Originally released as Lylat Wars in Europe, Star Fox 64's release to the Wii U Virtual Console, in advance of the upcoming Star Fox Zero, was always pretty much inevitable - and Nintendo UK have just confirmed on Twitter that we'll see the game released this coming Thursday, 24 March.
As also just announced on Twitter, there will be a 50% discount in effect for the initial release, up until 21 April (with Star Fox Zero released the following day, on 22 April) - so this will be an ideal way to get yourself ready for this upcoming new release!
The standard price of N64 games on the Virtual Console is £8.99, so this discount will reduce the price to £4.49.
If you already own the game on the Wii Virtual Console, a discounted price of £1.79 should apply instead (it's unclear if this will *also* be discounted by 50%, but I doubt it).
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937666
21 Mar 1611#19
pbyron1
21 Mar 1610#1
Do a barrel roll!
RuudBullit to oUkTuRkEyIII
21 Mar 168#14
surely whether it's worth it or not should be down to how playable it still is. If you're going to get even as little as 4 hours play out of this, just over £1 per hour to be entertained seems ok to me.
I reckon I'll be investing.
jsty3105 to oUkTuRkEyIII
21 Mar 167#13
Worth more than a £1 surely :wink:
Probably off topic but sometimes I feel it's not useful to depreciate games based on the length of time they've been around. Don't get me wrong, I love things to be cheap otherwise I wouldn't frequent this site but surely not all things have a completely downward depreciation? Especially if some are trying to argue that games are art? And we're really not getting a 1:1 experience since there are a couple of added features that help like save states and miiverse
Try searching that on Google(In the main page write do a barrel roll and press the enter key).
gordonla1984
21 Mar 16#3
I hope they hurry up with the new loyalty programme as I don't want to be downloading and not getting points. This offer is on for a long time though. Never got this first time around, but have 4 others in the series, so can't wait.
JusticeUK
21 Mar 16#4
Literally just bought the 3DS version ha. One of my favourite games ever.
937666 to JusticeUK
21 Mar 16#27
What's it like in 3D? Good i'm guessing
jsty3105
21 Mar 161#5
Nintendo Europe's VC titles have defaulted to US release versions except in rare circumstances :smiley:
oUkTuRkEyIII
21 Mar 166#6
Seems expensive for a 15+ year old game.
937666 to oUkTuRkEyIII
21 Mar 163#9
It's a Nintendo game don't forget :wink:
jsty3105 to oUkTuRkEyIII
21 Mar 167#13
Worth more than a £1 surely :wink:
Probably off topic but sometimes I feel it's not useful to depreciate games based on the length of time they've been around. Don't get me wrong, I love things to be cheap otherwise I wouldn't frequent this site but surely not all things have a completely downward depreciation? Especially if some are trying to argue that games are art? And we're really not getting a 1:1 experience since there are a couple of added features that help like save states and miiverse
RuudBullit to oUkTuRkEyIII
21 Mar 168#14
surely whether it's worth it or not should be down to how playable it still is. If you're going to get even as little as 4 hours play out of this, just over £1 per hour to be entertained seems ok to me.
I reckon I'll be investing.
OP_ to oUkTuRkEyIII
21 Mar 16#16
£4.49? Pay more for a damn Subway!
moko84 to oUkTuRkEyIII
21 Mar 16#43
Is £4.49 REALLY a lot of money for a very good game?
psycho_terror to oUkTuRkEyIII
21 Mar 162#45
Super Metroid 1994
Chrono Trigger 1995
Final Fantasy VII 1997
Goldeneye 1997
Ocarina of Time 1998
Metal Gear Solid 1998
Half Life 1998
etc. etc. etc.
"15+ years ago" was a golden age of gaming - it should come as no surprise that these titles will live on forever in our hearts and wallets.
tjc2005 to oUkTuRkEyIII
22 Mar 16#51
I have to agree, I mean... Just because some people are getting all giddy and nostalgic, however at least this it is a deal though as it is 50% off.
But when someone posted the Day of the tentacle remastered "deal" the other day and people were voting hot, just for nostalgic reasons, was stupid as it wasn't really a deal being so close to RRP.
totneschap
21 Mar 16#7
Great game and a great price for the Nintendo eShop :smiley:
brilly
21 Mar 161#8
screw you slippy toad :disappointed:
jimidini
21 Mar 163#10
Do a barrel roll
EDIT: God damn pbyron1
*cough*
Hey, Einstein! I'm on your side!
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As also just announced on Twitter, there will be a 50% discount in effect for the initial release, up until 21 April (with Star Fox Zero released the following day, on 22 April) - so this will be an ideal way to get yourself ready for this upcoming new release!
The standard price of N64 games on the Virtual Console is £8.99, so this discount will reduce the price to £4.49.
If you already own the game on the Wii Virtual Console, a discounted price of £1.79 should apply instead (it's unclear if this will *also* be discounted by 50%, but I doubt it).
Top comments
I reckon I'll be investing.
Probably off topic but sometimes I feel it's not useful to depreciate games based on the length of time they've been around. Don't get me wrong, I love things to be cheap otherwise I wouldn't frequent this site but surely not all things have a completely downward depreciation? Especially if some are trying to argue that games are art? And we're really not getting a 1:1 experience since there are a couple of added features that help like save states and miiverse
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv5qzMtLE60
Given that this has been announced as "Star Fox 64" rather then "Lylat Wars", I'm assuming that this will be the 60Hz US release.
Probably off topic but sometimes I feel it's not useful to depreciate games based on the length of time they've been around. Don't get me wrong, I love things to be cheap otherwise I wouldn't frequent this site but surely not all things have a completely downward depreciation? Especially if some are trying to argue that games are art? And we're really not getting a 1:1 experience since there are a couple of added features that help like save states and miiverse
I reckon I'll be investing.
Chrono Trigger 1995
Final Fantasy VII 1997
Goldeneye 1997
Ocarina of Time 1998
Metal Gear Solid 1998
Half Life 1998
etc. etc. etc.
"15+ years ago" was a golden age of gaming - it should come as no surprise that these titles will live on forever in our hearts and wallets.
But when someone posted the Day of the tentacle remastered "deal" the other day and people were voting hot, just for nostalgic reasons, was stupid as it wasn't really a deal being so close to RRP.
EDIT: God damn pbyron1
*cough*
Hey, Einstein! I'm on your side!