List of Wii Virtual Console titles (North America)
This article contains a list of the 428 games that were available on the Virual Console for the Wii in North America. These games could also be played on the Wii U through Wii Mode, but lack the additional features found in Wii U Virtual Console releases.
Nintendo discontinued the Wii Shop Channel on January 31, 2019 worldwide (with the purchase of Wii Points for new games having ended on March 26, 2018 worldwide). But Wii Shop Channel users can still continue to redownload previously purchased content as of February 1, 2019.
Titles Edit
Nintendo Entertainment System Edit
There were 95 titles available from the Nintendo Entertainment System, which was launched in 1985.
1 - Famicom Disk System title
Super Nintendo Entertainment System Edit
There were 74 titles from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which was launched in 1991.
Nintendo 64 Edit
There were 21 titles available from the Nintendo 64, which was launched in 1996.
TurboGrafx-16/TurboGrafx-CD Edit
There were 63 titles available from the TurboGrafx-16, which was launched in 1989.
2 - TurboGrafx-CD title
Sega Master System Edit
There were 16 titles available from the Sega Master System, which was launched in 1985.
Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Release Date | ESRB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wonder Boy | Sega | Sega | March 31, 2008 | E |
Fantasy Zone | Sega | Sega | April 14, 2008 | E |
Alex Kidd in Miracle World | Sega | Sega | June 23, 2008 | E |
Sonic the Hedgehog | Ancient | Sega | August 4, 2008 | E |
Space Harrier | Sega | Sega | November 3, 2008 | E |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Aspect | Sega | December 8, 2008 | E |
Enduro Racer | Sega | Sega | December 15, 2008 | E |
Wonder Boy in Monster Land | Sega | Sega | January 26, 2009 | E |
Sonic Chaos | Aspect | Sega | February 2, 2009 | E |
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars | Sega | Sega | March 9, 2009 | E |
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa | Sega | Sega | June 29, 2009 | E |
Secret Command | Sega | Sega | July 13, 2009 | E10+ |
Phantasy Star | Sega | Sega | August 31, 2009 | E10+ |
R-Type (delisted on September 30, 2011)[5] | Compile | Irem | November 2, 2009 | E |
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap | Westone | Sega | November 9, 2009 | E |
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World | Sega | Sega | February 1, 2010 | E |
Sega Genesis Edit
There were 75 titles available from the Sega Genesis, which was launched in 1989.
Neo Geo Edit
There were 54 titles available from the Neo Geo, which was launched in 1990.
Commodore 64 Edit
There were 9 titles available from the Commodore 64, which was launched in 1982. All games were removed from the service in August 2013.[8]
Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Release Date | ESRB |
---|---|---|---|---|
International Karate | System 3 | Commodore Gaming | February 23, 2009 | E10+ |
Pitstop II | Epyx | Commodore Gaming | February 23, 2009 | E |
The Last Ninja | System 3 | Commodore Gaming | February 23, 2009 | E10+ |
Summer Games II | Epyx | Commodore Gaming | March 16, 2009 | E |
Tower Toppler | Hewson | Commodore Gaming | May 4, 2009 | E |
Boulder Dash | First Star Software | Commodore Gaming | June 1, 2009 | E |
California Games | Epyx | Commodore Gaming | July 6, 2009 | E |
Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance | System 3 | Commodore Gaming | September 21, 2009 | E10+ |
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine | Raffaele Cecco | Commodore Gaming | November 9, 2009 | E |
Virtual Console Arcade Edit
There were 21 arcade titles available.
Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Release Date | ESRB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gaplus | Namco | Bandai Namco | March 25, 2009 | E |
Mappy | Namco | Bandai Namco | March 25, 2009 | E |
Star Force | Tecmo | Tecmo | March 25, 2009 | E |
The Tower of Druaga | Namco | Bandai Namco | March 25, 2009 | E |
Space Harrier | Sega | Sega | June 15, 2009 | E |
Tecmo Bowl | Tecmo | Tecmo | August 3, 2009 | E |
Altered Beast | Sega | Sega | September 28, 2009 | E10+ |
Rygar | Tecmo | Tecmo | October 19, 2009 | E10+ |
Golden Axe | Sega | Sega | October 26, 2009 | T |
Solomon's Key | Tecmo | Tecmo | November 30, 2009 | E |
Shinobi | Sega | Sega | December 7, 2009 | E10+ |
Ninja Gaiden | Tecmo | Tecmo | December 21,. 2009 | E10+ |
Zaxxon | Sega | Sega | April 12, 2010 | E |
SonSon | Capcom | Capcom | December 6, 2010 | E |
Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando | Capcom | Capcom | December 6, 2010 | E10+ |
Exed Exes | Capcom | Capcom | January 10, 2011 | E |
Ghosts 'n Goblins | Capcom | Capcom | January 10, 2011 | E |
1942 | Capcom | Capcom | January 24, 2011 | E |
Black Tiger | Capcom | Capcom | January 24, 2011 | E |
Super Hang-On | Sega | Sega | May 3, 2012 | E10+ |
Wonder Boy in Monster Land | Sega | Sega | December 6, 2012 | E |
See also Edit
External links Edit
References Edit
- ^ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES Pulled from Virtual Console". Nintendo Life. Published February 9, 2012.
- ^ "SimCity Quietly Removed From Virtual Console". Hardcore Gamer. Published January 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Donkey Kong Country Series being removed from Virtual Console". Screw Attack. Published November 18, 2012.
- ^ "Super Turrican 1 & 2 Removed from Wii Virtual Console". GoNintendo. Published March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Last Chance to Grab R-Type for Virtual Console". Sega Blog (Wayback Machine). Published September 27, 2011.
- ^ "Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Shanghai 2 being removed from Wii VC". GoNintendo.
- ^ "Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Shanghai 2 being removed from Wii VC". GoNintendo.
- ^ "Commodore 64 VC library removed from Wii in NA?". GoNintendo. Published August 12, 2013.