First DS Game Released for Wii U Virtual Console in Japan for free
The first of the Wii U’s DS virtual console library has been very quietly released in Japan – the kicker? It’s available for free!
The launch comes as a nice surprise, with no official announcement made prior to release. Brain Age is a brain-training game, originally released on the DS in 2005, and rose to great heights of popularity by selling over 19 million copies worldwide.
President Satoru Iwata did announce the future arrival of DS games to the Wii U, but we haven’t heard much since then. In the meantime, Nintendo released their first batch of Game Boy Advance titles for the Wii U’s Virtual Console last April.
It’s unclear when this or any other DS games will make their way to the US or Europe, though with E3 looming on the horizon, we could hear more about the service then, so stay tuned.
Brain Age was one of the 10 DS Games We Want To See On The Wii U Virtual Console we mentioned back in February – which game would you like to see released next?
June 4, 2014
I wonder if there will be an option to play DS games with the Gamepad as the touchscreen while the TV is your top screen. Playing games like Brain Age, where you hold the DS like a book, you could say, do require the method shown in the pic, I will admit. Playing this type of game while the top screen on the TV would cause sever neck cramps, turning your head a full 90 degrees XD
Even so, a DS Virtual Console lineup is just splendid. COME ON! Bring that DSVC over to our side!
The only thing…is that multiplayer would probably be nulled. Ah, well. What can you do?