According to fan site Play-Nintendo it is. They claim their "trustworthy source" informed them that the service will launch with 26 classic titles, representing a healthy cross section of games from the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Genesis and Turbografx.

Here are the first ten from the supposed list.

1. Bonk's Adventure
2. Castlevania
3. Duck Hunt
4. Excitebike
5. F-Zero
6. Kid Icarus
7. Legend of Zelda, The
8. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
9. Mario Kart 64
10. Metroid

Really no surprises here, with the exception of Mario Kart 64. Junior analysis and rumor smashing, along with the rest of the list, after the jump.

11. Mortal Kombat
12. New Adventure Island
13. Ninja Gaiden
14. OutRun
15. Pac-Man
16. Prince of Persia
17. Punch-Out!!
18. R-Type
19. Rayman 2
20. Sonic the Hedgehog
21. Star Fox
22. Super Mario 64
23. Super Mario Bros
24. Super Mario Kart
25. Super Mario World
26. Tecmo Bowl

While some of the entries seem a little dull (Mortal Kombat? The SNES port? Zzzzz...), its a solid line-up. The first thing that seems a little suspect is the inclusion of both Mario Kart 64 and Super Mario Kart. That seems like a bit of karting overkill from my perspective.

It also seems a little light on Sega content, something that seems like a selling point over something like Rayman 2 or R-Type. While I'm interested in both titles, they seem a bit out of place. The other thing that makes me doubt this list is how good Nintendo is at keeping information exactly like this under wraps until their ready to reveal said details.

My judgment? Bullshit! Wait for Thursday and see if my suspicions are misplaced. Michael McWhertor

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