When Nintendo of America announced just days ago that 12 Virtual Console games will make the Wii launch day, with an estimated 30 by by the end of the year, we knew this article just had to be done. From the time we first got wind of the Virtual Console system (and subsequently a Pulp Fiction style carrying case of classic controllers), to just recently Mark Bozon over on IGN slipping word of a mystery VC game of killer proportions, quite a bit of buzz has been building around Wii's VC. But with so many to choose from right out of the block, what is a retro fan boy to do?

Join us as we count down (from what we know) the top 10 Wii Virtual Console games of 2006, and even take a shot in the dark at what that mystery VC game might be. Hey, your guess is as good as ours, but it's a lot more fun this way now isn't it?

To give everyone a better understanding of our rankings and what the Virtual Console should offer in 2006, below you will find the latest confirmed titles due out this year.

NES	SNES	Sega Genesis	TurboGrafx16
Baseball Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr. Ice Hockey Mario Bros. Pinball Soccer Solomon's Key Tennis The Legend of Zelda Urban Champion Wario's Woods	F-Zero SimCity N64 Super Mario 64	Altered Beast Columns Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine Ecco the Dolphin Golden Axe Gunstar Heroes Ristar Sonic the Hedgehog Space Harrier II Toe Jam & Earl	Bonk's Adventure Super Star Soldier Victory Run Bomberman '93 Dungeon Explorer

Continue on to find out the preliminary best of the best in Wii Virtual Console entertainment as we count down from 10 to 1 the most Wii Point worthy VC games of 06'. Will Ecco the Dolphin make the ranking? Don't count on it, but there's only one way to find out and it starts on page two. And yes, I made that joke because the game is too hard for me.