NeoGeo games heading to Virtual Console!

Those lovely lads at Gamespot reported today that SNK Playmore have confirmed they are bringing a trio of early fighting games from the NeoGeo range to the Wii Virtual Console.  So far, this is only happening in North America, but with Wii hardware being practically universal in code and ability, we see no reason at all that SNK won't release the products in Europe & the UK too!

SNK compilation packs seem to have done well in the UK and Europe on PS2 and other formats. Tokyo's D4Enterprise will be releasing the games on the Wii's Virtual Console. SNK Playmore have stated that more titles will definitely follow "in the coming months", so expect a swab of titles early 2008.

This also bodes well for possible future releases from other great machines of the past; the unsung brilliance of the Sega Dreamcast, for example.  One word - Shenmue. If it's possible, we'd dearly love to see it!

Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting and World Heroes will be first out of the gates to appear in America on the Virtual Console by the end of the year, with an expected Wii point cost of 900 (around $9 or £4.50p).  Beat 'em up fans should be licking their lips, and this furthers the Wii's case as a gaming machine for the established gamer, which is never a bad thing.