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Virtual Console

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Virtual Console
DeveloperNintendo
TypeClassic video game re-release distribution
Launch date
  • Wii
    November 19, 2006
  • Nintendo 3DS
    June 6, 2011
  • Wii U
    January 23, 2013(soft launch)
    April 26, 2013(official launch)
Platform(s)
Status
  • Wii:Discontinued January 30, 2019
  • 3DS:Operational
  • Wii U:Operational
WebsiteWii
Official US website
Official UK website
Official Japanese website
Nintendo 3DS
Official US website
Official UK website
Official Japanese website
Wii U
Official US website
Official UK website
Official Japanese website

Virtual Console(VC) is a service onWii,Nintendo 3DS,andWii Uthat lets users download oldervideo gamesfor Wii Points or real money. The games are from theNintendo Entertainment System,Super NES,Game Boy,Game Boy Color,Nintendo 64,Sega Master System,Sega Mega Drive,TurboGrafx-16,TurboGrafx-CD,Neo Geo AES,Commodore 64,andMSX(Japan only). The service is available inEurope,North America,Australia,New Zealand,Japan,andSouth Korea.

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