List of Virtual Console games (PAL region)
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This article is about games for the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console service. For Virtual Console titles for the Nintendo 3DS, see List of Virtual Console games for Nintendo 3DS (PAL region).
The following is the complete list of the Virtual Console (VC) titles available for the Wii in the PAL region as shown within the Virtual Console section of the Wii Shop Channel. There are currently 379 games in Europe and 360 games in Australia. Notes: The PEGI (Pan European Game Information) ratings displayed here are based on the rating information on its website. The ACB is the Australian counterpart.
[edit] Available titles
[edit] Nintendo Entertainment System (500 Wii Points)
There are currently 78 games (76 in Australia) available to purchase.
[edit] Super Nintendo Entertainment System (800 Wii Points)
There are currently 65 games (64 in Europe) available to purchase.
[edit] Nintendo 64 (1000 Wii Points)
There are currently 21 games available to purchase.
[edit] Sega Master System (500 Wii Points)
There are currently 15 games available to purchase.
| Title | Publisher | EU Release Date | AU Release Date | PEGI | ACB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Zone | Sega | 2008-04-11 | 3 | G | |
| Wonder Boy | Sega | 2008-04-11 | 7 | G | |
| Alex Kidd in Miracle World | Sega | 2008-06-13 | 7 | G | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Sega | 2008-09-19 | 3 | G | |
| Space Harrier | Sega | 2008-10-17 | 7 | G | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sega | 2008-12-26 | 3 | G | |
| Enduro Racer | Sega | 2009-01-09 | 3 | G | |
| Wonder Boy in Monster Land | Sega | 2009-01-23 | 3 | G | |
| Sonic Chaos | Sega | 2009-02-06 | 3 | G | |
| Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars | Sega | 2009-04-17 | 7 | G | |
| Secret Command | Sega | 2009-04-17 | 12 | PG | |
| Fantasy Zone II | Sega | 2009-05-08 | 7 | G | |
| Phantasy Star | Sega | 2009-08-14 | 7 | PG | |
| Sega | 2009-09-25 | 7 | G | ||
| Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap | Sega | 2009-10-09 | 7 | G | |
| Alex Kidd in Shinobi World | Sega | 2009-12-11 | 12 | G | |
[edit] Mega Drive (800 Wii Points)
There are currently 73 games available to purchase.
[edit] Turbografx/Turbografx-CD (600/800 Wii Points)
There are currently 61 games available to purchase.
| Title | Publisher | EU Release Date | AU Release Date | PEGI | ACB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bomberman '93 | Hudson Soft | 2006-12-08 | 2007-07-06 | 3 | G |
| Bonk's Adventure | Hudson Soft | 2006-12-08 | 2007-07-06 | 3 | G |
| Dungeon Explorer | Hudson Soft | 2006-12-08 | 2007-07-06 | 12 | PG |
| Super Star Soldier | Hudson Soft | 2006-12-08 | 2007-07-06 | 7 | G |
| Victory Run | Hudson Soft | 2006-12-08 | 2007-07-06 | 3 | G |
| Alien Crush | Hudson Soft | 2006-12-15 | 2007-07-06 | 3 | G |
| Military Madness | Hudson Soft | 2006-12-22 | 2007-07-06 | 7 | PG |
| R-Type (800 Wii Points) | Irem | 2006-12-29 | 2007-07-06 | 7 | G |
| Motoroader | Hudson Soft | 2007-01-05 | 2007-07-06 | 7 | G |
| Soldier Blade | Hudson Soft | 2007-01-26 | 2007-07-06 | 7 | G |
| Vigilante | Irem | 2007-02-09 | 2007-07-06 | 12 | PG |
| New Adventure Island | Hudson Soft | 2007-02-16 | 2007-07-13 | 7 | G |
| Chew Man Fu | Hudson Soft | 2007-03-02 | 2007-07-13 | 3 | G |
