SNK America Boss Dishes Out VC Info

March 4, 2007 at 15:22 PST – Source: Spong

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It seems we'll be seeing multiple games a month.

In a recent interview with SNK's Ben Herman, Spong secured several new details surrounding Neo Geo's inclusion onto Nintendo Virtual Console service, including the following tidbits:

  • A certain limited number of titles will be released each month.
  • Some of SNK's more obscure titles that were never made available for home purcahse previously might find a home on VC.
  • Neo Geo games will not be exclusive to the Wii or Playstation Network.

Getting into Nintendo's online plans in general, Herman noted that all third-party games on the NES and SNES are ready to go, and that a publisher simply has to approve their being released.

Unfortunately, it also seems that Nintendo isn't allowing any games to include online functionality, a practice that will likely continue through 2007. It was ambiguous whether or not this was leveled at Virtual Console titles or Wii releases in general.

It's important to note that SNK-Playmore has not yet officially announced that Neo Geo games will be coming to North America's Virtual Console service. You can read the article in its entirety here. Stay tuned to NWR as more on this story breaks.

Karl Castaneda, Staff Writer

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