The first 8 DS Virtual Console games that should be added to Wii U

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In response to the poor sales performance of the Wii U console last year, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata recently addressed the company's shareholders on future plans. One of the most interesting (and probably the most understandable) announcements was that the Wii U would be getting an interesting addition: a Nintendo DS Virtual Console.

You can probably guess the next thought that went through our minds: What would be the best DS games to put on the Virtual Console first? With that, here we are with a list of the DS games we would immediately snatch up for a download as soon as they hit the Wii U. And before you start crying about Phoenix Wright and Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, know that we are picking out the games that Nintendo actually owns, because there might be legal hurdles we don't know about between the Wii U/DS Virtual Console. Those third-party games will surely come eventually, but here are the games we want right NOW!

Advance Wars: Dual Strike

If we had to pick one turn-based strategy game on the DS, we would HAVE to pick Advance Wars: Dual Strike. Like other games in the series, you command armadas of soldiers, tanks, and planes then battle it out for the control of the world. The gameplay doesn't stray too far from the other games in the series (which makes it a great choice for those unfamiliar with the series), but it does have some awesome dual-screen-related features, which would totally look amazing in our livingrooms.

Super Princess Peach

Now here's a twist: Mario has been captured, and it is up to the Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom to save the poor plumber. Peach is outfitted with more than her simple floaty jumps and goomba crushing foot stomps you've see in her other appearances. In Super Princess Peach, she uses the Vibe Scepter that allows her to harness the power of her emotions, such as her Flaming Anger, and Waterfalls of Tears to solve puzzles and defeat enemies.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem

This Lemmings-like puzzler reawakens the rivalry between Plumber and Kong. Donkey Kong has captured Pauline (the damsel needing saving in the original Donkey Kong arcade game), but this time it won't be Mario himself that comes to the rescue--at least not directly. Instead, little Mario robots arrive to save the day, because the red-capped hero is apparently too busy to save his old flame.

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Kirby: Canvas Curse doesn't put you in the role of the air sucking, pink hero Kirby in the traditional sense. Instead, you guide Kirby through various levels with your stylus as the fluffy hero is curled up in a ball. As you draw rainbow lines on the screen to create ramps and barriers, Kirby barrels through the levels like a wrecking ball as he plows through enemies. And yes, we pictured Kirby as the wrecking ball in that Miley Cyrus music video when we typed that--stop judging.

Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story

We've played what seems like hundreds of Super Mario titles as the plumber brothers over the years, but what makes Bowser's Inside Story great is you get to play the villain. Like, a lot. Sure, you'll play through the Mario RPG-style story as the Bros. using the traditional turn based combat system from the series and even do some platforming taken from Paper Mario, but the King of the Koopas is the real star. And that's why we want Bowser's Inside Story to come to the Wii U.

Elite Beat Agents

Few games made use of the touch screen as well as Elite Beat Agents did. It put you in charge of keeping the rhythm for the titular Agents as they solve all of the world's problems through the power of music, propelling this quirky rhythm game to cult status.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Obviously, we had to put at least one Zelda game on this list--seriously, we might open ourselves up for a lawsuit if we omitted them. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks was the second series adventure to hit the DS handheld, but we would absolutely love to have this game land on the Wii U Virtual Console first. Spirit Tracks makes fantastic use of the touchscreen, and if the game were to come to the Wii U, it may just be one of the best uses of the GamePad we've seen so far.

Link ditches the boat from the first DS Zelda and becomes a conductor of his own choo choo train in Spirit Tracks, but with the change in transportation comes a more challenging Zelda adventure. This time Link isn't alone; Zelda (in spirit form) is your partner, which opens up the possibilities for all sorts of clever touch based puzzles. It may be a challenge to continue to implement the handheld's dual screen-spanning bosses on the home console, but we've a feeling Nintendo could make it work.

Meteos

Puzzle games and handhelds go together like plumbers and mushrooms, and the DS definitely had its share of great puzzle games. But which should hit the Virtual Console first? Well, there's really only one option: Meteos. In it, you are in charge of launching falling, colored blocks back into space before said blocks destroy the planet you're defending. Environmental effects such--as gravity--affects the gameplay from one planet to the next, making the gameplay even more hectic as you have to adjust your strategy on the fly.

What will you download?

There you have it. Those are our must have DS games we want to see in the initial launch of the Wii U's Virtual Console DS library. What favorites are you looking forward to adding to your digital collection? What other non-Nintendo games would you like to see show up on the list? Let us know in the comments below.