Wii Virtual Console update for February 25 – March 2, 2008

It’s another “quality over quantity” week on the VC, with two excellent, if unexpected, releases. First up, we have the awesome (and overlooked) Nintendo 64 platformer Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and TG-FX 16 side scrolling shooter Psychosis. Kirby 64 was known for its interesting power-up system – the little puffball can suck up combinations of enemies in order to create specialized abilities. Psychosis certainly has an interesting premise – sort of like an evil, sidescrolling Psychonauts.

All VC titles are available on the Wii Shop channel, with a fresh batch arriving every Monday at 9 AM PST. Wii points can be purchased at a rate of $1 for 100 points. The new games bring the North American count to 205.

Here are Nintendo’s official descriptions of the new games: