While it was announced that the original Shantae would be released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console sometime in June, no specific release date was given. Today WayForward made the announcement their fans have been waiting for and that announcement was that Shantae will be debuting on the eShop on June 20th.
It is interesting to note that the title is being released worldwide for the first time ever, since the original Shantae was only released in North America only, making this digital version the first time gamers in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand will have access to the highly praised platformer.