Zelda II to become 100th VC game on Monday @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on June 01, 2007

News: Nintendo has also revealed the (not surprising at all) top five bestselling Virtual Console game.

Nintendo will be adding the 100th game to the Wii's Virtual Console this coming Monday and it's a big one... Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.

Link's underappreciated second adventure on the NES will mark the third Zelda game on the service. Only the N64's Majora's Mask, Zelda II's underappreciated older brother, is currently unavailable.

Nintendo also revealed that 4.7 million games have been downloaded since the system launched November 19. The top five bestsellers are (not surprisingly) made up completely of classic Nintendo franchises:

1. Super Mario Bros. (NES)
2. Super Mario 64 (N64)
3. Mario Kart 64 (N64)
4. Super Mario World (SNES)
5. The Legend of Zelda (NES)

"With an Internet connection rate reaching 40 percent, Wii owners have more options than ever to find the kinds of games they love to play," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "Beyond the Wii Shop Channel, all types of people are getting connected and checking out the information and entertainment options available on the Wii Menu. Whether voting, creating a Mii or just checking the weather, everyone has a favorite channel."

We'll have more on the Virtual Console (including this Monday's other releases) soon.