Sega Promises More Import Virtual Console Games

November 6, 2007 4:07 PM

More previously import-only Sega Genesis titles are headed to Wii Virtual Console, claims Sega. According to the publisher, prices for import games will begin at 900 Wii Points ($9), with the premium likely caused by localization efforts.

Titles that were previously unreleased in North America began appearing on Virtual Console earlier this year, with Treasure's Sin & Punishment (N64) and Nintendo's Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (NES) among the first efforts. As is expected to be common with such games, both carried a price higher than those of normal releases for their respective platforms.

Sega's first import titles on Virtual Console were the internally developed Golden Axe III and Treasure's Alien Soldier, both of which were only previously available to North American Genesis owners via the Sega Channel, which marked the company's early attempt at online distribution.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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MH Knights

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November 6, 2007 4:26 PM

Shining Force III and Panzer Dragoon Saga ASAP!
- SilverSnake
  
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  November 6, 2007 4:39 PM
  
  Oh god YEEEES! But so far Saturn isn't even on the list... :(
  
  I will pay nearly any amount of money for Shining Force 3, all episodes in English, and Panzer Dragoon Saga. :(
  - Chris Faylor
    
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    November 6, 2007 4:40 PM
    
    Saga was already released in English, but those last two episodes of SF3 would require a pretty substantial effort.
    
    Also, not sure Wii could even store said games in its internal memory :/
    - MH Knights
      
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      November 6, 2007 7:27 PM
      
      Thats why 2gig SD cards only cost $15 to $20 :)
      - Chris Faylor
        
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        November 6, 2007 10:29 PM
        
        If only you could run VC games off SD cards.
    - SilverSnake
      
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      November 6, 2007 11:06 PM
      
      Yeah, but Saga is almost impossible to find in a version that got all discs in good condition. Even more so if you look for a PAL one. :(
      
      But yeah, it would be no small task, there's a lot of text in the SF3 games, but I really want to play the story from the other two factions' perspective...