Virtual Console outlook for Japan in August: Sound Novels and Sonic

There is nothing earth shattering coming out on Japan's Virtual Console shop next month. Super Mario USA (aka Mario Brothers 2), Ordyne and Super Street Fighter II were already released in North America. That makes the most interesting game on the list either Sonic the Hedgehog 3 or Otogirisou. The latter is a Sound Novel developed by Chunsoft. While the interactive Sound Novel genre seemed to vanish, Chunsoft is letting a new generation of gamers try one of their originals out on the Wii… mere months before Sound Novels start appearing on the Playstation 3.

July 31

Ghouls and Ghosts (Mega Drive / 600 Points)

Wave Race 64 (Nintendo 64 / 1,000 points)

Power League IV (PC-Engine / 600 points)

Famicom (500 Wii Points)

Kekkyoku Nankyoku Daibouken (aka Antarctic Adventure)

Super Mario USA

Volleyball

Spelunker

Super Famicom (800 Wii Points)

Street Fighter II Turbo

Otogirisou

Mega Drive (600 Wii Points)

Crack Down

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

ESWAT: City Under Siege

PC-Engine (600 Wii points)

Gradius

Image Fight

Adventure Island

Ordyne

Drop Off