Wii U Virtual Console
The Wii U Virtual Console is the third and latest incarnation of the Virtual Console program which makes classic games available to be bought and downloaded at discount prices. This version is for the Wii U and represents a mix of consoles, including consoles that had previously been represented on the Wii Virtual Console and some handheld consoles that had not been covered by the 3DS Virtual Console. It launched in all regions on April 27, 2013, although a few games were made available early as part of a Trial Campaign.
The library launched with NES and Super NES games available. Game Boy Advance games were added in April 2014, then Nintendo DS and Nintendo 64 games were added in April 2015. Turbografx-16 games were initially added in December 2013 in Japan, and it eventually came to the other regions in July 2016. Japan also had MSX games starting in December 2013.
New games have typically been added on Thursdays, or Wednesdays in Japan. As with the other iterations of the Virtual Console, updates became more sporadic over time. Currently, there have been no new games added since February 2018, and most of the systems represented have not had new games added since 2016 or 2017.
Games
NES
Prior to the official launch of the Wii U Virtual Console, several games were made available at discounted prices for limited periods of time as part of the Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign, a promotion campaign that celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the Famicom as well as tying in the start of the Wii U Virtual Console. The NES games subject to it prior to the launch of the program were Balloon Fight (January 23-February 21), Punch-Out!! (March 21-April 19) and Kirby's Adventure (April 18-May 17). After the system was launched, the temporary discount was also applied to the releases of Yoshi (June 13-July 12) and Donkey Kong (July 15-August 13).
Name | Publisher | North America | Japan | Europe & Australia |
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Balloon Fight | Nintendo | (2013/04/26) | (2013/04/27) | (2013/06/27) |
Clu Clu Land | Nintendo | (2013/10/17) | (2013/11/20) | (2013/10/17) |
Donkey Kong | Nintendo | (2013/07/15) | (2013/07/15) | (2013/07/15) |
Donkey Kong 3 | Nintendo | (2013/09/26) | (2013/11/06) | (2013/10/24) |
Donkey Kong Jr. | Nintendo | (2013/04/26) | (2013/07/15) | (2013/04/27) |
Donkey Kong Jr. Math | Nintendo | (2014/08/28) | (2015/04/15) | (2015/01/22) |
Dr. Mario | Nintendo | (2014/03/27) | (2014/02/26) | (2014/02/13) |
Excitebike | Nintendo | (2013/04/26) | (2013/04/27) | (2013/04/27) |
Ice Climber | Nintendo | (2013/04/26) | (2013/04/27) | (2013/04/27) |
Kid Icarus | Nintendo | (2013/07/25) | (2013/08/14) | (2013/07/11) |
Kirby's Adventure | Nintendo | (2013/04/26) | (2013/04/27) | (2013/04/18) |
The Legend of Zelda | Nintendo | (2013/08/29) | (2013/08/28) | (2013/08/29) |
Mario Bros. | Nintendo | (2013/06/20) | (2013/05/29) | (2013/06/20) |
Metroid | Nintendo | (2013/07/11) | (2013/08/14) | (2013/07/11) |
NES Open Tournament Golf | Nintendo | (2014/03/06) | (2014/01/15) | (2014/02/06) |
Punch-Out!! | Nintendo | (2013/04/26) | (2013/06/05) | (2013/04/27) |
Solomon's Key | Koei Tecmo | (2013/05/09) | (2013/05/01) | (2013/05/09) |
Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo | (2013/09/19) | (2013/06/05) | (2013/09/12) |
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Nintendo | (2014/03/13) | (2013/08/08) | (2014/01/23) |
Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo | (2013/05/16) | (2014/03/19) | (2013/05/16) |
Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo | (2014/04/17) | (2013/12/25) | (2013/12/26) |
Wario's Woods | Nintendo | (2013/11/07) | (2014/01/29) | (2014/02/27) |
Wrecking Crew | Nintendo | (2013/06/20) | (2013/06/19) | (2013/06/20) |
Yoshi | Nintendo | (2013/06/12) | (2013/06/12) | (2013/06/13) |
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Nintendo | (2013/09/12) | (2013/09/11) | (2013/09/26) |
Super NES
Name | Publisher | North America | Japan | Europe & Australia |
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' | (2013/06/13) | (2012/08/08) | (2013/06/13) | |
' | (2013/06/27) | (2013/02/06) | (2013/06/27) | |
' | (2013/06/20) | (2012/07/18) | (2013/06/20) |
Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64 games were added starting in April 2015. Most of the games included are ones that were previously available as part of the Wii Virtual Console, with the exceptions being the additions of Donkey Kong 64 and Harvest Moon 64.
