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Today’s Virtual Console Titles: January 28, 2008

• Scribbled on January 28th, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
• Filed in New Release(s), Nintendo Wii, Press Release, Retro, Sports, Virtual Console

Last week featured only two games for the second week in a row. This week, there’s only one Virtual Console game. That’s right - one. And while it’s a good one - the Nintendo 64’s 1080° Snowboarding, which won raves and awards back in 1999, you have to wonder if Virtual Console is beginning to dry up. Nintendo recently announced it would start doing Sega Master System games, so we’ll see.

• 1080°® SNOWBOARDING (N64®, 1-2 players, 1,000 Wii Points)

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WII-KLY UPDATE: NEW CLASSIC GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

Jan. 28, 2008

Traverse the half-pipe from the comfort of your living room. With this classic game, it’s Winter Break all the time. Freestyle through white powder, and school your best pal with your new trick! Did you get air?

This new classic game goes live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new game is:

1080°® SNOWBOARDING (N64®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Hit the slopes for some serious shredding in one of the first truly realistic snowboarding games ever created! Start in the lodge and select from five characters, each with his/her own particular attributes and special tricks. Then take a look at the wide assortment of available boards and choose one that best suits your rider and style. Once you’ve got the gear, six different modes of play, including Match Race, Trick Attack, and 2-Player Versus, await. Pick a course and get ready to experience a sensation of speed that’ll make you forget all about the cold—but it might just send a shiver down your spine. Throw in hidden characters and boards, varying weather and snow conditions, multiple paths through each course, and a variety of tricks to master—topped off with rock-solid play control—and you’ve got a recipe for winter fun that you can enjoy any time of the year. It’s all the fun and excitement of the sport, without the bruises and frostbite!

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