| Double Dungeons | Hudson Soft | 2007-03-09 | 2007-07-13 | 12 | G |
| Splatterhouse | Namco Bandai Games | 2007-03-16 | 2007-07-20 | 12 | M |
| Dragon's Curse | Hudson Soft | 2007-03-30 | 2007-07-20 | 7 | G |
| Bonk's Revenge | Hudson Soft | 2007-04-13 | 2007-07-27 | 7 | G |
| Battle Lode Runner | Hudson Soft | 2007-04-27 | 2007-07-27 | 3 | G |
| Shockman | Hudson Soft | 2007-05-04 | 2007-07-27 | 7 | G |
| Ninja Spirit | Irem | 2007-05-11 | 2007-08-03 | 7 | PG |
| Blazing Lazers | Hudson Soft | 2007-05-25 | 2007-08-03 | 3 | G |
| World Sports Competition | Hudson Soft | 2007-06-01 | 2007-08-03 | 3 | G |
| Dead Moon | Natsume | 2007-06-08 | 2007-08-03 | 7 | PG |
| J.J. & Jeff | Hudson Soft | 2007-06-15 | 2007-08-03 | 7 | PG |
| China Warrior | Hudson Soft | 2007-06-22 | 2007-08-07 | 12 | PG |
| Bloody Wolf | G-Mode | 2007-06-29 | 2007-08-07 | 12 | M |
| Dragon Spirit | Namco Bandai Games | 2007-07-06 | 2007-08-07 | 7 | G |
| Air 'Zonk' | Hudson Soft | 2007-07-13 | 2007-08-07 | 3 | G |
| Silent Debuggers | G-Mode | 2007-07-20 | 7 | PG | |
| Devil's Crush | Hudson Soft | 2007-07-27 | 2007-08-10 | 7 | PG |
| Drop Off | G-Mode | 2007-08-03 | 2007-08-17 | 3 | G |
| Galaga '90 | Namco | 2007-08-10 | 2007-08-17 | 7 | G |
| Cratermaze | Hudson Soft | 2007-08-17 | 3 | G | |
| Neutopia | Hudson Soft | 2007-08-24 | 7 | PG | |
| Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure | Hudson Soft | 2007-08-31 | 7 | G | |
| Neutopia II | Hudson Soft | 2007-09-14 | 7 | PG | |
| World Class Baseball | Hudson Soft | 2007-09-21 | 3 | G | |
| Legend of Hero Tonma | Irem | 2007-09-28 | 7 | PG | |
| Gate of Thunder (800 Wii Points) | Hudson Soft | 2007-10-19 | 7 | G | |
| Super Air Zonk (800 Wii Points) | Hudson Soft | 2007-10-26 | 7 | G | |
| Samurai Ghost | Namco Bandai Games | 2007-11-02 | 12 | PG | |
| Power Golf | Hudson Soft | 2007-11-09 | 3 | G | |
| The Dynastic Hero (800 Wii Points) | Hudson Soft | 2007-11-30 | 7 | G | |
| Monster Lair (800 Wii Points) | Hudson Soft | 2007-12-21 | 7 | G | |
| Riot Zone (800 Wii Points) | Hudson Soft | 2008-01-18 | 12 | PG | |
| Lords of Thunder (800 Wii Points) | Hudson Soft | 2008-02-08 | 7 | PG | |
| Psychosis | Naxat Soft | 2008-02-29 | 7 | G | |
| Final Soldier (700 Wii Points) | Hudson Soft | 2008-05-02 | 7 | G | |
| Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou (900 Wii Points) | Konami | 2008-05-02 | 7 | G | |
| Break In (700 Wii Points) | Naxat Soft | 2008-05-09 | 3 | G | |
| Cho Aniki (900 Wii Points) | Hudson Soft | 2008-05-09 | 7 | PG | |
| Digital Champ: Battle Boxing (700 Wii Points) | Naxat Soft | 2008-05-16 | 12 | PG | |
| Star Parodier (900 Wii Points) | Hudson Soft | 2008-05-16 | 7 | G | |
| Chase H.Q. | Taito | 2008-09-05 | 3 | G | |
| Ys Book I & II (800 Wii Points) | Nihon Falcom | 2008-09-05 | 7 | G | |
| SimEarth: The Living Planet (800 Wii Points) | Hudson Soft | 2009-06-26 | 7 | G | |
| Bomberman '94 (700 Wii Points) | Hudson Soft | 2009-07-10 | 3 | G | |
| Detana!! TwinBee (700 Wii Points) | Konami | 2009-07-24 | 7 | G | |
| Fighting Street (800 Wii Points) | Capcom | 2009-11-06 | 12 | PG | |
| Street Fighter II': Champion Edition (700 Wii Points) | Capcom | 2009-12-18 | 12 | PG | |
| Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (900 Wii Points) | Konami | 2010-03-19 | 12 | M | |
[edit] Neo Geo (900 Wii Points)
There are currently 30 games available to purchase.