Name | Publisher | North America | Japan | Europe & Australia |
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1080° Snowboarding | Nintendo | (2015/12/31) | (2016/01/20) | (2015/12/31) |
Bomberman 64 | Konami | (2017/03/09) | (2017/06/28) | (2017/03/09) |
Custom Robo V2 | Nintendo | (2016/06/08) | ||
Donkey Kong 64 | Nintendo | (2015/04/16) | (2015/04/02) | (2015/04/02) |
Excitebike 64 | Nintendo | (2016/11/17) | (2017/06/21) | (2016/12/08) |
F-Zero X | Nintendo | (2017/01/12) | (2016/11/02) | (2016/11/03) |
Harvest Moon 64 | Natsume | (2017/02/23) | (2017/07/05) | (2017/02/23) |
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards | Nintendo | (2015/07/30) | (2015/08/19) | (2015/06/25) |
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Nintendo | (2016/11/24) | (2016/06/29) | (2016/06/23) |
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo | (2015/07/02) | (2015/12202) | (2015/07/02) |
Mario Golf | Nintendo | (2015/09/03) | (2015/09/02) | (2015/10/08) |
Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo | (2016/12/29) | (2016/01/06) | (2016/01/21) |
Mario Party 2 | Nintendo | (2016/12/22) | (2016/03/30) | (2016/04/21) |
Mario Tennis | Nintendo | (2015/07/09) | (2016/07/20) | (2015/12/17) |
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber | Square Enix | (2017/02/16) | (2017/07/05) | (2017/02/09) |
Paper Mario | Nintendo | (2015/04/30) | (2015/07/15) | (2015/05/21) |
Pokémon Snap | Nintendo | (2017/01/05) | (2016/04/06) | (2016/08/18) |
Sin and Punishment | Nintendo | (2015/08/27) | (2016/04/27) | (2015/09/03) |
Star Fox 64 | Nintendo | (2017/01/19) | (2016/08/31) | (2016/03/24) |
Super Mario 64 | Nintendo | (2015/04/01) | (2015/04/08) | (2015/04/02) |
Wave Race 64 | Nintendo | (2016/08/11) | (2016/07/13) | (2015/12/31) |
Yoshi's Story | Nintendo | (2016/03/24) | (2016/02/17) | (2016/04/14) |
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance games were added starting in April 2014.
Name | Publisher | North America | Japan | Europe & Australia |
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Advance Wars | Nintendo | (2014/04/03) | (2014/04/03) | |
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising | Nintendo | (2015/08/20) | (2015/07/02) | |
Car Battler Joe | Natsume | (2015/09/17) | ||
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow | Konami | (2014/10/23) | (2015/08/26) | (2015/03/19) |
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon | Konami | (2014/10/09) | (2014/08/27) | (2015/01/29) |
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance | Konami | (2014/10/16) | (2015/01/21) | (2015/02/19) |
Chocobo Land: A Game of Dice | Square Enix | (2016/02/10) | ||
ChuChu Rocket! | Sega | (2015/10/21) | ||
Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX | Konami | (2015/11/12) | (2016/03/09) | (2015/11/05) |
DK: King of Swing | Nintendo | (2014/11/20) | (2014/11/19) | (2015/01/22) |
Densetsu no Stafy | Nintendo | (2015/07/29) | ||
Densetsu no Stafy 2 | Nintendo | (2016/03/16) | ||
Densetsu no Stafy 3 | Nintendo | (2016/04/06) | ||
Drill Dozer | Nintendo | (2016/06/16) | (2015/12/16) | (2016/01/07) |
F-Zero: GP Legend | Nintendo | (2015/03/12) | (2014/10/01) | (2015/01/01) |
F-Zero Climax | Nintendo | (2015/12/16) | ||
F-Zero Maximum Velocity | Nintendo | (2014/04/17) | (2014/04/03) | (2014/04/17) |
Family Tennis Advance | Bandai Namco | (2015/03/27) | ||
Final Fantasy I • II Advance | Square Enix | (2016/01/06) | ||
Final Fantasy IV Advance | Square Enix | (2016/04/13) | ||
Final Fantasy V Advance | Square Enix | (2016/04/20) | ||
Final Fantasy VI Advance | Square Enix | (2015/12/22) | ||
