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Hi Nintendo fans. How's it going? Things going good? How's the Wii treating you? Having fun playing whatever it is you kids play on it? Good. Well, here's another precious gift Nintendo has given to its most loyal fans by way of their weekly Virtual Console release. Are you ready for the excitement you can now download on your Wii?

Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire 

Yeah. That's it. That's all you get. With that great Nintendo library to pick and choose from, Nintendo has decided to reward their faithful with this Super NES insta-classic. Mmmm, I love the smell of fanboy disappointment in the morning.  

Press release: 

Today Nintendo adds a classic Super NES(R) game to the popular Wii(TM)
video game system's Wii Shop Channel. The game goes live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points(TM) to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new game is:

Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire(TM) (Super NES, 1-8
players, 800 Wii Points): Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV is a tactical
simulation game in which the player takes the role of a ruler seeking to unite  China in the era of the three kingdoms of Wei, Wu and Shu. The role of the  ruler is to command a range of officers with differing characteristics - some cunning strategists, others brave warriors - and strengthen the military might of his or her kingdom. Foreign policy, involving forming alliances with
certain kingdoms and hatching plans to weaken others, will play a major role
in this process. Once players have developed a powerful enough military, it
will be time to expand their borders through military conquest. Ultimate
victory will only be achieved once all 43 cities in China lie within a
player's control.


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ElfAngel7's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 15:51
ElfAngel7
you know Summa? I almost bit. ALMOST. Then I started laughing hysterically and ignored the hate. You make me laugh Summa, that you do. Seriously though, the fact Nintendo are sticking RPG's onto the VC gives me hope that Earthbound will make it there one day. One day....
MrWonderful's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 15:55
MrWonderful
Honestly, a solid rpg that got overlooked at launch comes to the VC and people complain? Isn't this kind of the point of the damn thing, to let people check out games they might not have played otherwise?
Tbomb's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 16:14
Tbomb
Damn, Summa is bustin' out the hate today. haha
amalgamut00's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 16:21
amalgamut00
I hope my Wii still works. Last thing I remember doing to it was taking off the 24/7 thing
JoeyBuckets's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 16:24
JoeyBuckets
I love you Rob Summa, and I don't care who knows it.
Joebediah's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 16:32
Joebediah
eh, I don't mind the Nintendo hate, but I'm kind of gettin' eeked by the Summa love.
pkhilson's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 16:34
pkhilson
"I did not bother reading all the pst. I just want to say this, I think Summa's articles andreviews are disappointing and quite stupid. I have never heard him give crdeit to Nintendo. For crying ou loud he gave twilight princess a 4 out of 10. I see that pretty much all of you worship hi for some odd reason. Whil this is disappointing(even though it is a great game), my point is that Summa or whatever does not seem wortenough to call himself a vido game reviewer. Want to know why? He has one viewpoint on everything. If you look at real reviewers they are not heavily biasd as he is. They see a good thing and give credit where credit is due."


Blah blah blah, go back to Gamefaqs. Fucking douche. It feels so good to actually be able to write that uncensored on here. Destructoid is one of a kind. Fuck yeah.
yamabushi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 16:35
yamabushi
So for $258 I could have a SNES and about, what, 40, 50 games?
Oh well (bending over)
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 16:47
Mxyzptlk
I have to romance three entire kingdoms? I'm not that slutty.
The CronoLink's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 16:54
The CronoLink
People, cool down. Most people already know that, actually hating N or not, Summa has taken it to be his job, nay, his moral crusade to bash anyone and anything Nintendo. Summa and Nintendo in the same article? Don't expect "objective", perceptive, consistent, unhypocritical articles with refined jokes. But Destructoid wouldn't be complete with him, right? Just give a hug, pat his head with a "yeah, yeah, whatever you say" response. ;)

@broham
aw, poor, liwle dood got his arse served on a plate? I guess it's better having original not-living-to-the-hype games (i.e. e.g. Resistance) than fun, good games, right?

Pwned, n00b.
wii_tard_hero's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 17:02
wii_tard_hero
Suma = Biggest Nintendo Fanboy Troll

That is all.
pkhilson's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 17:07
pkhilson
"refined jokes"

hahaha, that's not why I read Destructoid. I read Destructoid for lines like "Mmmm, I love the smell of fanboy disappointment in the morning" and picture of God-like watching-you-masturbate kitty in the sky.

