprites like the ones on the FF IV remake though.

@Mr White

I would agree, but if it was handled in a similar way that Dragon Quest VIII was handled, due to both having Akira Toriyama artwork, it would be great.

@SewerShark
http://www.opcoder.com/projects/chrono/

It was tried at one point but the lawyers for Square Enix gave the official "Cease and Desist" letter.

WHY?!!!

@SewerShark

BRILLIANT IDEA!
http://kontraband.se/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/clapping.gif

Why is Chrono Trigger not released on the US VC yet Squenix? Snap to it!

Mega Man X is still one of my favorite platformers ever. I wish they'd revive that series the same way they revived they revived the Mega Man series with 9 and 10.

@Rollins

as in 16-bit SNES-style graphics & gameplay? I'd be sold on that. I never did play much of X6 or anything later. Sometimes 'tried & true' really is just that.

How's about we switch that from "...in Japan" to "...in the whole world." Thanksmuch.

Japanese VC actually utilizes a RPG tax. Mario RPG, Fire Emblems, Shin Megami Tensei, Final Fantasies... all of them carry a 100 point premium.

And in this case, I'd pay 2000 Reggies for the greatest game of all time.

I am still hoping for the SNES version of Starfox. :(

I will just sit here in the dark with my PS1 copies of Chrono Trigger and FF6 and sob that I loaned the SNES cartridges to friends so long ago.
*sniff, sniff*

Too bad Chrono Trigger came out on DS recently, or I would be really excited for it on virtual console. I'm definitely waiting for a US release of Mega Man X though.

@Metayoshi
If you're not against discs, there's always this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_X_Collection

Could play on Wii (with a GameCube controller) or a PS3 (on a model that has PS2-backwards compatibility).

Kinda disappointing that there's no guarantee we'll get these. But they likely will bring them over at some point; it makes little sense to keep big sellers like these confined to one region.

That said, I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I will actually buy them. Again. This would be the fourth time I've bought Chrono Trigger (SNES, PS1, DS) and (technically) the fourth time I've bought Mega Man X (SNES, SFC, PSP). Despite my natural instinct to buy them immediately upon release, I think I may have bought these two games enough by this point.

1.) If it were in NA and not JP, then I would be excited.

2.) You can get a perfect port of Chrono Trigger on the DS for super cheap. So I can't imagine anyone who comes to this site owns a Wii and not a DS as well...so....yeah....

@sammo21

Nowhere near perfect port.

The retranslation pretty much ruins the game.

@Alexisonfire After beating it 2x I would have to disagree.

king of the monsters 2 was AWESOME!

@pangit
Holy Shit. I didn't even see that on my read through.

King of the Monsters 2 is BADASS.

I paid $70 for a used, boxed copy of Chrono Trigger.

Worth it.

@Alexisonfire I think I payed $75 for new.

Still Worth it.

"All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu.
This is the truth! This is my belief!
...At least for now."

I may have CT on the DS and every other platform I possibly could, but I'd still pay for a Virtual Console version.

God damn, Capcom! You sure took your sweet time bringing Mega Man X to the VC!

Better late than never!

:D

The following is not an opinion. It is a fact!

The Chrono series is the best ever!!!

Still have my SNES Cart for CT! That was easily the most worthwhile thing I ever used my allowance on back in the day.

Mega Man X was a great game, but I can't figure out why fans of the game (or series) didn't just pick up the Mega Man X Collection for Gamecube when it was out. Even now I'm sure you could find it used in stores. Might me more then the $10 that you'd pay for this on VC, but you get all the Mega Man X games (or at least most of em... were any released after that collection?).

MMX Collection ends at X6. There were also X7 and X8 for PS2, but most MM fans hate those games.

@Elranzer

I dunno 8 wasn't so bad....but 7 was pretty abysmal.

I Own Chrono Trigger for the DS but i would totally buy it for the VC if it hit here in the states regardless of price, Mega Man X nah i have the X Collection for GC im good.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's great, where's Final Fantasy VI? In Europe? Too far away. Be here by Monday, FF VI.

How many copies of Chrono Trigger do I need? I played it when it was on SNES as a wee lass and yeah it was good. It's not the type of game that needs to be friggin ported to every console in site like Pacman or Dragon's Quest.

Next thing you know, Chrono Trigger can be played on cellphones.
WAIT NOOO----

"Chrono Trigger, Mega Man X coming to Virtual Console in Japan"....only to have North America get skipped. While it's good that Capcom/Square Enix received substantial bribes in order bring these games to the VC, I'm awfully pessimistic that they'll reach the US. Earthbound, Terranigma, Seiken Densetsu 3, Rurdra no Hihou (Treasure of Rudra) is all we need to complete the VC.

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