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance | Square Enix | (2016/01/28) | (2016/03/30) | (2016/01/28) |
Final Fight One | Capcom | (2015/10/15) | (2015/07/29) | (2015/07/16) |
Fire Emblem | Nintendo | (2014/12/04) | (2014/05/14) | (2014/08/21) |
Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi | Nintendo | (2015/09/02) | ||
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | Nintendo | (2015/06/18) | (2014/08/06) | (2015/01/01) |
Game & Watch Gallery 4 | Nintendo | (2016/04/07) | (2016/03/16) | (2015/12/10) |
Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2 | Nintendo | (2014/04/03) | ||
Golden Sun | Nintendo | (2014/04/17) | (2014/04/03) | (2014/04/17) |
Golden Sun: The Lost Age | Nintendo | (2015/08/06) | (2014/07/23) | (2014/11/13) |
Granbo | Capcom | (2016/06/01) | ||
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town | Natsume | (2015/06/11) | ||
Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town | Natsume | (2015/10/29) | ||
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 3 & 4 | Marvelous | (2016/05/11) | ||
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 5: Fushigi no Mori kara | Marvelous | (2016/07/06) | ||
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | Nintendo | (2014/04/10) | (2014/04/03) | (2014/04/10) |
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | Nintendo | (2014/10/30) | (2014/04/30) | (2014/07/17) |
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams | Bandai Namco | (2014/05/29) | (2014/09/03) | (2014/05/22) |
Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament | Bandai Namco | (2015/03/19) | (2016/01/20) | |
Konami Krazy Racers | Konami | (2015/11/26) | (2016/02/03) | (2015/10/15) |
Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Advance | Bandai Namco | (2015/03/18) | ||
Kuru Kuru Kururin | Nintendo | (2016/02/11) | (2014/07/16) | (2014/12/25) |
Kururin Paradise | Nintendo | (2015/12/09) | ||
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap | Nintendo | (2014/06/05) | (2014/04/30) | (2014/05/29) |
Lufia: The Ruins of Lore | Square Enix | (2016/08/17) | ||
Magical Vacation | Nintendo | (2015/08/19) | ||
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | Nintendo | (2014/04/03) | (2014/04/30) | (2014/04/03) |
Mario Golf: Advance Tour | Nintendo | (2014/09/25) | (2014/09/10) | (2014/08/28) |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Nintendo | (2014/11/13) | (2015/07/22) | (2015/04/23) |
Mario Party Advance | Nintendo | (2014/12/25) | (2014/10/28) | (2014/12/25) |
Mario Tennis: Power Tour | Nintendo | (2014/07/03) | (2014/04/30) | (2014/06/26) |
Mario vs. Donkey Kong | Nintendo | (2017/02/09) | (2014/07/23) | (2015/09/17) |
Mario Pinball Land | Nintendo | (2014/11/27) | (2014/09/17) | (2014/08/28) |
Medabots: Metabee and Rokusho | Natsume | (2015/12/10) | (2015/10/14) | (2015/10/01) |
Medabots AX: Metabee and Rokusho | Natsume | (2016/02/25) | (2016/01/27) | (2015/11/05) |
Medarot Navi: Kabuto Version and Kuwagata Version | Rocket Company | (2016/06/15) | ||
Mega Man & Bass | Capcom | (2015/05/07) | (2015/02/18) | (2015/08/13) |
Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge | Capcom | (2014/08/14) | (2014/07/30) | (2014/08/07) |
Mega Man Battle Network | Capcom | (2014/07/31) | (2014/07/09) | (2014/07/25) |
Mega Man Battle Network 2 | Capcom | (2015/01/08) | (2014/11/12) | (2015/05/14) |
Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue and White (standard version and Black In Japan) |
Capcom | (2015/05/14) | (2014/12/17) | (2015/06/11) |
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon and Red Sun | Capcom | (2015/05/28) | (2015/03/25) | (2015/07/09) |
