Mario Cart Games
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Some of the retro games added to Wii's Virtual Console service can be admittedly obscure. However, soon Nintendo plans to bring back three games you've definitely heard of.
Gamespot reports that Super Mario Kart, the SNES game that spawned the popular racing series, will arrive on Virtual Console on Monday. It'll cost $8 (800 Wii Points) when it arrives. Note that Monday is when North America gets Virtual Console updates. If Europe ends up receiving Kart next week, it would happen on Friday.
SNES flight sim Pilotwings and N64 party brawler Super Smash Bros. are also said to be on the way to VC this holiday season. The exact price and release date for each hasn't been disclosed.
Starting this Monday, the original Super Nintendo version of Super Mario Kart will be available as a Virtual Console title. Originally released in 1992, Super Mario Kart was the first installment in the long-running series, which has recently seen hits in the form of Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii. When it launches, Super Mario Kart will sell for 800 Wii points ($8).
Trailing behind Mario Kart sometime this holiday season will be two more series starters. The 1991 SNES launch title Pilotwings may have only spawned a single sequel, but it proved a capable showpiece for the system's "Mode-7" scaling and rotating graphics capabilities.
Also set for launch by year's end is Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64. A rare four-player fighting game at the time of its 1999 release, Super Smash Bros. included characters from many of the hardware maker's biggest series, and spawned sequels for the GameCube and Wii.
Pricing on both Super Smash Bros. and Pilotwings has yet to be announced.