October 31, 2006
SEGA UNVEILS VIRTUAL CONSOLE
TITLES FOR THE Wii CONSOLE
Ten SEGA Genesis Classics Will Be
Available for Download on the Wii in 2006
SEGA® of America, Inc. today
announced the first round of titles from its SEGA Genesis® library that will be
available on the Wii™ Shop Channel for downloading to play on Wii’s Virtual
Console™ in 2006. Prices will start at 800 Wii™ Points to download the SEGA
Genesis titles. Wii Points can be purchased online or at retail at an MSRP of
$20 for 2,000 points. Spanning all the popular genres, the titles available at
launch include SEGA Genesis classics such as Sonic The Hedgehog, Altered Beast,
Golden Axe, Columns, Ecco the Dolphin, Gunstar Heroes, Space Harrier II, Toe Jam
& Earl, Ristar and Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine.
2006 Title Line Up
Sonic The Hedgehog – Play as
Sonic in the original high-speed smash hit action video game And rescue your
friends from the evil scientists Dr. Eggman! (1991/ SEGA)
Altered Beast – Use the power
of the beasts to save the Goddess of Athena. (1989/ SEGA)
Golden Axe – Choose from
three warriors; Ax, Tyris and Gilius and fight together to defeat Death Adder.
The game supports not only co-op mode but also competitive mode. (1988/ SEGA)
Columns – Line the jewel in
vertical, horizontal and diagonal to erase them in the big hit puzzle game that
enchants users with its beautiful graphic and sound. (1990/ SEGA)
Ecco the Dolphin – Help Ecco
the dolphin find his missing friends by exploring his vast ocean world. Use
Ecco’s unique sonar ability to talk to other sea creatures while exploring the
ocean depths. (1993/ SEGA)
Gunstar Heroes – This big hit
action shooter game developed by Treasure enables up to two players to play
simultaneously to stop the resurrection of the destructive force plotted by the
Imperial. (1993/ SEGA)
Space Harrier II – Space
Harrier II is a 3D shooter and was one of the original launch titles for the
SEGA Genesis. (1988/ SEGA)
Toe Jam and Earl – Embark on
an unexpected journey throughout earth with two funky aliens who love the music
and collecting items. (1992/ ToeJam&Earl Productions,Inc. SEGA)
Ristar – An action game
starring Ristar, the child of a shooting star. Use his powers to grab everything
around him to blow up monsters and find the truth about his origin. (1995/
SEGA)
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
– Dr. Robotnik is stamping out music and fun in Mobius with his giant,
robotizing Mean Bean Steaming Machine. Before he turns all the citizens of
Beanville into robots, you must save the day by gathering up beans in matching
colors and defeating Robotnik’s guards! (1993/ SEGA)
"Nintendo has offered a great
gateway in bringing classic SEGA titles such as Sonic The Hedgehog, Altered
Beast and Toe Jam & Earl to Wii console owners," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice
President of Marketing, SEGA of America. "This is only the beginning though, as
you can expect to see more announcements regarding other legendary titles from
SEGA’s catalog coming to the Wii Shop Channel in the coming months."
In addition to providing
downloadable access to Nintendo games from the NES®, Super NES® and Nintendo
64®, the exclusive Virtual Console service only available on the Wii features a
"best of" selection from the SEGA Genesis game library that will be updated with
new game content every month. After users download Virtual Console games from
the Wii Shop Channel, each game will appear in the Wii Channel Menu as its own
channel. To play the game, users simply select the game’s channel.
Wii and Virtual Console are
trademarks of Nintendo.
