The new Virtual Console is hitting the Wii U some time this week, and Nintendo has taken the time to fill us in on just what games will be part of the launch lineup. As predicted, we’re in for a bit of a retro treat.

To recap:

• Balloon Fight (NES)
• Donkey Kong, Jr. (NES)
• Excitebike (NES)
• F-Zero (SNES)
• Ice Climber (NES)
• Kirby’s Adventure (NES)
• Punch-Out!! (NES)
• Super Mario World (SNES)

This isn’t all of it, obviously, but it’s a pretty decent first blow. Nintendo has also confirmed that ther are plenty of other titles in the works – including Super Metroid – and that the service will expand to include Game Boy Advance and Nintendo 64 games at a later stage.

…and of course, how could we forget? EarthBound is coming!