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Nintendo Co. on Mon. announced a new wave of titles for the Virtual Console division of the Wii home video game system.

Blades of Steel for the NES is a 1- 2 player hockey title developed by Konami. The title features crushing offense and defense and hockey fights. It retails for 500 Wii Points.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble for the SNES is a adventure title starring Dixie Kong and newcomer Kiddy. Dixie and Kiddy’s powers compliment each other for powerful team damage. The title retails for 800 Wii Points.

Rolling Thunder 2 for the Sega Genesis is a 1-2 player follow-up to the original classic title. Play as Leila or Albatross to defeat the evil Neo-Geldra organization and prevent the destruction of space satellites.

Nintendo in Oct. raised profit forecast estimates on strong demand for the Wii and Nintendo DS handheld. It expects to sell 17.5 million Wii units this business year.