We knew it was coming, but SNK has finally put out a press release announcing their intention to bring Neo Geo games to the Wii’s Virtual Console. North Americans will be able to download various titles for only 900 Wii Points each. Now if only we got some kind of memory storage solution for all these games…
SNK to Release Classic NEOGEO Arcade Games on Wii™ Virtual Console™
Wall, NJ – September 12, 2007 – SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the U.S. publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, today announced that the Company will release several of their greatest NEOGEO arcade games via the Virtual Console™ feature on Wii™. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download these classic games through the Wii Shop Channel. D4Enterprise, Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, will manage the release of the titles.
Key NEOGEO titles will include “Fatal Fury,” “World Heroes,” and “Art of Fighting.” Each title is expected to cost 900 Wii Points. More titles will follow over the coming months.