[edit] Commodore 64 (500 Wii Points)
There are currently 18 games available to purchase in Europe.
| Title | Publisher | EU Release Date | AU Release Date | PEGI | ACB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Karate | Commodore Gaming | 2008-03-28 | Unreleased | 12 | - |
| Uridium | Commodore Gaming | 2008-03-28 | Unreleased | 3 | - |
| California Games | Commodore Gaming | 2008-04-11 | Unreleased | 3 | - |
| Impossible Mission | Commodore Gaming | 2008-04-11 | Unreleased | 7 | - |
| The Last Ninja | Commodore Gaming | 2008-04-25 | Unreleased | 12 | - |
| World Games | Commodore Gaming | 2008-04-25 | Unreleased | 3 | - |
| Paradroid | Commodore Gaming | 2008-05-23 | Unreleased | 3 | - |
| Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance | Commodore Gaming | 2008-06-13 | Unreleased | 12 | - |
| Nebulus | Commodore Gaming | 2008-06-13 | Unreleased | 3 | - |
| Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine | Commodore Gaming | 2008-06-27 | Unreleased | 3 | - |
| Summer Games II | Commodore Gaming | 2008-06-27 | Unreleased | 3 | - |
| International Karate + | Commodore Gaming | 2008-07-25 | Unreleased | 12 | - |
| Pitstop II | Commodore Gaming | 2008-08-08 | Unreleased | 3 | - |
| Boulder Dash | Commodore Gaming | 2008-09-19 | Unreleased | 7 | - |
| Jumpman | Commodore Gaming | 2008-09-19 | Unreleased | 3 | - |
| Mayhem in Monsterland | Commodore Gaming | 2008-10-17 | Unreleased | 3 | - |
| Impossible Mission II | Commodore Gaming | 2008-12-12 | Unreleased | 7 | - |
| Commodore Gaming | 2008-12-12 | Unreleased | 12 | - | |
| Winter Games | Commodore Gaming | 2009-02-20 | Unreleased | 3 | - |
[edit] Virtual Console Arcade (500 Wii Points)
There are currently 18 games available to purchase.
| Title | Publisher | EU Release Date | AU Release Date | PEGI | ACB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaplus | Namco Bandai Games | 2009-03-25 | 3 | G | |
| Mappy | Namco Bandai Games | 2009-03-25 | 3 | G | |
| Star Force | Tecmo | 2009-03-25 | 7 | G | |
| The Tower of Druaga | Namco Bandai Games | 2009-03-25 | 3 | G | |
| Space Harrier (800 Wii Points) | Sega | 2009-05-29 | 7 | G | |
| Altered Beast (900 Wii Points) | Sega | 2009-06-26 | 7 | PG | |
| Rygar (600 Wii Points) | Tecmo | 2009-09-11 | 7 | PG | |
| Solomon's Key | Tecmo | 2009-09-11 | 7 | G | |
| Golden Axe (900 Wii Points) | Sega | 2009-09-18 | 12 | PG | |
| Shinobi (800 Wii Points) | Sega | 2009-10-23 | 12 | PG | |
| Ninja Gaiden (800 Wii Points) | Tecmo | 2009-11-13 | 12 | PG | |
| Zaxxon | Sega | 2010-03-05 | 7 | G | |
| SonSon (800 Wii Points) | Capcom | 2010-12-17 | 7 | PG | |
| Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando (800 Wii Points) | Capcom | 2010-12-17 | 12 | G | |
| Exed Exes (800 Wii Points) | Capcom | 2011-01-07 | 7 | PG | |
| Ghosts'n Goblins (800 Wii Points) | Capcom | 2011-01-07 | 12 | PG | |
| 1942 (800 Wii Points) | Capcom | 2011-01-21 | 7 | G | |
| Black Tiger (800 Wii Points) | Capcom | 2011-01-21 | 12 | PG | |
[edit] Future releases
New games (if any) are released on Thursdays (formerly Fridays) in Europe at 12:00AM CET and in Australia at 9:00AM and in New Zealand at 11:00AM AEST. The games were released one hour later during daylight saving time in 2007 and 2008, but not since then.
The following is a list of new titles announced to be released in the PAL region. The primary source is the ACB[1] (note that games rated after the introduction of classification guidelines for video games from late 1994 onwards still retain their original rating, and may not appear on the OFLC website as a game newly rated for their Virtual Console release). Also listed are titles that have received a rating by the pan-European PEGI [2] or have appeared on the German USK.[3] Rated but not released games will be removed from the list after two years.
