List of Virtual Console games for Wii (North America)
This is a list of games available for the Wii Virtual Console in the North America region. For a list of other regions see List of Virtual Console games.
The games are purchased in the Wii Shop Channel and require users to purchase Wii Points. Wii Points is the payment system devised by Nintendo for the Wii console. Consumers can purchase points by an online credit card/debit card transaction or by purchasing a Wii Points card at retail. These points may then be redeemed on downloadable games and other content in the Wii Shop.
Controller compatibility
For an overview of which controllers are compatible with the various games, see Virtual Console.
Available titles
The following lists contain the 109 games available on the Virtual Console for the Wii in North America, sorted by system and in the order they were added in the Wii Shop Channel. To sort by other columns, click the corresponding icon in the header row.
| Title | Developer | Release Date | ESRB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 | Nintendo | November 19 2006 | E |
| Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo | January 29 2007 | E |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo EAD | February 26 2007 | E |
| Star Fox 64 | Nintendo | April 2 2007 | E |
| F-Zero X | Nintendo EAD | June 25 2007 | E |
Future releases
The following is a list of titles that have been announced or have received a rating by the ESRB.[2] Nintendo has announced new games and release dates through its press room site.[3] Sega has revealed dates for its games on its own site.[4] Hudson has revealed new titles and release dates through its forums and on its websites.[5][6] New games are added on Mondays at 12PM ET/9AM PT.[7]
| Title | Developer | Release Date | ESRB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Hunt | Nintendo | Unknown | E |
| Hogan's Alley | Nintendo | Unknown | E |
| Mach Rider | Nintendo | Unknown | E |
| Metroid | Nintendo | Unknown | E |
| Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos | Tecmo | Unknown | E |
| Pro Wrestling | Nintendo | Unknown | E |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game | Konami | Unknown | E10+ |
| Wild Gunman | Nintendo | Unknown | E |
| Title | Developer | Release Date | ESRB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breath of Fire II | Capcom | Unknown | E |
| Kirby Super Star | HAL Laboratory | Unknown | E |
| Kirby's Dream Land 3 | HAL Laboratory | Unknown | E |
| Pilotwings | Nintendo | Unknown | E |
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | Square Soft/Nintendo | Unknown | E |
| Super Metroid | Nintendo | Unknown | E |
| Super Turrican | Factor 5 | Unknown | E10+ |
| Super Turrican 2 | Factor 5 | Unknown | E |
| Zombies Ate My Neighbors | LucasArts | Unknown | E10+ |
| Title | Developer | Release Date | ESRB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Mario[8] | Intelligent Systems | Unknown | E |
| Title | Developer | Release Date | ESRB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shining in the Darkness[9] | Sonic! Software Planning | 2007 | E |
| Alien Storm | Sega | Unknown | E10+ |
| Ecco: The Tides of Time | Novotrade International | Unknown | E |
| Ghouls 'n Ghosts | Capcom | Unknown | E10+ |
| Shining Force | Sonic! Software Planning/Climax Entertainment | Unknown | E |
| Vectorman | BlueSky Software | Unknown | E |
| Title | Developer | Release Date | ESRB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutopia[10] | Hudson Soft | Summer 2007[10] | Unknown |
| Air Zonk | Red Entertainment | Unknown | E |
| Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure | Red Entertainment | Unknown | E |
Points Cost of Games
| System | Points Cost | Exceptions |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Entertainment System | 500 | 600* |
| Super Nintendo | 800 | None |
| Nintendo 64 | 1000 | None |
| Sega Genesis | 800 | None |
| TurboGrafx-16 | 600 | 800* |
Exceptions
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES costs 600 points, instead of the regular 500 for an NES game.
- R-Type for the TG-16 costs 800 points, rather than the normal 600 for a TG-16 game.
References and notes
- ^ COMPILE GAME -Other-
- ^ Official ESRB Info site
- ^ Official Nintendo Press Room Site
- ^ Sega's Official Virtual Console Site
- ^ http://www.hudsonentertainment.com/allconsole.php
- ^ Official TurboGrafx-16 Virtual Console site
- ^ Nintendo's Wii: A Gateway to New Experiences
- ^ Paper Mario heading to Virtual Console
- ^ Four SEGA Genesis Classics Coming Soon to the Wii Shop Channel
- ^ a b Nintendo Players - Exclusive Interview with Hudson's John Lee Cite error: The named reference "jml" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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