London (England) - The Wii's Virtual Console will be expanding with the addition of classic Commodore 64 titles, which will arrive first on the European version of the digital download service.

The Commodore 64 was the first major success in personal computing, selling an estimated 22 million units in its 12-year history from 1982 to 1994.  Over 4000 computer games were created for the system, which holds the Guinness world record as the best-selling PC model.

The Virtual Console currently offers back titles from the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, Turbografx-16 (CD), and Neo Geo.  Over 150 titles have been released on the digital platform.

The first two C64 titles confirmed for the Virtual Console are International Karate and Uridium.  These will be part of the initial set of titles, and will be available on European Wii consoles "soon", according to Nintendo.

Nintendo has not confirmed or denied the future availability of Commodore 64 titles on the Virtual Console in areas outside of Europe.

Who'da Thunkit?

Feb 21, 2008 12:31     

If you'd have told me that people would still want to play C64 games in 20 years, I'd have believed that. What I wouldn't have believed is that we'd be using processors that are 3000 times faster and you might have to call it the C64000000. What will the next 20 years hold?
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I love it!

Feb 21, 2008 16:59     

I've never been much of a console guy. I played a little, but never owned one before the Wii. Which is why the games on the Virtual Console never appealed to me, having no nostalgic quality. The Commodore, on the other hand, is something I grew on, so there's a good chance I'll buy Uridium.
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I WANT COMMANDO ! it was kickass on the C64! Am I t...

Feb 22, 2008 07:02     

I WANT COMMANDO ! it was kickass on the C64! Am I that old?
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