Nintendo of Europe's official Virtual Console site can be found here.[4] Turbografx games can be found at Hudson's Virtual Console site.[5] Commodore 64 games can be found on Commodore Gaming's Virtual Console site.[6]
| Upcoming Title | Publisher | EU Release Date | AU Release Date | PEGI | ACB | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Man 5 | Capcom | March 2012 | - | G | NES | |
| Mega Man X | Capcom | March 2012 | - | PG | SNES | |
| Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge | D4 Enterprise | March 2012 | - | M | Neo Geo | |
| Strider | Capcom | March 2012 | 7 | PG | Mega Drive | |
| Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers | Capcom | March 2012 | 12 | PG | Mega Drive | |
| Metal Slug 3 | D4 Enterprise | April 2012 | - | M | Neo Geo | |
| Double Dragon II: The Revenge | Aksys Games | Unknown | 12 | PG | NES | |
| Mega Man X2 | Capcom | Unknown | - | PG | SNES | |
| Monster World IV | Sega | Unknown | 7 | G | Mega Drive | |
| Super Hang-On | Sega | Unknown | 3 | G | Arcade | |
| Wonder Boy in Monster Land | Sega | Unknown | 3 | G | Arcade | |
[edit] Update notes
[edit] 2007
- The April 6 update was on April 5 because of Good Friday.
- The May 18 update was on May 16 due to Ascension Day, although the games were removed around 1:00AM CET the next day and later readded on May 18.
- Turbografx games were originally not available in Australia, however they were introduced in the July 6 update.
- Australia got four Turbografx games in an additional update on August 7.
- The first Hanabi Festival with earlier Japan- and/or North America-only games started in September. The imported games are often released in three consecutive weeks and cost an additional 100 points (200 points for Nintendo 64 games). A total of six titles were released this time: Gradius III, Mario's Super Picross, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja JaJaMaru-kun, Sin and Punishment (which has received an English translation/localization for its VC release) and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (later removed). Ninja Gaiden was originally released as 'Shadow Warriors', but now retains its American name and 60 Hz-only refresh rate so it is considered as an import title instead.
- Neo Geo titles were added to the VC service for the first time on October 5.
- Pokémon Snap was added alongside the VC gift giving feature on December 11.
- The December 28 update was on December 25 as a 'Christmas present'.
[edit] 2008
- Commodore 64 titles were added to the European VC service for the first time on March 28.
- Sega Master System titles were added to the VC service for the first time on April 11.
- The second Hanabi Festival started in early May and nine import titles were released: Break In, Cho Aniki, Columns III: Revenge of Columns, Digital Champ: Battle Boxing, Final Soldier, Gley Lancer, Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou, Puyo Puyo 2, and Star Parodier.
- VC games were released every fortnight with WiiWare games being released every other week instead between June 2008 and April 2009. This cycle was broken only on August 29, 2008 (part of Hanabi Festival 3) and on March 25, 2009 (VCA launch).
- The third Hanabi Festival started in late August and six import titles were released: Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, Dig Dug, DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's DokiDoki Adventure, Spelunker, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (re-released) and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.
[edit] 2009
- Arcade titles were added to the VC service for the first time alongside a Wii system update on March 25.
- The fourth Hanabi Festival started in early July and was extended to four weeks. Eight import titles were released: Bomberman '94, Detana!! TwinBee, Kirby's Dream Land 3, M.U.S.H.A., Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, Pulseman, Smash Table Tennis and Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II.
- Starting with the release of Street Fighter II': Champion Edition on December 18, import titles began to be released outside of Hanabi Festival weeks.
[edit] 2010
- Last Ninja 3 was removed from the VC service on February 23, because the emulation had a game-breaking bug which prevented the player from progressing beyond the first level. Purchasers of the game have received a refund.
- The fifth Hanabi Festival started in March and five import titles were released: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Ironclad, Lode Runner, Milon's Secret Castle and Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber.
- Four import titles have been released outside of Hanabi Festival weeks: Final Fantasy on May 7, Final Fantasy II on June 11, Shadow of the Ninja on July 9 (originally released as 'Blue Shadow') and Super Bonk on December 10 (originally released as 'Super B.C. Kid').
[edit] 2011
- Five import titles have been released outside of Hanabi Festival weeks: S.C.A.T. on February 4 (originally released as 'Action in New York'), Natsume Championship Wrestling on February 18, Final Fantasy III on March 18, The Ignition Factor on April 29 and Chrono Trigger on May 20.
- The VC service went on hiatus with no new releases during the entire second half of this year.
- The Sega Master System version of R-Type was removed from the VC service on September 30, due to licensing issues.
[edit] 2012
- Starting this year, Hamster Corporation will be managing all the Jaleco's old and future VC releases.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was removed from the VC service on January 26, due to licensing issues.
- According to a message on the Wii Shop Channel, Super R-Type and R-Type III: The Third Lightning (both for the SNES) will become unavaliable for purchase on March 31, 2012.
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