Go watch your TIVOed episodes of Frasier and STFUAJPG
Joebediah's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 17:17
Joebediah
I'm starting to get the feeling that this is where all the tripfags hang out.
antivert's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 17:32
antivert
Summa being as negative as possible about anything nintendo-related and as positive as possible about any shitty Sony development and getting the most number of comments is boring. Destructoid is boring.
LeeMon's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 17:34
LeeMon
Incidentally, how IS the PS3 release lineup looking this week?

Splinter Cell: Double Agent?

That's all?

Okay. Thanks. Good to know.

(goes back to actually playing games)
antivert's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 17:38
antivert
It's not that big of a deal except that Summa only does this when it's Nintendo. Does he go on and on about how shitty Motorstorm's graphics are? no :)

He knows it's just getting him comments, and oh look I just gave him two! Goodbye Destructoid, this is some boring crap.
Chuma's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 17:45
Chuma
Aww is Mr Summa hurting from last week's fiasco in Europe?

*best John Malkovich impression*

"It hurts doesn't it? Your hopes dashed, your dreams down the toilet. And your fate is sitting right besides you."
roleypolinde's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 18:02
roleypolinde
Aww Mr. Summatoid =D I mind as well pile my comment on the hate pile for controversy's sake =D
vgfreak30's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 18:27
vgfreak30
@ pkhilson


Do you have any reason why you call me a douche?
Wht is it because i point out the obvious? Oh and wow your a bog boy now because you can swear. to tell you the truth i can swear on just about any forum. So yu see you calloing me a douch proves that you have the intelligence of a two year old.
vgfreak30's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 18:31
vgfreak30
Do you have any reason why you call me a douche?
What is it because i point out the obvious? Oh and wow your a big boy now because you can swear. to tell you the truth i can swear on just about any forum. So you see you calling me a douch proves that you have the intelligence of a two year old.
piestuff's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 18:37
piestuff
This isnt the first time this happened you fucken idiots! jesus christ.
Imako's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 18:41
Imako
heh, it's been too long since any real negative nintendo news, so congratulations on provoking the fanboys again. I'll prolly get a wii once Super Paper Mario's out, I've been waiting a while for that one. I'm definitely not buying a wii for its downloadable games, the 360 is much better for that. (Worms ftw) Btw, it's RAISING the question, not BEGGING the question, considering that you not pointing out a fallacy.
kielejocain's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 18:55
kielejocain
Unfortunately, since Summa enjoys stirring up a shit storm every time Nintendo news breaks, we can't get any opinions worth reading in the comments.

We get it, Summa. You enjoy crapping on Ninty to bait the fanboys. Can we go back to being civilized now, please? (Or at least, can we not INTENTIONALLY bring out all the fanboys/haters?)
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 19:33
parrothead
When do I get Punch Out? I still have never beaten Mike Tyson.....
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 19:55
Im OK
Ah, nice to see that Destructoid is still rife with anti-fanboys and those who like to flamebait them. Some things never change.

*goes back to mostly ignoring Destructoid aside from occasionally skimming the front page*
aborto thefetus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 20:22
aborto thefetus
Eh, it's better then any of the crap that's coming out on the ps3.
That's exclusive
and not a racing game.

OH SNAP!!!
broham's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 20:35
broham
Crono: A triforce in your avatar and Link in your name....No fucking comment.
epoch's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 21:08
epoch
I want my chrono trigger dammit! Or earthbound at least, come on nintendo throw us a rpg bone
vgfreak30's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/26/2007 22:31
vgfreak30
Yeah they could do better VC releases, i understand keeping people waiting but damn, oh well we see a gem come out every so often.
zorniki's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2007 03:42
zorniki
Heeeeheeeeeee!!!

That´s all I have to say. I´m still waiting for a true Wii game (say SMG!) to hit the market. Other than that GRAW2 takes my time away anyway...
Rezbit's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2007 04:48
Rezbit
*splutter* Romance of Three Kingdoms? IV?!?! What a proverbial treasure trove of gaming! Pity I don't have a Wii :'(
Rosseh's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/27/2007 09:02
Rosseh
Romance of 3 kingdoms. I don't think they class as games. You don't exactly play. It's like going to work, but on a snes.
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