Commodore 64 games added to Virtual Console in Europe @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on February 21, 2008

News: If you're in Europe, prepare to get your C64 retro-gaming on soon.

Nintendo Europe has confirmed that Commodore 64 games will soon to be added to the Wii's Virtual Console service in Europe.

Commodore 64 games will cost 500 Wii Points to download and the first two titles to be made available will be International Karate and Uridium. Nintendo Europe would not pin down a specific date on when C64 games would be added, except to say "soon."

The company also stressed that Commodore 64 would "currently" only be available in Europe, leaving the door open for distribution on the North American and Japanese VCs as well.

Bala Keilman, CEO of Commodore Gaming, said УThe massive impact the Commodore 64 had on video-gaming is still evident today with many gamers remembering the computer and its games with great fondness. By working with Nintendo of Europe, we are ensuring that future generations of gamers can play some of the best and most popular titles that kick-started the computer games revolution and so keep the C64 legacy in gamers hearts.Ф

We'll have more soon.