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel and Team Protoman | Capcom | (2015/12/17) | (2015/09/09) | (2015/11/05) |
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar and Cybeast Gregar | Capcom | (2016/03/10) | (2015/11/18) | (2015/11/05) |
Mega Man Zero | Capcom | (2014/12/17) | (2014/10/22) | (2014/12/25) |
Mega Man Zero 2 | Capcom | (2015/05/21) | (2015/01/07) | (2015/02/05) |
Mega Man Zero 3 | Capcom | (2015/05/28) | (2015/05/13) | (2015/03/26) |
Mega Man Zero 4 | Capcom | (2015/12/27) | (2015/06/03) | (2015/05/14) |
Metroid: Zero Mission | Nintendo | (2016/01/14) | (2014/06/19) | (2015/03/12) |
Metroid Fusion | Nintendo | (2014/04/03) | (2014/04/30) | (2014/04/03) |
Mother 3 | Nintendo | (2015/12/17) | ||
Mr. Driller 2 | Bandai Namco | (2014/07/17) | (2014/08/20) | (2014/05/15) |
Mr. Driller A (Ace): Fushigi na Pacteria | Bandai Namco | (2015/03/11) | ||
Namco Museum | Bandai Namco | (2015/03/26) | (2014/12/10) | (2014/10/23) |
Napoleon | Nintendo | (2015/01/07) | ||
Onimusha Tactics | Capcom | (2015/08/06) | (2016/02/24) | (2015/12/17) |
Pac-Man Collection (removed from Japan in 04/2017) | Bandai Namco | (2014/06/10) | (2014/06/11) | (2014/06/12) |
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | Capcom | (2015/11/04) | ||
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All | Capcom | (2015/12/02) | ||
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations | Capcom | (2016/03/02) | ||
Pocky & Rocky with Becky | Natsume | (2015/10/08) | (2015/10/08) | |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team | Nintendo | (2016/06/23) | (2016/03/23) | (2015/02/11) |
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Nintendo | (2015/01/01) | (2014/12/10) | (2014/12/11) |
Polarium Advance | Nintendo | (2016/02/11) | (2016/01/13) | (2015/12/10) |
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc | Ubisoft | (2017/04/20) | (2017/05/25) | |
Rayman Advance | Ubisoft | (2017/04/20) | (2017/05/25) | |
Rockman EXE 4.5: Real Operation | Capcom | (2016/01/13) | ||
Sennen Kazoku | Nintendo | (2016/06/08) | ||
Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon | Sega | (2016/05/18) | ||
Shining Soul | Sega | (2016/02/17) | ||
Shining Soul II | Sega | (2016/03/09) | ||
Sonic Advance | Sega | (2015/02/18) | ||
Sonic Advance 2 | Sega | (2016/02/24) | ||
Sonic Advance 3 | Sega | (2016/05/25) | ||
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts | Capcom | (2015/10/22) | (2015/01/14) | (2015/02/19) |
Super Mario Advance | Nintendo | (2014/11/06) | (2014/07/16) | (2016/03/10) |
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo | (2016/01/21) | (2015/12/29) | (2016/03/10) |
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Nintendo | (2014/12/25) | (2014/04/03) | (2016/03/10) |
Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival | Capcom | (2015/11/19) | (2015/07/01) | (2015/07/16) |
Tomato Adventure | Nintendo | (2015/08/26) | ||
Wario Land 4 | Nintendo | (2014/05/08) | (2014/04/30) | (2014/06/05) |
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | Nintendo | (2014/04/10) | (2014/04/03) | (2014/04/10) |
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | Nintendo | (2014/04/24) | (2014/10/15) | (2014/04/24) |
Nintendo DS
The Wii U Virtual Console marks the first appearance of any DS games released through a Virtual Console program. These games were added starting in April 2015. Uniquely, the offerings consist only of titles published by Nintendo, without any third party games. It is also unique in being a Virtual Console library where the same games were made available for all regions.
