So what's the official count so far?
NES:
-Super Mario Bros.
-The Legend of Zelda
-Ice Climber
-Balloon Fight
-Donkey Kong Jr.
GBA:
-Metroid Fusion
-WarioWare: Mega Microgame$
-Mario Vs. Donkey Kong
-Mario Kart: Super Circuit
-Yoshi's Island (Super Mario Advance 3)
-Super Mario Bros 3 (Super Mario Advance 4)
-Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
That leaves 5 NES and 3 GBA. What can we expect? Let's start with NES.
-Kirby's Adventure -- Maybe? He's a pretty major Nintendo character and we're getting a GBA game with him already. Plus, this is one of the all-time best NES games!
-Clu Clu Land -- I expect at least one other "pretty darn old" NES game, and this weird Pac-Man-type action/puzzler would fit the bill.
-Metroid -- It's Metroid. Unless they decide to go with Zero Mission for the GBA...but is their goal to make us as happy as possible? If so, that'd be the best of both worlds (since the NES game is unlockable) and free up NES space for something else.
-Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream -- I'd say it's extremely likely at this point. Famous, fun, beloved, and recently had a sequel. The one thing stopping it is the possibility of a 3-D remake.
-Dr. Mario -- I'd say it's got good chances, being a popular puzzler even today, and having clear portable advantages.
-Kid Icarus -- (edited in) Totally forgot about this one, but it's got a very good chance of showing up.
-Super Mario Bros. 2 -- It's tough to say what'll happen with the Mario games here, given that they pretty much all have remakes.
-Mother -- Yeah right, huh? A guy can dream.
I'd say the first six are pretty likely, and I'd almost bet money on Punch-Out, Kid Icarus and Dr. Mario (and Metroid if Zero Mission wasn't coming to GBA).
Speaking of which...
-Golden Sun -- Doesn't seem too likely, but possible. Could help spread the hype of the fairly young series.
-Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire -- Hard to say either way, and how they'd handle it (do you pick a version?). It'd be nifty to have such a beefy RPG freebie though. EDIT: Oh, Emerald, duh.
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords -- This is a weird one. On the one hand, we're getting Yoshi's Island so SNES ports clearly aren't off-limits. On the other, we're already getting Four Swords for free later on...and does THAT version include LttP? Who knows?
-Donkey Kong: King of Swing -- It's kind of unlikely but I'd like to see it.
-Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga -- Not bad odds at all, really. More likely than Golden Sun, I'd say.
-F-Zero: GP Legend -- Another distant possibility, but I think they'd pick from a few other games before this.
-Metroid: Zero Mission -- Not sure I expect them to double up on Metroid when they could represent another series.
-Advance Wars -- Might be a little too obscure, but you never know.
-Fire Emblem/Sacred Stones -- Probably has better odds than Advance Wars, and a decent shot overall.
-The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap -- Pretty good odds, although it depends on whether we get LttP or not.
-Mother 3 -- Hahahaha yeah right.
Of those, I most expect the remaining three to be Mario & Luigi, Pokemon, and either LttP or Minish Cap.
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