LucasArts begins a wave of retro releases following a deal with Nintendo

LucasArts' trilogy of Super Star Wars games are coming to the Wii's Virtual Console. The original game (which appeared on the SNES way back in 1992) is already live on the VC in the US, while Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Super Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi are set to be added at a later date, costing 800 Wii Points each.

"The arrival of the first three games will be accompanied by additional Star Wars-themed content on other Wii channels throughout the week," according to Nintendo's press release, possibly hinting at the X-Wing Vs. Tie Fighter speculation which began last week.

“Our expanded partnership with LucasArts brings the Star Wars and Nintendo universes together,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “These three Super Star Wars games represent fantastic additions to the growing Virtual Console library, and the exclusive Star Wars content on the other Wii Menu channels is sure to have people from different generations having fun and interacting with one another.” “Virtual Console on Wii is a great way to make these games available to our fans again, and it’s an awesome opportunity to expose our classic console titles to an entirely new audience,” said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts.

No word yet on a UK release, but more when we get it. For more on Super Star Wars check out our complete history of Star Wars videogames.