Name | Publisher | North America | Japan | Europe & Australia |
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Advance Wars: Dual Strike | Nintendo | (2016/12/01) | (2016/04/20) | (2016/03/03) |
Animal Crossing: Wild World | Nintendo | (2016/10/13) | (2016/07/27) | (2015/11/19) |
Big Brain Academy | Nintendo | (2016/02/11) | (2015/04/02) | (2015/06/04) |
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! | Nintendo | (2016/04/14) | (2015/08/04) | (2015/06/25) |
DK: Jungle Climber | Nintendo | (2015/07/23) | (2015/07/08) | (2015/08/06) |
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon | Nintendo | (2016/12/08) | (2016/02/10) | (2015/07/02) |
Kirby: Canvas Curse | Nintendo | (2016/10/13) | (2016/02/03) | (2015/12/03) |
Kirby Mass Attack | Nintendo | (2016/07/28) | (2016/03/02) | (2015/12/03) |
Kirby: Squeak Squad | Nintendo | (2015/07/30) | (2015/09/09) | (2015/06/25) |
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | Nintendo | (2016/05/12) | (2016/08/03) | (2015/11/13) |
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | Nintendo | (2016/10/20) | (2016/08/09) | (2015/11/13) |
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | Nintendo | (2015/06/25) | (2015/06/10) | (2015/07/16) |
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 | Nintendo | (2016/11/03) | (2016/05/11) | (2016/05/26) |
Mario Kart DS | Nintendo | (2015/04/23) | (2016/05/25) | (2015/04/02) |
Mario Party DS | Nintendo | (2016/04/21) | (2016/04/27) | (2016/04/21) |
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis | Nintendo | (2016/10/06) | (2016/08/17) | (2015/09/17) |
Metroid Prime Hunters | Nintendo | (2016/06/02) | (2015/09/30) | (2016/09/15) |
New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo | (2015/05/14) | (2015/04/02) | (2015/12/17) |
Picross 3D | Nintendo | (2017/03/16) | (2016/10/19) | (2016/09/01) |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky | Nintendo | (2016/06/23) | (2016/07/20) | (2016/08/18) |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team | Nintendo | (2016/06/23) | (2016/03/23) | (2016/02/11) |
Pokémon Ranger | Nintendo | (2016/07/21) | (2016/04/13) | (2016/02/25) |
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs | Nintendo | (2016/08/18) | (2016/08/03) | (2016/06/09) |
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Nintendo | (2016/08/04) | (2016/07/27) | (2016/06/09) |
Star Fox Command | Nintendo | (2015/06/25) | (2016/09/28) | (2015/08/06) |
Style Savvy | Nintendo | (2016/05/05) | (2016/07/13) | (2016/06/23) |
Super Mario 64 DS | Nintendo | (2016/08/25) | (2016/01/06) | (2015/12/24) |
Wario: Master of Disguise | Nintendo | (2016/06/09) | (2015/10/07) | (2015/08/20) |
WarioWare: Touched! | Nintendo | (2015/04/09) | (2015/04/15) | (2015/04/02) |
Yoshi Touch & Go | Nintendo | (2015/04/09) | (2015/05/07) | (2015/07/23) |
Yoshi's Island DS | Nintendo | (2015/04/01) | (2015/04/08) | (2015/05/07) |
Yoshi Touch & Go | Nintendo | (2015/04/09) | (2015/05/07) | (2015/07/23) |
Turbografx-16
Games for the NEC Turbografx-16 were initially added to the program for Japan starting at the end of 2013. Other regions started receiving the games in July 2016.
MSX
MSX games became available in Japan starting at the end of 2013. The selection includes most of the games that had been available through the Wii Virtual Console (with the main exceptions being the D4 Enterprises games that had been removed and the Metal Gear games) and adds several more games.