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Along with Pilotwings and Smash Bros.

Classic SNES racer Super Mario Kart is set for a Virtual Console release in the US.

According to Gamespot the 17 year-old game will cost 800 Wii Points (around Ł6 / €8).

Also on the way to VC are Pilotwings, another SNES title, and Nintendo 64 hit Super Smash Bros. There's no word on a price for those yet, or when we can expect to see the trio of games on the European Virtual Console - but we'll keep you posted.

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jamespo #1 2 years ago

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oooh!
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nikobe #2 2 years ago

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About time for Mario Kart...wanted this when the Wii launched.
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yegon #3 2 years ago

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THE best Mario Kart, when MK was a racing game first, a party game second.
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Tomnd #4 2 years ago

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thought pilotwings was already available?
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Tomnd #5 2 years ago

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Agree you Yegoy, coins make you go faster tracks that aren't the size of the M25 and no fucking blue shell!
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Cadence #6 2 years ago

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Yep, it's Pilotwings 64. What an awesome game that was.
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nuanimal #7 2 years ago

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I see Nintendo is using SMK's own bloody lethal catch-up-logic to get a re-release after all these years.
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LazyDan #8 2 years ago

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About bloody time
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Der_tolle_Emil #9 2 years ago

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I'd buy Pilotwings 64 in an instant. What a brilliant game that was.
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JonFE #10 2 years ago

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Isn't Super Smash Bros. already on our EU Virtual Console? I'm positive I've purchased that for my boy.

I'm also under the impression that Super Mario Kart is also available - but I could be wrong.

Edit: +1 on Matt's Yoshi Island call...

Edit2: Apparently Super Smash Bros. is already available for us Europeans.

Edited by 2 at 23/11/09 @ 10:47
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gjgjg #11 2 years ago

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pilot wings is on it dood, got it a month ago. and its HARD!
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dr_faulk #12 2 years ago

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I have the original cart that I can play for free, thanks very much.
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Cadence #13 2 years ago

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gjgjg - that's the SNES version.
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scouserfuller9 #14 2 years ago

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Unless we get the games in the next 10 days It'll be roughly 2 months before we get them the luck we have for the really big SNES titles so far. I still remember hearing Zelda ALTTP and Super Metroid being released in the USA weeks before we got them.
Hope I'm wrong though.
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RFturrican #15 2 years ago

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Is there any reason why they couldn't charge 1000 points for it and give us 8 player online capabilities, as well as an online battle mode for this?

They hava a chance, much like what Super Mario Bros Wii has done and inject fresh life into a classic and I'll bet you they don't bother their arse...

Here's to another wasted opportunity Nintendo. What good is the vitality sensor when your originality contingent doesn't even have a pulse?
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wanderingkid #16 2 years ago

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They probably didn't release Mario Kart on VC until now because they wanted the wii version to sell as well as possible,
think about it.
Also would like confirmation or at least a source on which version of Pilotwings is coming please eurogamer !
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