Virtual Console

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The Wii Virtual Console's logo.
The Virtual Console logo.

The Virtual Console is one of many special features of the Wii. The Virtual Console allows gamers to download games that have been uploaded by their respective companies. Nintendo is the main backer of the feature, promising to fill it with their immense backlog of games from the NES, SNES, and Nintendo 64. Nintendo will not be uploading GameCube games to the Virtual Console due to their large sizes, and because the Wii is backwards-compatible with the system. Hudson, Sega and SNK are also backing the Virtual Console with Sega Genesis, TurboGraphx-16, TurboGraphx-CD and NeoGeo games.

Wii Points

Virtual Console games are bought with Wii Points via the Wii Shop Channel. Wii Ponts Cards, which are sold at most game retailers, each come with 2,000 redeemable Points on them. However, in Japan, cards are worth either 1,000, 3,000 or 5,000 Wii Points. Wii Points can also be purchased directly through the Wii Shop Channel with a credit card in blocks of either 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 or 5,000 Points.

Pricing

NES games: 500 Points
(600 for Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels)
SNES games: 800 Points
(900 for Mario's Super Picross in PAL)
N64 games: 1000 Points
SG games: 800 Points
TG16 games: 600 Points

Neo Geo Games: 900 Points

MSX Games (Japan only): 700 Points

While this pricing is true for most games, a few select games have been priced differently.

List of Mario Games for the Virtual Console

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Game NA JP EU AUS NA Release Date JP Release Date EU Release Date AU Release Date
Donkey Kong (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 11/19/06 12/02/06 12/08/06 12/07/06
Donkey Kong Country (SNES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 02/19/07 12/12/06 12/08/06 12/07/06
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 05/21/07 10/23/07 05/16/07 05/18/07
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES) File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png 12/24/07 N/A N/A N/A
Donkey Kong Jr. (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 12/04/06 12/02/06 12/22/06 12/22/06
Donkey Kong Jr. Math (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 09/03/07 03/27/07 04/20/07 04/20/07
Mario Bros. (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 11/19/06 12/02/06 12/22/06 12/22/06
Mario Kart 64 (N64) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 01/29/07 01/30/07 01/26/07 01/26/07
Mario's Super Picross* (SNES) File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Question.png N/A 12/19/06 09/14/07 TBA
NES Open Tournament Golf (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 06/18/07 07/24/07 05/11/07 05/11/07
Paper Mario (N64) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 07/16/07 07/10/07 07/13/07 07/13/07
Super Mario 64 (N64) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 11/19/06 12/02/06 12/08/06 12/07/06
Super Mario Bros. (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 12/25/06 12/02/06 01/05/07 01/05/07
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 07/02/07 08/10/07 05/25/07 05/25/07
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 11/05/07 12/11/07 11/09/07 11/09/07
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 10/01/07 05/01/07 09/14/07 09/14/07
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png Dec.07 Dec.07 N/A N/A
Super Mario World (SNES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 02/05/07 12/02/06 02/09/07 02/09/07
Wario's Woods (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 11/19/06 12/12/06 12/08/06 12/07/06
Wrecking Crew (NES) File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 11/19/07 N/A 8/24/07 8/24/07
Yoshi (NES) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 07/09/07 03/06/07 05/16/07 05/18/07
Yoshi's Story (N64) File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png 09/17/07 10/30/07 10/26/07 10/26/07

Factoids saying things about Virtual Console

  • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels was only available in Europe and Australia until October 1, 2007. However, it is still available to freely redownload for those who purchased it while it was initially available. Additionally, in North America, the game costs 600 Wii Points as oppossed to the standard 500 for an NES game.
  • Mario's Super Picross costs 900 Wii points in Europe and Australia, instead of the usual 800 for a SNES game.
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