Wii Virtual Console

One of the Wii's more exciting features, the Virtual Console is a service that lets players download and play classic games on the Wii. The Virtual Console supports the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, and Nintendo 64 as well as third party consoles including the SEGA Genesis and NEC's Turbografx-16. The home computer MSX and SNK's Neo-Geo are to be added this year.

Controller

The Wii Remote currently works with all NES, Genesis, and TurboGrafx-16 games, but is incompatible with Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 games. The classic controller and Gamecube controller are currently compatible with every game.

Games

NES

Name	Developer	North America	Japan	Europe	Australia
Baseball	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Donkey Kong	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Donkey Kong Jr.	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Excitebike	Nintendo	No	No	Yes	Yes
Galaga	Namco	No	Yes	No	No
Gomoku Narabe Renju	Nintendo	No	Yes	No	No
Gradius	Konami	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ice Climber	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	No	No
Ice Hockey	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ikki	Sunsoft	No	Yes	No	No
Kid Icarus	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kirby's Adventure	HAL Laboratory	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mario Bros.	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mighty Bomb Jack	Tecmo	No	Yes	No	No
Ninja Jajamaru-kun	Jaleco	No	Yes	No	No
Pinball	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Soccer	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Solomon's Key	Tecmo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tennis	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Legend of Kage	Taito	Yes	Yes	No	No
The Legend of Zelda	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Urban Champion	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wario's Woods	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Xevious	Namco	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	Nintendo	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

NES games cost 500 points. That's about US$5, 5 yen, 5 euros, or 3.50 pounds.

Super Nintendo

Name	Developer	North America	Japan	Europe	Australia
Contra III: The Alien Wars	Konami	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Donkey Kong Country	Rare	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
F-Zero	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo	Intelligent Systems	No	Yes	No	No
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu	Intelligent Systems	No	Yes	No	No
Kamaitachi no Yoru	ChunSoft	No	Yes	No	No
Mario's Super Picross	Nintendo	No	Yes	No	No
R-Type III: The Third Lightning	Irem	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sangokushi IV	Koei	No	Yes	No	No
Shin Megami Tensei	Altus	No	Yes	No	No
SimCity	Nintendo EAD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior	Capcom	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Super Castlevania IV	Konami	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts	Capcom	Yes	Yes	No	No
Super Mario World	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	No	No

Nintendo 64

Name	Developer	North America	Japan	Europe	Australia
Mario Kart 64	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Super Mario 64	Nintendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo EAD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

SEGA Genesis

Name	Developer	North America	Japan	Europe	Australia
Altered Beast	SEGA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bio-Hazard Battle	SEGA	Yes	Yes	No	No
Bonanza Bros.	U.S. Gold/Synergy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Columns	SEGA/Compile	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Comix Zone	SEGA Technical Institute	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine	Compile	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Ecco the Dplphin	Novotrade International	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gain Ground	SEGA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Golden Axe	SEGA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Gunstar Heroes	Treasure	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Puyo Puyo	Compile	No	Yes	No	No
Ristar	SEGA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shadow Dancer	SEGA	No	Yes	No	No
Sonic the Hedgehog	SEGA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Space Harrrier II	SEGA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Streets of Rage	SEGA	Yes	No	No	No
ToeJam & Earl	Johnson Voorsanger Productions	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

TurboGrafx-16

Name	Developer	North America	Japan	Europe	Australia
Alien Crush	Compile	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Bomberman '93	Hudson Soft	Yes	No	Yes	No
Bomberman '94	Hudson Soft	No	Yes	No	No
Bonk's Adventure	Hudson Soft	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Chew Man Fu	Hudson Soft	Yes	Yes	No	No
Dungeon Explorer	Hudson Soft/Altus	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Military Madness	Hudson Soft	Yes	No	Yes	No
Moto Roader	Hudson Soft	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Necromancer	Hudson Soft	No	Yes	No	No
Nectaris	Hudson Soft	No	Yes	No	No
New Adventure Island	Hudson Soft	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
R-Type	Hudson Soft/Irem	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
R-Type II	Hudson Soft	No	Yes	No	No
Soldier Blade	Hudson Soft	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Super Star Soldier	Hudson Soft	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Victory Run	Hudson Soft	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Vigilante	Irem	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Yokai Dochu Ki	Namco	No	Yes	No	No

TurboGrafx-16 games aren't available in Australia due to the fact the system was never released there. However, Australians can download the games by by changing their Wii's country setting to a European country. On the down side, changing your country settings means you lose all of your current Wii points.