Commodore Gaming and Nintendo of Europe have today announced that a library of classic C64 titles will be making their way to the Wii virtual console in the near future. Apparently a massive 4,000 titles were originally released for the machine in it's 1982-1994 lifetime but I doubt very much whether we'll see anywhere near that many get re-released.

The first two titles to be available, in Europe only for now are International Karate and Uridium which will both cost 500 Wii points.

Bala Keilman, CEO of Commodore Gaming, commented, "The massive impact the Commodore 64 had on video-gaming is still evident today with many gamers remembering the computer and its games with great fondness. By working with Nintendo of Europe, we are ensuring that future generations of gamers can play some of the best and most popular titles that kick-started the computer games revolution and so keep the C64 legacy in gamers hearts."

Laurent Fischer, Managing Director of European Marketing & PR of Nintendo Europe adds, "We are extremely pleased to be working with Commodore Gaming to provide even more retro hits for Wii owners to choose from on Virtual Console. With over 184 classic titles now available to enjoy, Virtual Console on Wii is a great way for users to access a breadth of classic retro games. We hope that this great choice of games will bring nostalgia to our gaming fans, while an entirely new generation of video game players can experience a host of classic games for the very first time."