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Nintendo adds gift giving with this week's Virtual Console update

by Jeff Bakalar


A new feature of the Wii Shop channel beginning this week is the ability to send a friend a Virtual Console title as a gift--just in time for the holidays. There is a catch, though; gift giving will require you to start learning and trading those 16-digit friend codes.

  • Pok?mon Snap (1999, Nintendo 64, 1000 Wii points)--A game that helped launch Pok?mon into mainstream American culture, Pok?mon Snap had gamers capturing Pok?mon "virtually" on film. New to the Virtual Console version of the game, players will now have the option of sharing their Pok?mon photos online via friend codes.

  • Ghosts 'n Goblins (1986, NES, 500 Wii points)--What debuted as an arcade game, Ghosts 'n Goblins soon made its way to the Nintendo Entertainment System providing a thrilling platform experience unlike ever before.

  • Baseball Stars 2 (1992, NEOGEO, 900 Wii points)--Baseball Stars 2 is the sequel to highly addictive NES title. Who doesn't remember playing as the "American Dreams?" The sequel added even more arcade-style action along with more gameplay modes.

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